diff --git a/lib/compiler.rb b/lib/compiler.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 4aac9936..00000000
--- a/lib/compiler.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-module Compiler
-
-  # Compiling is the conversion of the AST into 2 things:
-  # - code (ie sequences of Instructions inside Blocks) carried by CompiledMethods
-  # - an object graph containing all the Methods, their classes and Constants
-  #
-  # Some compile methods just add code, some may add structure (ie Blocks) while
-  # others instantiate Class and Method objects
-  #
-  # Everything in ruby is an expression, ie returns a value. So the effect of every compile
-  # is that a value is put into the ReturnSlot of the current Message.
-  # The compile method (so every compile method) returns the value that it deposits which
-  # may be unknown Mystery value.
-  #
-  # The Compiler.compile uses a visitor patter to dispatch according to the class name of
-  # the expression. So a NameExpression is delegated to compile_name etc.
-  # This makes the dispatch extensible, ie Expressions may be added by external code,
-  # as long as matching compile methods are supplied too.
-  #
-  def self.compile expression , method
-    exp_name = expression.class.name.split("::").last.sub("Expression","").downcase
-    #puts "Expression #{exp_name}"
-    begin
-      self.send "compile_#{exp_name}".to_sym , expression, method
-    rescue NoMethodError => e
-      puts "No compile method found for " + exp_name
-      raise e
-    end
-  end
-
-end
-
-require_relative "compiler/basic_expressions"
-require_relative "compiler/callsite_expression"
-require_relative "compiler/compound_expressions"
-require_relative "compiler/if_expression"
-require_relative "compiler/function_expression"
-require_relative "compiler/module_expression"
-require_relative "compiler/operator_expressions"
-require_relative "compiler/return_expression"
-require_relative "compiler/while_expression"
-require_relative "compiler/expression_list"
diff --git a/lib/compiler/basic_expressions.rb b/lib/compiler/basic_expressions.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 309ca9b7..00000000
--- a/lib/compiler/basic_expressions.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-# collection of the simple ones, int and strings and such
-
-module Compiler
-
-  # Constant expressions can by definition be evaluated at compile time.
-  # But that does not solve their storage, ie they need to be accessible at runtime from _somewhere_
-  # So we view ConstantExpressions like functions that return the value of the constant.
-  # In other words, their storage is the return slot as it would be for a method
-
-  # The current approach moves the constant into a variable before using it
-  # But in the future (in the one that holds great things) we optimize those unneccesay moves away
-
-#    attr_reader :value
-    def self.compile_integer expression , method
-      int = Virtual::IntegerConstant.new(expression.value)
-      to = Virtual::Return.new(Virtual::Integer , int)
-      method.add_code Virtual::Set.new( to , int)
-      to
-    end
-
-    def self.compile_true expression , method
-      value = Virtual::TrueConstant.new
-      to = Virtual::Return.new(Virtual::Reference , value)
-      method.add_code Virtual::Set.new( to , value )
-      to
-    end
-
-    def self.compile_false expression , method
-      value = Virtual::FalseConstant.new
-      to = Virtual::Return.new(Virtual::Reference , value)
-      method.add_code Virtual::Set.new( to , value )
-      to
-    end
-
-    def self.compile_nil expression , method
-      value = Virtual::NilConstant.new
-      to = Virtual::Return.new(Virtual::Reference , value)
-      method.add_code Virtual::Set.new( to , value )
-      to
-    end
-
-    #    attr_reader  :name
-    # compiling name needs to check if it's a variable and if so resolve it
-    # otherwise it's a method without args and a send is issued.
-    # whichever way this goes the result is stored in the return slot (as all compiles)
-    def self.compile_name expression , method
-      return Virtual::Self.new( Virtual::Mystery ) if expression.name == :self
-      name = expression.name
-      if method.has_var(expression.name)
-        # either an argument, so it's stored in message
-        if( index = method.has_arg(name))
-          method.add_code MessageGet.new(name , index)
-        else # or a local so it is in the frame
-          method.add_code FrameGet.new(name , index)
-        end
-      else
-        call = Ast::CallSiteExpression.new(expression.name , [] ) #receiver self is implicit
-        Compiler.compile(call, method)
-      end
-    end
-
-
-    def self.compile_module expression , method
-      clazz = Virtual::BootSpace.space.get_or_create_class name
-      raise "uups #{clazz}.#{name}" unless clazz
-      to = Virtual::Return.new(Virtual::Reference , clazz )
-      method.add_code Virtual::Set.new( to , clazz )
-      to
-    end
-
-#    attr_reader  :string
-    def self.compile_string expression , method
-      value = Virtual::StringConstant.new(expression.string)
-      to = Virtual::Return.new(Virtual::Reference , value)
-      Virtual::BootSpace.space.add_object value
-      method.add_code Virtual::Set.new( to , value )
-      to
-    end
-
-    #attr_reader  :left, :right
-    def self.compile_assignment expression , method
-      raise "must assign to NameExpression , not #{expression.left}" unless expression.left.instance_of? Ast::NameExpression
-      r = Compiler.compile(expression.right , method )
-      raise "oh noo, nil from where #{expression.right.inspect}" unless r
-      index = method.has_arg(name)
-      if index
-        method.add_code Virtual::Set.new(Virtual::Return.new , Virtual::MessageSlot.new(index , r,type , r ))
-      else
-        index = method.ensure_local(expression.left.name)
-        method.add_code Virtual::Set.new(Virtual::Return.new , Virtual::FrameSlot.new(index , r.type , r ))
-      end
-      r
-    end
-
-    def self.compile_variable expression, method
-      method.add_code Virtual::InstanceGet.new(expression.name)
-      Virtual::Return.new( Virtual::Mystery )
-    end
-end
diff --git a/lib/salama.rb b/lib/salama.rb
index 291fcefa..6241b3dd 100644
--- a/lib/salama.rb
+++ b/lib/salama.rb
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ module Parfait
   eval(File.open("./lib/parfait/hash.rb").read)
 end
 
