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-rw-r--r--subx/050write_stderr.subx32
-rw-r--r--subx/051test.subx59
-rw-r--r--subx/052argv_equal.subx231
-rw-r--r--subx/Readme.md2
-rw-r--r--subx/apps/crenshaw2-1bin1245 -> 1245 bytes
-rw-r--r--subx/apps/crenshaw2-1.subx326
-rwxr-xr-xsubx/apps/factorialbin1243 -> 1243 bytes
-rw-r--r--subx/apps/factorial.subx322
-rwxr-xr-xsubx/gen2
-rwxr-xr-xsubx/test_layers9
10 files changed, 336 insertions, 647 deletions
diff --git a/subx/050write_stderr.subx b/subx/050write_stderr.subx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6f4784d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subx/050write_stderr.subx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+== code
+
+write_stderr:  # s : (address array byte) -> <void>
+  # prolog
+  55/push-EBP
+  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+  # save registers
+  50/push-EAX
+  51/push-ECX
+  52/push-EDX
+  53/push-EBX
+  # write(2/stderr, (data) s+4, (size) *s)
+    # fd = 2 (stderr)
+  bb/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               2/imm32           # copy 2 to EBX
+    # x = s+4
+  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/SIB    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           1/r32/ECX   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ECX
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ECX
+    # size = *s
+  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/SIB    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           2/r32/EDX   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to EDX
+  8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EDX to EDX
+    # call write()
+  b8/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32/write     # copy 1 to EAX
+  cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
+  # restore registers
+  5b/pop-to-EBX
+  5a/pop-to-EDX
+  59/pop-to-ECX
+  58/pop-to-EAX
+  # end
+  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+  5d/pop-to-EBP
+  c3/return
diff --git a/subx/051test.subx b/subx/051test.subx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8edcee49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subx/051test.subx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+== code
+
+# print msg to stderr if a != b, otherwise print "."
+check_ints_equal:  # (a : int, b : int, msg : (address array byte)) -> boolean
+  # prolog
+  55/push-EBP
+  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+  # save registers
+  51/push-ECX
+  53/push-EBX
+  # load args into EAX, EBX and ECX
+  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           0/r32/EAX   0x8/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to EAX
+  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           3/r32/EBX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to EBX
+  # if EAX == b/EBX
+  39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           3/r32/EBX   .               .                 # compare EAX and EBX
+  75/jump-if-unequal  $check_ints_equal:else/disp8
+    # print('.')
+      # push args
+  68/push  "."/imm32
+      # call
+  e8/call  write_stderr/disp32
+      # discard arg
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ESP
+    # return
+  eb/jump  $check_ints_equal:end/disp8
+  # else:
+$check_ints_equal:else:
+  # copy msg into ECX
+  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           1/r32/ECX   0x10/disp8       .                # copy *(EBP+16) to ECX
+    # print(ECX)
+      # push args
+  51/push-ECX
+      # call
+  e8/call  write_stderr/disp32
+      # discard arg
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ESP
+    # print newline
+      # push args
+  68/push  Newline/imm32
+      # call
+  e8/call  write_stderr/disp32
+      # discard arg
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ESP
+$check_ints_equal:end:
+  # restore registers
+  5b/pop-to-EBX
+  59/pop-to-ECX
+  # end
+  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+  5d/pop-to-EBP
+  c3/return
+
+== data
+
+Newline:
+  # size
+  01 00 00 00
+  # data
+  0a/newline
diff --git a/subx/052argv_equal.subx b/subx/052argv_equal.subx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60c24b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subx/052argv_equal.subx
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+== code
+
+# compare a null-terminated ascii string with a more idiomatic length-prefixed byte array
+# reason for the name: the only place we should have null-terminated ascii strings is from commandline args
+argv_equal:  # s : null-terminated ascii string, benchmark : length-prefixed ascii string -> EAX : boolean
+  # prolog
+  55/push-EBP
+  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+  # save registers
+  51/push-ECX
