diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8224e83b..854127fd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ name = "hblang"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "env_logger",
+ "hashbrown",
  "hbbytecode",
  "hbvm",
  "regalloc2",
diff --git a/hbbytecode/Cargo.toml b/hbbytecode/Cargo.toml
index a5428694..95c0c1e5 100644
--- a/hbbytecode/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hbbytecode/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ edition = "2018"
 default = ["disasm"]
 std = []
 disasm = ["std"]
+
diff --git a/hbbytecode/build.rs b/hbbytecode/build.rs
index 9b6ee595..dd416175 100644
--- a/hbbytecode/build.rs
+++ b/hbbytecode/build.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ fn gen_instrs(generated: &mut String) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
             "/// This assumes the instruction byte is still at the beginning of the buffer"
         )?;
         writeln!(generated, "#[cfg(feature = \"disasm\")]")?;
-        writeln!(generated, "pub fn parse_args(bytes: &mut &[u8], kind: {instr}, buf: &mut std::vec::Vec<{oper}>) -> Option<()> {{")?;
+        writeln!(generated, "pub fn parse_args(bytes: &mut &[u8], kind: {instr}, buf: &mut alloc::vec::Vec<{oper}>) -> Option<()> {{")?;
         writeln!(generated, "    match kind {{")?;
         let mut instrs = instructions().collect::<Vec<_>>();
         instrs.sort_unstable_by_key(|&[.., ty, _]| ty);
diff --git a/hbbytecode/src/lib.rs b/hbbytecode/src/lib.rs
index cc4f1a34..9609a999 100644
--- a/hbbytecode/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hbbytecode/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #![no_std]
 
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
-extern crate std;
+#[cfg(feature = "disasm")]
+extern crate alloc;
 
 pub use crate::instrs::*;
 use core::convert::TryFrom;
@@ -83,31 +83,72 @@ pub enum DisasmItem {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "disasm")]
-pub fn disasm(
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum DisasmError<'a> {
+    InvalidInstruction(u8),
+    InstructionOutOfBounds(&'a str),
+    FmtFailed(core::fmt::Error),
+    HasOutOfBoundsJumps,
+    HasDirectInstructionCycles,
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "disasm")]
+impl From<core::fmt::Error> for DisasmError<'_> {
+    fn from(value: core::fmt::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::FmtFailed(value)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "disasm")]
+impl core::fmt::Display for DisasmError<'_> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            DisasmError::InvalidInstruction(b) => write!(f, "invalid instruction opcode: {b}"),
+            DisasmError::InstructionOutOfBounds(name) => {
+                write!(f, "instruction would go out of bounds of {name} symbol")
+            }
+            DisasmError::FmtFailed(error) => write!(f, "fmt failed: {error}"),
+            DisasmError::HasOutOfBoundsJumps => write!(
+                f,
+                "the code contained jumps that dont got neither to a \
+                valid symbol or local insturction"
+            ),
+            DisasmError::HasDirectInstructionCycles => {
+                writeln!(f, "found instruction that jumps to itself")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "disasm")]
+impl core::error::Error for DisasmError<'_> {}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "disasm")]
+pub fn disasm<'a>(
     binary: &mut &[u8],
-    functions: &std::collections::BTreeMap<u32, (&str, u32, DisasmItem)>,
-    out: &mut impl std::io::Write,
+    functions: &alloc::collections::BTreeMap<u32, (&'a str, u32, DisasmItem)>,
+    out: &mut alloc::string::String,
     mut eca_handler: impl FnMut(&mut &[u8]),
-) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+) -> Result<(), DisasmError<'a>> {
     use {
         self::instrs::Instr,
-        std::{
-            collections::{hash_map::Entry, HashMap},
-            convert::TryInto,
+        alloc::{
+            collections::btree_map::{BTreeMap, Entry},
             vec::Vec,
         },
+        core::{convert::TryInto, fmt::Write},
     };
 
-    fn instr_from_byte(b: u8) -> std::io::Result<Instr> {
-        b.try_into().map_err(|_| std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData.into())
+    fn instr_from_byte(b: u8) -> Result<Instr, DisasmError<'static>> {
+        b.try_into().map_err(DisasmError::InvalidInstruction)
     }
 
-    let mut labels = HashMap::<u32, u32>::default();
+    let mut labels = BTreeMap::<u32, u32>::default();
     let mut buf = Vec::<instrs::Oper>::new();
     let mut has_cycle = false;
     let mut has_oob = false;
 
-    '_offset_pass: for (&off, &(_name, len, kind)) in functions.iter() {
+    '_offset_pass: for (&off, &(name, len, kind)) in functions.iter() {
         if matches!(kind, DisasmItem::Global) {
             continue;
         }
@@ -123,7 +164,8 @@ pub fn disasm(
                 break;
             }
             let Ok(inst) = instr_from_byte(byte) else { break };
-            instrs::parse_args(binary, inst, &mut buf).ok_or(std::io::ErrorKind::OutOfMemory)?;
+            instrs::parse_args(binary, inst, &mut buf)
+                .ok_or(DisasmError::InstructionOutOfBounds(name))?;
 
             for op in buf.drain(..) {
                 let rel = match op {
@@ -242,11 +284,11 @@ pub fn disasm(
     }
 
     if has_oob {
-        return Err(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput.into());
+        return Err(DisasmError::HasOutOfBoundsJumps);
     }
 
     if has_cycle {
-        return Err(std::io::ErrorKind::TimedOut.into());
+        return Err(DisasmError::HasDirectInstructionCycles);
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/hblang/Cargo.toml b/hblang/Cargo.toml
index 681f7129..c0b996d0 100644
--- a/hblang/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hblang/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@ name = "hbc"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
+hashbrown = { version = "0.14.5", default-features = false }
 hbbytecode = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../hbbytecode" }
 hbvm = { path = "../hbvm", features = ["nightly"] }
 regalloc2 = { git = "https://github.com/jakubDoka/regalloc2", branch = "reuse-allocations", features = [] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 env_logger = "0.11.5"
+
+[features]
+default = ["std"]
+std = []
diff --git a/hblang/README.md b/hblang/README.md
index 681727d1..c4ec7349 100644
--- a/hblang/README.md
+++ b/hblang/README.md
@@ -169,11 +169,12 @@ main := fn(): int {
 	}
 
 	finst := Ty2.{ty: .{a: 4, b: 1}, c: 3}
-	inst := odher_pass(finst)
-	if inst.c == 3 {
-		return pass(&inst.ty)
-	}
-	return 0
+	//inst := odher_pass(finst)
+	//if finst.c == 3 {
+	//return finst.ty.a - finst.ty.b
+	return pass(&finst.ty)
+	//}
+	//return 0
 }
 
 pass := fn(t: ^Ty): int {
diff --git a/hblang/src/codegen.rs b/hblang/src/codegen.rs
index 88c905bc..4ea71255 100644
--- a/hblang/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/codegen.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use {
         ty, Field, Func, Global, LoggedMem, OffsetIter, ParamAlloc, Reloc, Sig, Struct, SymKey,
         TypedReloc, Types,
     },
-    core::panic,
-    std::fmt::Display,
+    alloc::{borrow::ToOwned, boxed::Box, string::String, vec::Vec},
+    core::{fmt::Display, panic},
 };
 
 type Offset = u32;
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ type ArrayLen = u32;
 
 fn load_value(ptr: *const u8, size: u32) -> u64 {
     let mut dst = [0u8; 8];
-    dst[..size as usize].copy_from_slice(unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts(ptr, size as usize) });
+    dst[..size as usize]
+        .copy_from_slice(unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(ptr, size as usize) });
     u64::from_ne_bytes(dst)
 }
 
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ fn ensure_loaded(value: CtValue, derefed: bool, size: u32) -> u64 {
 mod stack {
     use {
         super::{Offset, Size},
-        std::num::NonZeroU32,
+        alloc::vec::Vec,
+        core::num::NonZeroU32,
     };
 
     impl crate::Reloc {
@@ -79,7 +81,17 @@ mod stack {
 
     impl Drop for Id {
         fn drop(&mut self) {
-            if !std::thread::panicking() && !self.is_ref() {
+            let is_panicking = {
+                #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+                {
+                    std::thread::panicking()
+                }
+                #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+                {
+                    false
+                }
+            };
+            if !is_panicking && !self.is_ref() {
                 unreachable!("stack id leaked: {:?}", self.0);
             }
         }
@@ -110,7 +122,7 @@ mod stack {
         }
 
         pub fn free(&mut self, id: Id) {
-            std::mem::forget(id);
+            core::mem::forget(id);
             //if id.is_ref() {}
             //let meta = &mut self.meta[id.index()];
             //meta.rc -= 1;
@@ -151,6 +163,8 @@ mod stack {
 }
 
 mod reg {
+    use alloc::vec::Vec;
+
     pub const STACK_PTR: Reg = 254;
     pub const ZERO: Reg = 0;
     pub const RET: Reg = 1;
@@ -158,9 +172,9 @@ mod reg {
 
     type Reg = u8;
 
-    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     type Bt = std::backtrace::Backtrace;
-    #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
     type Bt = ();
 
     #[derive(Default, Debug)]
@@ -196,12 +210,20 @@ mod reg {
         }
     }
 
-    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     impl Drop for Id {
         fn drop(&mut self) {
-            if !std::thread::panicking()
-                && let Some(bt) = self.1.take()
-            {
+            let is_panicking = {
+                #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+                {
+                    std::thread::panicking()
+                }
+                #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+                {
+                    false
+                }
+            };
+            if !is_panicking && let Some(bt) = self.1.take() {
                 unreachable!("reg id leaked: {:?} {bt}", self.0);
             }
         }
@@ -225,9 +247,9 @@ mod reg {
             self.max_used = self.max_used.max(reg);
             Id(
                 reg,
-                #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+                #[cfg(feature = "std")]
                 Some(std::backtrace::Backtrace::capture()),
-                #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+                #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
                 Some(()),
             )
         }
@@ -235,7 +257,7 @@ mod reg {
         pub fn free(&mut self, reg: Id) {
             if reg.1.is_some() {
                 self.free.push(reg.0);
-                std::mem::forget(reg);
+                core::mem::forget(reg);
             }
         }
 
@@ -256,15 +278,15 @@ impl Value {
     }
 
     fn void() -> Self {
-        Self { ty: ty::VOID.into(), loc: Loc::ct(0) }
+        Self { ty: ty::Id::VOID, loc: Loc::ct(0) }
     }
 
     fn imm(value: u64) -> Self {
-        Self { ty: ty::UINT.into(), loc: Loc::ct(value) }
+        Self { ty: ty::Id::UINT, loc: Loc::ct(value) }
     }
 
     fn ty(ty: ty::Id) -> Self {
-        Self { ty: ty::TYPE.into(), loc: Loc::ct(ty.repr() as u64) }
+        Self { ty: ty::Id::TYPE, loc: Loc::ct(ty.repr() as u64) }
     }
 }
 
@@ -365,7 +387,7 @@ impl Loc {
             return None;
         }
 
-        Some(std::mem::replace(self, self.as_ref()))
+        Some(core::mem::replace(self, self.as_ref()))
     }
 
     fn is_ref(&self) -> bool {
@@ -376,7 +398,7 @@ impl Loc {
         match *self {
             Self::Ct { derefed: false, value } => Some(ty::Id::from(value.0)),
             Self::Ct { derefed: true, value } => {
-                Some(unsafe { std::ptr::read(value.0 as *const u8 as _) })
+                Some(unsafe { core::ptr::read(value.0 as *const u8 as _) })
             }
             Self::Rt { .. } => None,
         }
@@ -655,7 +677,7 @@ mod trap {
             impl $name {
                 $vis fn size(&self) -> usize {
                     1 + match self {
-                        $(Self::$variant(_) => std::mem::size_of::<$variant>(),)*
+                        $(Self::$variant(_) => core::mem::size_of::<$variant>(),)*
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -684,7 +706,7 @@ mod trap {
 
     impl Trap {
         pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[u8] {
-            unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts(self as *const _ as _, self.size()) }
+            unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(self as *const _ as _, self.size()) }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -714,15 +736,21 @@ impl Codegen {
 
     fn build_struct(
         &mut self,
-        explicit_alignment: Option<u32>,
+        explicit_alignment: Option<u8>,
         fields: &[CommentOr<StructField>],
     ) -> ty::Struct {
-        let fields = fields
-            .iter()
-            .filter_map(CommentOr::or)
-            .map(|sf| Field { name: sf.name.into(), ty: self.ty(&sf.ty) })
-            .collect();
-        self.tys.structs.push(Struct { name: 0, file: 0, fields, explicit_alignment });
+        let prev_tmp = self.tys.fields_tmp.len();
+        for sf in fields.iter().filter_map(CommentOr::or) {
+            let f = Field { name: self.tys.field_names.intern(sf.name), ty: self.ty(&sf.ty) };
+            self.tys.fields_tmp.push(f);
+        }
+        self.tys.structs.push(Struct {
+            field_start: self.tys.fields.len() as _,
+            explicit_alignment,
+            ..Default::default()
+        });
+        self.tys.fields.extend(self.tys.fields_tmp.drain(prev_tmp..));
+
         self.tys.structs.len() as u32 - 1
     }
 
@@ -785,7 +813,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                     base_val.loc = self.make_loc_owned(base_val.loc, base_val.ty);
                 }
                 let index_val = self.expr(index)?;
-                _ = self.assert_ty(index.pos(), index_val.ty, ty::INT.into(), "subsctipt");
+                _ = self.assert_ty(index.pos(), index_val.ty, ty::Id::INT, "subsctipt");
 
                 if let ty::Kind::Ptr(ty) = base_val.ty.expand() {
                     base_val.ty = self.tys.ptrs[ty as usize].base;
@@ -860,12 +888,12 @@ impl Codegen {
                 let ret_reloc_base = self.ci.ret_relocs.len();
 
                 let loc = self.alloc_ret(sig.ret, ctx, true);
-                let prev_ret_reg = std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.inline_ret_loc, loc);
+                let prev_ret_reg = core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.inline_ret_loc, loc);
                 let fuc = &self.tys.funcs[func as usize];
-                let prev_file = std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.file, fuc.file);
-                let prev_ret = std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.ret, Some(sig.ret));
+                let prev_file = core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.file, fuc.file);
+                let prev_ret = core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.ret, Some(sig.ret));
                 self.expr(body);
-                let loc = std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.inline_ret_loc, prev_ret_reg);
+                let loc = core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.inline_ret_loc, prev_ret_reg);
                 self.ci.file = prev_file;
                 self.ci.ret = prev_ret;
 
@@ -987,9 +1015,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                 ctx.ty = Some(ty);
                 return self.expr_ctx(val, ctx);
             }
-            E::Bool { value, .. } => {
-                Some(Value { ty: ty::BOOL.into(), loc: Loc::ct(value as u64) })
-            }
+            E::Bool { value, .. } => Some(Value { ty: ty::Id::BOOL, loc: Loc::ct(value as u64) }),
             E::Idk { pos } => {
                 let Some(ty) = ctx.ty else {
                     self.report(
@@ -1025,13 +1051,13 @@ impl Codegen {
                     self.report(pos, "string literal must end with null byte (for now)");
                 }
 
-                let report = |bytes: &std::str::Bytes, message| {
+                let report = |bytes: &core::str::Bytes, message| {
                     self.report(pos + (literal.len() - bytes.len()) as u32 - 1, message)
                 };
 
                 let mut str = Vec::<u8>::with_capacity(literal.len());
 
-                let decode_braces = |str: &mut Vec<u8>, bytes: &mut std::str::Bytes| {
+                let decode_braces = |str: &mut Vec<u8>, bytes: &mut core::str::Bytes| {
                     while let Some(b) = bytes.next()
                         && b != b'}'
                     {
@@ -1095,7 +1121,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                     );
                 };
                 for &CtorField { pos, name, ref value, .. } in fields {
-                    let Some((offset, ty)) = self.tys.offset_of(stru, name) else {
+                    let Some((offset, ty)) = OffsetIter::offset_of(&self.tys, stru, name) else {
                         self.report(pos, format_args!("field not found: {name:?}"));
                     };
                     let loc = loc.as_ref().offset(offset);
@@ -1115,7 +1141,7 @@ impl Codegen {
 
                 match ty.expand() {
                     ty::Kind::Struct(stru) => {
-                        let mut oiter = OffsetIter::new(stru);
+                        let mut oiter = OffsetIter::new(stru, &self.tys);
                         for field in fields {
                             let (ty, offset) = oiter.next_ty(&self.tys).unwrap();
                             let loc = loc.as_ref().offset(offset);
@@ -1151,7 +1177,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                     return Some(Value { ty, loc });
                 }
             }
-            E::Field { target, name: field } => {
+            E::Field { target, name: field, pos } => {
                 let checkpoint = self.ci.snap();
                 let mut tal = self.expr(target)?;
 
@@ -1162,8 +1188,9 @@ impl Codegen {
 
                 match tal.ty.expand() {
                     ty::Kind::Struct(idx) => {
-                        let Some((offset, ty)) = self.tys.offset_of(idx, field) else {
-                            self.report(target.pos(), format_args!("field not found: {field:?}"));
+                        let Some((offset, ty)) = OffsetIter::offset_of(&self.tys, idx, field)
+                        else {
+                            self.report(pos, format_args!("field not found: {field:?}"));
                         };
                         Some(Value { ty, loc: tal.loc.offset(offset) })
                     }
@@ -1237,7 +1264,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                 };
 
                 *drfd = false;
-                let offset = std::mem::take(offset) as _;
+                let offset = core::mem::take(offset) as _;
                 if reg.is_ref() {
                     let new_reg = self.ci.regs.allocate();
                     self.stack_offset(new_reg.get(), reg.get(), stack.as_ref(), offset);
@@ -1247,7 +1274,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                 }
 
                 // FIXME: we might be able to track this but it will be pain
-                std::mem::forget(stack.take());
+                core::mem::forget(stack.take());
 
                 Some(Value { ty: self.tys.make_ptr(val.ty), loc: val.loc })
             }
@@ -1278,7 +1305,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                 self.assign_pattern(left, value)
             }
             E::Call { func: fast, args, .. } => {
-                log::trc!("call {fast}");
+                log::trc!("call {}", self.ast_display(fast));
                 let func_ty = self.ty(fast);
                 let ty::Kind::Func(mut func) = func_ty.expand() else {
                     self.report(fast.pos(), "can't call this, maybe in the future");
@@ -1403,7 +1430,7 @@ impl Codegen {
             }
             E::Number { value, pos, .. } => Some(Value {
                 ty: {
-                    let ty = ctx.ty.map(ty::Id::strip_pointer).unwrap_or(ty::INT.into());
+                    let ty = ctx.ty.map(ty::Id::strip_pointer).unwrap_or(ty::Id::INT);
                     if !ty.is_integer() && !ty.is_pointer() {
                         self.report(
                             pos,
@@ -1438,7 +1465,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                     self.ci.regs.free(left_reg);
                     self.ci.regs.free(right_reg);
                     if swapped {
-                        std::mem::swap(&mut then, &mut else_);
+                        core::mem::swap(&mut then, &mut else_);
                     }
                 } else {
                     let cond = self.expr_ctx(cond, Ctx::default().with_ty(ty::BOOL))?;
@@ -1497,7 +1524,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                     debug_assert!(off > 0);
                 }
 
