Index: Makefile
==================================================================
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
            cgisetup/models/pgdb.scm
 
 # module source files
 # ftail.scm rmtmod.scm commonmod.scm removed
 MSRCFILES = ducttape-lib.scm pkts.scm stml2.scm cookie.scm mutils.scm	\
-            mtargs.scm commonmod.scm
+            mtargs.scm commonmod.scm dbmod.scm
 
 GUISRCF = dashboard-context-menu.scm dashboard-tests.scm		\
           dashboard-guimonitor.scm gutils.scm dcommon.scm tree.scm	\
           vg.scm
 
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) megatest.o -o mtest
 
 showmtesthash:
 	@echo $(MTESTHASH)
 
-dboard : $(OFILES) $(GOFILES) dashboard.scm $(MOFILES)
-	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) dashboard.scm $(GOFILES) $(MOFILES) -o dboard
+dboard : $(OFILES) $(GOFILES) dashboard.scm $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES)
+	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) dashboard.scm $(GOFILES) $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) -o dboard
 
 ndboard : newdashboard.scm $(OFILES) $(GOFILES)
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) $(GOFILES) newdashboard.scm -o ndboard
 
 mtut: $(OFILES) $(MOFILES) megatest-fossil-hash.scm mtut.scm
@@ -203,10 +203,13 @@
 # specific rules for .o files that genuninely depend on mofiles/something
 #
 megatest.o : megatest.scm stml2.o mutils.o commonmod.o
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) -c megatest.scm stml2.o mutils.o commonmod.o
 
+dashboard.o : dashboard.scm stml2.o mutils.o commonmod.o dbmod.o
+	csc $(CSCOPTS) -c megatest.scm stml2.o mutils.o commonmod.o dbmod.o
+
 common.o : megatest.scm mofiles/commonmod.o common.scm
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) -c common.scm mofiles/commonmod.o
 
 configf.o : configf.scm mofiles/commonmod.o
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) -c configf.scm mofiles/commonmod.o

Index: dashboard.scm
==================================================================
--- dashboard.scm
+++ dashboard.scm
@@ -47,10 +47,15 @@
 (declare (uses subrun))
 ;; (declare (uses dashboard-main))
 (declare (uses megatest-version))
 (declare (uses mt))
 
+(declare (uses dbmod))
+(import (prefix dbmod dbmod:))
+(declare (uses commonmod))
+(import (prefix commonmod cmod:))
+
 (include "common_records.scm")
 (include "db_records.scm")
 (include "run_records.scm")
 (include "task_records.scm")
 (include "megatest-fossil-hash.scm")

Index: dbmod.scm
==================================================================
--- dbmod.scm
+++ dbmod.scm
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 ;;     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 ;;     along with Megatest.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 ;;======================================================================
 
-(declare (unit commonmod))
+(declare (unit dbmod))
 
-(module commonmod
+(module dbmod
 	*
 	
 (import scheme chicken data-structures extras)
 (import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:) posix typed-records srfi-18)