+  52/push-EDX
+  53/push-EBX
+  56/push-ESI
+  57/push-EDI
+
+  # pseudocode:
+  #   initialize n = b.length
+  #   initialize s1 = s
+  #   initialize s2 = b.data
+  #   i = 0
+  #   for (i = 0; i < n; ++n)
+  #     c1 = *s1
+  #     c2 = *s2
+  #     if c1 == 0
+  #       return false
+  #     if c1 != c2
+  #       return false
+  #   return *s1 == 0
+  # initialize s into EDI
+  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           7/r32/EDI   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to EDI
+  # initialize benchmark length n into EDX
+  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           2/r32/EDX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to EDX
+  8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EDX to EDX
+  # initialize benchmark data into ESI
+  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           6/r32/ESI   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to ESI
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ESI
+  # initialize loop counter i into ECX
+  b9/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32/exit      # copy 1 to ECX
+  # while (i/ECX < n/EDX)
+$argv_loop:
+  39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # compare ECX with EDX
+  74/jump-if-equal  $argv_break/disp8
+    # c1/EAX, c2/EBX = *s, *benchmark
+  b8/copy  0/imm32  # clear EAX
+  8a/copy                         0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/EDI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy byte at *EDI to lower byte of EAX
+  bb/copy  0/imm32  # clear EBX
+  8a/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           3/r32/EBX   .               .                 # copy byte at *ESI to lower byte of EBX
+    # if (c1 == 0) return false
+  3d/compare                      .               .             .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32           # compare EAX with 0
+  74/jump-if-equal  $argv_fail/disp8
+    # if (c1 != c2) return false
+  39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           3/r32/EBX   .               .                 # compare EAX with EBX
+  75/jump-if-not-equal  $argv_fail/disp8
+    # ++s1, ++s2, ++i
+  41/inc-ECX
+  46/inc-ESI
+  47/inc-EDI
+  # end while
+  eb/jump  $argv_loop/disp8
+$argv_break:
+  # if (*s/EDI == 0) return true
+  b8/copy  0/imm32  # clear EAX
+  8a/copy                         0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/EDI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy byte at *EDI to lower byte of EAX
+  81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32           # compare EAX with 0
+  75/jump-if-not-equal  $argv_fail/disp8
+  b8/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               1/imm32           # copy 1 to EAX
+  eb/jump  $argv_end/disp8
+  # return false
+$argv_fail:
+  b8/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32           # copy 0 to EAX
+
+$argv_end:
+  # restore registers
+  5f/pop-to-EDI
+  5e/pop-to-ESI
+  5b/pop-to-EBX
+  5a/pop-to-EDX
+  59/pop-to-ECX
+  # end
+  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+  5d/pop-to-EBP
+  c3/return
+
+## tests
+
+test_compare_null_argv_with_empty_array:
+  # EAX = argv_equal(Null_argv, "")
+    # push args
+  68/push  ""/imm32
+  68/push  Null_argv/imm32
+    # call
+  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
+  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 1, msg)
+    # push args
+  68/push  "F - test_compare_null_argv_with_empty_array"/imm32
+  68/push  1/imm32/true
+  50/push-EAX
+    # call
+  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
+  c3/return
+
+test_compare_null_argv_with_non_empty_array:
+  # EAX = argv_equal(Null_argv, "Abc")
+    # push args
+  68/push  "Abc"/imm32
+  68/push  Null_argv/imm32
+    # call
+  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
+  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0, msg)
+    # push args
+  68/push  "F - test_compare_null_argv_with_non_empty_array"/imm32
+  68/push  0/imm32/false
+  50/push-EAX
+    # call
+  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
+  c3/return
+
+test_compare_argv_with_equal_array:
+  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "Abc")
+    # push args
+  68/push  "Abc"/imm32
+  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
+    # call
+  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
+  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 1, msg)
+    # push args
+  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_equal_array"/imm32
+  68/push  1/imm32/true
+  50/push-EAX
+    # call
+  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
+  c3/return
+
+test_compare_argv_with_inequal_array:
+  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "Adc")
