Index: Makefile
==================================================================
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@
 
 showmtesthash:
 	@echo $(MTESTHASH)
 
 # removing $(GOFILES)
-dboard : dashboard.scm $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES)
-	csc $(CSCOPTS) dashboard.scm $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) -o dboard
+dboard : dashboard.o $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES)
+	csc $(CSCOPTS) dashboard.o $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) -o dboard
 
 ndboard : newdashboard.scm $(GOFILES)
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(GOFILES) newdashboard.scm -o ndboard
 
 mtut:  $(MOFILES) megatest-fossil-hash.scm mtut.scm

Index: dashboard.scm
==================================================================
--- dashboard.scm
+++ dashboard.scm
@@ -65,10 +65,13 @@
 (include "run_records.scm")
 (include "task_records.scm")
 (include "megatest-fossil-hash.scm")
 (include "vg_records.scm")
 
+;; invoke the imports
+(declare (uses megamod.import))
+
 (configf:set-debug-printers debug:print debug:print-info debug:print-error *default-log-port*)
 (configf:add-eval-string "(import megamod)")
 
 
 (define help (conc