diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e53bcf1e..885a67ee 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -70,3 +70,4 @@
 /pre-inst-env
 /mes/module/mes/boot-0.scm
 /scripts/mescc
+/doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.png
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 1d493276..caf58894 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -115,9 +115,17 @@ endif
 
 info: ${top_builddest}doc/mes.info
 
-${top_builddest}doc/mes.info: doc/mes.texi ${top_builddest}doc/version.texi GNUmakefile
+${top_builddest}doc/mes.info: doc/mes.texi ${top_builddest}doc/version.texi doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.dot GNUmakefile
 	$(MAKEINFO) -o $@ -I ${top_builddest}doc -I doc $<
 
+${top_builddest}doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.png: doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.dot
+ifdef DOT
+	$(DOT) -T png $< > $@
+else
+	touch $@
+$(warning info: graphvis missing: no images)
+endif
+
 install-info: info
 
 man: ${top_builddest}doc/mes.1 ${top_builddest}doc/mescc.1
@@ -132,7 +140,7 @@ ${top_builddest}doc/mescc.1: ${top_builddest}src/mes ${top_builddest}scripts/mes
 
 html: ${top_builddest}mes/index.html
 
-${top_builddest}mes/index.html: doc/mes.texi
+${top_builddest}mes/index.html: doc/mes.texi ${top_builddest}doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.png
 	$(MAKEINFO) --html -o ${top_builddest}doc/mes $<
 
 pdf: ${top_builddest}doc/mes.pdf
diff --git a/build-aux/export.make b/build-aux/export.make
index d28aa755..6814ed10 100644
--- a/build-aux/export.make
+++ b/build-aux/export.make
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ ifdef BLOOD_ELF
 export BLOOD_ELF
 endif
 