+    # push args
+  68/push  "Adc"/imm32
+  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
+    # call
+  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
+  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0, msg)
+    # push args
+  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_equal_array"/imm32
+  68/push  0/imm32/false
+  50/push-EAX
+    # call
+  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
+  c3/return
+
+test_compare_argv_with_empty_array:
+  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "")
+    # push args
+  68/push  ""/imm32
+  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
+    # call
+  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
+  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0)
+    # push args
+  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_equal_array"/imm32
+  68/push  0/imm32/false
+  50/push-EAX
+    # call
+  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
+  c3/return
+
+test_compare_argv_with_shorter_array:
+  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "Ab")
+    # push args
+  68/push  "Ab"/imm32
+  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
+    # call
+  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
+  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0)
+    # push args
+  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_shorter_array"/imm32
+  68/push  0/imm32/false
+  50/push-EAX
+    # call
+  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
+  c3/return
+
+test_compare_argv_with_longer_array:
+  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "Abcd")
+    # push args
+  68/push  "Abcd"/imm32
+  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
+    # call
+  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
+  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0)
+    # push args
+  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_longer_array"/imm32
+  68/push  0/imm32/false
+  50/push-EAX
+    # call
+  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
+    # discard args
+  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
+  c3/return
+
+== data
+
+Null_argv:
+  00/null
+Abc_argv:
+  41/A 62/b 63/c 00/null
diff --git a/subx/Readme.md b/subx/Readme.md
index baba8e1b..49abbdf3 100644
--- a/subx/Readme.md
+++ b/subx/Readme.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Putting them together, build and run one of the example programs:
 <img alt='apps/factorial.subx' src='../html/subx/factorial.png'>
 
 ```
-$ ./subx translate apps/factorial.subx -o apps/factorial
+$ ./subx translate *.subx apps/factorial.subx -o apps/factorial
 $ ./subx run apps/factorial  # returns the factorial of 5
 $ echo $?
 120  
diff --git a/subx/apps/crenshaw2-1 b/subx/apps/crenshaw2-1
index cb0429f3..f6601a48 100644
--- a/subx/apps/crenshaw2-1
+++ b/subx/apps/crenshaw2-1
Binary files differdiff --git a/subx/apps/crenshaw2-1.subx b/subx/apps/crenshaw2-1.subx
index ef0ee70e..c0bdc768 100644
--- a/subx/apps/crenshaw2-1.subx
+++ b/subx/apps/crenshaw2-1.subx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ## port of https://github.com/akkartik/crenshaw/blob/master/tutor2.1.pas
 # corresponds to the section "single digits" in https://compilers.iecc.com/crenshaw/tutor2.txt
 #
-# To run:
-#   $ subx translate apps/crenshaw2.1.subx -o crenshaw 2.1
+# To run (from the subx directory):
+#   $ subx translate *.subx apps/crenshaw2.1.subx -o crenshaw 2.1
 #   $ echo '3'  |subx run apps/crenshaw2.1  |xxd -
 # Expected output:
 #   TODO
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   b8/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               1/imm32/exit      # copy 1 to EAX
   cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
 
-## compiler helpers
+## helpers
 
 # print error message and exit
 # really maps to the 'Expected' function in Crenshaw
@@ -81,313 +81,6 @@ error:  # s : (address array byte) -> <void>
   # end
   c3/return
 
-## helpers
-
-# print msg to stderr if a != b, otherwise print "."
-check_ints_equal:  # (a : int, b : int, msg : (address array byte)) -> boolean
-  # prolog
-  55/push-EBP
-  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-  # save registers
-  51/push-ECX
-  53/push-EBX
-  # load args into EAX, EBX and ECX
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           0/r32/EAX   0x8/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to EAX
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           3/r32/EBX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to EBX
-  # if EAX == b/EBX
-  39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           3/r32/EBX   .               .                 # compare EAX and EBX
-  75/jump-if-unequal  $check_ints_equal:else/disp8
-    # print('.')