-                let mut vars = std::mem::take(&mut self.ci.vars);
+                let mut vars = core::mem::take(&mut self.ci.vars);
                 for var in vars.drain(loopa.var_count as usize..) {
                     self.ci.free_loc(var.value.loc);
                 }
@@ -1535,7 +1562,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                 let jump = self.ci.code.len() as i64 - jump_offset as i64;
                 write_reloc(&mut self.ci.code, jump_offset, jump, 2);
 
-                Some(Value { ty: ty::BOOL.into(), loc: Loc::reg(lhs) })
+                Some(Value { ty: ty::Id::BOOL, loc: Loc::reg(lhs) })
             }
             E::BinOp { left, op, right } if op != T::Decl => 'ops: {
                 let left = self.expr_ctx(left, Ctx {
@@ -1587,7 +1614,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                     if derefed {
                         let mut dst = [0u8; 8];
                         dst[..size as usize].copy_from_slice(unsafe {
-                            std::slice::from_raw_parts(imm as _, rsize as usize)
+                            core::slice::from_raw_parts(imm as _, rsize as usize)
                         });
                         imm = u64::from_ne_bytes(dst);
                     }
@@ -1673,7 +1700,12 @@ impl Codegen {
         }?;
 
         if let Some(ty) = ctx.ty {
-            _ = self.assert_ty(expr.pos(), value.ty, ty, format_args!("'{expr}'"));
+            _ = self.assert_ty(
+                expr.pos(),
+                value.ty,
+                ty,
+                format_args!("'{}'", self.ast_display(expr)),
+            );
         }
 
         Some(match ctx.loc {
@@ -1713,7 +1745,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                 } else {
                     debug_assert_eq!(
                         ty,
-                        ty::TYPE.into(),
+                        ty::Id::TYPE,
                         "TODO: we dont support anything except type generics"
                     );
                     let arg = self.expr_ctx(arg, Ctx::default().with_ty(ty))?;
@@ -1773,10 +1805,10 @@ impl Codegen {
             ..Default::default()
         };
         ci.regs.init();
-        std::mem::swap(&mut self.ci, &mut ci);
+        core::mem::swap(&mut self.ci, &mut ci);
         let value = self.expr(expr).unwrap();
         self.ci.free_loc(value.loc);
-        std::mem::swap(&mut self.ci, &mut ci);
+        core::mem::swap(&mut self.ci, &mut ci);
         value.ty
     }
 
@@ -1861,7 +1893,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                 };
 
                 for &CtorField { pos, name, ref value } in fields {
-                    let Some((offset, ty)) = self.tys.offset_of(idx, name) else {
+                    let Some((offset, ty)) = OffsetIter::offset_of(&self.tys, idx, name) else {
                         self.report(pos, format_args!("field not found: {name:?}"));
                     };
                     let loc = self.ci.dup_loc(&right.loc).offset(offset);
@@ -1889,7 +1921,7 @@ impl Codegen {
 
         match ty.expand() {
             ty::Kind::Struct(stru) => {
-                let field_count = self.tys.structs[stru as usize].fields.len();
+                let field_count = self.tys.struct_field_range(stru).len();
                 if field_count != field_len {
                     self.report(
                         pos,
@@ -1936,7 +1968,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                 .or_else(|| right.take_owned())
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| Loc::stack(self.ci.stack.allocate(self.tys.size_of(ty))));
 
-            let mut oiter = OffsetIter::new(stuct);
+            let mut oiter = OffsetIter::new(stuct, &self.tys);
             while let Some((ty, offset)) = oiter.next_ty(&self.tys) {
                 let ctx = Ctx::from(Value { ty, loc: loc.as_ref().offset(offset) });
                 let left = left.as_ref().offset(offset);
@@ -2041,7 +2073,7 @@ impl Codegen {
             ret: Some(sig.ret),
             ..self.pool.cis.pop().unwrap_or_default()
         };
-        let prev_ci = std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci, repl);
+        let prev_ci = core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci, repl);
         self.ci.regs.init();
 
         let Expr::BinOp {
@@ -2050,7 +2082,7 @@ impl Codegen {
             right: &Expr::Closure { body, args, .. },
         } = expr
         else {
-            unreachable!("{expr}")
+            unreachable!("{}", self.ast_display(expr))
         };
 
         self.ci.emit_prelude();
@@ -2085,10 +2117,10 @@ impl Codegen {
 
         self.ci.finalize();
         self.ci.emit(jala(ZERO, RET_ADDR, 0));
-        self.ci.regs.free(std::mem::take(&mut self.ci.ret_reg));
+        self.ci.regs.free(core::mem::take(&mut self.ci.ret_reg));
         self.tys.funcs[id as usize].code.append(&mut self.ci.code);
         self.tys.funcs[id as usize].relocs.append(&mut self.ci.relocs);
-        self.pool.cis.push(std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci, prev_ci));
+        self.pool.cis.push(core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci, prev_ci));
         self.ct.vm.write_reg(reg::STACK_PTR, ct_stack_base);
     }
 
@@ -2335,12 +2367,12 @@ impl Codegen {
 
                 let mut values = self.ct.vm.read_reg(2).0 as *const u8;
                 for &id in captured {
-                    let ty: ty::Id = unsafe { std::ptr::read_unaligned(values.cast()) };
+                    let ty: ty::Id = unsafe { core::ptr::read_unaligned(values.cast()) };
                     unsafe { values = values.add(4) };
                     let size = self.tys.size_of(ty) as usize;
                     let mut imm = [0u8; 8];
                     assert!(size <= imm.len(), "TODO");
-                    unsafe { std::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(values, imm.as_mut_ptr(), size) };
+                    unsafe { core::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(values, imm.as_mut_ptr(), size) };
                     self.ci.vars.push(Variable {
                         id,
                         value: Value::new(ty, Loc::ct(u64::from_ne_bytes(imm))),
@@ -2381,7 +2413,7 @@ impl Codegen {
         let Some((expr, ident)) = f.find_decl(name) else {
             match name {
                 Ok(_) => self.report(pos, format_args!("undefined indentifier: {lit_name}")),
-                Err("main") => self.report(pos, format_args!("missing main function: {f}")),
+                Err("main") => self.report(pos, format_args!("missing main function")),
                 Err(name) => self.report(pos, format_args!("undefined indentifier: {name}")),
             }
         };
@@ -2399,7 +2431,7 @@ impl Codegen {
             return existing.expand();
         }
 
-        let prev_file = std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.file, file);
+        let prev_file = core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.file, file);
         let sym = match expr {
             Expr::BinOp {
                 left: &Expr::Ident { .. },
@@ -2509,17 +2541,17 @@ impl Codegen {
     ) -> Result<T, E> {
         log::trc!("eval");
 
-        let mut prev_ci = std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci, ci);
+        let mut prev_ci = core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci, ci);
         self.ci.task_base = self.tasks.len();
         self.ci.regs.init();
 
         let ret = compile(self, &mut prev_ci);
-        let mut rr = std::mem::take(&mut self.ci.ret_reg);
+        let mut rr = core::mem::take(&mut self.ci.ret_reg);
         let is_on_stack = !rr.is_ref();
         if !rr.is_ref() {
             self.ci.emit(instrs::cp(1, rr.get()));
             let rref = rr.as_ref();
-            self.ci.regs.free(std::mem::replace(&mut rr, rref));
+            self.ci.regs.free(core::mem::replace(&mut rr, rref));
         }
 
         if ret.is_ok() {
@@ -2539,20 +2571,20 @@ impl Codegen {
 
             self.tys.dump_reachable(last_fn as _, &mut self.ct.code);
             let entry = &mut self.ct.code[self.tys.funcs[last_fn].offset as usize] as *mut _ as _;
-            let prev_pc = std::mem::replace(&mut self.ct.vm.pc, hbvm::mem::Address::new(entry))
+            let prev_pc = core::mem::replace(&mut self.ct.vm.pc, hbvm::mem::Address::new(entry))
                 - self.ct.code.as_ptr() as usize;
 
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             {
-                let mut vc = Vec::<u8>::new();
+                let mut vc = String::new();
                 if let Err(e) = self.tys.disasm(&self.ct.code, &self.files, &mut vc, |bts| {
                     if let Some(trap) = Self::read_trap(bts.as_ptr() as _) {
                         bts.take(..trap.size() + 1).unwrap();
                     }
                 }) {
-                    panic!("{e} {}", String::from_utf8(vc).unwrap());
+                    panic!("{e} {}", vc);
                 } else {
-                    log::trc!("{}", String::from_utf8(vc).unwrap());
+                    log::trc!("{}", vc);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -2562,14 +2594,14 @@ impl Codegen {
             self.tys.funcs.pop().unwrap();
         }
 
-        self.pool.cis.push(std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci, prev_ci));
+        self.pool.cis.push(core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci, prev_ci));
 
         log::trc!("eval-end");
 
         ret
     }
 
-    pub fn disasm(&mut self, output: &mut impl std::io::Write) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    pub fn disasm(&mut self, output: &mut String) -> Result<(), DisasmError> {
         let mut bin = Vec::new();
         self.assemble(&mut bin);
         self.tys.disasm(&bin, &self.files, output, |_| {})
@@ -2590,6 +2622,12 @@ impl Codegen {
         ty::Display::new(&self.tys, &self.files, ty)
     }
 
+    fn ast_display(&self, ast: &Expr) -> String {
+        let mut s = String::new();
+        parser::Formatter::new(&self.cfile().file).fmt(ast, &mut s).unwrap();
+        s
+    }
+
     #[must_use]
     #[track_caller]
     fn assert_ty(&self, pos: Pos, ty: ty::Id, expected: ty::Id, hint: impl Display) -> ty::Id {
@@ -2609,14 +2647,14 @@ impl Codegen {
         }
     }
 
-    fn report_log(&self, pos: Pos, msg: impl std::fmt::Display) {
+    fn report_log(&self, pos: Pos, msg: impl core::fmt::Display) {
         let mut out = String::new();
         self.cfile().report_to(pos, msg, &mut out);
-        eprintln!("{out}");
+        crate::log::eprintln!("{out}");
     }
 
     #[track_caller]
-    fn report(&self, pos: Pos, msg: impl std::fmt::Display) -> ! {
+    fn report(&self, pos: Pos, msg: impl core::fmt::Display) -> ! {
         self.report_log(pos, msg);
         unreachable!();
     }
@@ -2627,9 +2665,10 @@ impl Codegen {
             ast.pos(),
             format_args!(
                 "compiler does not (yet) know how to handle ({hint}):\n\
-                {ast:}\n\
+                {:}\n\
                 info for weak people:\n\
-                {ast:#?}"
+                {ast:#?}",
+                self.ast_display(ast)
             ),
         )
     }
@@ -2671,6 +2710,8 @@ impl Codegen {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use alloc::{string::String, vec::Vec};
+
     fn generate(ident: &'static str, input: &'static str, output: &mut String) {
         let mut codegen =
             super::Codegen { files: crate::test_parse_files(ident, input), ..Default::default() };
@@ -2679,9 +2720,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut out = Vec::new();
         codegen.assemble(&mut out);
 
-        let mut buf = Vec::<u8>::new();
-        let err = codegen.tys.disasm(&out, &codegen.files, &mut buf, |_| {});
-        output.push_str(String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap().as_str());
+        let err = codegen.tys.disasm(&out, &codegen.files, output, |_| {});
         if err.is_err() {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/hblang/src/fs.rs b/hblang/src/fs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f2f48e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hblang/src/fs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+use {
+    crate::{
+        codegen,
+        parser::{self, Ast},
+    },
+    alloc::{string::String, vec::Vec},
+    core::fmt::Write,
+    hashbrown::hash_map,
+    std::{
+        collections::VecDeque,
+        ffi::OsStr,
+        io,
+        path::{Path, PathBuf},
+        string::ToString,
+        sync::Mutex,
+    },
+};
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct Options {
+    pub fmt: bool,
+    pub fmt_stdout: bool,
+    pub dump_asm: bool,
+    pub extra_threads: usize,
+}
+
+pub fn format_to(ast: &parser::Ast, source: &str, out: &mut String) -> core::fmt::Result {
+    for (i, expr) in ast.exprs().iter().enumerate() {
+        parser::Formatter::new(&ast.file).fmt(expr, out)?;
+        if let Some(expr) = ast.exprs().get(i + 1)
+            && let Some(rest) = source.get(expr.pos() as usize..)
+        {
+            if parser::insert_needed_semicolon(rest) {
+                write!(out, ";")?;
+            }
+            if parser::preserve_newlines(&source[..expr.pos() as usize]) > 1 {
+                writeln!(out)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if i + 1 != ast.exprs().len() {
+            writeln!(out)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn run_compiler(root_file: &str, options: Options, out: &mut Vec<u8>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let parsed = parse_from_fs(options.extra_threads, root_file)?;
+
+    fn format_ast(ast: parser::Ast) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let mut output = String::new();
+        let source = std::fs::read_to_string(&*ast.path)?;
+        format_to(&ast, &source, &mut output).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(&*ast.path, output)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    if options.fmt {
+        for parsed in parsed {
+            format_ast(parsed)?;
+        }
+    } else if options.fmt_stdout {
+        let ast = parsed.into_iter().next().unwrap();
+        let source = std::fs::read_to_string(&*ast.path)?;
+        format_to(&ast, &source, unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<&mut Vec<u8>, &mut String>(out) })
+            .unwrap();
+    } else {
+        let mut codegen = codegen::Codegen::default();
+        codegen.files = parsed;
+
+        codegen.generate();
+        if options.dump_asm {
+            codegen
+                .disasm(unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<&mut Vec<u8>, &mut String>(out) })
+                .map_err(|e| io::Error::other(e.to_string()))?;
+        } else {
+            codegen.assemble(out);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+struct TaskQueue<T> {
+    inner: Mutex<TaskQueueInner<T>>,
+}
+
+impl<T> TaskQueue<T> {
+    fn new(max_waiters: usize) -> Self {
+        Self { inner: Mutex::new(TaskQueueInner::new(max_waiters)) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn push(&self, message: T) {
+        self.extend([message]);
+    }
+
+    pub fn extend(&self, messages: impl IntoIterator<Item = T>) {
+        self.inner.lock().unwrap().push(messages);
+    }
+
+    pub fn pop(&self) -> Option<T> {
+        TaskQueueInner::pop(&self.inner)
+    }
+}
+
+enum TaskSlot<T> {
+    Waiting,
+    Delivered(T),
+    Closed,
+}
+
+struct TaskQueueInner<T> {
+    max_waiters: usize,
+    messages: VecDeque<T>,
+    parked: VecDeque<(*mut TaskSlot<T>, std::thread::Thread)>,
+}
+
+unsafe impl<T: Send> Send for TaskQueueInner<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: Send + Sync> Sync for TaskQueueInner<T> {}
+
+impl<T> TaskQueueInner<T> {
+    fn new(max_waiters: usize) -> Self {
+        Self { max_waiters, messages: Default::default(), parked: Default::default() }
+    }
+
+    fn push(&mut self, messages: impl IntoIterator<Item = T>) {
+        for msg in messages {
+            if let Some((dest, thread)) = self.parked.pop_front() {
+                unsafe { *dest = TaskSlot::Delivered(msg) };
+                thread.unpark();
+            } else {
+                self.messages.push_back(msg);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn pop(s: &Mutex<Self>) -> Option<T> {
+        let mut res = TaskSlot::Waiting;
+        {
+            let mut s = s.lock().unwrap();
+            if let Some(msg) = s.messages.pop_front() {
+                return Some(msg);
+            }
+
+            if s.max_waiters == s.parked.len() + 1 {
+                for (dest, thread) in s.parked.drain(..) {
+                    unsafe { *dest = TaskSlot::Closed };
+                    thread.unpark();
+                }
+                return None;
+            }
+
+            s.parked.push_back((&mut res, std::thread::current()));
+        }
+
+        loop {
+            std::thread::park();
+
+            let _s = s.lock().unwrap();
+            match core::mem::replace(&mut res, TaskSlot::Waiting) {
+                TaskSlot::Delivered(msg) => return Some(msg),
+                TaskSlot::Closed => return None,
+                TaskSlot::Waiting => {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn parse_from_fs(extra_threads: usize, root: &str) -> io::Result<Vec<Ast>> {
+    fn resolve(path: &str, from: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, CantLoadFile> {
+        let path = match Path::new(from).parent() {
+            Some(parent) => PathBuf::from_iter([parent, Path::new(path)]),
+            None => PathBuf::from(path),
+        };
+
+        path.canonicalize().map_err(|source| CantLoadFile { path, source })
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    struct CantLoadFile {
+        path: PathBuf,
+        source: io::Error,
+    }
+
+    impl core::fmt::Display for CantLoadFile {
+        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
+            write!(f, "can't load file: {}", display_rel_path(&self.path),)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl core::error::Error for CantLoadFile {
+        fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn core::error::Error + 'static)> {
+            Some(&self.source)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl From<CantLoadFile> for io::Error {
+        fn from(e: CantLoadFile) -> Self {
+            io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e)
+        }
+    }
+
+    type Task = (u32, PathBuf);
+
+    let seen = Mutex::new(crate::HashMap::<PathBuf, u32>::default());
+    let tasks = TaskQueue::<Task>::new(extra_threads + 1);
+    let ast = Mutex::new(Vec::<io::Result<Ast>>::new());
+
+    let loader = |path: &str, from: &str| {
+        if path.starts_with("rel:") {
+            return Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                "`rel:` prefix was removed and is now equivalent to no prefix (remove it)"
+                    .to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        let physiscal_path = resolve(path, from)?;
+
+        let id = {
+            let mut seen = seen.lock().unwrap();
+            let len = seen.len();
+            match seen.entry(physiscal_path.clone()) {
+                hash_map::Entry::Occupied(entry) => {
+                    return Ok(*entry.get());
+                }
+                hash_map::Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
+                    entry.insert(len as _);
+                    len as u32
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        if !physiscal_path.exists() {
+            return Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+                format!("can't find file: {}", display_rel_path(&physiscal_path)),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        tasks.push((id, physiscal_path));
+        Ok(id)
+    };
+
+    let execute_task = |(_, path): Task| {
+        let path = path.to_str().ok_or_else(|| {
+            io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+                format!("path contains invalid characters: {}", display_rel_path(&path)),
+            )
+        })?;
+        Ok(Ast::new(path, std::fs::read_to_string(path)?, &|path, from| {
+            loader(path, from).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+        }))
+    };
+
+    let thread = || {
+        while let Some(task @ (indx, ..)) = tasks.pop() {
+            let res = execute_task(task);
+            let mut ast = ast.lock().unwrap();
+            let len = ast.len().max(indx as usize + 1);
+            ast.resize_with(len, || Err(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData.into()));
+            ast[indx as usize] = res;
+        }
+    };
+
+    let path = Path::new(root).canonicalize()?;
+    seen.lock().unwrap().insert(path.clone(), 0);
+    tasks.push((0, path));
+
+    if extra_threads == 0 {
+        thread();
+    } else {
+        std::thread::scope(|s| (0..extra_threads + 1).for_each(|_| _ = s.spawn(thread)));
+    }
+
+    ast.into_inner().unwrap().into_iter().collect::<io::Result<Vec<_>>>()
+}
+
+pub fn display_rel_path(path: &(impl AsRef<OsStr> + ?Sized)) -> std::path::Display {
+    static CWD: std::sync::LazyLock<PathBuf> =
+        std::sync::LazyLock::new(|| std::env::current_dir().unwrap_or_default());
+    std::path::Path::new(path).strip_prefix(&*CWD).unwrap_or(std::path::Path::new(path)).display()
+}
diff --git a/hblang/src/lexer.rs b/hblang/src/lexer.rs
index a8a419ab..3b2ab8cf 100644
--- a/hblang/src/lexer.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/lexer.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct Token {
 }
 
