Robert> SL Baur writes: Robert> Here's a (possibly insane) suggestion: rather than dumping, why don't Robert> we compile the lisp files to C? We could then make select portions Robert> dynamically loadable, and remove all that unportable dumping code. This would not solve the problem: The dumped image does not just contain code, it contains a good amount of state as well. Robert> Does this sound feasible, or have I been getting too little sleep Robert> lately? It's feasible, but it would probably not get you much benefit. Besides, I doubt there's anyone around to actually do it. -- Cheers =8-} Chipsy Friede, Völkerverständigung und überhaupt blabla