-      # push args
-  68/push  "."/imm32
-      # call
-  e8/call  write_stderr/disp32
-      # discard arg
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ESP
-    # return
-  eb/jump  $check_ints_equal:end/disp8
-  # else:
-$check_ints_equal:else:
-  # copy msg into ECX
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           1/r32/ECX   0x10/disp8       .                # copy *(EBP+16) to ECX
-    # print(ECX)
-      # push args
-  51/push-ECX
-      # call
-  e8/call  write_stderr/disp32
-      # discard arg
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ESP
-    # print newline
-      # push args
-  68/push  Newline/imm32
-      # call
-  e8/call  write_stderr/disp32
-      # discard arg
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ESP
-$check_ints_equal:end:
-  # restore registers
-  5b/pop-to-EBX
-  59/pop-to-ECX
-  # end
-  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-  5d/pop-to-EBP
-  c3/return
-
-# compare a null-terminated ascii string with a more idiomatic length-prefixed byte array
-# reason for the name: the only place we should have null-terminated ascii strings is from commandline args
-argv_equal:  # s : null-terminated ascii string, benchmark : length-prefixed ascii string -> EAX : boolean
-  # prolog
-  55/push-EBP
-  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-  # save registers
-  51/push-ECX
-  52/push-EDX
-  53/push-EBX
-  56/push-ESI
-  57/push-EDI
-
-  # pseudocode:
-  #   initialize n = b.length
-  #   initialize s1 = s
-  #   initialize s2 = b.data
-  #   i = 0
-  #   for (i = 0; i < n; ++n)
-  #     c1 = *s1
-  #     c2 = *s2
-  #     if c1 == 0
-  #       return false
-  #     if c1 != c2
-  #       return false
-  #   return *s1 == 0
-# {{{
-  # initialize s into EDI
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           7/r32/EDI   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to EDI
-  # initialize benchmark length n into EDX
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           2/r32/EDX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to EDX
-  8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EDX to EDX
-  # initialize benchmark data into ESI
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           6/r32/ESI   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to ESI
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ESI
-  # initialize loop counter i into ECX
-  b9/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32/exit      # copy 1 to ECX
-  # while (i/ECX < n/EDX)
-$argv_loop:
-  39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # compare ECX with EDX
-  74/jump-if-equal  $argv_break/disp8
-    # c1/EAX, c2/EBX = *s, *benchmark
-  b8/copy  0/imm32  # clear EAX
-  8a/copy                         0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/EDI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy byte at *EDI to lower byte of EAX
-  bb/copy  0/imm32  # clear EBX
-  8a/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           3/r32/EBX   .               .                 # copy byte at *ESI to lower byte of EBX
-    # if (c1 == 0) return false
-  3d/compare                      .               .             .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32           # compare EAX with 0
-  74/jump-if-equal  $argv_fail/disp8
-    # if (c1 != c2) return false
-  39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           3/r32/EBX   .               .                 # compare EAX with EBX
-  75/jump-if-not-equal  $argv_fail/disp8
-    # ++s1, ++s2, ++i
-  41/inc-ECX
-  46/inc-ESI
-  47/inc-EDI
-  # end while
-  eb/jump  $argv_loop/disp8
-$argv_break:
-  # if (*s/EDI == 0) return true
-  b8/copy  0/imm32  # clear EAX
-  8a/copy                         0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/EDI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy byte at *EDI to lower byte of EAX
-  81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32           # compare EAX with 0
-  75/jump-if-not-equal  $argv_fail/disp8
-  b8/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               1/imm32           # copy 1 to EAX
-  eb/jump  $argv_end/disp8
-  # return false
-$argv_fail:
-  b8/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32           # copy 0 to EAX
-
-$argv_end:
-  # restore registers
-  5f/pop-to-EDI
-  5e/pop-to-ESI
-  5b/pop-to-EBX
-  5a/pop-to-EDX
-  59/pop-to-ECX
-  # end
-  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-  5d/pop-to-EBP
-  c3/return
-# }}}
-# tests for argv_equal {{{
-test_compare_null_argv_with_empty_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Null_argv, "")
-    # push args
-  68/push  ""/imm32
-  68/push  Null_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 1, msg)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_null_argv_with_empty_array"/imm32
-  68/push  1/imm32/true
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-
-test_compare_null_argv_with_non_empty_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Null_argv, "Abc")
