@@ -54,8 +54,16 @@
 		end
 	end
 	return new
 end
+
+fn.append = function(r1, r2)
+	local new = fn.copy(r1)
+	for i=1,#r2 do
+		new[#new + 1] = r2[i]
+	end
+	return new
+end
 
 fn.merge = function(base,override)
 	local new = fn.copy(base)
 	for k,v in pairs(override) do
@@ -65,9 +73,9 @@
 end
 
 fn.deepmerge = function(base,override,func)
 	local new = {}
-	local keys = fn.merge(fn.keys(base),fn.keys(override))
+	local keys = fn.append(fn.keys(base),fn.keys(override))
 	for _,k in pairs(keys) do
 		if type(base[k]) == 'table' and
 		   type(override[k]) == 'table' then
 			new[k] = fn.deepmerge(base[k], override[k], func)
@@ -78,16 +86,8 @@
 		else
 			new[k] = base[k]
 		end
 	end
-	return new
-end
-
-fn.append = function(r1, r2)
-	local new = fn.copy(r1)
-	for i=1,#r2 do
-		new[#new + 1] = r2[i]
-	end
 	return new
 end
 
 fn.has = function(tbl,value,eqfn)