diff --git a/lib/elf/object_writer.rb b/lib/elf/object_writer.rb
index a8e86c74..81b93740 100644
--- a/lib/elf/object_writer.rb
+++ b/lib/elf/object_writer.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ require_relative 'string_table_section'
 module Elf
 
   class ObjectWriter
-    def initialize( linker )
+    attr_reader :text
+
+    def initialize( linker , options = {} )
       @linker = linker
       target = Elf::Constants::TARGET_ARM
       @object = Elf::ObjectFile.new(target)
@@ -22,7 +24,15 @@ module Elf
       assembler = Risc::TextWriter.new(@linker)
       set_text assembler.write_as_string
 
-      # for debug add labels for labels
+      add_debug_symbols(options)
+
+    end
+
+    # for debug add labels for labels
+    def add_debug_symbols(options)
+      debug = options[:debug]
+      return unless debug
+
       @linker.assemblers.each do |asm|
         meth = asm.callable
         asm.instructions.each do |label|
@@ -34,7 +44,6 @@ module Elf
           add_symbol label , Risc::Position.get(code).at
         end
       end
-
       @linker.object_positions.each do |slot , position|
         next if slot.is_a?(Parfait::BinaryCode)
         next if slot.class.name.include?("Arm")
@@ -48,8 +57,6 @@ module Elf
       end
     end
 
-    attr_reader :text
-
     def set_text(text)
       @text.text = text
       add_symbol "_start", 0
diff --git a/lib/rubyx/rubyxc.rb b/lib/rubyx/rubyxc.rb
index 3b1a2da4..07d0e146 100644
--- a/lib/rubyx/rubyxc.rb
+++ b/lib/rubyx/rubyxc.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ require "risc/interpreter"
 class RubyXC < Thor
   class_option :integers , type: :numeric
   class_option :mesages , type: :numeric
+  class_option :elf , type: :boolean
 
 
   desc "compile FILE" , "Compile given FILE to binary"
@@ -27,11 +28,13 @@ class RubyXC < Thor
     puts "compiling #{file}"
 
     linker = ::RubyX::RubyXCompiler.new(extract_options).ruby_to_binary( ruby , :arm )
-    writer = Elf::ObjectWriter.new(linker)
+    elf = { debug: options[:elf] || false  }
+    writer = Elf::ObjectWriter.new(linker , elf)
 
     outfile = file.split("/").last.gsub(".rb" , ".o")
     writer.save outfile
-
+    system "arm-linux-gnu-ld -N #{outfile}"
+    File.delete outfile
     return outfile
   end
 
@@ -92,16 +95,15 @@ class RubyXC < Thor
 
   def execute(file)
     outfile = compile(file)
-    system "arm-linux-gnu-ld -N #{outfile}"
-    puts "Linked ok, now running #{outfile}"
-    system "qemu-arm ./a.out ; echo $?"
+    puts "Running #{outfile}\n\n"
+    system "qemu-arm ./a.out ;echo $?"
   end
 