-require "compiler"
 require "stream_reader"
 require "elf/object_writer"
 require 'salama-reader'
 require 'parser/transform'
 require "salama-object-file"
-require "virtual/machine"
+require "virtual"
 require "register/register_machine"
 require "arm/arm_machine"
diff --git a/lib/virtual.rb b/lib/virtual.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b046bea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/virtual.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require "virtual/machine"
+
+require "virtual/compiler"
+require "virtual/instruction"
+require "virtual/compiled_method"
+require "virtual/slots/slot"
+require "virtual/type"
+require "virtual/object"
+require "virtual/constants"
+require "virtual/boot_space"
+# the passes _are_ order dependant
+require "virtual/passes/send_implementation"
+require "virtual/passes/get_implementation"
+require "virtual/passes/enter_implementation"
+require "virtual/passes/frame_implementation"
+
+Sof::Volotile.add(Virtual::Block ,  [:method])
+Sof::Volotile.add(Virtual::CompiledMethod ,  [:current])
diff --git a/lib/virtual/compiler.rb b/lib/virtual/compiler.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6d49483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/virtual/compiler.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+module Virtual
+  module Compiler
+
+    # Compiling is the conversion of the AST into 2 things:
+    # - code (ie sequences of Instructions inside Blocks) carried by CompiledMethods
+    # - an object graph containing all the Methods, their classes and Constants
+    #
+    # Some compile methods just add code, some may add structure (ie Blocks) while
+    # others instantiate Class and Method objects
+    #
+    # Everything in ruby is an expression, ie returns a value. So the effect of every compile
+    # is that a value is put into the ReturnSlot of the current Message.
+    # The compile method (so every compile method) returns the value that it deposits which
+    # may be unknown Mystery value.
+    #
+    # The Compiler.compile uses a visitor patter to dispatch according to the class name of
+    # the expression. So a NameExpression is delegated to compile_name etc.
+    # This makes the dispatch extensible, ie Expressions may be added by external code,
+    # as long as matching compile methods are supplied too.
+    #
+    def self.compile expression , method
+      exp_name = expression.class.name.split("::").last.sub("Expression","").downcase
+      #puts "Expression #{exp_name}"
+      begin
+        self.send "compile_#{exp_name}".to_sym , expression, method
+      rescue NoMethodError => e
+        puts "No compile method found for " + exp_name
+        raise e
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+end
+
+require_relative "compiler/basic_expressions"
+require_relative "compiler/callsite_expression"
+require_relative "compiler/compound_expressions"
+require_relative "compiler/if_expression"
+require_relative "compiler/function_expression"
+require_relative "compiler/module_expression"
+require_relative "compiler/operator_expressions"
+require_relative "compiler/return_expression"
+require_relative "compiler/while_expression"
+require_relative "compiler/expression_list"
diff --git a/lib/compiler/README.md b/lib/virtual/compiler/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/compiler/README.md
rename to lib/virtual/compiler/README.md
diff --git a/lib/virtual/compiler/basic_expressions.rb b/lib/virtual/compiler/basic_expressions.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ecbdfe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/virtual/compiler/basic_expressions.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+module Virtual
+  # collection of the simple ones, int and strings and such
+
+  module Compiler
+
+    # Constant expressions can by definition be evaluated at compile time.
+    # But that does not solve their storage, ie they need to be accessible at runtime from _somewhere_
+    # So we view ConstantExpressions like functions that return the value of the constant.
+    # In other words, their storage is the return slot as it would be for a method
+
+    # The current approach moves the constant into a variable before using it