 impl Token {
-    pub fn range(&self) -> std::ops::Range<usize> {
+    pub fn range(&self) -> core::ops::Range<usize> {
         self.start as usize..self.end as usize
     }
 }
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ macro_rules! gen_token_kind {
             )*
         }
     ) => {
-        impl std::fmt::Display for $name {
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        impl core::fmt::Display for $name {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
                 f.write_str(self.name())
             }
         }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ macro_rules! gen_token_kind {
                     $( Self::$punkt   => stringify!($punkt_lit),   )*
                     $($( Self::$op    => $op_lit,
                       $(Self::$assign => concat!($op_lit, "="),)?)*)*
-                    _ => unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(std::slice::from_ref(&sf)) },
+                    _ => unsafe { core::str::from_utf8_unchecked(core::slice::from_ref(&sf)) },
                 }
             }
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ impl TokenKind {
         if ascii_mask(b"|+-*/%^&79") & (1u128 << id) == 0 {
             return None;
         }
-        Some(unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<u8, Self>(id) })
+        Some(unsafe { core::mem::transmute::<u8, Self>(id) })
     }
 
     pub fn is_comutative(self) -> bool {
@@ -375,15 +375,15 @@ impl<'a> Lexer<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn source(&self) -> &'a str {
-        unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(self.bytes) }
+        unsafe { core::str::from_utf8_unchecked(self.bytes) }
     }
 
-    pub fn slice(&self, tok: std::ops::Range<usize>) -> &'a str {
-        unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&self.bytes[tok]) }
+    pub fn slice(&self, tok: core::ops::Range<usize>) -> &'a str {
+        unsafe { core::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&self.bytes[tok]) }
     }
 
     fn peek(&self) -> Option<u8> {
-        if std::intrinsics::unlikely(self.pos >= self.bytes.len() as u32) {
+        if core::intrinsics::unlikely(self.pos >= self.bytes.len() as u32) {
             None
         } else {
             Some(unsafe { *self.bytes.get_unchecked(self.pos as usize) })
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ impl<'a> Lexer<'a> {
                 }
             };
 
-            let identity = |s: u8| unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<u8, T>(s) };
+            let identity = |s: u8| unsafe { core::mem::transmute::<u8, T>(s) };
 
             let kind = match c {
                 ..=b' ' => continue,
diff --git a/hblang/src/lib.rs b/hblang/src/lib.rs
index 854248bf..e3c18dd3 100644
--- a/hblang/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,15 @@
     slice_take,
     map_try_insert,
     extract_if,
-    ptr_internals
+    ptr_internals,
+    iter_intersperse
 )]
+#![warn(clippy::dbg_macro)]
 #![allow(stable_features, internal_features)]
+#![no_std]
 
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+pub use fs::*;
 use {
     self::{
         ident::Ident,
@@ -29,19 +34,18 @@ use {
         son::reg,
         ty::ArrayLen,
     },
+    alloc::{collections::BTreeMap, string::String, vec::Vec},
+    core::{cell::Cell, fmt::Display, hash::BuildHasher, ops::Range},
+    hashbrown::hash_map,
     hbbytecode as instrs,
-    parser::Ast,
-    std::{
-        collections::{hash_map, BTreeMap, VecDeque},
-        fmt::Display,
-        io,
-        ops::Range,
-        path::{Path, PathBuf},
-        rc::Rc,
-        sync::Mutex,
-    },
 };
 
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate alloc;
+
+#[cfg(any(feature = "std", test))]
+extern crate std;
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 const README: &str = include_str!("../README.md");
 
@@ -50,12 +54,14 @@ macro_rules! run_tests {
     ($runner:path: $($name:ident;)*) => {$(
         #[test]
         fn $name() {
-            $crate::run_test(std::any::type_name_of_val(&$name), stringify!($name), $crate::README, $runner);
+            $crate::run_test(core::any::type_name_of_val(&$name), stringify!($name), $crate::README, $runner);
         }
     )*};
 }
 
 pub mod codegen;
+#[cfg(any(feature = "std", test))]
+pub mod fs;
 pub mod parser;
 pub mod son;
 
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ mod ident {
         ((pos + 1) << LEN_BITS) | len
     }
 
-    pub fn range(ident: u32) -> std::ops::Range<usize> {
+    pub fn range(ident: u32) -> core::ops::Range<usize> {
         let (len, pos) = (len(ident) as usize, pos(ident) as usize);
         pos..pos + len
     }
@@ -140,10 +146,24 @@ mod log {
         }
     };
 
+    macro_rules! eprintln {
+        ($($tt:tt)*) => {
+            #[cfg(test)]
+            {
+                //std::eprintln!($($tt)*)
+                format_args!($($tt)*)
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(test))]
+            {
+                format_args!($($tt)*)
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     macro_rules! log {
         ($level:expr, $fmt:literal $($expr:tt)*) => {
             if $level <= $crate::log::LOG_LEVEL {
-                eprintln!("{:?}: {}", $level, format_args!($fmt $($expr)*));
+                $crate::log::eprintln!("{:?}: {}", $level, format_args!($fmt $($expr)*));
             }
         };
 
@@ -161,7 +181,7 @@ mod log {
     macro_rules! trc { ($($arg:tt)*) => { $crate::log::log!($crate::log::Level::Trc, $($arg)*) }; }
 
     #[allow(unused_imports)]
-    pub(crate) use {dbg, err, inf, log, trc, wrn};
+    pub(crate) use {dbg, eprintln, err, inf, log, trc, wrn};
 }
 
 mod ty {
@@ -171,7 +191,7 @@ mod ty {
             lexer::TokenKind,
             parser::{self},
         },
-        std::{num::NonZeroU32, ops::Range},
+        core::{num::NonZeroU32, ops::Range},
     };
 
     pub type ArrayLen = u32;
@@ -317,6 +337,11 @@ mod ty {
                     *(stringify!($name).as_ptr() as *const [u8; stringify!($name).len()]) });)*
             }
 
+            #[allow(dead_code)]
+            impl Id {
+                $(pub const $name: Self = Kind::Builtin($name).compress();)*
+            }
+
             pub fn from_str(name: &str) -> Option<Builtin> {
                 match name.as_bytes() {
                     $(__lc_names::$name => Some($name),)*
@@ -326,7 +351,7 @@ mod ty {
 
             pub fn to_str(ty: Builtin) -> &'static str {
                 match ty {
-                    $($name => unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(__lc_names::$name) },)*
+                    $($name => unsafe { core::str::from_utf8_unchecked(__lc_names::$name) },)*
                     v => unreachable!("invalid type: {}", v),
                 }
             }
@@ -360,7 +385,7 @@ mod ty {
 
             impl $name {
                 const FLAG_BITS: u32 = (${count($variant)} as u32).next_power_of_two().ilog2();
-                const FLAG_OFFSET: u32 = std::mem::size_of::<Id>() as u32 * 8 - Self::FLAG_BITS;
+                const FLAG_OFFSET: u32 = core::mem::size_of::<Id>() as u32 * 8 - Self::FLAG_BITS;
                 const INDEX_MASK: u32 = (1 << (32 - Self::FLAG_BITS)) - 1;
 
                 $vis fn from_ty(ty: Id) -> Self {
@@ -422,8 +447,8 @@ mod ty {
         }
     }
 
-    impl<'a> std::fmt::Display for Display<'a> {
-        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+    impl<'a> core::fmt::Display for Display<'a> {
+        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
             use Kind as TK;
             match TK::from_ty(self.ty) {
                 TK::Module(idx) => write!(f, "module{}", idx),
@@ -435,7 +460,8 @@ mod ty {
                     let record = &self.tys.structs[idx as usize];
                     if ident::is_null(record.name) {
                         write!(f, "[{idx}]{{")?;
-                        for (i, &super::Field { ref name, ty }) in record.fields.iter().enumerate()
+                        for (i, &super::Field { ref name, ty }) in
+                            self.tys.struct_fields(idx).iter().enumerate()
                         {
                             if i != 0 {
                                 write!(f, ", ")?;
@@ -572,15 +598,18 @@ impl Reloc {
 }
 
 struct Field {
-    name: Rc<str>,
+    name: Ident,
     ty: ty::Id,
 }
 
+#[derive(Default)]
 struct Struct {
     name: Ident,
     file: FileId,
-    explicit_alignment: Option<u32>,
-    fields: Rc<[Field]>,
+    size: Cell<Size>,
+    align: Cell<u8>,
+    explicit_alignment: Option<u8>,
+    field_start: u32,
 }
 
 struct Ptr {
@@ -618,6 +647,77 @@ struct AbleOsExecutableHeader {
     metadata_length: u64,
 }
 
+struct IdentEntry {
+    hash: u32,
+    ident: Ident,
+}
+
+impl core::hash::Hash for IdentEntry {
+    fn hash<H: core::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
+        state.write_u64((self.hash as u64) << 32);
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct IdentityHasher(u64);
+
+impl core::hash::Hasher for IdentityHasher {
+    fn finish(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.0
+    }
+
+    fn write(&mut self, _: &[u8]) {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn write_u64(&mut self, i: u64) {
+        self.0 = i;
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct IdentInterner {
+    lookup: hashbrown::HashMap<IdentEntry, (), core::hash::BuildHasherDefault<IdentityHasher>>,
+    strings: String,
+}
+
+impl IdentInterner {
+    fn intern(&mut self, ident: &str) -> Ident {
+        let hash = FnvBuildHasher::default().hash_one(ident) & 0xFFFFFFFF00000000;
+        match self.lookup.raw_entry_mut().from_hash(
+            hash,
+            |k| unsafe { self.strings.get_unchecked(ident::range(k.ident)) } == ident,
+        ) {
+            hash_map::RawEntryMut::Occupied(o) => o.get_key_value().0.ident,
+            hash_map::RawEntryMut::Vacant(v) => {
+                let id = ident::new(self.strings.len() as _, ident.len() as _);
+                self.strings.push_str(ident);
+                v.insert_hashed_nocheck(
+                    hash,
+                    IdentEntry { hash: (hash >> 32) as _, ident: id },
+                    (),
+                );
+                id
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn ident_str(&self, ident: Ident) -> &str {
+        &self.strings[ident::range(ident)]
+    }
+
+    fn project(&self, ident: &str) -> Option<Ident> {
+        let hash = FnvBuildHasher::default().hash_one(ident) & 0xFFFFFFFF00000000;
+        self.lookup
+            .raw_entry()
+            .from_hash(
+                hash,
+                |k| unsafe { self.strings.get_unchecked(ident::range(k.ident)) } == ident,
+            )
+            .map(|(k, _)| k.ident)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct Types {
     syms: HashMap<SymKey, ty::Id>,
@@ -626,13 +726,29 @@ struct Types {
     args: Vec<ty::Id>,
     globals: Vec<Global>,
     structs: Vec<Struct>,
+    fields: Vec<Field>,
+    fields_tmp: Vec<Field>,
+    field_names: IdentInterner,
     ptrs: Vec<Ptr>,
     arrays: Vec<Array>,
 }
 
-const HEADER_SIZE: usize = std::mem::size_of::<AbleOsExecutableHeader>();
+const HEADER_SIZE: usize = core::mem::size_of::<AbleOsExecutableHeader>();
 
 impl Types {
+    fn struct_field_range(&self, strct: ty::Struct) -> Range<usize> {
+        let start = self.structs[strct as usize].field_start as usize;
+        let end = self
+            .structs
+            .get(strct as usize + 1)
+            .map_or(self.fields.len(), |s| s.field_start as usize);
+        start..end
+    }
+
+    fn struct_fields(&self, strct: ty::Struct) -> &[Field] {
+        &self.fields[self.struct_field_range(strct)]
+    }
+
     /// returns none if comptime eval is required
     fn ty(&mut self, file: FileId, expr: &Expr, files: &[parser::Ast]) -> Option<ty::Id> {
         Some(match *expr {
@@ -658,19 +774,22 @@ impl Types {
                     return Some(ty);
                 }
 
-                let fields = fields
-                    .iter()
-                    .filter_map(CommentOr::or)
-                    .map(|sf| {
-                        Some(Field { name: sf.name.into(), ty: self.ty(file, &sf.ty, files)? })
-                    })
-                    .collect::<Option<_>>()?;
+                let prev_tmp = self.fields_tmp.len();
+                for field in fields.iter().filter_map(CommentOr::or) {
+                    let Some(ty) = self.ty(file, &field.ty, files) else {
+                        self.fields_tmp.truncate(prev_tmp);
+                        return None;
+                    };
+                    self.fields_tmp.push(Field { name: self.field_names.intern(field.name), ty });
+                }
+
                 self.structs.push(Struct {
-                    name: 0,
                     file,
-                    fields,
+                    field_start: self.fields.len() as _,
                     explicit_alignment: packed.then_some(1),
+                    ..Default::default()
                 });
+                self.fields.extend(self.fields_tmp.drain(prev_tmp..));
 
                 let ty = ty::Kind::Struct(self.structs.len() as u32 - 1).compress();
                 self.syms.insert(sym, ty);
@@ -759,13 +878,13 @@ impl Types {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn disasm(
-        &self,
+    pub fn disasm<'a>(
+        &'a self,
         mut sluce: &[u8],
-        files: &[parser::Ast],
-        output: &mut impl std::io::Write,
+        files: &'a [parser::Ast],
+        output: &mut String,
         eca_handler: impl FnMut(&mut &[u8]),
-    ) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    ) -> Result<(), hbbytecode::DisasmError<'a>> {
         use instrs::DisasmItem;
         let functions = self
             .funcs
@@ -787,7 +906,7 @@ impl Types {
             })
             .chain(self.globals.iter().filter(|g| task::is_done(g.offset)).map(|g| {
                 let name = if g.file == u32::MAX {
-                    std::str::from_utf8(&g.data).unwrap()
+                    core::str::from_utf8(&g.data).unwrap()
                 } else {
                     let file = &files[g.file as usize];
                     file.ident_str(g.name)
@@ -802,13 +921,6 @@ impl Types {
         ParamAlloc(2 + (9..=16).contains(&self.size_of(ret.into())) as u8..12)
     }
 
-    fn offset_of(&self, idx: ty::Struct, field: &str) -> Option<(Offset, ty::Id)> {
-        OffsetIter::new(idx)
-            .into_iter(self)
-            .find(|(f, _)| f.name.as_ref() == field)
-            .map(|(f, off)| (off, f.ty))
-    }
-
     fn make_ptr(&mut self, base: ty::Id) -> ty::Id {
         ty::Kind::Ptr(self.make_ptr_low(base)).compress()
     }
@@ -867,8 +979,13 @@ impl Types {
                 }
             }
             ty::Kind::Struct(stru) => {
-                let mut oiter = OffsetIter::new(stru);
+                if self.structs[stru as usize].size.get() != 0 {
+                    return self.structs[stru as usize].size.get();
+                }
+
+                let mut oiter = OffsetIter::new(stru, self);
                 while oiter.next(self).is_some() {}
+                self.structs[stru as usize].size.set(oiter.offset);
                 oiter.offset
             }
             ty => unimplemented!("size_of: {:?}", ty),
@@ -878,14 +995,21 @@ impl Types {
     fn align_of(&self, ty: ty::Id) -> Size {
         match ty.expand() {
             ty::Kind::Struct(stru) => {
-                self.structs[stru as usize].explicit_alignment.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                    self.structs[stru as usize]
-                        .fields
-                        .iter()
-                        .map(|&Field { ty, .. }| self.align_of(ty))
-                        .max()
-                        .unwrap_or(1)
-                })
+                if self.structs[stru as usize].align.get() != 0 {
+                    return self.structs[stru as usize].align.get() as _;
+                }
+                let align = self.structs[stru as usize].explicit_alignment.map_or_else(
+                    || {
+                        self.struct_fields(stru)
+                            .iter()
+                            .map(|&Field { ty, .. }| self.align_of(ty))
+                            .max()
+                            .unwrap_or(1)
+                    },
+                    |a| a as _,
+                );
+                self.structs[stru as usize].align.set(align.try_into().unwrap());
+                align
             }
             ty::Kind::Slice(arr) => {
                 let arr = &self.arrays[arr as usize];
@@ -904,30 +1028,39 @@ impl Types {
             _ => None,
         }
     }
+
+    fn find_struct_field(&self, s: ty::Struct, name: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+        let name = self.field_names.project(name)?;
+        self.struct_fields(s).iter().position(|f| f.name == name)
+    }
 }
 
 struct OffsetIter {
     strct: ty::Struct,
     offset: Offset,
-    index: usize,
-}
-
-fn align_up(value: Size, align: Size) -> Size {
-    (value + align - 1) & !(align - 1)
+    fields: Range<usize>,
 }
 
 impl OffsetIter {
-    fn new(strct: ty::Struct) -> Self {
-        Self { strct, offset: 0, index: 0 }
+    fn new(strct: ty::Struct, tys: &Types) -> Self {
+        Self { strct, offset: 0, fields: tys.struct_field_range(strct) }
+    }
+
+    fn offset_of(tys: &Types, idx: ty::Struct, field: &str) -> Option<(Offset, ty::Id)> {
+        let field_id = tys.field_names.project(field)?;
+        OffsetIter::new(idx, tys)
+            .into_iter(tys)
+            .find(|(f, _)| f.name == field_id)
+            .map(|(f, off)| (off, f.ty))
     }
 
     fn next<'a>(&mut self, tys: &'a Types) -> Option<(&'a Field, Offset)> {
         let stru = &tys.structs[self.strct as usize];
-        let field = stru.fields.get(self.index)?;
-        self.index += 1;
-        let align = stru.explicit_alignment.unwrap_or_else(|| tys.align_of(field.ty));
+        let field = &tys.fields[self.fields.next()?];
+
+        let align = stru.explicit_alignment.map_or_else(|| tys.align_of(field.ty), |a| a as u32);
+        self.offset = (self.offset + align - 1) & !(align - 1);
 
