Index: Makefile
==================================================================
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -95,18 +95,18 @@
 all : $(PREFIX)/bin/.$(ARCHSTR) mtest dboard mtut tcmt
 
 # why were the files  mofiles/ftail.o mofiles/rmtmod.o mofiles/commonmod.o listed on this target when MOFILES are there?
 # Removed non module .o files (i.e. $(OFILES)
 mtest: readline-fix.scm megatest.o $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) mofiles/ducttape-lib.o
-	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) megatest.o -o mtest
+	csc megatest.o $(CSCOPTS) $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) -o mtest
 
 showmtesthash:
 	@echo $(MTESTHASH)
 
 # removing $(GOFILES)
 dboard : dashboard.o $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) $(GMOFILES) $(GMOIMPFILES) 
-	csc $(CSCOPTS) dashboard.o $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) $(GMOFILES) $(GMOIMPFILES) -o dboard
+	csc dashboard.o $(CSCOPTS) $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) $(GMOFILES) $(GMOIMPFILES) -o dboard
 
 ndboard : newdashboard.scm $(GOFILES)
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(GOFILES) newdashboard.scm -o ndboard
 
 mtut:  $(MOFILES) megatest-fossil-hash.scm mtut.scm
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@
 mofiles/mtconfigf.o : mtconfigf/mtconfigf.scm
 mofiles/ulex.o : ulex/ulex.scm
 
 # for the modularized stuff
 
-mofiles/commonmod.o : megatest-fossil-hash.scm mofiles/stml2.o
+mofiles/commonmod.o : megatest-fossil-hash.scm mofiles/stml2.o mofiles/mtargs.o
 mofiles/dbmod.o     : mofiles/commonmod.o mofiles/keysmod.o \
                       mofiles/tasksmod.o mofiles/odsmod.o
 mofiles/commonmod.o : mofiles/processmod.o
 mofiles/rmtmod.o    : mofiles/dbmod.o mofiles/commonmod.o \
                       mofiles/apimod.o mofiles/ulex.o

Index: dashboard.scm
==================================================================
--- dashboard.scm
+++ dashboard.scm
@@ -30,72 +30,62 @@
      sparse-vectors srfi-18
      #;(prefix mtconfigf configf:)
      ) 
 (import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:))
 
-;; (declare (uses common))
-;; (declare (uses margs))
-;; (declare (uses keys))
-;; (declare (uses items))
-;; (declare (uses db))
-;; (declare (uses process))
-;; (declare (uses launch))
-;; (declare (uses runs))
-;; (declare (uses dashboard-tests))
-;; (declare (uses dashboard-guimonitor))
-;; (declare (uses tree))
-;; (declare (uses dcommon))
-;; (declare (uses dashboard-context-menu))
-;; (declare (uses vg))
-;; (declare (uses subrun))
-;; ;; (declare (uses dashboard-main))
-;; (declare (uses megatest-version))
-;; (declare (uses mt))
+(declare (uses mtargs))
+(import (prefix mtargs args:))
+
+(declare (uses ducttape-lib))
+(import ducttape-lib)
+
+(declare (uses mtconfigf))
+(import (prefix mtconfigf configf:))
+
+;; invoke the imports - ORDER IS IMPORTANT!
+(declare (uses mtargs.import))
+(declare (uses ducttape-lib.import))
+(declare (uses mtconfigf.import))
 
 (declare (uses megamod))
 (import megamod)
 
 (declare (uses commonmod))
 (import commonmod)
+
 (declare (uses rmtmod))
 (import rmtmod)
+
 (declare (uses runsmod))
 (import runsmod)
+
 (declare (uses dbmod))
 (import dbmod)
+
 (declare (uses testsmod))
 (import testsmod)
 
 (declare (uses dcommonmod))
 (import dcommonmod)
-(declare (uses mtargs))
-(import (prefix mtargs args:))
-(declare (uses ducttape-lib))
-(import ducttape-lib)
-(declare (uses mtconfigf))
-(import (prefix mtconfigf configf:))
 