-    # push args
-  68/push  "Abc"/imm32
-  68/push  Null_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0, msg)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_null_argv_with_non_empty_array"/imm32
-  68/push  0/imm32/false
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-
-test_compare_argv_with_equal_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "Abc")
-    # push args
-  68/push  "Abc"/imm32
-  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 1, msg)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_equal_array"/imm32
-  68/push  1/imm32/true
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-
-test_compare_argv_with_inequal_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "Adc")
-    # push args
-  68/push  "Adc"/imm32
-  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0, msg)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_equal_array"/imm32
-  68/push  0/imm32/false
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-
-test_compare_argv_with_empty_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "")
-    # push args
-  68/push  ""/imm32
-  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_equal_array"/imm32
-  68/push  0/imm32/false
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-
-test_compare_argv_with_shorter_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "Ab")
-    # push args
-  68/push  "Ab"/imm32
-  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_shorter_array"/imm32
-  68/push  0/imm32/false
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-
-test_compare_argv_with_longer_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "Abcd")
-    # push args
-  68/push  "Abcd"/imm32
-  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_longer_array"/imm32
-  68/push  0/imm32/false
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-# }}}
-
-write_stderr:  # s : (address array byte) -> <void>
-  # prolog
-  55/push-EBP
-  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-  # save registers
-  50/push-EAX
-  51/push-ECX
-  52/push-EDX
-  53/push-EBX
-  # write(2/stderr, (data) s+4, (size) *s)
-    # fd = 2 (stderr)
-  bb/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               2/imm32           # copy 2 to EBX
-    # x = s+4
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/SIB    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           1/r32/ECX   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ECX
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ECX
-    # size = *s
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/SIB    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           2/r32/EDX   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to EDX
-  8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EDX to EDX
-    # call write()
-  b8/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32/write     # copy 1 to EAX
-  cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
-  # restore registers
-  5b/pop-to-EBX
-  5a/pop-to-EDX
-  59/pop-to-ECX
-  58/pop-to-EAX
-  # end
-  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-  5d/pop-to-EBP
-  c3/return
-
 write_stdout:  # s : (address array byte) -> <void>
   # prolog
   55/push-EBP
@@ -419,17 +112,4 @@ write_stdout:  # s : (address array byte) -> <void>
   5d/pop-to-EBP
   c3/return
 
-== data
-Newline:
-  # size
-  01 00 00 00
-  # data
-  0a/newline
-
-# for argv_equal tests
-Null_argv:
-  00/null
-Abc_argv:
-  41/A 62/b 63/c 00/null
-
 # vim:ft=subx:nowrap:so=0
diff --git a/subx/apps/factorial b/subx/apps/factorial
index 3d052619..6412cd1a 100755
--- a/subx/apps/factorial
+++ b/subx/apps/factorial
Binary files differdiff --git a/subx/apps/factorial.subx b/subx/apps/factorial.subx
index 80ff7418..02725d0c 100644
--- a/subx/apps/factorial.subx
+++ b/subx/apps/factorial.subx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## compute the factorial of 5, and return the result in the exit code
 #
-# To run:
+# To run (from the subx directory):
 #   $ subx translate apps/factorial.subx -o apps/factorial
 #   $ subx run apps/factorial
 # Expected result:
@@ -102,324 +102,4 @@ test_factorial:
   # end
   c3/return
 
-## helpers
-
-# print msg to stderr if a != b, otherwise print "."
-check_ints_equal:  # (a : int, b : int, msg : (address array byte)) -> boolean
-  # prolog
-  55/push-EBP
-  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-  # save registers
-  51/push-ECX
-  53/push-EBX
-  # load args into EAX, EBX and ECX
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           0/r32/EAX   0x8/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to EAX
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           3/r32/EBX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to EBX
-  # if EAX == b/EBX
-  39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           3/r32/EBX   .               .                 # compare EAX and EBX
-  75/jump-if-unequal  $check_ints_equal:else/disp8
-    # print('.')