-        self.offset = align_up(self.offset, align);
         let off = self.offset;
         self.offset += tys.size_of(field.ty);
         Some((field, off))
@@ -939,210 +1072,17 @@ impl OffsetIter {
     }
 
     fn into_iter(mut self, tys: &Types) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&Field, Offset)> {
-        std::iter::from_fn(move || self.next(tys))
+        core::iter::from_fn(move || self.next(tys))
     }
 }
 
-struct TaskQueue<T> {
-    inner: Mutex<TaskQueueInner<T>>,
-}
-
-impl<T> TaskQueue<T> {
-    fn new(max_waiters: usize) -> Self {
-        Self { inner: Mutex::new(TaskQueueInner::new(max_waiters)) }
-    }
-
-    pub fn push(&self, message: T) {
-        self.extend([message]);
-    }
-
-    pub fn extend(&self, messages: impl IntoIterator<Item = T>) {
-        self.inner.lock().unwrap().push(messages);
-    }
-
-    pub fn pop(&self) -> Option<T> {
-        TaskQueueInner::pop(&self.inner)
-    }
-}
-
-enum TaskSlot<T> {
-    Waiting,
-    Delivered(T),
-    Closed,
-}
-
-struct TaskQueueInner<T> {
-    max_waiters: usize,
-    messages: VecDeque<T>,
-    parked: VecDeque<(*mut TaskSlot<T>, std::thread::Thread)>,
-}
-
-unsafe impl<T: Send> Send for TaskQueueInner<T> {}
-unsafe impl<T: Send + Sync> Sync for TaskQueueInner<T> {}
-
-impl<T> TaskQueueInner<T> {
-    fn new(max_waiters: usize) -> Self {
-        Self { max_waiters, messages: Default::default(), parked: Default::default() }
-    }
-
-    fn push(&mut self, messages: impl IntoIterator<Item = T>) {
-        for msg in messages {
-            if let Some((dest, thread)) = self.parked.pop_front() {
-                unsafe { *dest = TaskSlot::Delivered(msg) };
-                thread.unpark();
-            } else {
-                self.messages.push_back(msg);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn pop(s: &Mutex<Self>) -> Option<T> {
-        let mut res = TaskSlot::Waiting;
-        {
-            let mut s = s.lock().unwrap();
-            if let Some(msg) = s.messages.pop_front() {
-                return Some(msg);
-            }
-
-            if s.max_waiters == s.parked.len() + 1 {
-                for (dest, thread) in s.parked.drain(..) {
-                    unsafe { *dest = TaskSlot::Closed };
-                    thread.unpark();
-                }
-                return None;
-            }
-
-            s.parked.push_back((&mut res, std::thread::current()));
-        }
-
-        loop {
-            std::thread::park();
-
-            let _s = s.lock().unwrap();
-            match std::mem::replace(&mut res, TaskSlot::Waiting) {
-                TaskSlot::Delivered(msg) => return Some(msg),
-                TaskSlot::Closed => return None,
-                TaskSlot::Waiting => {}
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn parse_from_fs(extra_threads: usize, root: &str) -> io::Result<Vec<Ast>> {
-    fn resolve(path: &str, from: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, CantLoadFile> {
-        let path = match Path::new(from).parent() {
-            Some(parent) => PathBuf::from_iter([parent, Path::new(path)]),
-            None => PathBuf::from(path),
-        };
-
-        path.canonicalize().map_err(|source| CantLoadFile { path, source })
-    }
-
-    #[derive(Debug)]
-    struct CantLoadFile {
-        path: PathBuf,
-        source: io::Error,
-    }
-
-    impl std::fmt::Display for CantLoadFile {
-        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
-            write!(f, "can't load file: {}", parser::display_rel_path(&self.path),)
-        }
-    }
-
-    impl std::error::Error for CantLoadFile {
-        fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
-            Some(&self.source)
-        }
-    }
-
-    impl From<CantLoadFile> for io::Error {
-        fn from(e: CantLoadFile) -> Self {
-            io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e)
-        }
-    }
-
-    type Task = (u32, PathBuf);
-
-    let seen = Mutex::new(HashMap::<PathBuf, u32>::default());
-    let tasks = TaskQueue::<Task>::new(extra_threads + 1);
-    let ast = Mutex::new(Vec::<io::Result<Ast>>::new());
-
-    let loader = |path: &str, from: &str| {
-        if path.starts_with("rel:") {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
-                io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                "`rel:` prefix was removed and is now equivalent to no prefix (remove it)"
-                    .to_string(),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        let physiscal_path = resolve(path, from)?;
-
-        let id = {
-            let mut seen = seen.lock().unwrap();
-            let len = seen.len();
-            match seen.entry(physiscal_path.clone()) {
-                hash_map::Entry::Occupied(entry) => {
-                    return Ok(*entry.get());
-                }
-                hash_map::Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
-                    entry.insert(len as _);
-                    len as u32
-                }
-            }
-        };
-
-        if !physiscal_path.exists() {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
-                io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
-                format!("can't find file: {}", parser::display_rel_path(&physiscal_path)),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        tasks.push((id, physiscal_path));
-        Ok(id)
-    };
-
-    let execute_task = |(_, path): Task| {
-        let path = path.to_str().ok_or_else(|| {
-            io::Error::new(
-                io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
-                format!("path contains invalid characters: {}", parser::display_rel_path(&path)),
-            )
-        })?;
-        Ok(Ast::new(path, std::fs::read_to_string(path)?, &loader))
-    };
-
-    let thread = || {
-        while let Some(task @ (indx, ..)) = tasks.pop() {
-            let res = execute_task(task);
-            let mut ast = ast.lock().unwrap();
-            let len = ast.len().max(indx as usize + 1);
-            ast.resize_with(len, || Err(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData.into()));
-            ast[indx as usize] = res;
-        }
-    };
-
-    let path = Path::new(root).canonicalize()?;
-    seen.lock().unwrap().insert(path.clone(), 0);
-    tasks.push((0, path));
-
-    if extra_threads == 0 {
-        thread();
-    } else {
-        std::thread::scope(|s| (0..extra_threads + 1).for_each(|_| _ = s.spawn(thread)));
-    }
-
-    ast.into_inner().unwrap().into_iter().collect::<io::Result<Vec<_>>>()
-}
-
-type HashMap<K, V> = std::collections::HashMap<K, V, std::hash::BuildHasherDefault<FnvHasher>>;
-type _HashSet<K> = std::collections::HashSet<K, std::hash::BuildHasherDefault<FnvHasher>>;
+type HashMap<K, V> = hashbrown::HashMap<K, V, FnvBuildHasher>;
+type _HashSet<K> = hashbrown::HashSet<K, FnvBuildHasher>;
+type FnvBuildHasher = core::hash::BuildHasherDefault<FnvHasher>;
 
 struct FnvHasher(u64);
 
-impl std::hash::Hasher for FnvHasher {
+impl core::hash::Hasher for FnvHasher {
     fn finish(&self) -> u64 {
         self.0
     }
@@ -1170,7 +1110,7 @@ pub fn run_test(
     input: &'static str,
     test: fn(&'static str, &'static str, &mut String),
 ) {
-    use std::{io::Write, path::PathBuf};
+    use std::{io::Write, path::PathBuf, string::ToString};
 
     let filter = std::env::var("PT_FILTER").unwrap_or_default();
     if !filter.is_empty() && !name.contains(&filter) {
@@ -1183,7 +1123,7 @@ pub fn run_test(
         impl Drop for DumpOut<'_> {
             fn drop(&mut self) {
                 if std::thread::panicking() {
-                    println!("{}", self.0);
+                    std::println!("{}", self.0);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1234,6 +1174,8 @@ pub fn run_test(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 fn test_parse_files(ident: &'static str, input: &'static str) -> Vec<parser::Ast> {
+    use std::{borrow::ToOwned, string::ToString};
+
     fn find_block(mut input: &'static str, test_name: &'static str) -> &'static str {
         const CASE_PREFIX: &str = "#### ";
         const CASE_SUFFIX: &str = "\n```hb";
@@ -1277,7 +1219,7 @@ fn test_parse_files(ident: &'static str, input: &'static str) -> Vec<parser::Ast
             .iter()
             .position(|&(name, _)| name == path)
             .map(|i| i as parser::FileId)
-            .ok_or(io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::NotFound))
+            .ok_or("Not Found".to_string())
     };
 
     module_map
@@ -1288,7 +1230,7 @@ fn test_parse_files(ident: &'static str, input: &'static str) -> Vec<parser::Ast
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 fn test_run_vm(out: &[u8], output: &mut String) {
-    use std::fmt::Write;
+    use core::fmt::Write;
 
     let mut stack = [0_u64; 1024 * 20];
 
@@ -1308,8 +1250,8 @@ fn test_run_vm(out: &[u8], output: &mut String) {
                 1 => writeln!(output, "ev: Ecall").unwrap(), // compatibility with a test
                 69 => {
                     let [size, align] = [vm.read_reg(3).0 as usize, vm.read_reg(4).0 as usize];
-                    let layout = std::alloc::Layout::from_size_align(size, align).unwrap();
-                    let ptr = unsafe { std::alloc::alloc(layout) };
+                    let layout = core::alloc::Layout::from_size_align(size, align).unwrap();
+                    let ptr = unsafe { alloc::alloc::alloc(layout) };
                     vm.write_reg(1, ptr as u64);
                 }
                 96 => {
@@ -1319,8 +1261,8 @@ fn test_run_vm(out: &[u8], output: &mut String) {
                         vm.read_reg(5).0 as usize,
                     ];
 
-                    let layout = std::alloc::Layout::from_size_align(size, align).unwrap();
-                    unsafe { std::alloc::dealloc(ptr as *mut u8, layout) };
+                    let layout = core::alloc::Layout::from_size_align(size, align).unwrap();
+                    unsafe { alloc::alloc::dealloc(ptr as *mut u8, layout) };
                 }
                 3 => vm.write_reg(1, 42),
                 unknown => unreachable!("unknown ecall: {unknown:?}"),
@@ -1339,81 +1281,6 @@ fn test_run_vm(out: &[u8], output: &mut String) {
     writeln!(output, "status: {:?}", stat).unwrap();
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
-pub struct Options {
-    pub fmt: bool,
-    pub fmt_stdout: bool,
-    pub dump_asm: bool,
-    pub extra_threads: usize,
-}
-
-fn format_to(
-    ast: &parser::Ast,
-    source: &str,
-    out: &mut impl std::io::Write,
-) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    parser::with_fmt_source(source, || {
-        for (i, expr) in ast.exprs().iter().enumerate() {
-            write!(out, "{expr}")?;
-            if let Some(expr) = ast.exprs().get(i + 1)
-                && let Some(rest) = source.get(expr.pos() as usize..)
-            {
-                if parser::insert_needed_semicolon(rest) {
-                    write!(out, ";")?;
-                }
-                if parser::preserve_newlines(&source[..expr.pos() as usize]) > 1 {
-                    writeln!(out)?;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if i + 1 != ast.exprs().len() {
-                writeln!(out)?;
-            }
-        }
-        std::io::Result::Ok(())
-    })
-}
-
-pub fn run_compiler(
-    root_file: &str,
-    options: Options,
-    out: &mut impl std::io::Write,
-) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let parsed = parse_from_fs(options.extra_threads, root_file)?;
-
-    fn format_ast(ast: parser::Ast) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-        let mut output = Vec::new();
-        let source = std::fs::read_to_string(&*ast.path)?;
-        format_to(&ast, &source, &mut output)?;
-        std::fs::write(&*ast.path, output)?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    if options.fmt {
-        for parsed in parsed {
-            format_ast(parsed)?;
-        }
-    } else if options.fmt_stdout {
-        let ast = parsed.into_iter().next().unwrap();
-        let source = std::fs::read_to_string(&*ast.path)?;
-        format_to(&ast, &source, out)?;
-    } else {
-        let mut codegen = codegen::Codegen::default();
-        codegen.files = parsed;
-
-        codegen.generate();
-        if options.dump_asm {
-            codegen.disasm(out)?;
-        } else {
-            let mut buf = Vec::new();
-            codegen.assemble(&mut buf);
-            out.write_all(&buf)?;
-        }
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct LoggedMem {
     pub mem: hbvm::mem::HostMemory,
@@ -1424,10 +1291,10 @@ pub struct LoggedMem {
 
 impl LoggedMem {
     unsafe fn display_instr<T>(&mut self, instr: hbbytecode::Instr, addr: hbvm::mem::Address) {
-        let novm: *const hbvm::Vm<Self, 0> = std::ptr::null();
-        let offset = std::ptr::addr_of!((*novm).memory) as usize;
+        let novm: *const hbvm::Vm<Self, 0> = core::ptr::null();
+        let offset = core::ptr::addr_of!((*novm).memory) as usize;
         let regs = unsafe {
-            &*std::ptr::addr_of!(
+            &*core::ptr::addr_of!(
                 (*(((self as *mut _ as *mut u8).sub(offset)) as *const hbvm::Vm<Self, 0>))
                     .registers
             )
@@ -1435,9 +1302,9 @@ impl LoggedMem {
 
         let mut bytes = core::slice::from_raw_parts(
             (addr.get() - 1) as *const u8,
-            std::mem::size_of::<T>() + 1,
+            core::mem::size_of::<T>() + 1,
         );
-        use std::fmt::Write;
+        use core::fmt::Write;
         hbbytecode::parse_args(&mut bytes, instr, &mut self.op_buf).unwrap();
         debug_assert!(bytes.is_empty());
         self.disp_buf.clear();
@@ -1482,7 +1349,7 @@ impl hbvm::mem::Memory for LoggedMem {
 
     unsafe fn prog_read<T: Copy + 'static>(&mut self, addr: hbvm::mem::Address) -> T {
         if log::LOG_LEVEL == log::Level::Trc {
-            if std::any::TypeId::of::<u8>() == std::any::TypeId::of::<T>() {
+            if core::any::TypeId::of::<u8>() == core::any::TypeId::of::<T>() {
                 if let Some(instr) = self.prev_instr {
                     self.display_instr::<()>(instr, addr);
                 }
@@ -1500,37 +1367,10 @@ impl hbvm::mem::Memory for LoggedMem {
 struct AsHex<'a>(&'a [u8]);
 
 impl Display for AsHex<'_> {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
         for &b in self.0 {
             write!(f, "{b:02x}")?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
-    use std::sync::Arc;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn task_queue_sanity() {
-        let queue = Arc::new(super::TaskQueue::new(1000));
-
-        let threads = (0..10)
-            .map(|_| {
-                let queue = queue.clone();
-                std::thread::spawn(move || {
-                    for _ in 0..100 {
-                        queue.extend([queue.pop().unwrap()]);
-                    }
-                })
-            })
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-        queue.extend(0..5);
-
-        for t in threads {
-            t.join().unwrap();
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/hblang/src/main.rs b/hblang/src/main.rs
index 17f719f5..3303417f 100644
--- a/hblang/src/main.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
-
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
 fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    use std::{io::Write, num::NonZeroUsize};
+
     let args = std::env::args().collect::<Vec<_>>();
     let args = args.iter().map(String::as_str).collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         return Err(std::io::ErrorKind::Other.into());
     }
 