   private
   def extract_options
     opt = { Integer: options[:integers] || 1024 ,
             Message: options[:messages] || 1024}
-    return {parfait: opt}
+    return {parfait: opt }
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/stash/test_runner.rb b/stash/test_runner.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 65a48562..00000000
--- a/stash/test_runner.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-require_relative 'helper'
-require "yaml"
-require "parslet/convenience"
-class TestRunner < MiniTest::Test
-
-  # this creates test methods dynamically , one for each file in runners directory
-  def self.runnable_methods
-    methods = []
-    Dir[File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__) , "runners" , "*.rb")].each do |file|
-      meth =  File.basename(file).split(".").first
-      name = "test_#{meth}"
-      methods << name
-      self.send(:define_method, name ) {
-        execute file
-      }
-    end
-    methods
-  end
-
-  def execute file
-    string = File.read(file)
-    parser = Parser::RubyX.new
-    object_space = Risc::Program.new "Arm"
-    #TODO : files would have to include s-expressions now
-    syntax  = parser.parse_with_debug(string, reporter: Parslet::ErrorReporter::Deepest.new)
-    assert syntax
-    parts   = Parser::Transform.new.apply(syntax)
-    # file is a list of statements, all but the last must be a function
-    # and the last is wrapped as a main
-    parts.each_with_index do |part,index|
-      if index == (parts.length - 1)
-        expr    = part.compile( program.context )
-      else
-        expr    = part.compile( program.context )
-        raise "should be function definition for now" unless expr.is_a? Risc::Function
-      end
-    end
-
-    #object writer takes machine
-    writer = Elf::ObjectWriter.new(program , Elf::Constants::TARGET_ARM)
-
-    writer.save(file.gsub(".rb" , ".o"))
-
-#    puts program.to_yaml
-  end
-
-end
diff --git a/test/elf/helper.rb b/test/elf/helper.rb
index bdcbd0eb..6ec85180 100644
--- a/test/elf/helper.rb
+++ b/test/elf/helper.rb
@@ -21,61 +21,5 @@ module Elf
       writer = Elf::ObjectWriter.new(linker)
       writer.save "test/#{file}.o"
     end
-
-    def check_remote(file)
-      check(file)
-      stdout , exit_code = run_ssh(file)
-      @stdout = "" unless @stdout
-      assert_equal @stdout , stdout
-      assert_equal @exit_code , exit_code
-    end
-
-    def run_ssh( file )
-      host = ENV["ARM_HOST"]
-      return unless host
-      port = (ENV["ARM_PORT"] || 2222)
-      user = (ENV["ARM_USER"] || "pi")
-      binary_file = "/tmp/#{file}"
-      object_file = binary_file + ".o"
-      Net::SCP.start(host, user , port: port ) do |scp|
-        puts "Copying test/#{file}.o to #{object_file}" if DEBUG
-        scp.upload! "test/#{file}.o",  object_file
-      end
-      Net::SSH.start(host, user , port: port ) do |ssh|
-        puts "Linking #{object_file}" if DEBUG
-        stdout , exit_code = ssh_exec!(ssh , "ld -N -o #{binary_file} #{object_file}")
-        assert_equal 0 , exit_code , "Linking #{binary_file} failed"
-        puts "Running #{binary_file}" if DEBUG
-        stdout , exit_code = ssh_exec!(ssh , binary_file)
-        puts "Result #{stdout} #{exit_code}" if DEBUG
-        return stdout , exit_code
-      end
-    end
-
-    def ssh_exec!(ssh, command)
-      stdout_data = ""
-      exit_code = nil
-      ssh.open_channel do |channel|
-        channel.exec(command) do |ch, success|
-          unless success
-            raise "FAILED: couldn't execute command (ssh.channel.exec)"
-          end
-          channel.on_data do |c,data|
-            stdout_data+=data
-          end
-          channel.on_extended_data do |c,type,data|
-            raise "#{ssh} received stderr #{data}"
-          end
-          channel.on_request("exit-status") do |c,data|
-            exit_code = data.read_long
-          end
-          channel.on_request("exit-signal") do |c, data|
-            raise "#{ssh} received signal #{data.read_long}"
-          end
-        end
-      end
-      ssh.loop
-      [stdout_data, exit_code]
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/rubyx/test_rubyxc.rb b/test/rubyx/test_rubyxc.rb
index f2332f72..75a30346 100644
--- a/test/rubyx/test_rubyxc.rb
+++ b/test/rubyx/test_rubyxc.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module RubyX
     end
     def test_file_open
       assert_output(/compiling/) {RubyXC.start(["compile" , "test/mains/source/add__4.rb"])}
-      File.delete "add__4.o"
+      #File.delete "add__4.o"
     end
     def test_interpret
       assert_output(/interpreting/) {RubyXC.start(["interpret" , "test/mains/source/add__4.rb"])}