-      # push args
-  68/push  "."/imm32
-      # call
-  e8/call  write_stderr/disp32
-      # discard arg
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ESP
-    # return
-  eb/jump  $check_ints_equal:end/disp8
-  # else:
-$check_ints_equal:else:
-  # copy msg into ECX
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           1/r32/ECX   0x10/disp8       .                # copy *(EBP+16) to ECX
-    # print(ECX)
-      # push args
-  51/push-ECX
-      # call
-  e8/call  write_stderr/disp32
-      # discard arg
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ESP
-    # print newline
-      # push args
-  68/push  Newline/imm32
-      # call
-  e8/call  write_stderr/disp32
-      # discard arg
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ESP
-$check_ints_equal:end:
-  # restore registers
-  5b/pop-to-EBX
-  59/pop-to-ECX
-  # end
-  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-  5d/pop-to-EBP
-  c3/return
-
-# compare a null-terminated ascii string with a more idiomatic length-prefixed byte array
-# reason for the name: the only place we should have null-terminated ascii strings is from commandline args
-argv_equal:  # s : null-terminated ascii string, benchmark : length-prefixed ascii string -> EAX : boolean
-  # prolog
-  55/push-EBP
-  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-  # save registers
-  51/push-ECX
-  52/push-EDX
-  53/push-EBX
-  56/push-ESI
-  57/push-EDI
-
-  # pseudocode:
-  #   initialize n = b.length
-  #   initialize s1 = s
-  #   initialize s2 = b.data
-  #   i = 0
-  #   for (i = 0; i < n; ++n)
-  #     c1 = *s1
-  #     c2 = *s2
-  #     if c1 == 0
-  #       return false
-  #     if c1 != c2
-  #       return false
-  #   return *s1 == 0
-# {{{
-  # initialize s into EDI
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           7/r32/EDI   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to EDI
-  # initialize benchmark length n into EDX
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           2/r32/EDX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to EDX
-  8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EDX to EDX
-  # initialize benchmark data into ESI
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           6/r32/ESI   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to ESI
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ESI
-  # initialize loop counter i into ECX
-  b9/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32/exit      # copy 1 to ECX
-  # while (i/ECX < n/EDX)
-$argv_loop:
-  39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # compare ECX with EDX
-  74/jump-if-equal  $argv_break/disp8
-    # c1/EAX, c2/EBX = *s, *benchmark
-  b8/copy  0/imm32  # clear EAX
-  8a/copy                         0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/EDI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy byte at *EDI to lower byte of EAX
-  bb/copy  0/imm32  # clear EBX
-  8a/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           3/r32/EBX   .               .                 # copy byte at *ESI to lower byte of EBX
-    # if (c1 == 0) return false
-  3d/compare                      .               .             .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32           # compare EAX with 0
-  74/jump-if-equal  $argv_fail/disp8
-    # if (c1 != c2) return false
-  39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           3/r32/EBX   .               .                 # compare EAX with EBX
-  75/jump-if-not-equal  $argv_fail/disp8
-    # ++s1, ++s2, ++i
-  41/inc-ECX
-  46/inc-ESI
-  47/inc-EDI
-  # end while
-  eb/jump  $argv_loop/disp8
-$argv_break:
-  # if (*s/EDI == 0) return true
-  b8/copy  0/imm32  # clear EAX
-  8a/copy                         0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/EDI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy byte at *EDI to lower byte of EAX
-  81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32           # compare EAX with 0
-  75/jump-if-not-equal  $argv_fail/disp8
-  b8/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               1/imm32           # copy 1 to EAX
-  eb/jump  $argv_end/disp8
-  # return false
-$argv_fail:
-  b8/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32           # copy 0 to EAX
-
-$argv_end:
-  # restore registers
-  5f/pop-to-EDI
-  5e/pop-to-ESI
-  5b/pop-to-EBX
-  5a/pop-to-EDX
-  59/pop-to-ECX
-  # end
-  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-  5d/pop-to-EBP
-  c3/return
-# }}}
-# tests for argv_equal {{{
-test_compare_null_argv_with_empty_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Null_argv, "")
-    # push args
-  68/push  ""/imm32
-  68/push  Null_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 1, msg)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_null_argv_with_empty_array"/imm32