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
     hblang::run_compiler(
         args.iter().filter(|a| !a.starts_with('-')).nth(1).copied().unwrap_or("main.hb"),
         hblang::Options {
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
                 .map_or(1, NonZeroUsize::get)
                 - 1,
         },
-        &mut std::io::stdout(),
-    )
+        &mut out,
+    )?;
+    std::io::stdout().write_all(&out)
 }
diff --git a/hblang/src/parser.rs b/hblang/src/parser.rs
index 960d115e..bcf3046b 100644
--- a/hblang/src/parser.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/parser.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ use {
         ident::{self, Ident},
         lexer::{self, Lexer, Token, TokenKind},
     },
-    std::{
-        cell::{Cell, UnsafeCell},
-        ffi::OsStr,
-        fmt, io,
+    alloc::{boxed::Box, string::String, vec::Vec},
+    core::{
+        cell::UnsafeCell,
+        fmt::{self, Write},
         ops::{Deref, Not},
-        path::PathBuf,
         ptr::NonNull,
         sync::atomic::AtomicUsize,
     },
@@ -19,14 +18,15 @@ pub type IdentFlags = u32;
 pub type Symbols = Vec<Symbol>;
 pub type FileId = u32;
 pub type IdentIndex = u16;
-pub type Loader<'a> = &'a (dyn Fn(&str, &str) -> io::Result<FileId> + 'a);
+pub type LoaderError = String;
+pub type Loader<'a> = &'a (dyn Fn(&str, &str) -> Result<FileId, LoaderError> + 'a);
 
 pub mod idfl {
     use super::*;
 
     macro_rules! flags {
         ($($name:ident,)*) => {
-            $(pub const $name: IdentFlags = 1 << (std::mem::size_of::<IdentFlags>() * 8 - 1 - ${index(0)});)*
+            $(pub const $name: IdentFlags = 1 << (core::mem::size_of::<IdentFlags>() * 8 - 1 - ${index(0)});)*
             pub const ALL: IdentFlags = 0 $(| $name)*;
         };
     }
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ pub mod idfl {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn no_loader(_: &str, _: &str) -> io::Result<FileId> {
-    Err(io::ErrorKind::NotFound.into())
+pub fn no_loader(_: &str, _: &str) -> Result<FileId, LoaderError> {
+    Err(String::new())
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
 
         if !errors.is_empty() {
             // TODO: we need error recovery
-            eprintln!("{errors}");
+            crate::log::eprintln!("{errors}");
             unreachable!();
         }
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
     }
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Token {
-        std::mem::replace(&mut self.token, self.lexer.next())
+        core::mem::replace(&mut self.token, self.lexer.next())
     }
 
     fn ptr_expr(&mut self) -> &'a Expr<'a> {
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
                 // parser invariants.
                 let source = self.lexer.slice(0..checkpoint as usize);
                 let prev_lexer =
-                    std::mem::replace(&mut self.lexer, Lexer::restore(source, fold.pos()));
-                let prev_token = std::mem::replace(&mut self.token, self.lexer.next());
+                    core::mem::replace(&mut self.lexer, Lexer::restore(source, fold.pos()));
+                let prev_token = core::mem::replace(&mut self.token, self.lexer.next());
                 let clone = self.expr();
                 self.lexer = prev_lexer;
                 self.token = prev_token;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
         }
 
         let index = self.idents.binary_search_by_key(&id, |s| s.ident).expect("fck up");
-        if std::mem::replace(&mut self.idents[index].declared, true) {
+        if core::mem::replace(&mut self.idents[index].declared, true) {
             self.report(
                 pos,
                 format_args!("redeclaration of identifier: {}", self.lexer.slice(ident::range(id))),
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
                 expr
             }
             T::Struct => E::Struct {
-                packed: std::mem::take(&mut self.packed),
+                packed: core::mem::take(&mut self.packed),
                 fields: {
                     self.ns_bound = self.idents.len();
                     self.expect_advance(T::LBrace);
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
                     }
                     pos
                 },
-                trailing_comma: std::mem::take(&mut self.trailing_sep),
+                trailing_comma: core::mem::take(&mut self.trailing_sep),
             },
             T::Ident | T::CtIdent => {
                 let (id, is_first) = self.resolve_ident(token);
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
                 T::LParen => Expr::Call {
                     func: self.arena.alloc(expr),
                     args: self.collect_list(T::Comma, T::RParen, Self::expr),
-                    trailing_comma: std::mem::take(&mut self.trailing_sep),
+                    trailing_comma: core::mem::take(&mut self.trailing_sep),
                 },
                 T::Ctor => self.ctor(token.start, Some(expr)),
                 T::Tupl => self.tupl(token.start, Some(expr)),
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
                 },
                 T::Dot => E::Field {
                     target: self.arena.alloc(expr),
+                    pos: token.start,
                     name: {
                         let token = self.expect_advance(T::Ident);
                         self.move_str(token)
@@ -475,7 +476,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
             pos,
             ty: ty.map(|ty| self.arena.alloc(ty)),
             fields: self.collect_list(TokenKind::Comma, TokenKind::RParen, Self::expr),
-            trailing_comma: std::mem::take(&mut self.trailing_sep),
+            trailing_comma: core::mem::take(&mut self.trailing_sep),
         }
     }
 
@@ -497,7 +498,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
                     },
                 }
             }),
-            trailing_comma: std::mem::take(&mut self.trailing_sep),
+            trailing_comma: core::mem::take(&mut self.trailing_sep),
         }
     }
 
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
 
     fn collect<T: Copy>(&mut self, mut f: impl FnMut(&mut Self) -> Option<T>) -> &'a [T] {
         // TODO: avoid this allocation
-        let vec = std::iter::from_fn(|| f(self)).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let vec = core::iter::from_fn(|| f(self)).collect::<Vec<_>>();
         self.arena.alloc_slice(&vec)
     }
 
@@ -575,7 +576,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
     fn report(&self, pos: Pos, msg: impl fmt::Display) -> ! {
         let mut str = String::new();
         report_to(self.lexer.source(), self.path, pos, msg, &mut str);
-        eprintln!("{str}");
+        crate::log::eprintln!("{str}");
         unreachable!();
     }
 
@@ -639,7 +640,7 @@ macro_rules! generate_expr {
                 match self {$(
                     Self::$variant { $($field,)* } => {
                          #[allow(clippy::size_of_ref)]
-                         let fields = [$(($field as *const _ as usize - self as *const _ as usize, std::mem::size_of_val($field)),)*];
+                         let fields = [$(($field as *const _ as usize - self as *const _ as usize, core::mem::size_of_val($field)),)*];
                          let (last, size) = fields.iter().copied().max().unwrap();
                          last + size
                     },
@@ -791,6 +792,7 @@ generate_expr! {
         /// `Expr '.' Ident`
         Field {
             target: &'a Self,
+            pos: Pos,
             name:  &'a str,
         },
         /// `'true' | 'false'`
@@ -846,9 +848,12 @@ impl<'a> Expr<'a> {
                 Ok(())
             }
             Self::Ctor { fields, .. } => {
-                for CtorField { name, value, .. } in fields {
-                    match value.find_pattern_path(ident, &Expr::Field { target, name }, with_final)
-                    {
+                for &CtorField { name, value, pos } in fields {
+                    match value.find_pattern_path(
+                        ident,
+                        &Expr::Field { pos, target, name },
+                        with_final,
+                    ) {
                         Ok(()) => return Ok(()),
                         Err(e) => with_final = e,
                     }
@@ -926,243 +931,283 @@ impl<'a, T: Copy> CommentOr<'a, T> {
     }
 }
 
-thread_local! {
-    static FMT_SOURCE: Cell<*const str> = const { Cell::new("") };
+pub struct Formatter<'a> {
+    source: &'a str,
+    depth: usize,
+    disp_buff: String,
 }
 
-pub fn with_fmt_source<T>(source: &str, f: impl FnOnce() -> T) -> T {
-    FMT_SOURCE.with(|s| s.set(source));
-    let r = f();
-    FMT_SOURCE.with(|s| s.set(""));
-    r
-}
+impl<'a> Formatter<'a> {
+    pub fn new(source: &'a str) -> Self {
+        Self { source, depth: 0, disp_buff: Default::default() }
+    }
 
-impl<'a> fmt::Display for Expr<'a> {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        thread_local! {
-            static INDENT: Cell<usize> = const { Cell::new(0) };
-            static DISPLAY_BUFFER: Cell<String> = const { Cell::new(String::new()) };
-        }
+    fn fmt_list<T: Poser>(
+        &mut self,
+        f: &mut String,
+        trailing: bool,
+        end: &str,
+        sep: &str,
+        list: &[T],
+        fmt: impl Fn(&mut Self, &T, &mut String) -> fmt::Result,
+    ) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.fmt_list_low(f, trailing, end, sep, list, |s, v, f| {
+            fmt(s, v, f)?;
+            Ok(true)
+        })
+    }
 
-        fn fmt_list<T: Poser>(
-            f: &mut fmt::Formatter,
-            trailing: bool,
-            end: &str,
-            sep: &str,
-            list: &[T],
-            fmt: impl Fn(&T, &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result,
-        ) -> fmt::Result {
-            fmt_list_low(f, trailing, end, sep, list, |v, f| {
-                fmt(v, f)?;
-                Ok(true)
-            })
-        }
-
-        fn fmt_list_low<T: Poser>(
-            f: &mut fmt::Formatter,
-            trailing: bool,
-            end: &str,
-            sep: &str,
-            list: &[T],
-            fmt: impl Fn(&T, &mut fmt::Formatter) -> Result<bool, fmt::Error>,
-        ) -> fmt::Result {
-            if !trailing {
-                let mut first = true;
-                for expr in list {
-                    if !std::mem::take(&mut first) {
-                        write!(f, "{sep} ")?;
-                    }
-                    first = !fmt(expr, f)?;
+    fn fmt_list_low<T: Poser>(
+        &mut self,
+        f: &mut String,
+        trailing: bool,
+        end: &str,
+        sep: &str,
+        list: &[T],
+        fmt: impl Fn(&mut Self, &T, &mut String) -> Result<bool, fmt::Error>,
+    ) -> fmt::Result {
+        if !trailing {
+            let mut first = true;
+            for expr in list {
+                if !core::mem::take(&mut first) {
+                    write!(f, "{sep} ")?;
                 }
-                return write!(f, "{end}");
+                first = !fmt(self, expr, f)?;
             }
+            return write!(f, "{end}");
+        }
 
-            writeln!(f)?;
-            INDENT.with(|i| i.set(i.get() + 1));
-            let res = (|| {
-                for (i, stmt) in list.iter().enumerate() {
-                    for _ in 0..INDENT.with(|i| i.get()) {
-                        write!(f, "\t")?;
+        writeln!(f)?;
+        self.depth += 1;
+        let res = (|| {
+            for (i, stmt) in list.iter().enumerate() {
+                for _ in 0..self.depth {
+                    write!(f, "\t")?;
+                }
+                let add_sep = fmt(self, stmt, f)?;
+                if add_sep {
+                    write!(f, "{sep}")?;
+                }
+                if let Some(expr) = list.get(i + 1)
+                    && let Some(rest) = self.source.get(expr.posi() as usize..)
+                {
+                    if insert_needed_semicolon(rest) {
+                        write!(f, ";")?;
                     }
-                    let add_sep = fmt(stmt, f)?;
-                    if add_sep {
-                        write!(f, "{sep}")?;
-                    }
-                    let source: &str = unsafe { &*FMT_SOURCE.with(|s| s.get()) };
-                    if let Some(expr) = list.get(i + 1)
-                        && let Some(rest) = source.get(expr.posi() as usize..)
-                    {
-                        if insert_needed_semicolon(rest) {
-                            write!(f, ";")?;
-                        }
-                        if preserve_newlines(&source[..expr.posi() as usize]) > 1 {
-                            writeln!(f)?;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if add_sep {
+                    if preserve_newlines(&self.source[..expr.posi() as usize]) > 1 {
                         writeln!(f)?;
                     }
                 }
-                Ok(())
-            })();
-            INDENT.with(|i| i.set(i.get() - 1));
-
-            for _ in 0..INDENT.with(|i| i.get()) {
-                write!(f, "\t")?;
+                if add_sep {
+                    writeln!(f)?;
+                }
             }
-            write!(f, "{end}")?;
-            res
-        }
+            Ok(())
+        })();
+        self.depth -= 1;
 
+        for _ in 0..self.depth {
+            write!(f, "\t")?;
+        }
+        write!(f, "{end}")?;
+        res
+    }
+
+    fn fmt_paren(
+        &mut self,
+        expr: &Expr,
+        f: &mut String,
+        cond: impl FnOnce(&Expr) -> bool,
+    ) -> fmt::Result {
+        if cond(expr) {
+            write!(f, "(")?;
+            self.fmt(expr, f)?;
+            write!(f, ")")
+        } else {
+            self.fmt(expr, f)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn fmt(&mut self, expr: &Expr, f: &mut String) -> fmt::Result {
         macro_rules! impl_parenter {
             ($($name:ident => $pat:pat,)*) => {
                 $(
-                    struct $name<'a>(&'a Expr<'a>);
-
-                    impl<'a> std::fmt::Display for $name<'a> {
-                        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
-                            if matches!(self.0, $pat) {
-                                write!(f, "({})", self.0)
-                            } else {
-                                write!(f, "{}", self.0)
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
+                    let $name = |e: &Expr| matches!(e, $pat);
                 )*
             };
         }
 
         impl_parenter! {
-            Unary => Expr::BinOp { .. },
-            Postfix => Expr::UnOp { .. } | Expr::BinOp { .. },
-            Consecutive => Expr::UnOp { .. },
+            unary => Expr::BinOp { .. },
+            postfix => Expr::UnOp { .. } | Expr::BinOp { .. },
+            consecutive => Expr::UnOp { .. },
         }
 
-        match *self {
-            Self::Ct { value, .. } => write!(f, "$: {}", value),
-            Self::String { literal, .. } => write!(f, "{}", literal),
-            Self::Comment { literal, .. } => write!(f, "{}", literal.trim_end()),
-            Self::Mod { path, .. } => write!(f, "@use(\"{path}\")"),
-            Self::Field { target, name: field } => write!(f, "{}.{field}", Postfix(target)),
-            Self::Directive { name, args, .. } => {
-                write!(f, "@{name}(")?;
-                fmt_list(f, false, ")", ",", args, fmt::Display::fmt)
+        match *expr {
+            Expr::Ct { value, .. } => {
+                write!(f, "$: ")?;
+                self.fmt(value, f)
             }
-            Self::Struct { fields, trailing_comma, packed, .. } => {
+            Expr::String { literal, .. } => write!(f, "{literal}"),
+            Expr::Comment { literal, .. } => write!(f, "{}", literal.trim_end()),
+            Expr::Mod { path, .. } => write!(f, "@use(\"{path}\")"),
+            Expr::Field { target, name: field, .. } => {
+                self.fmt_paren(target, f, postfix)?;
+                write!(f, ".{field}")
+            }
+            Expr::Directive { name, args, .. } => {
+                write!(f, "@{name}(")?;
+                self.fmt_list(f, false, ")", ",", args, Self::fmt)
+            }
+            Expr::Struct { fields, trailing_comma, packed, .. } => {
                 if packed {
                     write!(f, "packed ")?;
                 }
 
                 write!(f, "struct {{")?;
-                fmt_list_low(f, trailing_comma, "}", ",", fields, |field, f| {
+                self.fmt_list_low(f, trailing_comma, "}", ",", fields, |s, field, f| {
                     match field {
-                        CommentOr::Or(StructField { name, ty, .. }) => write!(f, "{name}: {ty}")?,
+                        CommentOr::Or(StructField { name, ty, .. }) => {
+                            write!(f, "{name}: ")?;
+                            s.fmt(ty, f)?
+                        }
                         CommentOr::Comment { literal, .. } => write!(f, "{literal}")?,
                     }
                     Ok(field.or().is_some())
                 })
             }
-            Self::Ctor { ty, fields, trailing_comma, .. } => {
+            Expr::Ctor { ty, fields, trailing_comma, .. } => {
                 if let Some(ty) = ty {
-                    write!(f, "{}", Unary(ty))?;
+                    self.fmt_paren(ty, f, unary)?;
                 }
                 write!(f, ".{{")?;
-                let fmt_field = |CtorField { name, value, .. }: &_, f: &mut fmt::Formatter| {
-                    if matches!(value, Expr::Ident { name: n, .. } if name == n) {
-                        write!(f, "{name}")
-                    } else {
-                        write!(f, "{name}: {value}")
-                    }
-                };
-                fmt_list(f, trailing_comma, "}", ",", fields, fmt_field)
+                self.fmt_list(
+                    f,
+                    trailing_comma,
+                    "}",
+                    ",",
+                    fields,
+                    |s: &mut Self, CtorField { name, value, .. }: &_, f| {
+                        if matches!(value, Expr::Ident { name: n, .. } if name == n) {
+                            write!(f, "{name}")
+                        } else {
+                            write!(f, "{name}: ")?;
+                            s.fmt(value, f)
+                        }
+                    },
+                )
             }
-            Self::Tupl { ty, fields, trailing_comma, .. } => {
+            Expr::Tupl { ty, fields, trailing_comma, .. } => {
                 if let Some(ty) = ty {
-                    write!(f, "{}", Unary(ty))?;
+                    self.fmt_paren(ty, f, unary)?;
                 }
                 write!(f, ".(")?;
-                fmt_list(f, trailing_comma, ")", ",", fields, fmt::Display::fmt)
+                self.fmt_list(f, trailing_comma, ")", ",", fields, Self::fmt)
             }
-            Self::Slice { item, size, .. } => match size {
-                Some(size) => write!(f, "[{item}; {size}]"),
-                None => write!(f, "[{item}]"),
-            },
-            Self::Index { base, index } => write!(f, "{base}[{index}]"),
-            Self::UnOp { op, val, .. } => write!(f, "{op}{}", Unary(val)),
-            Self::Break { .. } => write!(f, "break"),
-            Self::Continue { .. } => write!(f, "continue"),
-            Self::If { cond, then, else_, .. } => {
-                write!(f, "if {cond} {}", Consecutive(then))?;
-                if let Some(else_) = else_ {
-                    write!(f, " else {else_}")?;
+            Expr::Slice { item, size, .. } => {
+                write!(f, "[")?;
+                self.fmt(item, f)?;
+                if let Some(size) = size {
+                    write!(f, "; ")?;
+                    self.fmt(size, f)?;
+                }
+                write!(f, "]")
+            }
+            Expr::Index { base, index } => {
+                self.fmt(base, f)?;
+                write!(f, "[")?;
+                self.fmt(index, f)?;
+                write!(f, "]")
+            }
+            Expr::UnOp { op, val, .. } => {
+                write!(f, "{op}")?;
+                self.fmt_paren(val, f, unary)
+            }
+            Expr::Break { .. } => write!(f, "break"),
+            Expr::Continue { .. } => write!(f, "continue"),
+            Expr::If { cond, then, else_, .. } => {
+                write!(f, "if ")?;
+                self.fmt(cond, f)?;
+                write!(f, " ")?;
+                self.fmt_paren(then, f, consecutive)?;
+                if let Some(e) = else_ {
+                    write!(f, " else ")?;
+                    self.fmt(e, f)?;
                 }
                 Ok(())
             }
-            Self::Loop { body, .. } => write!(f, "loop {body}"),
-            Self::Closure { ret, body, args, .. } => {
+            Expr::Loop { body, .. } => {
+                write!(f, "loop ")?;
+                self.fmt(body, f)
+            }
+            Expr::Closure { ret, body, args, .. } => {
                 write!(f, "fn(")?;
-                fmt_list(f, false, "", ",", args, |arg, f| {
+                self.fmt_list(f, false, "", ",", args, |s, arg, f| {
                     if arg.is_ct {
                         write!(f, "$")?;
                     }
-                    write!(f, "{}: {}", arg.name, arg.ty)
+                    write!(f, "{}: ", arg.name)?;
+                    s.fmt(&arg.ty, f)
                 })?;
-                write!(f, "): {ret} {body}")?;
+                write!(f, "): ")?;
+                self.fmt(ret, f)?;
+                write!(f, " ")?;
+                self.fmt_paren(body, f, consecutive)?;
                 Ok(())
             }
-            Self::Call { func, args, trailing_comma } => {
-                write!(f, "{}(", Postfix(func))?;
-                fmt_list(f, trailing_comma, ")", ",", args, fmt::Display::fmt)
+            Expr::Call { func, args, trailing_comma } => {
+                self.fmt_paren(func, f, postfix)?;
+                write!(f, "(")?;
+                self.fmt_list(f, trailing_comma, ")", ",", args, Self::fmt)
             }
-            Self::Return { val: Some(val), .. } => write!(f, "return {val}"),
-            Self::Return { val: None, .. } => write!(f, "return"),
-            Self::Ident { name, is_ct: true, .. } => write!(f, "${name}"),
-            Self::Ident { name, is_ct: false, .. } => write!(f, "{name}"),
-            Self::Block { stmts, .. } => {
+            Expr::Return { val: Some(val), .. } => {
+                write!(f, "return ")?;
+                self.fmt(val, f)
+            }
+            Expr::Return { val: None, .. } => write!(f, "return"),
+            Expr::Ident { name, is_ct: true, .. } => write!(f, "${name}"),
+            Expr::Ident { name, is_ct: false, .. } => write!(f, "{name}"),
+            Expr::Block { stmts, .. } => {
                 write!(f, "{{")?;
-                fmt_list(f, true, "}", "", stmts, fmt::Display::fmt)
+                self.fmt_list(f, true, "}", "", stmts, Self::fmt)
             }
-            Self::Number { value, radix, .. } => match radix {
+            Expr::Number { value, radix, .. } => match radix {
                 Radix::Decimal => write!(f, "{value}"),
                 Radix::Hex => write!(f, "{value:#X}"),
                 Radix::Octal => write!(f, "{value:#o}"),
                 Radix::Binary => write!(f, "{value:#b}"),
             },
-            Self::Bool { value, .. } => write!(f, "{value}"),
-            Self::Idk { .. } => write!(f, "idk"),
-            Self::BinOp {
+            Expr::Bool { value, .. } => write!(f, "{value}"),
+            Expr::Idk { .. } => write!(f, "idk"),
+            Expr::BinOp {
                 left,
                 op: TokenKind::Assign,
-                right: Self::BinOp { left: lleft, op, right },
-            } if DISPLAY_BUFFER.with(|cb| {
-                use std::fmt::Write;
-                let mut b = cb.take();
-                write!(b, "{lleft}").unwrap();
+                right: Expr::BinOp { left: lleft, op, right },
+            } if {
+                let mut b = core::mem::take(&mut self.disp_buff);
+                self.fmt(lleft, &mut b)?;
                 let len = b.len();
-                write!(b, "{left}").unwrap();
+                self.fmt(left, &mut b)?;
                 let (lleft, left) = b.split_at(len);
                 let res = lleft == left;
                 b.clear();
-                cb.set(b);
+                self.disp_buff = b;
                 res
-            }) =>
+            } =>
             {
-                write!(f, "{left} {op}= {right}")
+                self.fmt(left, f)?;
+                write!(f, " {op}= ")?;
+                self.fmt(right, f)
             }
-            Self::BinOp { right, op, left } => {
-                let display_branch = |f: &mut fmt::Formatter, expr: &Self| {
-                    if let Self::BinOp { op: lop, .. } = expr
-                        && op.precedence() > lop.precedence()
-                    {
-                        write!(f, "({expr})")
-                    } else {
-                        write!(f, "{expr}")
-                    }
+            Expr::BinOp { right, op, left } => {
+                let pec_miss = |e: &Expr| {
+                    matches!(
+                        e, Expr::BinOp { op: lop, .. } if op.precedence() > lop.precedence()
+                    )
                 };
 