+    # But in the future (in the one that holds great things) we optimize those unneccesay moves away
+
+  #    attr_reader :value
+      def self.compile_integer expression , method
+        int = Virtual::IntegerConstant.new(expression.value)
+        to = Virtual::Return.new(Virtual::Integer , int)
+        method.add_code Virtual::Set.new( to , int)
+        to
+      end
+
+      def self.compile_true expression , method
+        value = Virtual::TrueConstant.new
+        to = Virtual::Return.new(Virtual::Reference , value)
+        method.add_code Virtual::Set.new( to , value )
+        to
+      end
+
+      def self.compile_false expression , method
+        value = Virtual::FalseConstant.new
+        to = Virtual::Return.new(Virtual::Reference , value)
+        method.add_code Virtual::Set.new( to , value )
+        to
+      end
+
+      def self.compile_nil expression , method
+        value = Virtual::NilConstant.new
+        to = Virtual::Return.new(Virtual::Reference , value)
+        method.add_code Virtual::Set.new( to , value )
+        to
+      end
+
+      #    attr_reader  :name
+      # compiling name needs to check if it's a variable and if so resolve it
+      # otherwise it's a method without args and a send is issued.
+      # whichever way this goes the result is stored in the return slot (as all compiles)
+      def self.compile_name expression , method
+        return Virtual::Self.new( Virtual::Mystery ) if expression.name == :self
+        name = expression.name
+        if method.has_var(expression.name)
+          # either an argument, so it's stored in message
+          if( index = method.has_arg(name))
+            method.add_code MessageGet.new(name , index)
+          else # or a local so it is in the frame
+            method.add_code FrameGet.new(name , index)
+          end
+        else
+          call = Ast::CallSiteExpression.new(expression.name , [] ) #receiver self is implicit
+          Compiler.compile(call, method)
+        end
+      end
+
+
+      def self.compile_module expression , method
+        clazz = Virtual::BootSpace.space.get_or_create_class name
+        raise "uups #{clazz}.#{name}" unless clazz
+        to = Virtual::Return.new(Virtual::Reference , clazz )
+        method.add_code Virtual::Set.new( to , clazz )
+        to
+      end
+
+  #    attr_reader  :string
+      def self.compile_string expression , method
+        value = Virtual::StringConstant.new(expression.string)
+        to = Virtual::Return.new(Virtual::Reference , value)
+        Virtual::BootSpace.space.add_object value
+        method.add_code Virtual::Set.new( to , value )
+        to
+      end
+
+      #attr_reader  :left, :right
+      def self.compile_assignment expression , method
+        raise "must assign to NameExpression , not #{expression.left}" unless expression.left.instance_of? Ast::NameExpression
+        r = Compiler.compile(expression.right , method )
+        raise "oh noo, nil from where #{expression.right.inspect}" unless r
+        index = method.has_arg(name)
+        if index
+          method.add_code Virtual::Set.new(Virtual::Return.new , Virtual::MessageSlot.new(index , r,type , r ))
+        else
+          index = method.ensure_local(expression.left.name)
+          method.add_code Virtual::Set.new(Virtual::Return.new , Virtual::FrameSlot.new(index , r.type , r ))
+        end
+        r
+      end
+
+      def self.compile_variable expression, method
+        method.add_code Virtual::InstanceGet.new(expression.name)
+        Virtual::Return.new( Virtual::Mystery )
+      end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/compiler/callsite_expression.rb b/lib/virtual/compiler/callsite_expression.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from lib/compiler/callsite_expression.rb
rename to lib/virtual/compiler/callsite_expression.rb
index 02eddd24..da746725 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/callsite_expression.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/compiler/callsite_expression.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-module Compiler
+module Virtual
+  module Compiler
   # operators are really function calls
 
