Index: Makefile
==================================================================
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@
 #   ezsteps.scm lock-queue.scm sdb.scm \
 #   rmt.scm api.scm subrun.scm \
 #   portlogger.scm archive.scm env.scm diff-report.scm cgisetup/models/pgdb.scm 
 SRCFILES=
 
+# removed from MSRCFILES: ftail.scm
 # module source files
-MSRCFILES = ftail.scm rmtmod.scm commonmod.scm apimod.scm archivemod.scm clientmod.scm configfmod.scm dbmod.scm dcommonmod.scm envmod.scm ezstepsmod.scm itemsmod.scm keysmod.scm launchmod.scm odsmod.scm processmod.scm runconfigmod.scm runsmod.scm servermod.scm subrunmod.scm tasksmod.scm testsmod.scm vgmod.scm megamod.scm
+MSRCFILES = rmtmod.scm commonmod.scm apimod.scm archivemod.scm clientmod.scm configfmod.scm dbmod.scm dcommonmod.scm envmod.scm ezstepsmod.scm itemsmod.scm keysmod.scm launchmod.scm odsmod.scm processmod.scm runconfigmod.scm runsmod.scm servermod.scm subrunmod.scm tasksmod.scm testsmod.scm vgmod.scm megamod.scm
 
 
 # Eggs to install (straightforward ones)
 EGGS=matchable readline apropos base64 regex-literals format regex-case test coops trace csv \
 dot-locking posix-utils posix-extras directory-utils hostinfo tcp-server rpc csv-xml fmt \
@@ -46,15 +47,25 @@
 
 OFILES   = $(SRCFILES:%.scm=%.o)
 GOFILES  = $(GUISRCF:%.scm=%.o)
 
 MOFILES = $(addprefix mofiles/,$(MSRCFILES:%.scm=%.o))
+# compiled import files
+MOIMPFILES = $(MSRCFILES:%.scm=%.import.o)
 
-mofiles/%.o : %.scm
+%.import.o : mofiles/%.o %.import.scm
+	csc -unit $*.import -c $*.import.scm -o $*.import.o
+
+
+
+mofiles/%.o : %.scm mofiles
 	mkdir -p mofiles
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) -J -c $< -o mofiles/$*.o
 
+# a.import.o : a.import.scm a.o
+# csc -unit a.import -c a.import.scm -o $*.o
+
 ADTLSCR=mt_laststep mt_runstep mt_ezstep
 HELPERS=$(addprefix $(PREFIX)/bin/,$(ADTLSCR))
 DEPLOYHELPERS=$(addprefix deploytarg/,$(ADTLSCR))
 MTESTHASH=$(shell fossil info|grep checkout:| awk '{print $$2}')
 
@@ -75,12 +86,12 @@
 #all : $(PREFIX)/bin/.$(ARCHSTR) mtest dboard mtut ndboard
 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)
-	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(MOFILES) megatest.o -o mtest
+mtest: readline-fix.scm megatest.o $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES)
+	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) megatest.o -o mtest
 
 showmtesthash:
 	@echo $(MTESTHASH)
 
 # removing $(GOFILES)
@@ -173,12 +184,12 @@
 mofiles/commonmod.o : megatest-fossil-hash.scm
 mofiles/dbmod.o     : mofiles/commonmod.o mofiles/keysmod.o mofiles/tasksmod.o mofiles/odsmod.o
 mofiles/commonmod.o : mofiles/configfmod.o mofiles/processmod.o
 mofiles/rmtmod.o    : mofiles/dbmod.o mofiles/commonmod.o mofiles/apimod.o
 mofiles/apimod.o    : mofiles/megamod.o mofiles/dbmod.o
+# Removed from megamod.o dep:   mofiles/ftail.o
 mofiles/megamod.o   : \
-   mofiles/ftail.o \
    mofiles/rmtmod.o \
    mofiles/commonmod.o \
    mofiles/apimod.o \
    mofiles/archivemod.o \
    mofiles/clientmod.o \
@@ -361,13 +372,16 @@
 
 $(MTQA_FOSSIL) :
 	fossil clone https://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/megatest_qa $(MTQA_FOSSIL)
 
 clean : 
-	rm -f $(OFILES) $(GOFILES) $(MOFILES) $(TCMTOBJS) $(PREFIX)/megatest $(PREFIX)/dashboard mtest mtutil mtut tcmt ftail.import.scm readline-fix.scm serialize-env dboard dboard.o megatest.o dashboard.o megatest-fossil-hash.* altdb.scm mofiles/*.o vg.o
+	rm -f $(OFILES) $(GOFILES) $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) $(TCMTOBJS) \
+              $(PREFIX)/megatest $(PREFIX)/dashboard mtest mtutil mtut \
+              tcmt *.import.scm readline-fix.scm serialize-env dboard \
+              dboard.o megatest.o dashboard.o megatest-fossil-hash.* \
+              altdb.scm mofiles/*.o vg.o
 	rm -rf share
-	rm -f *.import.scm
 
 #======================================================================
 # Make the records files
 #======================================================================
 

Index: megatest.scm
==================================================================
--- megatest.scm
+++ megatest.scm
@@ -57,20 +57,23 @@
 ;; (declare (uses configfmod))
 ;; (import configfmod)
 (declare (uses megamod))
 (import megamod)
 
+;; invoke the imports
+(declare (uses megamod.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)
+;; (declare (uses ftail))
+;; (import ftail)
 
 (define *db* #f) ;; this is only for the repl, do not use in general!!!!
 
 (include "common_records.scm")
 (include "key_records.scm")