-  68/push  1/imm32/true
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-
-test_compare_null_argv_with_non_empty_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Null_argv, "Abc")
-    # push args
-  68/push  "Abc"/imm32
-  68/push  Null_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0, msg)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_null_argv_with_non_empty_array"/imm32
-  68/push  0/imm32/false
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-
-test_compare_argv_with_equal_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "Abc")
-    # push args
-  68/push  "Abc"/imm32
-  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 1, msg)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_equal_array"/imm32
-  68/push  1/imm32/true
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-
-test_compare_argv_with_inequal_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "Adc")
-    # push args
-  68/push  "Adc"/imm32
-  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0, msg)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_equal_array"/imm32
-  68/push  0/imm32/false
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-
-test_compare_argv_with_empty_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "")
-    # push args
-  68/push  ""/imm32
-  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_equal_array"/imm32
-  68/push  0/imm32/false
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-
-test_compare_argv_with_shorter_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "Ab")
-    # push args
-  68/push  "Ab"/imm32
-  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_shorter_array"/imm32
-  68/push  0/imm32/false
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-
-test_compare_argv_with_longer_array:
-  # EAX = argv_equal(Abc_argv, "Abcd")
-    # push args
-  68/push  "Abcd"/imm32
-  68/push  Abc_argv/imm32
-    # call
-  e8/call  argv_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add 8 to ESP
-  # call check_ints_equal(EAX, 0)
-    # push args
-  68/push  "F - test_compare_argv_with_longer_array"/imm32
-  68/push  0/imm32/false
-  50/push-EAX
-    # call
-  e8/call  check_ints_equal/disp32
-    # discard args
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add 12 to ESP
-  c3/return
-# }}}
-
-write_stderr:  # s : (address array byte) -> <void>
-  # prolog
-  55/push-EBP
-  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-  # save registers
-  50/push-EAX
-  51/push-ECX
-  52/push-EDX
-  53/push-EBX
-  # write(2/stderr, (data) s+4, (size) *s)
-    # fd = 2 (stderr)
-  bb/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               2/imm32           # copy 2 to EBX
-    # x = s+4
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/SIB    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           1/r32/ECX   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ECX
-  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add 4 to ECX
-    # size = *s
-  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/SIB    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           2/r32/EDX   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to EDX
-  8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EDX to EDX
-    # call write()
-  b8/copy                         .               .             .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32/write     # copy 1 to EAX
-  cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
-  # restore registers
-  5b/pop-to-EBX
-  5a/pop-to-EDX
-  59/pop-to-ECX
-  58/pop-to-EAX
-  # end
-  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-  5d/pop-to-EBP
-  c3/return
-
-== data
-Newline:
-  # size
-  01 00 00 00
-  # data
-  0a/newline
-
-# for argv_equal tests
-Null_argv:
-  00/null
-Abc_argv:
-  41/A 62/b 63/c 00/null
-
 # vim:ft=subx:nowrap:so=0
diff --git a/subx/gen b/subx/gen
index a73d763b..fb2e7532 100755
--- a/subx/gen
+++ b/subx/gen
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ then
   exit $?
 fi
 
-CFLAGS=-g subx translate apps/$1.subx -o apps/`echo $1 |sed 's/\..*//'`
+CFLAGS=-g subx translate *.subx apps/$1.subx  -o apps/`echo $1 |sed 's/\..*//'`
 exit $?
diff --git a/subx/test_layers b/subx/test_layers
index fa801c10..2afa6dab 100755
--- a/subx/test_layers
+++ b/subx/test_layers
@@ -11,10 +11,17 @@ do
 done
 
 ./clean top
-for f in examples/ex*.subx apps/*.subx
+for f in examples/*.subx
 do
   echo $f
   target=`echo $f |sed 's/\..*//'`
   CFLAGS=-g ./subx translate $f -o $target
   git diff --quiet $target  ||  exit 1
 done
+for f in apps/*.subx
+do
+  echo $f
+  target=`echo $f |sed 's/\..*//'`
+  CFLAGS=-g ./subx translate *.subx $f -o $target
+  git diff --quiet $target  ||  exit 1
+done