diff --git a/lib/arm/memory_instruction.rb b/lib/arm/memory_instruction.rb
index 3c8ab569..bc06f126 100644
--- a/lib/arm/memory_instruction.rb
+++ b/lib/arm/memory_instruction.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module Arm
       @is_load = opcode.to_s[0] == "l" ? 1 : 0 #L (load) flag
     end
 
-    def assemble(io , assembler )
+    def assemble(io )
       # don't overwrite instance variables, to make assembly repeatable
       rn = @rn
       operand = @operand
diff --git a/lib/arm/move_instruction.rb b/lib/arm/move_instruction.rb
index 2aa0cca7..beb5e178 100644
--- a/lib/arm/move_instruction.rb
+++ b/lib/arm/move_instruction.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ module Arm
           immediate = 1
           raise "hmm"
         else
-          raise "cannot fit numeric literal argument in operand #{right.inspect}"
+          operand = right.integer / 256
+          immediate = 1
+          
+#          raise "cannot fit numeric literal argument in operand #{right.inspect}"
         end
       elsif (right.is_a?(Symbol) or right.is_a?(Virtual::Integer))
         operand = reg_code(right)    #integer means the register the integer is in (otherwise constant)
diff --git a/lib/elf/text_section.rb b/lib/elf/text_section.rb
index a4d08bce..ca3a03cc 100644
--- a/lib/elf/text_section.rb
+++ b/lib/elf/text_section.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module Elf
       Elf::Constants::SHF_WRITE | Elf::Constants::SHF_ALLOC | Elf::Constants::SHF_EXECINSTR
     end
   
-    def mem_length
+    def length
       @text.length
     end
     def to_s
diff --git a/lib/register/assembler.rb b/lib/register/assembler.rb
index 4a34c6ec..405460b6 100644
--- a/lib/register/assembler.rb
+++ b/lib/register/assembler.rb
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ module Register
       raise "Object(#{object.object_id}) not linked #{object.inspect}" unless @objects[object.object_id]
       type = type_word(variables)
       @stream.write_uint32( type )
-      write_ref_for(object.layout[:names] , object )
+      write_ref_for(object.layout[:names] )
       variables.each do |var|
-        write_ref_for(var , object)
+        write_ref_for(var)
       end
       pad_after( variables.length * 4 )
       object.position
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ module Register
     def assemble_Array array
       type = type_word(array)
       @stream.write_uint32( type )
-      write_ref_for(layout[:names],array)  #ref
+      write_ref_for(array.layout[:names])  #ref
       array.each do |var|
-        write_ref_for(var,array)
+        write_ref_for(var)
       end
       pad_after( array.length * 4 )
       array.position
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ module Register
     end
 
     def assemble_CompiledMethod(method)
-      count = method.blocks.inject(0) { |c , block| c += block.length }
+      count = method.blocks.inject(0) { |c , block| c += block.mem_length }
       word = (count+7) / 32  # all object are multiple of 8 words (7 for header)
       raise "Method too long, splitting not implemented #{method.name}/#{count}" if word > 15
       # first line is integers, convention is that following lines are the same
       TYPE_LENGTH.times { word = ((word << TYPE_BITS) + TYPE_INT) }
       @stream.write_uint32( word )
-      write_ref_for(method.layout[:names] , method)  #ref of layout
+      write_ref_for(method.layout[:names])  #ref of layout
       # TODO the assembly may have to move to the object to be more extensible
       method.blocks.each do |block|
         block.codes.each do |code|
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ module Register
     def assemble_String( str )
       str = str.string if str.is_a? Virtual::StringConstant
       str = str.to_s if str.is_a? Symbol
-      word = (str.mem_length + 7) / 32  # all object are multiple of 8 words (7 for header)
+      word = (str.length + 7) / 32  # all object are multiple of 8 words (7 for header)
       raise "String too long (implement split string!) #{word}" if word > 15
       # first line is integers, convention is that following lines are the same
       TYPE_LENGTH.times { word = ((word << TYPE_BITS) + TYPE_INT) }
       @stream.write_uint32( word )
-      write_ref_for( str.layout[:names] , slot) #ref
+      write_ref_for( str.layout[:names] ) #ref
       @stream.write str
-      pad_after(str.mem_length)
+      pad_after(str.length)
       #puts "String (#{slot.mem_length}) stream #{@stream.mem_length.to_s(16)}"
     end
 
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ module Register
       add_object(clazz.instance_methods)
     end
     def add_CompiledMethod(method)
+      add_object(method.name)
     end
     def add_String( str)
     end
@@ -194,8 +195,7 @@ module Register
     # write means we write the resulting address straight into the assembler stream (ie don't return it)
     # object means the object of which we write the address
     # and we write the address into the self, given as second parameter
-    def write_ref_for object , self_ref
-      raise "Object (#{object.object_id}) not linked #{object.inspect}" unless slot
+    def write_ref_for object
       @stream.write_sint32 object.position
     end
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ module Register
       pad.times do
         @stream.write_uint8(0)
       end
-      #puts "padded #{length} with #{pad} stream pos #{@stream.mem_length.to_s(16)}"
+      puts "padded #{length} with #{pad} stream pos #{@stream.length.to_s(16)}"
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/lib/virtual/compiled_method.rb b/lib/virtual/compiled_method.rb
index 1a89b532..1a548a9d 100644
--- a/lib/virtual/compiled_method.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/compiled_method.rb
@@ -172,15 +172,13 @@ module Virtual
     end
     # position of the function is the position of the entry block, is where we call
     def set_position at
+      super
       at += 8 #for the 2 header words
       @blocks.each do |block|
         block.set_position at
         at = at + block.mem_length
       end
     end
-    def position
-      @blocks.first.position
-    end
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/lib/virtual/constants.rb b/lib/virtual/constants.rb
index f9264cf3..63987b75 100644
--- a/lib/virtual/constants.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/constants.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ module Virtual
     def mem_length
       padded(1 + string.length)
     end
+    def position
+      return @position if @position
+      return @string.position if @string.position
+      super
+    end
   end
   
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/virtual/object.rb b/lib/virtual/object.rb
index 406b3b5c..2fe963a0 100644
--- a/lib/virtual/object.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/object.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Virtual
     end
     attr_accessor  :length , :layout
     def position
-      raise "position accessed but not set at #{length} for #{self.objekt}" if @position == nil
+      raise "position accessed but not set at #{length} for #{self.inspect}" if @position == nil
       @position
     end
     def set_position pos
@@ -75,21 +75,12 @@ module Virtual
     def padded_words words
       padded(words*4) # 4 == word length, a constant waiting for a home
     end
-
-    # pad_after is always in bytes and pads (writes 0's) up to the next 8 word boundary
-    def pad_after length
-      pad = padded(length) - length - 8 # for header, type and layout
-      pad.times do
-        @stream.write_uint8(0)
-      end
-      #puts "padded #{length} with #{pad} stream pos #{@stream.length.to_s(16)}"
-    end
   end
 end
 Parfait::Hash.class_eval do
-  @@HASH = { :names => [:keys,:values] , :types => [Virtual::Reference,Virtual::Reference]}
+  HASH = { :names => [:keys,:values] , :types => [Virtual::Reference,Virtual::Reference]}
   def layout
-    @@HASH
+    HASH
   end
   def set_position pos
     @position = pos