-                let source: &str = unsafe { &*FMT_SOURCE.with(|s| s.get()) };
-                display_branch(f, left)?;
-                if let Some(mut prev) = source.get(..right.pos() as usize) {
+                self.fmt_paren(left, f, pec_miss)?;
+                if let Some(mut prev) = self.source.get(..right.pos() as usize) {
                     prev = prev.trim_end();
                     let estimate_bound =
                         prev.rfind(|c: char| c.is_ascii_whitespace()).map_or(prev.len(), |i| i + 1);
@@ -1170,7 +1215,7 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Display for Expr<'a> {
                     prev = &prev[..exact_bound as usize + estimate_bound];
                     if preserve_newlines(prev) > 0 {
                         writeln!(f)?;
-                        for _ in 0..INDENT.with(|i| i.get()) + 1 {
+                        for _ in 0..self.depth + 1 {
                             write!(f, "\t")?;
                         }
                         write!(f, "{op} ")?;
@@ -1180,7 +1225,7 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Display for Expr<'a> {
                 } else {
                     write!(f, " {op} ")?;
                 }
-                display_branch(f, right)
+                self.fmt_paren(right, f, pec_miss)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1207,9 +1252,9 @@ pub struct AstInner<T: ?Sized> {
 }
 
 impl AstInner<[Symbol]> {
-    fn layout(syms: usize) -> std::alloc::Layout {
-        std::alloc::Layout::new::<AstInner<()>>()
-            .extend(std::alloc::Layout::array::<Symbol>(syms).unwrap())
+    fn layout(syms: usize) -> core::alloc::Layout {
+        core::alloc::Layout::new::<AstInner<()>>()
+            .extend(core::alloc::Layout::array::<Symbol>(syms).unwrap())
             .unwrap()
             .0
     }
@@ -1225,10 +1270,10 @@ impl AstInner<[Symbol]> {
         let layout = Self::layout(syms.len());
 
         unsafe {
-            let ptr = std::alloc::alloc(layout);
-            let inner: *mut Self = std::ptr::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr as *mut _, syms.len());
+            let ptr = alloc::alloc::alloc(layout);
+            let inner: *mut Self = core::ptr::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr as *mut _, syms.len());
 
-            std::ptr::write(inner as *mut AstInner<()>, AstInner {
+            core::ptr::write(inner as *mut AstInner<()>, AstInner {
                 ref_count: AtomicUsize::new(1),
                 mem: arena.chunk.into_inner(),
                 exprs,
@@ -1236,7 +1281,7 @@ impl AstInner<[Symbol]> {
                 file: content.into(),
                 symbols: (),
             });
-            std::ptr::addr_of_mut!((*inner).symbols)
+            core::ptr::addr_of_mut!((*inner).symbols)
                 .as_mut_ptr()
                 .copy_from_nonoverlapping(syms.as_ptr(), syms.len());
 
@@ -1249,12 +1294,6 @@ impl AstInner<[Symbol]> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn display_rel_path(path: &(impl AsRef<OsStr> + ?Sized)) -> std::path::Display {
-    static CWD: std::sync::LazyLock<PathBuf> =
-        std::sync::LazyLock::new(|| std::env::current_dir().unwrap_or_default());
-    std::path::Path::new(path).strip_prefix(&*CWD).unwrap_or(std::path::Path::new(path)).display()
-}
-
 pub fn report_to(
     file: &str,
     path: &str,
@@ -1263,7 +1302,11 @@ pub fn report_to(
     out: &mut impl fmt::Write,
 ) {
     let (line, mut col) = lexer::line_col(file.as_bytes(), pos);
-    _ = writeln!(out, "{}:{}:{}: {}", display_rel_path(path), line, col, msg);
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    let disp = crate::fs::display_rel_path(path);
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+    let disp = path;
+    _ = writeln!(out, "{}:{}:{}: {}", disp, line, col, msg);
 
     let line = &file[file[..pos as usize].rfind('\n').map_or(0, |i| i + 1)
         ..file[pos as usize..].find('\n').unwrap_or(file.len()) + pos as usize];
@@ -1271,6 +1314,7 @@ pub fn report_to(
 
     _ = writeln!(out, "{}", line.replace("\t", "    "));
     _ = writeln!(out, "{}^", " ".repeat(col - 1));
+    todo!()
 }
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -1301,15 +1345,6 @@ impl Ast {
     }
 }
 
-impl fmt::Display for Ast {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        for expr in self.exprs() {
-            writeln!(f, "{expr}\n")?;
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
 impl Default for Ast {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self(AstInner::new(String::new(), "", &no_loader))
@@ -1349,7 +1384,7 @@ unsafe impl Sync for Ast {}
 
 impl Clone for Ast {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        unsafe { self.0.as_ref() }.ref_count.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+        unsafe { self.0.as_ref() }.ref_count.fetch_add(1, core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
         Self(self.0)
     }
 }
@@ -1357,10 +1392,10 @@ impl Clone for Ast {
 impl Drop for Ast {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         let inner = unsafe { self.0.as_ref() };
-        if inner.ref_count.fetch_sub(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) == 1 {
+        if inner.ref_count.fetch_sub(1, core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) == 1 {
             let layout = AstInner::layout(inner.symbols.len());
             unsafe {
-                std::alloc::dealloc(self.0.as_ptr() as _, layout);
+                alloc::alloc::dealloc(self.0.as_ptr() as _, layout);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1377,19 +1412,19 @@ impl Deref for Ast {
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct Arena<'a> {
     chunk: UnsafeCell<ArenaChunk>,
-    ph: std::marker::PhantomData<&'a ()>,
+    ph: core::marker::PhantomData<&'a ()>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Arena<'a> {
     pub fn alloc_str(&self, token: &str) -> &'a str {
         let ptr = self.alloc_slice(token.as_bytes());
-        unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(ptr) }
+        unsafe { core::str::from_utf8_unchecked(ptr) }
     }
 
     pub fn alloc(&self, expr: Expr<'a>) -> &'a Expr<'a> {
-        let align = std::mem::align_of::<Expr<'a>>();
+        let align = core::mem::align_of::<Expr<'a>>();
         let size = expr.used_bytes();
-        let layout = unsafe { std::alloc::Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align) };
+        let layout = unsafe { core::alloc::Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align) };
         let ptr = self.alloc_low(layout);
         unsafe {
             ptr.cast::<u64>().copy_from_nonoverlapping(NonNull::from(&expr).cast(), size / 8)
@@ -1398,17 +1433,17 @@ impl<'a> Arena<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn alloc_slice<T: Copy>(&self, slice: &[T]) -> &'a [T] {
-        if slice.is_empty() || std::mem::size_of::<T>() == 0 {
+        if slice.is_empty() || core::mem::size_of::<T>() == 0 {
             return &mut [];
         }
 
-        let layout = std::alloc::Layout::array::<T>(slice.len()).unwrap();
+        let layout = core::alloc::Layout::array::<T>(slice.len()).unwrap();
         let ptr = self.alloc_low(layout);
         unsafe { ptr.as_ptr().cast::<T>().copy_from_nonoverlapping(slice.as_ptr(), slice.len()) };
-        unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts(ptr.as_ptr() as _, slice.len()) }
+        unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(ptr.as_ptr() as _, slice.len()) }
     }
 
-    fn alloc_low(&self, layout: std::alloc::Layout) -> NonNull<u8> {
+    fn alloc_low(&self, layout: core::alloc::Layout) -> NonNull<u8> {
         assert!(layout.align() <= ArenaChunk::ALIGN);
         assert!(layout.size() <= ArenaChunk::CHUNK_SIZE);
 
@@ -1419,7 +1454,7 @@ impl<'a> Arena<'a> {
         }
 
         unsafe {
-            std::ptr::write(chunk, ArenaChunk::new(chunk.base));
+            core::ptr::write(chunk, ArenaChunk::new(chunk.base));
         }
 
         chunk.alloc(layout).unwrap()
@@ -1433,33 +1468,33 @@ struct ArenaChunk {
 
 impl Default for ArenaChunk {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self { base: std::ptr::null_mut(), end: std::ptr::null_mut() }
+        Self { base: core::ptr::null_mut(), end: core::ptr::null_mut() }
     }
 }
 
 impl ArenaChunk {
-    const ALIGN: usize = std::mem::align_of::<Self>();
+    const ALIGN: usize = core::mem::align_of::<Self>();
     const CHUNK_SIZE: usize = 1 << 16;
-    const LAYOUT: std::alloc::Layout =
-        unsafe { std::alloc::Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(Self::CHUNK_SIZE, Self::ALIGN) };
-    const NEXT_OFFSET: usize = Self::CHUNK_SIZE - std::mem::size_of::<*mut u8>();
+    const LAYOUT: core::alloc::Layout =
+        unsafe { core::alloc::Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(Self::CHUNK_SIZE, Self::ALIGN) };
+    const NEXT_OFFSET: usize = Self::CHUNK_SIZE - core::mem::size_of::<*mut u8>();
 
     fn new(next: *mut u8) -> Self {
-        let base = unsafe { std::alloc::alloc(Self::LAYOUT) };
+        let base = unsafe { alloc::alloc::alloc(Self::LAYOUT) };
         let end = unsafe { base.add(Self::NEXT_OFFSET) };
         Self::set_next(base, next);
         Self { base, end }
     }
 
     fn set_next(curr: *mut u8, next: *mut u8) {
-        unsafe { std::ptr::write(curr.add(Self::NEXT_OFFSET) as *mut _, next) };
+        unsafe { core::ptr::write(curr.add(Self::NEXT_OFFSET) as *mut _, next) };
     }
 
     fn next(curr: *mut u8) -> *mut u8 {
-        unsafe { std::ptr::read(curr.add(Self::NEXT_OFFSET) as *mut _) }
+        unsafe { core::ptr::read(curr.add(Self::NEXT_OFFSET) as *mut _) }
     }
 
-    fn alloc(&mut self, layout: std::alloc::Layout) -> Option<NonNull<u8>> {
+    fn alloc(&mut self, layout: core::alloc::Layout) -> Option<NonNull<u8>> {
         let padding = self.end as usize - (self.end as usize & !(layout.align() - 1));
         let size = layout.size() + padding;
         if size > self.end as usize - self.base as usize {
@@ -1486,7 +1521,7 @@ impl Drop for ArenaChunk {
         let mut current = self.base;
         while !current.is_null() {
             let next = Self::next(current);
-            unsafe { std::alloc::dealloc(current, Self::LAYOUT) };
+            unsafe { alloc::alloc::dealloc(current, Self::LAYOUT) };
             current = next;
             //log::dbg!("deallocating full chunk");
         }
@@ -1495,10 +1530,12 @@ impl Drop for ArenaChunk {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod test {
+    use {alloc::borrow::ToOwned, std::string::String};
+
     pub fn format(ident: &str, input: &str) {
         let ast = super::Ast::new(ident, input.to_owned(), &|_, _| Ok(0));
-        let mut output = Vec::new();
-        crate::format_to(&ast, input, &mut output).unwrap();
+        let mut output = String::new();
+        crate::fs::format_to(&ast, input, &mut output).unwrap();
 
         let input_path = format!("formatter_{ident}.expected");
         let output_path = format!("formatter_{ident}.actual");
diff --git a/hblang/src/son.rs b/hblang/src/son.rs
index dc4ddff5..2b3ac236 100644
--- a/hblang/src/son.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/son.rs
@@ -12,19 +12,20 @@ use {
         task,
         ty::{self},
         vc::{BitSet, Vc},
-        Func, HashMap, Offset, Reloc, Sig, Size, SymKey, TypedReloc, Types,
+        Func, HashMap, IdentityHasher, Offset, OffsetIter, Reloc, Sig, SymKey, TypedReloc, Types,
     },
-    core::{fmt, format_args as fa},
-    regalloc2::VReg,
-    std::{
+    alloc::{borrow::ToOwned, string::String, vec::Vec},
+    core::{
         assert_matches::debug_assert_matches,
         cell::RefCell,
-        collections::hash_map,
         convert::identity,
-        fmt::{Debug, Display, Write},
+        fmt::{self, Debug, Display, Write},
+        format_args as fa,
         hash::{Hash as _, Hasher},
         mem, ops,
     },
+    hashbrown::hash_map,
+    regalloc2::VReg,
 };
 
 const VOID: Nid = 0;
@@ -48,34 +49,13 @@ struct LookupEntry {
     hash: u64,
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
-struct IdentityHash(u64);
-
-impl std::hash::Hasher for IdentityHash {
-    fn finish(&self) -> u64 {
-        self.0
-    }
-
-    fn write(&mut self, _: &[u8]) {
-        unimplemented!()
-    }
-
-    fn write_u64(&mut self, i: u64) {
-        self.0 = i;
-    }
-}
-
-impl std::hash::Hash for LookupEntry {
+impl core::hash::Hash for LookupEntry {
     fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
         state.write_u64(self.hash);
     }
 }
 
-type Lookup = std::collections::hash_map::HashMap<
-    LookupEntry,
-    (),
-    std::hash::BuildHasherDefault<IdentityHash>,
->;
+type Lookup = hashbrown::HashMap<LookupEntry, (), core::hash::BuildHasherDefault<IdentityHasher>>;
 
 struct Nodes {
     values: Vec<Result<Node, Nid>>,
@@ -96,6 +76,16 @@ impl Default for Nodes {
 }
 
 impl Nodes {
+    fn trace_mem(&self, mut op: Nid) -> Nid {
+        loop {
+            op = match self[op].kind {
+                Kind::Stre { .. } => self[op].inputs[2],
+                Kind::Ptr { .. } | Kind::Load { .. } => self[op].inputs[1],
+                _ => break op,
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
     fn remove_low(&mut self, id: Nid) -> Node {
         let value = mem::replace(&mut self.values[id as usize], Err(self.free)).unwrap();
         self.free = id;
@@ -119,7 +109,7 @@ impl Nodes {
             let (raw_entry, hash) = Self::find_node(&mut self.lookup, &self.values, &node);
 
             let entry = match raw_entry {
-                hash_map::RawEntryMut::Occupied(mut o) => return o.get_key_value().0.nid,
+                hash_map::RawEntryMut::Occupied(o) => return o.get_key_value().0.nid,
                 hash_map::RawEntryMut::Vacant(v) => v,
             };
 
@@ -149,7 +139,7 @@ impl Nodes {
         values: &[Result<Node, Nid>],
         node: &Node,
     ) -> (
-        hash_map::RawEntryMut<'a, LookupEntry, (), std::hash::BuildHasherDefault<IdentityHash>>,
+        hash_map::RawEntryMut<'a, LookupEntry, (), core::hash::BuildHasherDefault<IdentityHasher>>,
         u64,
     ) {
         let mut hasher = crate::FnvHasher::default();
@@ -258,7 +248,7 @@ impl Nodes {
                 // this is more general the pushing constants to left to help deduplicate expressions more
                 let mut changed = false;
                 if op.is_comutative() && self[lhs].key() < self[rhs].key() {
-                    std::mem::swap(&mut lhs, &mut rhs);
+                    core::mem::swap(&mut lhs, &mut rhs);
                     changed = true;
                 }
 
@@ -341,21 +331,22 @@ impl Nodes {
                     return Some(self[target].inputs[1]);
                 }
             }
-            K::Stre => {
+            K::Stre { offset } => {
                 let parent = self[target].inputs[2];
-                if self[parent].kind == K::Stre && self[parent].outputs.len() == 1 {
+
+                if self[parent].kind == (K::Stre { offset }) && self[parent].outputs.len() == 1 {
                     return Some(self.modify_input(parent, 1, self[target].inputs[1]));
                 }
             }
-            K::Load => {
+            K::Load { offset } => {
                 let parent = self[target].inputs[1];
 