 #    call_site - attr_reader  :name, :args , :receiver
@@ -23,4 +24,5 @@ module Compiler
       # (this is what is moved _inside_ above loop for such expressions that are calls (or constants))
       Virtual::Return.new( method.return_type )
     end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/compiler/compound_expressions.rb b/lib/virtual/compiler/compound_expressions.rb
similarity index 86%
rename from lib/compiler/compound_expressions.rb
rename to lib/virtual/compiler/compound_expressions.rb
index 02c6f147..21d1dacf 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/compound_expressions.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/compiler/compound_expressions.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-module Compiler
+module Virtual
+  module Compiler
 
 #    attr_reader :values
     def self.compile_array expession, context
@@ -11,4 +12,5 @@ module Compiler
     def self.compile_hash context
       to.do
     end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/compiler/expression_list.rb b/lib/virtual/compiler/expression_list.rb
similarity index 83%
rename from lib/compiler/expression_list.rb
rename to lib/virtual/compiler/expression_list.rb
index 3f50ef9a..12b0d7ac 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/expression_list.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/compiler/expression_list.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-module Compiler
+module Virtual
+  module Compiler
 #    list - attr_reader  :expressions
     def self.compile_list expession , method
       expession.expressions.collect do |part|
         Compiler.compile(  part , method )
       end
     end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/compiler/function_expression.rb b/lib/virtual/compiler/function_expression.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/compiler/function_expression.rb
rename to lib/virtual/compiler/function_expression.rb
index 7a52efed..91d0e2bb 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/function_expression.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/compiler/function_expression.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-module Compiler
+module Virtual
+  module Compiler
 #    function attr_reader  :name, :params, :body , :receiver
     def self.compile_function  expression, method
       args = expression.params.collect do |p|
@@ -66,4 +67,5 @@ module Compiler
       context.function = parent_function
       function
     end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/compiler/if_expression.rb b/lib/virtual/compiler/if_expression.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from lib/compiler/if_expression.rb
rename to lib/virtual/compiler/if_expression.rb
index 34b2c8cf..b548a380 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/if_expression.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/compiler/if_expression.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-module Compiler
+module Virtual
+  module Compiler
 #    if - attr_reader  :cond, :if_true, :if_false
 
