Index: Makefile
==================================================================
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -99,19 +99,23 @@
 mofiles/launchmod.o : mofiles/rmtmod.o mofiles/servermod.o
 mofiles/mtmod.o : mofiles/debugprint.o
 mofiles/portloggermod.o : mofiles/tasksmod.o
 mofiles/rmtmod.o : mofiles/apimod.o
 mofiles/rmtmod.o : mofiles/commonmod.o mofiles/portloggermod.o
-mofiles/rmtmod.o : mofiles/itemsmod.o # mofiles/clientmod.o
+mofiles/rmtmod.o : mofiles/itemsmod.o mofiles/ulex.o
 mofiles/runsmod.o : mofiles/rmtmod.o mofiles/archivemod.o
 mofiles/servermod.o : mofiles/commonmod.o
 mofiles/stml2.o : mofiles/cookie.o mofiles/dbi.o
 mofiles/tasksmod.o : mofiles/pgdb.o mofiles/dbmod.o
 mofiles/testsmod.o : mofiles/commonmod.o
 mofiles/testsmod.o : mofiles/itemsmod.o mofiles/rmtmod.o mofiles/tasksmod.o
 
+# split modules
+mofiles/ulex.o : ulex/ulex.scm
+
 dashboard.o megatest.o : db_records.scm megatest-fossil-hash.scm
+
 
 ADTLSCR=mt_laststep mt_runstep mt_ezstep
 HELPERS=$(addprefix $(PREFIX)/bin/,$(ADTLSCR))
 DEPLOYHELPERS=$(addprefix deploytarg/,$(ADTLSCR))
 MTESTHASH=$(shell fossil info|grep checkout:| awk '{print $$2}')

Index: ulex/ulex.scm
==================================================================
--- ulex/ulex.scm
+++ ulex/ulex.scm
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 ;;======================================================================
 
 (module ulex
     (
      
-     run-listener     ;; (run-listener handler-proc) => uconn
+     run-listener     ;; (run-listener handler-proc [port]) => uconn
 
      ;; NOTE: handler-proc params;
      ;;       (handler-proc rem-host-port qrykey cmd params)
 
      send-receive     ;; (send-receive uconn host-port cmd data)
@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@
 ;; it then returns control
 ;;
 (define (run-listener handler-proc #!optional (port-suggestion #f))
   (let* ((uconn (make-udat)))
     (udat-work-proc-set! uconn handler-proc)
-    (if (setup-listener uconn port: port-suggestion)
+    (if (setup-listener uconn port-suggestion)
 	(let* ((th1 (make-thread (lambda ()(ulex-cmd-loop uconn)) "Ulex command loop"))
 	       (th2 (make-thread (lambda ()(process-work-queue uconn)) "Ulex work queue processor")))
 	  (thread-start! th1)
 	  (thread-start! th2)
 	  (udat-cmd-thread-set! uconn th1)