+ifdef DOT
+export DOT
+endif
+
 ifdef M1
 export M1
 endif
diff --git a/build-aux/manifest.scm b/build-aux/manifest.scm
index 89684205..d02fd6d2 100644
--- a/build-aux/manifest.scm
+++ b/build-aux/manifest.scm
@@ -16,5 +16,7 @@
 ;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 ;;; along with Mes.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+(use-modules (guix packages))
+(set! %load-path (cons "guix" %load-path))
 (include "../.guix.scm")
 (packages->manifest (map cadr (package-direct-inputs mes)))
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 720cfdf0..c5fdf77f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ Some influential environment variables:
                              (make-dep "hex2" '(0 3))
                              (make-dep "tcc" '(0 9 26) #:optional? #t #:version-option "-v")
                              (make-dep "makeinfo" '(5) #:optional? #t)
+                             (make-dep "dot" '(2) #:version-option "-V")
                              (make-dep "help2man" '(1 47) #:optional? #t)
                              (make-dep "perl" '(5) #:optional? #t)
                              (make-dep "git" '(2) #:optional? #t))))
diff --git a/doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.dot b/doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.dot
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d153b069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.dot
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+digraph "Guix package" {
+  "31010176" [label = "gcc-mesboot-4.7.4", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "31010176" -> "30785536" [color = peachpuff4];
+  "31010176" -> "30785728" [color = peachpuff4];
+  "31010176" -> "30785920" [color = peachpuff4];
+  "31010176" -> "16584064" [color = peachpuff4];
+  "31010176" -> "32377472" [color = peachpuff4];
+  "31010176" -> "47218240" [color = peachpuff4];
+  "31010176" -> "32377856" [color = peachpuff4];
+  "30785536" [label = "binutils-mesboot-2.20.1a", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "30785536" -> "47984832" [color = dimgrey];
+  "30785536" -> "30785920" [color = dimgrey];
+  "30785536" -> "30785728" [color = dimgrey];
+  "30785536" -> "16584064" [color = dimgrey];
+  "30785536" -> "32377472" [color = dimgrey];
+  "30785536" -> "47218048" [color = dimgrey];
+  "30785536" -> "32377856" [color = dimgrey];
+  "30785536" -> "16584064" [color = dimgrey];
+  "30785536" -> "32377856" [color = dimgrey];
+  "30785536" -> "47986368" [color = dimgrey];
+  "30785536" -> "47985408" [color = dimgrey];
+  "47984832" [label = "binutils-mesboot0-2.20.1a", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "47984832" -> "16584064" [color = darkviolet];
+  "47984832" -> "32377856" [color = darkviolet];
+  "47984832" -> "47986368" [color = darkviolet];
+  "47984832" -> "47985408" [color = darkviolet];
+  "16584064" [label = "bootstrap-binaries-0", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "32377856" [label = "make-boot0-4.2.1", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "32377856" -> "16583680" [color = darkgoldenrod];
+  "32377856" -> "16583488" [color = darkgoldenrod];
+  "32377856" -> "16583872" [color = darkgoldenrod];
+  "32377856" -> "16584064" [color = darkgoldenrod];
+  "32377856" -> "16584064" [color = darkgoldenrod];
+  "16583680" [label = "glibc-bootstrap-0", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "16583488" [label = "gcc-bootstrap-0", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "16583488" -> "16583680" [color = blue];
+  "16583872" [label = "binutils-bootstrap-0", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "47986368" [label = "mes-boot-0.17-rc", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "47986368" -> "16584064" [color = blue];
+  "47986368" -> "47986752" [color = blue];
+  "47986752" [label = "mescc-tools-boot-0.4-1.f02b8f4", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "47986752" -> "16584064" [color = dimgrey];
+  "47985408" [label = "tcc-boot-0.9.27", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "47985408" -> "16584064" [color = magenta];
+  "47985408" -> "47986368" [color = magenta];
+  "47985408" -> "47985600" [color = magenta];
+  "47985600" [label = "tcc-boot0-0.9.26-2.1f518ea", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "47985600" -> "16584064" [color = dimgrey];
+  "47985600" -> "47986368" [color = dimgrey];
+  "47985600" -> "47986752" [color = dimgrey];
+  "30785920" [label = "glibc-mesboot-2.2.5", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "30785920" -> "47984832" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "30785920" -> "47984640" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "30785920" -> "16584064" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "30785920" -> "32377472" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "30785920" -> "47217856" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "30785920" -> "32377856" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "30785920" -> "29541120" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "47984640" [label = "gcc-core-mesboot-2.95.3", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "47984640" -> "16584064" [color = red];
+  "47984640" -> "47984832" [color = red];
+  "47984640" -> "32377472" [color = red];
+  "47984640" -> "32377856" [color = red];
+  "47984640" -> "47985408" [color = red];
+  "32377472" [label = "diffutils-boot0-3.6", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "32377472" -> "32377856" [color = blue];
+  "32377472" -> "16583680" [color = blue];
+  "32377472" -> "16583488" [color = blue];
+  "32377472" -> "16583872" [color = blue];
+  "32377472" -> "16584064" [color = blue];
+  "32377472" -> "16584064" [color = blue];
+  "47217856" [label = "linux-libre-headers-4.4.47", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "47217856" -> "32375552" [color = darkviolet];
+  "47217856" -> "32377856" [color = darkviolet];
+  "47217856" -> "32377472" [color = darkviolet];
+  "47217856" -> "32377088" [color = darkviolet];
+  "47217856" -> "32376704" [color = darkviolet];