     def self.compile_if expression , method
@@ -37,4 +38,5 @@ module Compiler
       #TODO should return the union of the true and false types
       last
     end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/compiler/module_expression.rb b/lib/virtual/compiler/module_expression.rb
similarity index 90%
rename from lib/compiler/module_expression.rb
rename to lib/virtual/compiler/module_expression.rb
index f8e78bd3..c3086536 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/module_expression.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/compiler/module_expression.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-module Compiler
+module Virtual
+  module Compiler
 #    module attr_reader  :name ,:expressions
     def self.compile_module expression , context
       return clazz
     end
 
-    def self.compile_class expression , method 
+    def self.compile_class expression , method
       clazz = ::Virtual::BootSpace.space.get_or_create_class expression.name
       puts "Created class #{clazz.name.inspect}"
       expression.expressions.each do |expr|
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ module Compiler
 
       return clazz
     end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/compiler/operator_expressions.rb b/lib/virtual/compiler/operator_expressions.rb
similarity index 86%
rename from lib/compiler/operator_expressions.rb
rename to lib/virtual/compiler/operator_expressions.rb
index 4f4203ef..6f16297f 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/operator_expressions.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/compiler/operator_expressions.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-module Compiler
+module Virtual
+  module Compiler
 #    operator attr_reader  :operator, :left, :right
     def self.compile_operator expression, method
       call = Ast::CallSiteExpression.new(expression.operator , [expression.right] , expression.left )
       Compiler.compile(call, method)
     end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/compiler/return_expression.rb b/lib/virtual/compiler/return_expression.rb
similarity index 95%
rename from lib/compiler/return_expression.rb
rename to lib/virtual/compiler/return_expression.rb
index f2dc8627..599d2a5f 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/return_expression.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/compiler/return_expression.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-module Compiler
+module Virtual
+  module Compiler
 
 #    return attr_reader  :expression
     def self.compile_return expression, scope ,method
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ module Compiler
       #function.set_return return_reg
       return return_reg
     end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/compiler/while_expression.rb b/lib/virtual/compiler/while_expression.rb
similarity index 90%
rename from lib/compiler/while_expression.rb
rename to lib/virtual/compiler/while_expression.rb
index cbf5f848..24ab8ed9 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/while_expression.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/compiler/while_expression.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-module Compiler
+module Virtual
+  module Compiler
 
 #    while- attr_reader  :condition, :body
-    def self.compile_while expression, method 
+    def self.compile_while expression, method
       start = Virtual::Label.new("while_start")
       method.add_code start
       is = expression.condition.compile(method )
@@ -22,4 +23,5 @@ module Compiler
       method.current =  merge
       last
     end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/virtual/machine.rb b/lib/virtual/machine.rb
index e4c07213..d3c2881e 100644
--- a/lib/virtual/machine.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/machine.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module Virtual
     def initialize
       @parser  = Parser::Salama.new
       the_end = Halt.new
-      @message = Message.new(the_end , the_end , :Object)
+#      @message = Message.new(the_end , the_end , :Object)
     end
     attr_reader :message
 
@@ -62,24 +62,6 @@ module Virtual
       main = Virtual::CompiledMethod.main
       Compiler.compile( parts , main )
     end
-
   end
+
 end
-
-require_relative "instruction"
-require_relative "compiled_method"
-require_relative "frame"
-require_relative "message"
-require_relative "slots/slot"
-require_relative "type"
-require_relative "object"
-require_relative "constants"
-require_relative "boot_space"
-# the passes _are_ order dependant
-require_relative "passes/send_implementation"
-require_relative "passes/get_implementation"
-require_relative "passes/enter_implementation"
-require_relative "passes/frame_implementation"
-
-Sof::Volotile.add(Virtual::Block ,  [:method])
-Sof::Volotile.add(Virtual::CompiledMethod ,  [:current])