diff --git a/guile/mescc.scm b/guile/mescc.scm
index 5c5fcab8..ce372e85 100755
--- a/guile/mescc.scm
+++ b/guile/mescc.scm
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ GUILEDIR=${GUILEDIR-@GUILEDIR@}
 [ "$GODIR" = @"GODIR"@ ] && GODIR=$(dirname $0)
 [ "$GUILEDIR" = @"GUILEDIR"@ ] && GUILEDIR=$(dirname $0)
 export GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=${GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE-0}
-exec ${GUILE-guile} -L $GUILEDIR -C $GODIR -e '(mescc)' -s "$0" "$@"
+GUILE_LOAD_COMPILED_PATH=$GODIR:$GUILE_LOAD_COMPILED_PATH
+exec ${GUILE-guile} -L $GUILEDIR -e '(mescc)' -s "$0" "$@"
 !#
 
 ;;; Mes --- The Maxwell Equations of Software
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ GUILE='~/src/guile-1.8/build/pre-inst-guile --debug -q' guile/mescc.scm
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
   #:export (main))
 
+(cond-expand
+ (guile-2)
+ (guile
+  (use-modules (ice-9 syncase))))
+
 (define %prefix (if (string-prefix? "@PREFIX" "@PREFIX@") (or (getenv "MES_PREFIX") "") "@PREFIX@"))
 (module-define! (resolve-module '(language c99 compiler)) '%prefix %prefix)
 
diff --git a/module/language/c99/compiler.scm b/module/language/c99/compiler.scm
index c7e8644e..552ba1fe 100644
--- a/module/language/c99/compiler.scm
+++ b/module/language/c99/compiler.scm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;;; -*-scheme-*-
 
 ;;; Mes --- Maxwell Equations of Software
-;;; Copyright © 2016,2017 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2016,2017,2018 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of Mes.
 ;;;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   #:use-module (ice-9 optargs)
   #:use-module (ice-9 pretty-print)
   #:use-module (nyacc lang c99 parser)
-  #:use-module (nyacc lang c99 pprint)
+  ;;#:use-module (nyacc lang c99 pprint)
   #:use-module (mes guile)
   #:use-module (mes as)
   #:use-module (mes as-i386)
@@ -44,9 +44,17 @@
             info->object))
 
 (cond-expand
- (guile-2)
+ (guile-2
+  (use-modules (nyacc lang c99 pprint)))
  (guile
+  (debug-set! stack 0)
+  (use-modules (ice-9 optargs))
   (use-modules (ice-9 syncase)))
+ ;; guile-1.8 does not have (sxml match), short-circuit me
+ (define* (pretty-print-c99 tree
+                            #:optional (port (current-output-port))
+                            #:key ugly per-line-prefix (basic-offset 2))
+   (write tree port))
  (mes))
 
 (include-from-path "language/c99/compiler.mes")
diff --git a/module/language/c99/info.scm b/module/language/c99/info.scm
index 9c001ee4..41f546e8 100644
--- a/module/language/c99/info.scm
+++ b/module/language/c99/info.scm
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
 (cond-expand
  (guile-2)
  (guile
-  (use-modules (ice-9 syncase)))
+  (use-modules (ice-9 syncase))
+  (use-modules (ice-9 optargs)))
  (mes
   (mes-use-module (mes optargs))))
 
diff --git a/module/mes/as-i386.scm b/module/mes/as-i386.scm
index 4df68864..c999be47 100644
--- a/module/mes/as-i386.scm
+++ b/module/mes/as-i386.scm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;;; -*-scheme-*-
 
 ;;; Mes --- Maxwell Equations of Software
-;;; Copyright © 2016,2017 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2016,2017,2018 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of Mes.
 ;;;
@@ -152,4 +152,10 @@
             i386:z->accu
             ))
 
+(cond-expand
+ (guile-2)
+ (guile
+  (use-modules (ice-9 syncase)))
+ (mes))
+
 (include-from-path "mes/as-i386.mes")
diff --git a/module/mes/guile.scm b/module/mes/guile.scm
index ab9f0fb6..8e81a7e3 100644
--- a/module/mes/guile.scm
+++ b/module/mes/guile.scm
@@ -77,5 +77,10 @@
                #'(include fn))))))))
   (export include-from-path))
  (guile
-  (use-modules (ice-9 syncase)))
+  (use-modules (ice-9 syncase))
+  (define (compose proc . rest)
+  (if (null? rest) proc
+      (lambda args
+        (proc (apply (apply compose rest) args)))))
+  (export compose))
  (mes))