ADDED   build-assist/iup-compile.sh
Index: build-assist/iup-compile.sh
==================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ build-assist/iup-compile.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+if [[ -z $PREFIX ]];then
+  echo "PREFIX required"
+  exit
+fi
+
+echo "Put iup, im and cd .a and .so files in PREFIX/lib"
+echo "  1. get opensrc fossil from https://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/opensrc"
+echo "  2. list the unversioned files and export the cd, im and iup lib for your kernel (try uname -a for the kernel number) 4.15 ==> 415_64"
+echo "  3. untar iup, im and cp tars into a clean working dir and then copy:"
+echo "     cp *.a *.so $PREFIX/lib"
+echo "     cp include/*.h $PREFIX/include"
+echo "  4. run the chicken-install like this:"
+
+echo "If you use a wrapper (e.g. ck5) to create the chicken environment:"
+echo "CSC_OPTIONS=\"-I$PREFIX/include -I$PREFIX/include/im -I$PREFIX/include/cd -I$PREFIX/include/iup -L$PREFIX/lib -C -std=gnu99\" ck5 chicken-install iup"
+echo "else:"
+echo "CSC_OPTIONS=\"-I$PREFIX/include -I$PREFIX/include/im -I$PREFIX/include/cd -I$PREFIX/include/iup -L$PREFIX/lib -C -std=gnu99\" chicken-install iup"
+echo "Then repeat for canvas-draw"
+

Index: dashboard.scm
==================================================================
--- dashboard.scm
+++ dashboard.scm
@@ -18,25 +18,26 @@
 ;;
 ;;======================================================================
 
 (use format)
 
+(declare (uses ducttape-lib))
 (require-library iup)
 (import (prefix iup iup:))
 
-(use canvas-draw)
-(import canvas-draw-iup)
-(use ducttape-lib)
+(import canvas-draw)
+;; (import canvas-draw-iup)
+(import ducttape-lib)
 (use sqlite3 srfi-1 posix regex regex-case srfi-69 typed-records sparse-vectors) ;; defstruct
 (import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:))
 
-(declare (uses common))
-(declare (uses margs))
-(declare (uses keys))
-(declare (uses items))
-(declare (uses db))
-(declare (uses configf))
+(declare (uses commonmod))
+(declare (uses mtargs))
+;; (declare (uses keys))
+(declare (uses itemsmod))
+(declare (uses dbmod))
+(declare (uses configfmod))
 (declare (uses process))
 (declare (uses launch))
 (declare (uses runs))
 (declare (uses dashboard-tests))
 (declare (uses dashboard-guimonitor))
@@ -45,18 +46,26 @@
 (declare (uses dashboard-context-menu))
 (declare (uses vg))
 (declare (uses subrun))
 ;; (declare (uses dashboard-main))
 (declare (uses mt))
+(declare (uses mtver))
 
 (include "common_records.scm")
 (include "db_records.scm")
 (include "run_records.scm")
 (include "task_records.scm")
-(include "megatest-version.scm")
+;; (include "megatest-version.scm")
 (include "megatest-fossil-hash.scm")
 (include "vg_records.scm")
+
+(import commonmod
+	mtargs
+	itemsmod
+	dbmod
+	configfmod
+	)
 
 (define help (conc 
 	      "Megatest Dashboard, documentation at http://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/megatest
   version " megatest-version "
   license GPL, Copyright (C) Matt Welland 2012-2017

Index: dcommon.scm
==================================================================
--- dcommon.scm
+++ dcommon.scm
@@ -19,25 +19,28 @@
 ;;======================================================================
 
 (use format)
 (require-library iup)
 (import (prefix iup iup:))
-(use canvas-draw)
-(import canvas-draw-iup)
+(import canvas-draw)
+;; (import canvas-draw-iup)
 (use regex typed-records matchable)
 
 (declare (unit dcommon))
 
 (declare (uses gutils))
 (declare (uses db))
+(declare (uses mtver))
 ;; (declare (uses synchash))
 
-(include "megatest-version.scm")
+;; (include "megatest-version.scm")
 (include "common_records.scm")
 (include "db_records.scm")
 (include "key_records.scm")
 (include "run_records.scm")
+
+(import mtver)
 
 ;; yes, this is non-ideal 
 (define dashboard:update-summary-tab #f)
 (define dashboard:update-servers-table #f)
 

Index: megatest.scm
==================================================================
--- megatest.scm
+++ megatest.scm
@@ -128,11 +128,10 @@
 
 	  ;; local modules
 	  autoload
 	  adjutant
 	  csv-xml
-	  ducttape-lib
 	  hostinfo
 	  mtver
 	  mutils
 	  cookie
 	  csv-xml

Index: tree.scm
==================================================================
--- tree.scm
+++ tree.scm
@@ -16,29 +16,33 @@
 ;;     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 ;;     along with Megatest.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 ;;
 ;;======================================================================
 
-(use format)
-(require-library iup)
+(import format)
+;; (import iup)
 (import (prefix iup iup:))
-(use canvas-draw)
+(import canvas-draw)
 
-(use sqlite3 srfi-1 posix regex regex-case srfi-69)
+(import sqlite3 srfi-1
+	chicken.file.posix
+	regex regex-case srfi-69)
 (import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:))
 
 (declare (unit tree))
-(declare (uses margs))
+(declare (uses mtargs))
+(declare (uses mtver))
 (declare (uses launch))
 ;; (declare (uses megatest-version))
 (declare (uses gutils))
-(declare (uses db))
-(declare (uses server))
+(declare (uses dbmod))
+(declare (uses servermod))
 ;; (declare (uses synchash))
 (declare (uses dcommon))
 
-(include "megatest-version.scm")
+(import mtver)
+;; (include "megatest-version.scm")
 (include "common_records.scm")
 (include "db_records.scm")
 (include "key_records.scm")
 
 ;;======================================================================