-                if self[parent].kind == K::Stre && self[parent].offset != u32::MAX {
+                if self[parent].kind == (K::Stre { offset }) && self[parent].offset != u32::MAX {
                     debug_assert_eq!(self[target].ty, self[parent].ty, "TODO");
                     return Some(self[parent].inputs[1]);
                 }
 
-                if self[parent].kind == K::Load && self[parent].offset != u32::MAX {
+                if self[parent].kind == (K::Load { offset }) && self[parent].offset != u32::MAX {
                     return Some(parent);
                 }
             }
@@ -396,7 +387,7 @@ impl Nodes {
             self.values[target as usize].as_ref().unwrap(),
         );
         match entry {
-            hash_map::RawEntryMut::Occupied(mut other) => {
+            hash_map::RawEntryMut::Occupied(other) => {
                 let rpl = other.get_key_value().0.nid;
                 self[target].inputs[inp_index] = prev;
                 self.replace(target, rpl);
@@ -424,8 +415,8 @@ impl Nodes {
         self.values.iter().enumerate().filter_map(|(i, s)| Some((i as _, s.as_ref().ok()?)))
     }
 
-    fn graphviz_low(&self, out: &mut String) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        use std::fmt::Write;
+    fn graphviz_low(&self, out: &mut String) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        use core::fmt::Write;
 
         for (i, node) in self.iter() {
             let color = if self.is_cfg(i) { "yellow" } else { "white" };
@@ -445,7 +436,7 @@ impl Nodes {
     }
 
     #[allow(clippy::format_in_format_args)]
-    fn basic_blocks_instr(&mut self, out: &mut String, node: Nid) -> std::fmt::Result {
+    fn basic_blocks_instr(&mut self, out: &mut String, node: Nid) -> core::fmt::Result {
         if self[node].kind != Kind::Loop && self[node].kind != Kind::Region {
             write!(out, "  {node:>2}-c{:>2}: ", self[node].ralloc_backref)?;
         }
@@ -468,8 +459,8 @@ impl Nodes {
             Kind::Then => write!(out, "ctrl: {:<5}", "then"),
             Kind::Else => write!(out, "ctrl: {:<5}", "else"),
             Kind::Stck => write!(out, "stck:      "),
-            Kind::Load => write!(out, "load"),
-            Kind::Stre => write!(out, "stre"),
+            Kind::Load { offset } => write!(out, "load: {offset:<5}"),
+            Kind::Stre { offset } => write!(out, "stre: {offset:<5}"),
             _ => unreachable!(),
         }?;
 
@@ -485,7 +476,7 @@ impl Nodes {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn basic_blocks_low(&mut self, out: &mut String, mut node: Nid) -> std::fmt::Result {
+    fn basic_blocks_low(&mut self, out: &mut String, mut node: Nid) -> core::fmt::Result {
         let iter = |nodes: &Nodes, node| nodes[node].outputs.clone().into_iter().rev();
         while self.visited.set(node) {
             match self[node].kind {
@@ -558,7 +549,7 @@ impl Nodes {
                     let mut print_ret = true;
                     for o in iter(self, node) {
                         if self[o].inputs[0] == node
-                            && (self[node].outputs[0] != o || std::mem::take(&mut print_ret))
+                            && (self[node].outputs[0] != o || core::mem::take(&mut print_ret))
                         {
                             self.basic_blocks_instr(out, o)?;
                         }
@@ -761,10 +752,15 @@ impl ops::IndexMut<Nid> for Nodes {
 pub enum Kind {
     #[default]
     Start,
+    // [ctrl]
+    Entry,
+    Mem,
     // [terms...]
     End,
     // [ctrl, cond]
     If,
+    Then,
+    Else,
     // [lhs, rhs]
     Region,
     // [entry, back]
@@ -780,11 +776,6 @@ pub enum Kind {
     Arg {
         index: u32,
     },
-    // [ctrl]
-    Entry,
-    Mem,
-    Then,
-    Else,
     // [ctrl, oper]
     UnOp {
         op: lexer::TokenKind,
@@ -799,11 +790,18 @@ pub enum Kind {
     },
     // [ctrl]
     Stck,
-
     // [ctrl, memory]
-    Load,
+    Ptr {
+        offset: Offset,
+    },
     // [ctrl, memory]
-    Stre,
+    Load {
+        offset: Offset,
+    },
+    // [ctrl, value, memory]
+    Stre {
+        offset: Offset,
+    },
 }
 
 impl Kind {
@@ -834,7 +832,7 @@ impl Kind {
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Kind {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
         match self {
             Kind::CInt { value } => write!(f, "#{value}"),
             Kind::Entry => write!(f, "ctrl[entry]"),
@@ -915,7 +913,6 @@ struct ItemCtx {
     call_count: u16,
     filled: Vec<Nid>,
 
-    stack_size: Size,
     loops: Vec<Loop>,
     vars: Vec<Variable>,
     memories: Vec<MemKey>,
@@ -1002,16 +999,10 @@ impl Codegen {
         mut region: Nid,
         offset: Offset,
         kind: Kind,
-        ty: ty::Id,
+        mut ty: ty::Id,
         mut inps: Vc,
     ) -> Nid {
-        loop {
-            match self.ci.nodes[region].kind {
-                Kind::Arg { .. } | Kind::Stck => break,
-                Kind::Stre => region = self.ci.nodes[region].inputs[2],
-                k => unreachable!("{k:?}"),
-            }
-        }
+        region = self.ci.nodes.trace_mem(region);
 
         let size = self.tys.size_of(ty);
         let insert_start = self
@@ -1036,15 +1027,19 @@ impl Codegen {
             inps.push(region);
         }
 
+        if matches!(kind, Kind::Ptr { .. }) {
+            ty = self.tys.make_ptr(ty);
+        }
+
         let (new_op, peeped) = self.ci.nodes.new_node_low(ty, kind, inps);
-        if !peeped {
+        if !peeped && !matches!(kind, Kind::Ptr { .. }) {
             for mk in &self.ci.memories[insert_start..insert_end] {
                 self.ci.nodes.unlock(mk.node);
             }
 
             self.ci.memories.splice(
                 insert_start..insert_end,
-                std::iter::once(MemKey { node: new_op, region, offset }),
+                core::iter::once(MemKey { node: new_op, region, offset }),
             );
             self.ci.nodes.lock(new_op);
         }
@@ -1052,11 +1047,15 @@ impl Codegen {
     }
 
     fn store_mem(&mut self, region: Nid, offset: Offset, value: Nid) -> Nid {
-        self.mem_op(region, offset, Kind::Stre, self.tof(value), [VOID, value].into())
+        self.mem_op(region, offset, Kind::Stre { offset }, self.tof(value), [VOID, value].into())
     }
 
     fn load_mem(&mut self, region: Nid, offset: Offset, ty: ty::Id) -> Nid {
-        self.mem_op(region, offset, Kind::Load, ty, [VOID].into())
+        self.mem_op(region, offset, Kind::Load { offset }, ty, [VOID].into())
+    }
+
+    fn ptr_mem(&mut self, region: Nid, offset: Offset, ty: ty::Id) -> Nid {
+        self.mem_op(region, offset, Kind::Ptr { offset }, ty, [VOID].into())
     }
 
     pub fn generate(&mut self) {
@@ -1078,8 +1077,8 @@ impl Codegen {
     }
 
     fn expr_ctx(&mut self, expr: &Expr, ctx: Ctx) -> Option<Nid> {
-        let msg = "i know nothing about this name gal which is vired \
-                            because we parsed succesfully";
+        let msg = "i know nothing about this name, gal, which is vired \
+                  because we parsed succesfully";
         // ordered by complexity of the expression
         match *expr {
             Expr::Comment { .. } => Some(VOID),
@@ -1098,7 +1097,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                 Some(self.ci.vars[index].value)
             }
             Expr::Number { value, .. } => Some(self.ci.nodes.new_node(
-                ctx.ty.filter(|ty| ty.is_integer() || ty.is_pointer()).unwrap_or(ty::INT.into()),
+                ctx.ty.filter(|ty| ty.is_integer() || ty.is_pointer()).unwrap_or(ty::Id::INT),
                 Kind::CInt { value },
                 [VOID],
             )),
@@ -1126,21 +1125,55 @@ impl Codegen {
 
                 None
             }
+            Expr::Field { target, name, pos } => {
+                let vtarget = self.expr(target)?;
+                let tty = self.tof(vtarget);
+
+                let ty::Kind::Struct(s) = self.tys.base_of(tty).unwrap_or(tty).expand() else {
+                    self.report(
+                        pos,
+                        fa!(
+                            "the '{}' is not a struct, or pointer to one, \
+                            but accessing fields is only possible on structs",
+                            self.ty_display(tty)
+                        ),
+                    );
+                    return Some(NEVER);
+                };
+
+                let Some((ty, offset)) = OffsetIter::offset_of(&self.tys, s, name) else {
+                    let field_list = self
+                        .tys
+                        .struct_fields(s)
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|f| self.tys.field_names.ident_str(f.name))
+                        .intersperse("', '")
+                        .collect::<String>();
+                    self.report(
+                        pos,
+                        fa!(
+                            "the '{}' does not have this field, \
+                            but it does have '{field_list}'",
+                            self.ty_display(tty)
+                        ),
+                    );
+                    return Some(NEVER);
+                };
+
+                Some(self.load_mem(vtarget, ty, offset))
+            }
             Expr::UnOp { op: TokenKind::Band, val, .. } => {
                 let ctx = Ctx { ty: ctx.ty.and_then(|ty| self.tys.base_of(ty)) };
 
                 let mut val = self.expr_ctx(val, ctx)?;
                 let ty = self.tof(val);
                 if !matches!(self.ci.nodes[val].kind, Kind::Stck) {
-                    let ptr = self.tys.make_ptr(ty);
-                    let stck = self.ci.nodes.new_node_nop(ptr, Kind::Stck, [VOID, MEM]);
-                    self.ci.nodes[stck].offset = self.ci.stack_size;
-                    self.ci.stack_size += self.tys.size_of(ty);
+                    let stck = self.ci.nodes.new_node_nop(ty, Kind::Stck, [VOID, MEM]);
                     self.store_mem(stck, 0, val);
                     val = stck;
                 }
 
-                Some(val)
+                Some(self.ptr_mem(val, 0, ty))
             }
             Expr::UnOp { op: TokenKind::Mul, val, pos } => {
                 let ctx = Ctx { ty: ctx.ty.map(|ty| self.tys.make_ptr(ty)) };
@@ -1176,7 +1209,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                     return Some(NEVER);
                 };
 
-                let prev = std::mem::replace(&mut var.value, value);
+                let prev = core::mem::replace(&mut var.value, value);
                 self.ci.nodes.unlock_remove(prev);
                 Some(VOID)
             }
@@ -1192,7 +1225,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                         pos,
                         fa!("the '{}' can not be dereferneced", self.ty_display(self.tof(val))),
                     );
-                    ty::NEVER.into()
+                    ty::Id::NEVER
                 });
                 let value = self.expr_ctx(right, Ctx::default().with_ty(base))?;
                 _ = self.assert_ty(right.pos(), self.tof(value), base, true, "stored value");
@@ -1271,6 +1304,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                         fa!("argument {}", carg.name),
                     );
                     if ty.is_pointer() {
+                        value = self.ci.nodes.trace_mem(value);
                         value = self
                             .ci
                             .memories
@@ -1308,7 +1342,49 @@ impl Codegen {
                     return Some(NEVER);
                 };
 
-                todo!()
+                // TODO: dont allocate
+                let mut offs = OffsetIter::new(s, &self.tys)
+                    .into_iter(&self.tys)
+                    .map(|(f, o)| (f.ty, o))
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                let mem = self.ci.nodes.new_node(sty, Kind::Stck, [VOID, MEM]);
+                for field in fields {
+                    let Some(index) = self.tys.find_struct_field(s, field.name) else {
+                        self.report(
+                            field.pos,
+                            fa!("struct '{}' does not have this field", self.ty_display(sty)),
+                        );
+                        continue;
+                    };
+
+                    let (ty, offset) =
+                        core::mem::replace(&mut offs[index], (ty::Id::UNDECLARED, field.pos));
+
+                    if ty == ty::Id::UNDECLARED {
+                        self.report(field.pos, "the struct field is already initialized");
+                        self.report(offset, "previous initialization is here");
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    let value = self.expr_ctx(&field.value, Ctx::default().with_ty(ty))?;
+                    self.store_mem(mem, offset, value);
+                }
+
+                let field_list = self
+                    .tys
+                    .struct_fields(s)
+                    .iter()
+                    .zip(offs)
+                    .filter(|&(_, (ty, _))| ty != ty::Id::UNDECLARED)
+                    .map(|(f, _)| self.tys.field_names.ident_str(f.name))
+                    .intersperse(", ")
+                    .collect::<String>();
+
+                if !field_list.is_empty() {
+                    self.report(pos, fa!("the struct initializer is missing {field_list}"));
+                }
+
+                Some(mem)
             }
             Expr::Block { stmts, .. } => {
                 let base = self.ci.vars.len();
@@ -1320,7 +1396,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                         _ = self.assert_ty(
                             stmt.pos(),
                             self.tof(id),
-                            ty::VOID.into(),
+                            ty::Id::VOID,
                             true,
                             "statement",
                         );
@@ -1342,7 +1418,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                 self.ci.loops.push(Loop {
                     node: self.ci.ctrl,
                     ctrl: [Nid::MAX; 2],
-                    ctrl_scope: std::array::from_fn(|_| vec![]),
+                    ctrl_scope: core::array::from_fn(|_| vec![]),
                     scope: self.ci.vars.clone(),
                 });
 
@@ -1386,7 +1462,7 @@ impl Codegen {
 
                 self.ci.nodes.lock(self.ci.ctrl);
 
-                std::mem::swap(&mut self.ci.vars, &mut bres);
+                core::mem::swap(&mut self.ci.vars, &mut bres);
 
                 for ((dest_var, mut scope_var), loop_var) in
                     self.ci.vars.iter_mut().zip(scope).zip(bres)
@@ -1466,7 +1542,7 @@ impl Codegen {
                 self.ci.ctrl = self.ci.nodes.new_node(ty::VOID, Kind::Then, [if_node]);
                 let lcntrl = self.expr(then).map_or(Nid::MAX, |_| self.ci.ctrl);
 
-                let mut then_scope = std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.vars, else_scope);
+                let mut then_scope = core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.vars, else_scope);
                 self.ci.ctrl = self.ci.nodes.new_node(ty::VOID, Kind::Else, [if_node]);
                 let rcntrl = if let Some(else_) = else_ {
                     self.expr(else_).map_or(Nid::MAX, |_| self.ci.ctrl)
@@ -1495,7 +1571,7 @@ impl Codegen {
 
                 self.ci.ctrl = self.ci.nodes.new_node(ty::VOID, Kind::Region, [lcntrl, rcntrl]);
 
-                else_scope = std::mem::take(&mut self.ci.vars);
+                else_scope = core::mem::take(&mut self.ci.vars);
 
                 Self::merge_scopes(
                     &mut self.ci.nodes,
@@ -1531,7 +1607,7 @@ impl Codegen {
             }
         } else {
             let reg = self.ci.nodes.new_node(ty::VOID, Kind::Region, [self.ci.ctrl, loob.ctrl[id]]);
-            let mut scope = std::mem::take(&mut loob.ctrl_scope[id]);
+            let mut scope = core::mem::take(&mut loob.ctrl_scope[id]);
 
             Self::merge_scopes(
                 &mut self.ci.nodes,
@@ -1608,16 +1684,18 @@ impl Codegen {
             ret: Some(sig.ret),
             ..self.pool.cis.pop().unwrap_or_default()
         };
-        let prev_ci = std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci, repl);
+        let prev_ci = core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci, repl);
 
         let start = self.ci.nodes.new_node(ty::VOID, Kind::Start, []);
         debug_assert_eq!(start, VOID);
         let end = self.ci.nodes.new_node(ty::NEVER, Kind::End, []);
         debug_assert_eq!(end, NEVER);
+        self.ci.nodes.lock(end);
         self.ci.ctrl = self.ci.nodes.new_node(ty::VOID, Kind::Entry, [VOID]);
         debug_assert_eq!(self.ci.ctrl, ENTRY);
         let mem = self.ci.nodes.new_node(ty::VOID, Kind::Mem, [VOID]);
         debug_assert_eq!(mem, MEM);
+        self.ci.nodes.lock(mem);
 
         let Expr::BinOp {
             left: Expr::Ident { .. },
@@ -1625,7 +1703,7 @@ impl Codegen {
             right: &Expr::Closure { body, args, .. },
         } = expr
         else {
-            unreachable!("{expr}")
+            unreachable!("{}", self.ast_display(expr))
         };
 
         let mut sig_args = sig.args.range();
@@ -1644,14 +1722,32 @@ impl Codegen {
             self.report(body.pos(), "expected all paths in the fucntion to return");
         }
 
+        self.ci.nodes.unlock(end);
+
         for mem in self.ci.memories.drain(..) {
+            if self.ci.nodes[mem.region].kind == Kind::Stck
+                && self.ci.nodes[mem.node]
+                    .outputs
+                    .iter()
+                    .all(|&n| self.ci.nodes[n].kind == Kind::Return)
+            {
+                let outs = core::mem::take(&mut self.ci.nodes[mem.node].outputs);
+                for out in outs {
+                    let index =
+                        self.ci.nodes[out].inputs.iter().rposition(|&o| o == mem.node).unwrap();
+                    self.ci.nodes[out].inputs.swap_remove(index);
+                }
+            }
             self.ci.nodes.unlock_remove(mem.node);
         }
+        self.ci.nodes.unlock(mem);
+
         for var in self.ci.vars.drain(..) {
             self.ci.nodes.unlock(var.value);
         }
 
         if self.errors.borrow().is_empty() {
+            self.ci.nodes.graphviz();
             self.gcm();
 
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
@@ -1665,7 +1761,20 @@ impl Codegen {
             }
 