 
 (include "common_records.scm")
 (include "db_records.scm")
 (include "run_records.scm")
 (include "task_records.scm")
 (include "vg_records.scm")
 
-;; invoke the imports
+;; invoke the imports - ORDER IS IMPORTANT!
 (declare (uses commonmod.import))
 (declare (uses testsmod.import))
 (declare (uses rmtmod.import))
 (declare (uses runsmod.import))
 (declare (uses megamod.import))
 (declare (uses dcommonmod.import))
-(declare (uses mtargs.import))
-(declare (uses ducttape-lib.import))
-(declare (uses mtconfigf.import))
 
-(configf:set-debug-printers debug:print debug:print-info debug:print-error *default-log-port*)
-(configf:add-eval-string "(import megamod)(import commonmod)")
+(mtconfigf#set-debug-printers debug:print debug:print-info debug:print-error *default-log-port*)
+(mtconfigf#add-eval-string "(import megamod)(import commonmod)")
 
 
 (define help (conc 
 	      "Megatest Dashboard, documentation at http://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/megatest
   version " megatest-version "

Index: megatest.scm
==================================================================
--- megatest.scm
+++ megatest.scm
@@ -30,12 +30,25 @@
 ;;
 (use sparse-vectors)
 
 (require-library mutils)
 
+(declare (uses mtargs))
+(import (prefix mtargs args:))
+(declare (uses mtconfigf))
+(import (prefix mtconfigf configf:))
+(declare (uses ducttape-lib))
+(import ducttape-lib)
+
+;; invoke the imports
+(declare (uses mtargs.import))
+(declare (uses mtconfigf.import))
+(declare (uses ducttape-lib.import))
+
 (declare (uses commonmod))
 (import commonmod)
+
 (declare (uses rmtmod))
 (import rmtmod)
 (declare (uses dbmod))
 (import dbmod)
 (declare (uses runsmod))
@@ -42,37 +55,19 @@
 (import runsmod)
 (declare (uses testsmod))
 (import testsmod)
 (declare (uses megamod))
 (import megamod)
-(declare (uses mtargs))
-(import (prefix mtargs args:))
-(declare (uses mtconfigf))
-(import (prefix mtconfigf configf:))
-(declare (uses ducttape-lib))
-(import ducttape-lib)
 
 ;; invoke the imports
 (declare (uses commonmod.import))
 (declare (uses testsmod.import))
 (declare (uses rmtmod.import))
 (declare (uses runsmod.import))
 (declare (uses megamod.import))
-(declare (uses mtargs.import))
-(declare (uses mtconfigf.import))
-(declare (uses ducttape-lib.import))
-
 (configf:set-debug-printers debug:print debug:print-info debug:print-error *default-log-port*)
 
-;; (declare (uses tdb))
-;; (declare (uses mt))
-;; (declare (uses api))
-;; (declare (uses tasks)) ;; only used for debugging.
-;; (declare (uses env))
-;; (declare (uses diff-report))
-;; (declare (uses ftail))
-;; (import ftail)
 
 (define *db* #f) ;; this is only for the repl, do not use in general!!!!
 (define *default-log-port* (current-error-port))
 
 (include "common_records.scm")
@@ -80,11 +75,11 @@
 (include "db_records.scm")
 (include "run_records.scm")
 ;; (include "megatest-fossil-hash.scm") ;; included in megamod
 
 (define getenv get-environment-variable)
-(configf:add-eval-string "(import megamod)(import commonmod)")
+(configf:add-eval-string "(import megamod commonmod (prefix mtconfigf configf:)(prefix mtargs args:))")
 
 (define *usage-log-file* #f)    ;; put path to file for logging usage in this var in the ~/.megatestrc file
 (define *usage-use-seconds* #t) ;; for Epoc seconds in usage logging change this to #t in ~/.megatestrc file
 
 ;; load the ~/.megatestrc file, put (use trace)(trace-call-sites #t)(trace function-you-want-to-trace) in this file