+  "47217856" -> "16583680" [color = darkviolet];
+  "47217856" -> "16583488" [color = darkviolet];
+  "47217856" -> "16583872" [color = darkviolet];
+  "47217856" -> "16584064" [color = darkviolet];
+  "47217856" -> "16584064" [color = darkviolet];
+  "32375552" [label = "perl-boot0-5.26.0", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "32375552" -> "32377856" [color = red];
+  "32375552" -> "32377472" [color = red];
+  "32375552" -> "32377088" [color = red];
+  "32375552" -> "32376704" [color = red];
+  "32375552" -> "16583680" [color = red];
+  "32375552" -> "16583488" [color = red];
+  "32375552" -> "16583872" [color = red];
+  "32375552" -> "16584064" [color = red];
+  "32375552" -> "16584064" [color = red];
+  "32377088" [label = "findutils-boot0-4.6.0", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "32377088" -> "32377856" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "32377088" -> "32377472" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "32377088" -> "16583680" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "32377088" -> "16583488" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "32377088" -> "16583872" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "32377088" -> "16584064" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "32377088" -> "16584064" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "32376704" [label = "file-boot0-5.30", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "32376704" -> "32377856" [color = darkgoldenrod];
+  "32376704" -> "16583680" [color = darkgoldenrod];
+  "32376704" -> "16583488" [color = darkgoldenrod];
+  "32376704" -> "16583872" [color = darkgoldenrod];
+  "32376704" -> "16584064" [color = darkgoldenrod];
+  "32376704" -> "16584064" [color = darkgoldenrod];
+  "29541120" [label = "linux-libre-headers-4.4.47", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "29541120" -> "30006848" [color = blue];
+  "30006848" [label = "perl-5.26.0", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "30785728" [label = "gcc-mesboot0-2.95.3", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "30785728" -> "47984832" [color = blue];
+  "30785728" -> "47984640" [color = blue];
+  "30785728" -> "30785920" [color = blue];
+  "30785728" -> "16584064" [color = blue];
+  "30785728" -> "32377472" [color = blue];
+  "30785728" -> "32377856" [color = blue];
+  "30785728" -> "47217664" [color = blue];
+  "47217664" [label = "linux-libre-headers-4.4.47", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "47217664" -> "32375552" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "47217664" -> "32377856" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "47217664" -> "32377472" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "47217664" -> "32377088" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "47217664" -> "32376704" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "47217664" -> "16583680" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "47217664" -> "16583488" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "47217664" -> "16583872" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "47217664" -> "16584064" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "47217664" -> "16584064" [color = darkseagreen];
+  "47218048" [label = "linux-libre-headers-4.4.47", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "47218048" -> "32375552" [color = blue];
+  "47218048" -> "32377856" [color = blue];
+  "47218048" -> "32377472" [color = blue];
+  "47218048" -> "32377088" [color = blue];
+  "47218048" -> "32376704" [color = blue];
+  "47218048" -> "16583680" [color = blue];
+  "47218048" -> "16583488" [color = blue];
+  "47218048" -> "16583872" [color = blue];
+  "47218048" -> "16584064" [color = blue];
+  "47218048" -> "16584064" [color = blue];
+  "47218240" [label = "linux-libre-headers-4.4.47", shape = box, fontname = Helvetica];
+  "47218240" -> "32375552" [color = red];
+  "47218240" -> "32377856" [color = red];
+  "47218240" -> "32377472" [color = red];
+  "47218240" -> "32377088" [color = red];
+  "47218240" -> "32376704" [color = red];
+  "47218240" -> "16583680" [color = red];
+  "47218240" -> "16583488" [color = red];
+  "47218240" -> "16583872" [color = red];
+  "47218240" -> "16584064" [color = red];
+  "47218240" -> "16584064" [color = red];
+
+}
diff --git a/doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.png b/doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 79ee36d3..00000000
Binary files a/doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/doc/mes.texi b/doc/mes.texi
index 7ce739d4..c2ec05bf 100644
--- a/doc/mes.texi
+++ b/doc/mes.texi
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ gcc-source + binutils + gcc-core + glibc => gcc
 
 @c sed -i s,package-with-bootstrap-guile,identity, gnu/packages/{commencement,mes}.scm
 
-@c ./pre-inst-env guix graph gcc-mesboot | dot -T png >
-@c gcc-mesboot-graph.png
+@c ~/src/guix-bootstrap/pre-inst-env guix graph gcc-mesboot > doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.dot
+@c dot -T png doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.dot > doc/images/gcc-mesboot-graph.png
 
 Here's a generated dependency diagram to give you impression, it is not
 complete or correct.
diff --git a/guix/git/mes.scm b/guix/git/mes.scm
index 2198cbd1..650ecc18 100644
--- a/guix/git/mes.scm
+++ b/guix/git/mes.scm
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages commencement)
   #:use-module (gnu packages cross-base)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gcc)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages graphviz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages guile)
   #:use-module (gnu packages man)
   #:use-module (gnu packages mes)
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ hex2 linker.")
                `(("i686-linux-binutils" ,(cross-binutils triplet))
                  ("i686-linux-gcc" ,(cross-gcc triplet)))
                '())
+         ("graphviz" ,graphviz)
          ("help2man" ,help2man)
          ("perl" ,perl)                ; build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog
          ("texinfo" ,texinfo)))