diff --git a/src/dependable.lisp b/src/dependable.lisp
index 2009be0..6b217c4 100644
--- a/src/dependable.lisp
+++ b/src/dependable.lisp
@@ -2,71 +2,6 @@
   (:use #:cl)
   (:export #:main))
 
-; to do the 'test' target:
-;  - build the 'mocc' target
-;  AND THEN
-;  - run the file './aux/run-tests', failing iff it returns non-zero
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-; to do the 'mocc' target:
-;  - build the 'libmocl.a' target
-;  - build the 'src/buf.c' target
-;  - build the 'src/tok.c' target
-;  - build the 'src/parse.c' target
-;  AND THEN
-;  - run 'cc -o build/mocc build/cl/libmocl.a build/src/buf.o build/src/tok.o build/src/parse.o'
-;
-; ONLY IF 'mocc' needs to be rebuilt:
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-; to do the 'src/buf.c' target
-;  - run 'cc -c -o build/src/buf.c.o src/buf.c'
-; ONLY IF 'build/src/buf.c.o' needs to be rebuilt:
-;  - build/src/buf.c.o doesn't exist
-;  - build/src/buf.c.o exists, but src/buf.c has been modified since the last time we built build/src/buf.c.o
-;  - build/src/buf.c.o exists, and src/buf.c hasn't been modified, but build/src/buf.c.d exists and one of the files in it has been modified since the last time we built build/src/buf.c.o
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-; a buildable represents a relation from /dependencies/ to /products/
-; a buildable will be built if any of its dependencies are dirty, or if it is dirty
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-; a buildable is dirty if its current state is incompatible with a previously snapshotted state
-; or, if there is no previously snapshotted state--for instance, if this is the first time building the buildable
-
 (in-package :fancybuild)
 
 (defclass buildable ()
@@ -79,22 +14,3 @@
 (defgeneric is-dirty (buildable old))
 (defgeneric do-build (buildable))
 
-(defun build (b)
-  (mapcar #'build (slot-value b 'dependencies))
-  (when (and (not (slot-value b 'cached-snapshot))
-             (slot-value b 'unique-key)
-             (gethash (slot-value b 'unique-key) *global-cache*))
-    (setf (slot-value b 'cached-snapshot) (gethash (slot-value b 'unique-key) *global-cache*)))
-
-  (unless (and (slot-value b 'cached-snapshot)
-               (not (is-dirty b (slot-value b 'cached-snapshot))))
-    (format t "Building ~a...~%" (slot-value b 'pretty-name))
-    (handler-case (do-build b)
-      (error ()
-             (format t "Error building ~a!~%" (slot-value b 'pretty-name))
-             (uiop:quit))))
-  (setf (slot-value b 'cached-snapshot) (snapshot b))
-  (when (slot-value b 'unique-key)
-    (setf (gethash (slot-value b 'unique-key) *global-cache*)
-          (slot-value b 'cached-snapshot)))
-  nil)
diff --git a/src/fb-entry.lisp b/src/fb-entry.lisp
index 54cdcbd..2fd38bf 100644
--- a/src/fb-entry.lisp
+++ b/src/fb-entry.lisp
@@ -3,15 +3,30 @@
 (defparameter *targets* (make-hash-table :test #'equal))
 (defparameter *global-cache* (make-hash-table :test #'equal))
 
-;  (let ((proc (uiop:launch-program "sleep 0.4")))
-;    (format t "process is ~a.  Aliveness is ~a.  Waiting for it...~%" proc (uiop:process-alive-p proc))
-;    (uiop:wait-process proc)
-;    (format t "process is done!~%exiting~%"))
+(defun naively-build (b)
+  (mapcar #'naively-build (slot-value b 'dependencies))
+  (when (and (not (slot-value b 'cached-snapshot))
+             (slot-value b 'unique-key)
+             (gethash (slot-value b 'unique-key) *global-cache*))
+    (setf (slot-value b 'cached-snapshot) (gethash (slot-value b 'unique-key) *global-cache*)))
+
+  (unless (and (slot-value b 'cached-snapshot)
+               (not (is-dirty b (slot-value b 'cached-snapshot))))
+    (format t "Building ~a...~%" (slot-value b 'pretty-name))
+    (handler-case (do-build b)
+      (error ()
+             (format t "Error building ~a!~%" (slot-value b 'pretty-name))
+             (uiop:quit 1))))
+  (setf (slot-value b 'cached-snapshot) (snapshot b))
+  (when (slot-value b 'unique-key)
+    (setf (gethash (slot-value b 'unique-key) *global-cache*)
+          (slot-value b 'cached-snapshot)))
+  nil)
 
 (defun main ()
   (unless (probe-file "fancy.build")
     (format t "Could not find build description file 'fancy.build'.~%")
-    (uiop:quit))
+    (uiop:quit 1))
 
   (when (probe-file "fancy.buildcache")
     (with-open-file (fp "fancy.buildcache"
@@ -28,7 +43,7 @@
   (mapcar #'(lambda (target-name)
               (let ((target (gethash target-name *targets*)))
                 (if target
-                  (build target)
+                  (naively-build target)
                   (format t "No target named '~a'.~%" target-name))))
           (or (uiop:command-line-arguments) '("default")))