Index: Makefile
==================================================================
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -128,18 +128,18 @@
 ARCHSTR=$(shell if [[ -e /usr/bin/sw_vers ]]; then /usr/bin/sw_vers -productVersion; else lsb_release -sr; fi)
 # ARCHSTR=$(shell bash -c "echo \$$MACHTYPE")
 
 PNGFILES = $(shell cd docs/manual;ls *png)
 
-mtest: megatest.scm $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES)
+mtest: megatest.scm $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) megatest-fossil-hash.scm
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) megatest.scm -o mtest
 
 showmtesthash:
 	@echo $(MTESTHASH)
 
-dboard : $(OFILES) dashboard.scm $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) $(GMOFILES) $(GMOIMPFILES) megatest-fossil-hash.scm
-	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) dashboard.scm $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) $(GMOFILES) $(GMOIMPFILES) -o dboard
+dboard : dashboard.scm $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) $(GMOFILES) $(GMOIMPFILES) megatest-fossil-hash.scm
+	csc -k $(CSCOPTS) $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) $(GMOFILES) $(GMOIMPFILES) dashboard.scm -o dboard
 
 mtut: $(OFILES) $(MOFILES) megatest-fossil-hash.scm mtut.scm
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) $(MOFILES) mtut.scm -o mtut
 
 # include makefile.inc

Index: commonmod.scm
==================================================================
--- commonmod.scm
+++ commonmod.scm
@@ -470,10 +470,11 @@
 
 bdat-task-db-set!
 bdat-time-to-exit-set!
 bdat-watchdog-set!
 bdat-task-db-set!
+bdat-target-set!
 
 make-launch:einf
 launch:einf-pid
 launch:einf-exit-status
 launch:einf-exit-code

Index: dashboard.scm
==================================================================
--- dashboard.scm
+++ dashboard.scm
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 (declare (uses configfmod))
 (declare (uses dashboard-context-menu))
 (declare (uses dashboard-tests))
 (declare (uses dbmod))
 (declare (uses dcommon))
-(declare (uses debugprint.import))
+;; (declare (uses debugprint.import))
 (declare (uses itemsmod))
 (declare (uses launchmod))
 (declare (uses mtargs))
 (declare (uses mtmod))
 (declare (uses mtver))
@@ -43,29 +43,57 @@
 (declare (uses tree))
 (declare (uses vgmod))
 (declare (uses testsmod))
 (declare (uses tasksmod))
 
+;; needed for configf scripts, scheme etc.
+;; (declare (uses apimod.import))
+;; (declare (uses debugprint.import))
+;; (declare (uses mtargs.import))
+;; (declare (uses commonmod.import))
+;; (declare (uses configfmod.import))
+;; (declare (uses bigmod.import))
+;; (declare (uses dbmod.import))
+;; (declare (uses rmtmod.import))
+;; ;; (declare (uses servermod.import))
+;; (declare (uses launchmod.import))
 ;; (declare (uses dashboard-guimonitor))
 ;; (declare (uses dashboard-main))
 
 (module dashboard
 	*
 	
-(import (prefix iup iup:))
-(import canvas-draw)
-(import canvas-draw-iup)
-
-(import ducttape-lib
-	bigmod)
-
-(import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:)
-	srfi-1
+(import scheme
+	chicken.base
+	chicken.bitwise
+	chicken.condition
+	chicken.eval
+	chicken.file
 	chicken.file.posix
-	chicken.string
+	chicken.format
+	chicken.io
+	chicken.irregex
+	chicken.pathname
+	chicken.port
+	chicken.pretty-print
+	chicken.process
 	chicken.process-context
 	chicken.process-context.posix
+	chicken.process.signal
+	chicken.random
+	chicken.repl
+	chicken.sort
+	chicken.string
+	chicken.tcp
+	chicken.time
+	chicken.time.posix
+
+	(prefix iup iup:)
+	canvas-draw
+	canvas-draw-iup
+	(prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:)
+	srfi-1
 	regex regex-case srfi-69
 	typed-records
 	sparse-vectors
 	format
 	srfi-4
@@ -78,31 +106,33 @@
 ;; (include "task_records.scm")
 ;; (include "megatest-version.scm")
 (include "megatest-fossil-hash.scm")
 ;; (include "vg_records.scm")
 
-(import	debugprint
-	commonmod
+(import (prefix mtargs args:)
 	;; gutils
+	bigmod
+	commonmod
 	configfmod
+	dashboard-context-menu
+	dashboard-tests
 	dbmod
+	dcommon
+	debugprint
 	itemsmod
 	launchmod
-	(prefix mtargs args:)
 	mtmod
 	mtver
 	processmod
-	runsmod
 	rmtmod
+	runsmod
 	subrunmod
-	vgmod
-	dcommon
+	tasksmod
+	testsmod
 	tree
-	dashboard-context-menu
-	dashboard-tests
-	testsmod
-	tasksmod
+	vgmod
+        ducttape-lib
 	)
 
 (define help (conc 
 	      "Megatest Dashboard, documentation at http://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/megatest
   version " megatest-version "
@@ -3633,11 +3663,11 @@
 
 ;;======================================================================
 ;; The heavy lifting starts here
 ;;======================================================================
 
-(define (main)
+(define (dashboard-main)
   (let ((mtdb-path (conc *toppath* "/megatest.db"))) ;; 
     #;(if (and (common:file-exists? mtdb-path)
 	     (file-writable? mtdb-path))
 	(if (not (args:get-arg "-skip-version-check"))
             (common:exit-on-version-changed)))
@@ -3697,18 +3727,27 @@
 				(dboard:common-run-curr-updaters commondat 0) ;; force update of summary tab 
 				) "update buttons once"))
 	    (th2 (make-thread iup:main-loop "Main loop")))
 	(thread-start! th2)
 	(thread-join! th2)))))
+
+(define (get-debugcontrolf)
+  (let ((debugcontrolf (conc (get-environment-variable "HOME") "/.dashboardrc")))
+    (if (common:file-exists? debugcontrolf)
+	debugcontrolf
+	#f)))
+
+(define (main)
+  (if (args:get-arg "-repl")
+      (repl)
+      (dashboard-main)))
+
 )
 
 (import dashboard)
 
 ;; ease debugging by loading ~/.dashboardrc
-(let ((debugcontrolf (conc (get-environment-variable "HOME") "/.dashboardrc")))
-  (if (common:file-exists? debugcontrolf)
-      (load debugcontrolf)))
+(let ((debugcontrolf (get-debugcontrolf)))
+  (load debugcontrolf))
 
-(if (args:get-arg "-repl")
-    (repl)
-    (main))
+(main)
 

Index: megatest.config
==================================================================
--- megatest.config
+++ megatest.config
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@
 #     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #     along with Megatest.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 ## commented out due to a bug in v1.6501 in mtutil
 [fields]
-## a text
-## b text
-## c text
+a text
+b text
+c text
+
+[default]
 usercode    .mtutil.scm
 areafilter  area-to-run
 targtrans   generic-target-translator
 runtrans    generic-runname-translator