diff --git a/make.scm b/make.scm
index 3f7fd50b..01a35f2d 100755
--- a/make.scm
+++ b/make.scm
@@ -253,17 +253,17 @@ exec ${GUILE-guile} --no-auto-compile -L . -L guile -C . -C guile -s "$0" ${1+"$
 
 ;;(add-target (group "check-scaffold" #:dependencies (filter (target-prefix? "check-scaffold") %targets)))
 
-(add-target (bin.gcc "scaffold/main.c"))
-(add-target (check "scaffold/main.gcc" #:exit 42))
+;; (add-target (bin.gcc "scaffold/main.c"))
+;; (add-target (check "scaffold/main.gcc" #:exit 42))
 
-(add-target (bin.gcc "scaffold/main.c" #:libc #f))
-(add-target (check "scaffold/main.mlibc-gcc" #:exit 42))
+;; (add-target (bin.gcc "scaffold/main.c" #:libc #f))
+;; (add-target (check "scaffold/main.mlibc-gcc" #:exit 42))
 
-(add-target (bin.mescc "scaffold/main.c" #:libc mini-libc-mes.E))
-(add-target (check "scaffold/main.mini-guile" #:exit 42))
+;; (add-target (bin.mescc "scaffold/main.c" #:libc mini-libc-mes.E))
+;; (add-target (check "scaffold/main.mini-guile" #:exit 42))
 
-(add-target (bin.mescc "scaffold/main.c"))
-(add-target (check "scaffold/main.guile" #:exit 42))
+;; (add-target (bin.mescc "scaffold/main.c"))
+;; (add-target (check "scaffold/main.guile" #:exit 42))
 
 
 (add-target (bin.gcc "scaffold/hello.c"))
diff --git a/scaffold/main.c b/scaffold/main.c
index 5ac0120b..46a2ae1c 100644
--- a/scaffold/main.c
+++ b/scaffold/main.c
@@ -18,8 +18,59 @@
  * along with Mes.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#if __i386__
+#define main _start
+#endif
+
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+#if __MESC__
+  asm ("mov____$i32,%ebx !42");
+  asm ("mov____$i32,%eax !1");
+  asm ("int____$0x80");
+#elif __i386__
+  asm (".byte 144");
+  asm (".byte 144");
+  asm (".byte 144");
+#if 1 //MESC_TCC
+  asm (".byte 187");
+  asm (".byte 42");
+  asm (".byte 0");
+  asm (".byte 0");
+  asm (".byte 0");
+
+  asm (".byte 184");
+  asm (".byte 1");
+  asm (".byte 0");
+  asm (".byte 0");
+  asm (".byte 0");
+
+  asm (".byte 205");
+  asm (".byte 128");
+
+  asm (".byte 137");
+  asm (".byte 69");
+  asm (".byte 252");
+
+#else
+  asm ("mov    $42,%ebx");
+  asm ("mov    $1,%eax");
+  asm ("int    $128");
+#endif
+
+  asm (".byte 144");
+  asm (".byte 144");
+  asm (".byte 144");
+
+#elif __x86_64__
+  asm (".byte 144");
+  asm ("mov    $42,%rbx");
+  asm ("mov    $1,%rax");
+  asm ("int    $128");
+#else
+  #error "platform not supported"
+#endif
+  // not reached
   return 42;
 }