             //self.ci.nodes.basic_blocks();
-            //self.ci.nodes.graphviz();
+            self.ci.nodes.graphviz();
+
+            let mut stack_size = 0;
+            '_compute_stack: {
+                let mems = core::mem::take(&mut self.ci.nodes[MEM].outputs);
+                for &stck in mems.iter() {
+                    stack_size += self.tys.size_of(self.ci.nodes[stck].ty);
+                    self.ci.nodes[stck].offset = stack_size;
+                }
+                for &stck in mems.iter() {
+                    self.ci.nodes[stck].offset = stack_size - self.ci.nodes[stck].offset;
+                }
+                self.ci.nodes[mem].outputs = mems;
+            }
 
             self.ci.vars = orig_vars;
             self.ci.nodes.visited.clear(self.ci.nodes.values.len());
@@ -1693,8 +1802,8 @@ impl Codegen {
             let mut stripped_prelude_size = 0;
             '_close_function: {
                 let pushed =
-                    (saved as i64 + (std::mem::take(&mut self.ci.call_count) != 0) as i64) * 8;
-                let stack = std::mem::take(&mut self.ci.stack_size) as i64;
+                    (saved as i64 + (core::mem::take(&mut self.ci.call_count) != 0) as i64) * 8;
+                let stack = stack_size as i64;
 
                 match (pushed, stack) {
                     (0, 0) => {
@@ -1729,15 +1838,15 @@ impl Codegen {
         self.tys.funcs[id as usize].relocs.append(&mut self.ci.relocs);
         self.ci.nodes.clear();
         self.ci.filled.clear();
-        self.pool.cis.push(std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci, prev_ci));
+        self.pool.cis.push(core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci, prev_ci));
     }
 
     fn emit_body(&mut self, sig: Sig) -> usize {
-        let mut nodes = std::mem::take(&mut self.ci.nodes);
+        let mut nodes = core::mem::take(&mut self.ci.nodes);
 
         let func = Function::new(&mut nodes, &self.tys, sig);
         if self.ci.call_count != 0 {
-            std::mem::swap(
+            core::mem::swap(
                 &mut self.ralloc.env.preferred_regs_by_class,
                 &mut self.ralloc.env.non_preferred_regs_by_class,
             );
@@ -1752,7 +1861,7 @@ impl Codegen {
             .unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("{err}"));
 
         if self.ci.call_count != 0 {
-            std::mem::swap(
+            core::mem::swap(
                 &mut self.ralloc.env.preferred_regs_by_class,
                 &mut self.ralloc.env.non_preferred_regs_by_class,
             );
@@ -1850,58 +1959,37 @@ impl Codegen {
                         self.ci.emit(instrs::jal(reg::RET_ADDR, reg::ZERO, 0));
                     }
                     Kind::Stck => {
-                        let size = self.tys.size_of(self.tys.base_of(node.ty).unwrap());
                         let base = reg::STACK_PTR;
-                        let offset = self.ci.stack_size - func.nodes[nid].offset - size;
+                        let offset = func.nodes[nid].offset;
                         self.ci.emit(instrs::addi64(atr(allocs[0]), base, offset as _));
                     }
-                    Kind::Load => {
-                        let mut region = node.inputs[1];
-                        let offset = 0;
+                    Kind::Ptr { offset } => {
+                        let region = func.nodes.trace_mem(node.inputs[1]);
+                        let base = reg::STACK_PTR;
+                        let offset = func.nodes[region].offset + offset;
+                        self.ci.emit(instrs::addi64(atr(allocs[0]), base, offset as _));
+                    }
+                    Kind::Load { offset } => {
+                        let region = func.nodes.trace_mem(node.inputs[1]);
                         let size = self.tys.size_of(node.ty);
                         debug_assert_eq!(size, 8, "TODO");
-                        let (base, offset) = loop {
-                            match func.nodes[region].kind {
-                                Kind::Stck => {
-                                    break (
-                                        reg::STACK_PTR,
-                                        self.ci.stack_size - func.nodes[region].offset + offset
-                                            - size,
-                                    )
-                                }
-                                Kind::Stre => region = func.nodes[region].inputs[2],
-                                Kind::Load => region = func.nodes[region].inputs[1],
-                                k => unreachable!("{k:?}"),
-                            };
+                        let (base, offset) = match func.nodes[region].kind {
+                            Kind::Stck => (reg::STACK_PTR, func.nodes[region].offset + offset),
+                            k => unreachable!("{k:?}"),
                         };
-
                         let &[dst] = allocs else { unreachable!() };
                         self.ci.emit(instrs::ld(atr(dst), base, offset as _, size as _));
                     }
-                    Kind::Stre => {
-                        let mut region = node.inputs[2];
-                        let offset = 0;
+                    Kind::Stre { offset } => {
+                        let region = func.nodes.trace_mem(node.inputs[2]);
                         let size = self.tys.size_of(node.ty);
                         debug_assert_eq!(size, 8, "TODO");
-                        let (base, offset, src) = loop {
-                            match func.nodes[region].kind {
-                                Kind::Stck => {
-                                    break (
-                                        reg::STACK_PTR,
-                                        self.ci.stack_size - func.nodes[region].offset + offset
-                                            - size,
-                                        allocs[0],
-                                    );
-                                }
-                                Kind::Arg { .. } => {
-                                    break (atr(allocs[0]), 0, allocs[1]);
-                                }
-                                Kind::Stre => region = func.nodes[region].inputs[2],
-                                Kind::Load => region = func.nodes[region].inputs[1],
-                                k => unreachable!("{k:?}"),
-                            };
+                        let nd = &func.nodes[region];
+                        let (base, offset, src) = match nd.kind {
+                            Kind::Stck => (reg::STACK_PTR, nd.offset + offset, allocs[0]),
+                            Kind::Arg { .. } => (atr(allocs[0]), offset, allocs[1]),
+                            k => unreachable!("{k:?}"),
                         };
-
                         self.ci.emit(instrs::st(atr(src), base, offset as _, size as _));
                     }
                     _ => unreachable!(),
@@ -1920,7 +2008,7 @@ impl Codegen {
         }
 
         self.report_unhandled_ast(expr, "type");
-        ty::NEVER.into()
+        ty::Id::NEVER
     }
 
     fn find_or_declare(
@@ -1965,7 +2053,7 @@ impl Codegen {
             return existing.expand();
         }
 
-        let prev_file = std::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.file, file);
+        let prev_file = core::mem::replace(&mut self.ci.file, file);
         let sym = match expr {
             Expr::BinOp {
                 left: Expr::Ident { .. },
@@ -2022,6 +2110,12 @@ impl Codegen {
         ty::Display::new(&self.tys, &self.files, ty)
     }
 
+    fn ast_display(&self, ast: &Expr) -> String {
+        let mut s = String::new();
+        parser::Formatter::new(&self.cfile().file).fmt(ast, &mut s).unwrap();
+        s
+    }
+
     #[must_use]
     #[track_caller]
     fn assert_ty(
@@ -2040,28 +2134,33 @@ impl Codegen {
             let ty = self.ty_display(ty);
             let expected = self.ty_display(expected);
             self.report(pos, fa!("expected {hint} to be of type {expected}, got {ty}"));
-            ty::NEVER.into()
+            ty::Id::NEVER
         }
     }
 
-    fn report_log(&self, pos: Pos, msg: impl std::fmt::Display) {
+    fn report_log(&self, pos: Pos, msg: impl core::fmt::Display) {
         let mut buf = self.errors.borrow_mut();
         self.report_log_to(pos, msg, &mut *buf);
     }
 
-    fn report_log_to(&self, pos: Pos, msg: impl std::fmt::Display, out: &mut impl std::fmt::Write) {
+    fn report_log_to(
+        &self,
+        pos: Pos,
+        msg: impl core::fmt::Display,
+        out: &mut impl core::fmt::Write,
+    ) {
         self.cfile().report_to(pos, msg, out);
     }
 
     #[track_caller]
-    fn assert_report(&self, cond: bool, pos: Pos, msg: impl std::fmt::Display) {
+    fn assert_report(&self, cond: bool, pos: Pos, msg: impl core::fmt::Display) {
         if !cond {
             self.report(pos, msg);
         }
     }
 
     #[track_caller]
-    fn report(&self, pos: Pos, msg: impl std::fmt::Display) {
+    fn report(&self, pos: Pos, msg: impl core::fmt::Display) {
         self.report_log(pos, msg);
     }
 
@@ -2069,10 +2168,13 @@ impl Codegen {
     fn report_unhandled_ast(&self, ast: &Expr, hint: &str) {
         self.report(
             ast.pos(),
-            fa!("compiler does not (yet) know how to handle ({hint}):\n\
-                {ast:}\n\
+            fa!(
+                "compiler does not (yet) know how to handle ({hint}):\n\
+                {:}\n\
                 info for weak people:\n\
-                {ast:#?}"),
+                {ast:#?}",
+                self.ast_display(ast)
+            ),
         );
     }
 
@@ -2095,8 +2197,7 @@ impl Codegen {
 
     fn fatal_report(&self, pos: Pos, msg: impl Display) -> ! {
         self.report(pos, msg);
-        eprintln!("{}", self.errors.borrow());
-        std::process::exit(1);
+        panic!("{}", self.errors.borrow());
     }
 
     fn gcm(&mut self) {
@@ -2109,10 +2210,10 @@ impl Codegen {
 
     fn get_load_type(&self, val: Nid) -> Option<ty::Id> {
         Some(match self.ci.nodes[val].kind {
-            Kind::Stre | Kind::Load => self.ci.nodes[val].ty,
-            Kind::Stck | Kind::Arg { .. } => {
-                self.tys.base_of(self.ci.nodes[val].ty).expect("stack has pointer type, laways")
+            Kind::Stre { .. } | Kind::Load { .. } | Kind::Stck | Kind::Arg { .. } => {
+                self.ci.nodes[val].ty
             }
+            Kind::Ptr { .. } => self.tys.base_of(self.ci.nodes[val].ty).unwrap(),
             _ => return None,
         })
     }
@@ -2145,7 +2246,7 @@ struct Function<'a> {
 }
 
 impl Debug for Function<'_> {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
         for (i, block) in self.blocks.iter().enumerate() {
             writeln!(f, "sb{i}{:?}-{:?}:", block.params, block.preds)?;
 
@@ -2261,7 +2362,7 @@ impl<'a> Function<'a> {
                     && let Some((_, swapped)) = op.cond_op(node.ty.is_signed())
                 {
                     if swapped {
-                        std::mem::swap(&mut then, &mut else_);
+                        core::mem::swap(&mut then, &mut else_);
                     }
                     let &[_, lhs, rhs] = self.nodes[cond].inputs.as_slice() else { unreachable!() };
                     let ops = vec![self.urg(lhs), self.urg(rhs)];
@@ -2389,8 +2490,8 @@ impl<'a> Function<'a> {
                     let ty = self.tys.args[ti];
                     loop {
                         match self.nodes[i].kind {
-                            Kind::Stre => i = self.nodes[i].inputs[2],
-                            Kind::Load => i = self.nodes[i].inputs[1],
+                            Kind::Stre { .. } => i = self.nodes[i].inputs[2],
+                            Kind::Load { .. } => i = self.nodes[i].inputs[1],
                             _ => break,
                         }
                     }
@@ -2419,31 +2520,29 @@ impl<'a> Function<'a> {
                 let ops = vec![self.drg(nid)];
                 self.add_instr(nid, ops);
             }
-            Kind::Load => {
-                let mut region = node.inputs[1];
-                let ops = loop {
-                    match self.nodes[region].kind {
-                        Kind::Stck => break vec![self.drg(nid)],
-                        Kind::Stre => region = self.nodes[region].inputs[2],
-                        Kind::Load => region = self.nodes[region].inputs[1],
-                        k => unreachable!("{k:?}"),
-                    };
+            Kind::Ptr { .. } => {
+                let region = self.nodes.trace_mem(node.inputs[1]);
+                let ops = match self.nodes[region].kind {
+                    Kind::Stck => vec![self.drg(nid)],
+                    k => unreachable!("{k:?}"),
                 };
-
                 self.add_instr(nid, ops);
             }
-            Kind::Stre => {
-                let mut region = node.inputs[2];
-                let ops = loop {
-                    match self.nodes[region].kind {
-                        Kind::Stck => break vec![self.urg(node.inputs[1])],
-                        Kind::Arg { .. } => break vec![self.urg(region), self.urg(node.inputs[1])],
-                        Kind::Stre => region = self.nodes[region].inputs[2],
-                        Kind::Load => region = self.nodes[region].inputs[1],
-                        k => unreachable!("{k:?}"),
-                    };
+            Kind::Load { .. } => {
+                let region = self.nodes.trace_mem(node.inputs[1]);
+                let ops = match self.nodes[region].kind {
+                    Kind::Stck => vec![self.drg(nid)],
+                    k => unreachable!("{k:?}"),
+                };
+                self.add_instr(nid, ops);
+            }
+            Kind::Stre { .. } => {
+                let region = self.nodes.trace_mem(node.inputs[2]);
+                let ops = match self.nodes[region].kind {
+                    Kind::Stck => vec![self.urg(node.inputs[1])],
+                    Kind::Arg { .. } => vec![self.urg(region), self.urg(node.inputs[1])],
+                    k => unreachable!("{k:?}"),
                 };
-
                 self.add_instr(nid, ops);
             }
         }
@@ -2759,7 +2858,10 @@ fn common_dom(mut a: Nid, mut b: Nid, nodes: &mut Nodes) -> Nid {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::fmt::Write;
+    use {
+        alloc::{string::String, vec::Vec},
+        core::fmt::Write,
+    };
 
     fn generate(ident: &'static str, input: &'static str, output: &mut String) {
         _ = env_logger::builder().is_test(true).try_init();
@@ -2780,9 +2882,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut out = Vec::new();
         codegen.tys.assemble(&mut out);
 
-        let mut buf = Vec::<u8>::new();
-        let err = codegen.tys.disasm(&out, &codegen.files, &mut buf, |_| {});
-        output.push_str(String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap().as_str());
+        let err = codegen.tys.disasm(&out, &codegen.files, output, |_| {});
         if let Err(e) = err {
             writeln!(output, "!!! asm is invalid: {e}").unwrap();
             return;
diff --git a/hblang/src/vc.rs b/hblang/src/vc.rs
index 13c0ad44..94892caa 100644
--- a/hblang/src/vc.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/vc.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-use std::{
-    fmt::Debug,
-    mem::MaybeUninit,
-    ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Not},
-    ptr::Unique,
+use {
+    alloc::vec::Vec,
+    core::{
+        fmt::Debug,
+        mem::MaybeUninit,
+        ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Not},
+        ptr::Unique,
+    },
 };
 
 type Nid = u16;
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ impl Default for Vc {
 }
 
 impl Debug for Vc {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
         self.as_slice().fmt(f)
     }
 }
@@ -32,15 +35,15 @@ impl Vc {
         unsafe { self.inline.cap <= INLINE_ELEMS as Nid }
     }
 
-    fn layout(&self) -> Option<std::alloc::Layout> {
+    fn layout(&self) -> Option<core::alloc::Layout> {
         unsafe {
-            self.is_inline()
-                .not()
-                .then(|| std::alloc::Layout::array::<Nid>(self.alloced.cap as _).unwrap_unchecked())
+            self.is_inline().not().then(|| {
+                core::alloc::Layout::array::<Nid>(self.alloced.cap as _).unwrap_unchecked()
+            })
         }
     }
 
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
         unsafe {
             if self.is_inline() {
                 self.inline.cap as _
@@ -79,11 +82,11 @@ impl Vc {
     }
 
     pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[Nid] {
-        unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts(self.as_ptr(), self.len()) }
+        unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(self.as_ptr(), self.len()) }
     }
 
     fn as_slice_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [Nid] {
-        unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(self.as_mut_ptr(), self.len()) }
+        unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(self.as_mut_ptr(), self.len()) }
     }
 
     pub fn push(&mut self, value: Nid) {
@@ -93,10 +96,10 @@ impl Vc {
             unsafe {
                 self.alloced.cap *= 2;
                 self.alloced.base = Unique::new_unchecked(
-                    std::alloc::realloc(
+                    alloc::alloc::realloc(
                         self.alloced.base.as_ptr().cast(),
                         layout,
-                        self.alloced.cap as usize * std::mem::size_of::<Nid>(),
+                        self.alloced.cap as usize * core::mem::size_of::<Nid>(),
                     )
                     .cast(),
                 );
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ impl Vc {
             unsafe {
                 let mut allcd =
                     Self::alloc((self.inline.cap + 1).next_power_of_two() as _, self.len());
-                std::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(self.as_ptr(), allcd.as_mut_ptr(), self.len());
+                core::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(self.as_ptr(), allcd.as_mut_ptr(), self.len());
                 *self = allcd;
             }
         }
@@ -118,8 +121,8 @@ impl Vc {
 
     unsafe fn alloc(cap: usize, len: usize) -> Self {
         debug_assert!(cap > INLINE_ELEMS);
-        let layout = unsafe { std::alloc::Layout::array::<Nid>(cap).unwrap_unchecked() };
-        let alloc = unsafe { std::alloc::alloc(layout) };
+        let layout = unsafe { core::alloc::Layout::array::<Nid>(cap).unwrap_unchecked() };
+        let alloc = unsafe { alloc::alloc::alloc(layout) };
         unsafe {
             Vc {
                 alloced: AllocedVc {
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ impl Drop for Vc {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if let Some(layout) = self.layout() {
             unsafe {
-                std::alloc::dealloc(self.alloced.base.as_ptr().cast(), layout);
+                alloc::alloc::dealloc(self.alloced.base.as_ptr().cast(), layout);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@ impl Iterator for VcIntoIter {
             return None;
         }
 
-        let ret = unsafe { std::ptr::read(self.vc.as_slice().get_unchecked(self.start)) };
+        let ret = unsafe { core::ptr::read(self.vc.as_slice().get_unchecked(self.start)) };
         self.start += 1;
         Some(ret)
     }
@@ -200,7 +203,7 @@ impl DoubleEndedIterator for VcIntoIter {
         }
 
         self.end -= 1;
-        Some(unsafe { std::ptr::read(self.vc.as_slice().get_unchecked(self.end)) })
+        Some(unsafe { core::ptr::read(self.vc.as_slice().get_unchecked(self.end)) })
     }
 }
 
@@ -217,14 +220,14 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a [Nid]> for Vc {
         if value.len() <= INLINE_ELEMS {
             let mut dflt = Self::default();
             unsafe {
-                std::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(value.as_ptr(), dflt.as_mut_ptr(), value.len())
+                core::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(value.as_ptr(), dflt.as_mut_ptr(), value.len())
             };
             dflt.inline.cap = value.len() as _;
             dflt
         } else {
             let mut allcd = unsafe { Self::alloc(value.len(), value.len()) };
             unsafe {
-                std::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(value.as_ptr(), allcd.as_mut_ptr(), value.len())
+                core::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(value.as_ptr(), allcd.as_mut_ptr(), value.len())
             };
             allcd
         }
@@ -266,7 +269,7 @@ pub struct BitSet {
 }
 
 impl BitSet {
-    const ELEM_SIZE: usize = std::mem::size_of::<usize>() * 8;
+    const ELEM_SIZE: usize = core::mem::size_of::<usize>() * 8;
 
     pub fn clear(&mut self, bit_size: usize) {
         let new_len = (bit_size + Self::ELEM_SIZE - 1) / Self::ELEM_SIZE;