diff --git a/src/t.scm b/src/t.scm
index 8a20bf3..d269a9d 100644
--- a/src/t.scm
+++ b/src/t.scm
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@
         (let ([a (car al)])
           (if (eq? x (cdr a)) a (rassq x (cdr al))))))
 
-(define (remove! x l pred?) ; applies (pred? (car l) x)
+(define (remove! x l pred?) ; applies (pred? x (car l))
   (let loop ([f #f] [l #f] [r l])
     (cond [(not (pair? r)) (if l (begin (set-cdr! l r) f) r)]
-          [(pred? (car r) x) (loop f l (cdr r))]
+          [(pred? x (car r)) (loop f l (cdr r))]
           [l (set-cdr! l r) (loop f r (cdr r))]
           [else (loop r r (cdr r))])))
 
@@ -1756,9 +1756,12 @@
            (let ([val (mkdefval name)]) ; check if it didn't fail:
              (cond [(not val) #f] ; mkdefval rejected the idea
                    [(location? val) val] ; found good location elsewhere
-                   [else (let ([loc (make-location val)]) ; ok, put it in:
-                           (vector-set! nr i (cons (cons name loc) al))
-                           loc)]))]
+                   [else (let ([al (vector-ref nr i)] [p (if (pair? name) (assoc name al) (assq name al))])
+                           ; note: have to refetch both cause mkdefval call could've change them!
+                           (if p (x-error "recursive library dependence on" name)
+                               (let ([loc (make-location val)]) ; ok, put it in:
+                                 (vector-set! nr i (cons (cons name loc) al))
+                                 loc)))]))]
           [else #f])))
 
 (define (name-install! nr name loc) ;=> same|modified|added
@@ -1770,7 +1773,7 @@
 
 (define (name-remove! nr name)
   (let* ([n-1 (- (vector-length nr) 1)] [i (if (pair? name) n-1 (immediate-hash name n-1))])
-    (vector-set! nr i (remove! name (vector-ref nr i) (lambda (p name) (equal? (car p) name))))))
+    (vector-set! nr i (remove! name (vector-ref nr i) (lambda (name p) (equal? (car p) name))))))
 
 ; public registry for all non-hidden skint names
 (define *root-name-registry* (make-name-registry 300))
@@ -2109,8 +2112,9 @@
              (let ([res (env eal 'import)]) 
                (unless res ; this env does not support import 
                  (x-error "failed to import to env, import is not supported:" env eal))
-               (when (and *verbose* (sexp-match? '(<number> <number> <number>) res))
-                 (display "IMPORT: ") 
+               (when (and (or (not *quiet*) *verbose*) 
+                          (sexp-match? '(<number> <number> <number>) res))
+                 (if *verbose* (display "IMPORT: ") (display "; import: "))
                  (write (car res)) (display " bindings are the same, ")
                  (write (cadr res)) (display " modified, ")
                  (write (caddr res)) (display " added\n")))
diff --git a/t.c b/t.c
index 18fb70f..f0d34a6 100644
--- a/t.c
+++ b/t.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ char *t_code[] = {
   "%2.1p?{.1a,.0d,.2q?{.0]3}.2d,.2,@(y5:rassq)[32}f]2",
 
   "P", "remove!",
-  "%3.1,f,f,,#0.0,.7,.6,&3{%3.2p~?{.1?{.2,.2sd.0]3}.2]3}${:0,.5a,:1[02}?{"
+  "%3.1,f,f,,#0.0,.7,.6,&3{%3.2p~?{.1?{.2,.2sd.0]3}.2]3}${.4a,:0,:1[02}?{"
   ".2d,.2,.2,:2^[33}.1?{.2,.2sd.2d,.3,.2,:2^[33}.2d,.3,.4,:2^[33}.!0.0^_1"
   "[33",
 
@@ -1014,7 +1014,9 @@ char *t_code[] = {
 
   "P", "name-lookup",
   "%3'1,.1V3-,.2p?{.0}{.0,.3H2},.0,.3V4,.4p?{.0,.5A5}{.0,.5A3},.0?{.0d]7}"
-  ".6?{${.7,.9[01},.0~?{f]8}.0Y2?{.0]8}.0b,.3,.1,.9cc,.5,.8V5.0]9}f]7",
+  ".6?{${.7,.9[01},.0~?{f]8}.0Y2?{.0]8}.6p?{.2,.7A5}{.2,.7A3},.4,.7V4,.1?"
+  "{.8,'(s31:recursive library dependence on),@(y7:x-error)[(i10)2}.2b,.1"
+  ",.1,.(i11)cc,.7,.(i10)V5.0](i11)}f]7",
 
   "P", "name-install!",
   "%3'1,.1V3-,.2p?{.0}{.0,.3H2},.0,.3V4,.4p?{.0,.5A5}{.0,.5A3},.0?{.6,.1d"
@@ -1022,7 +1024,7 @@ char *t_code[] = {
   ":added)]7",
 
   "P", "name-remove!",
-  "%2'1,.1V3-,.2p?{.0}{.0,.3H2},${&0{%2.1,.1ae]2},.3,.6V4,.7,@(y7:remove!"
+  "%2'1,.1V3-,.2p?{.0}{.0,.3H2},${&0{%2.0,.2ae]2},.3,.6V4,.7,@(y7:remove!"
   ")[03},.1,.4V5]4",
 
   "C", 0,
@@ -1323,15 +1325,16 @@ char *t_code[] = {
   "5PoW6]5}]5}'(y6:import),.1q?{${t,.5,.5d,.6a,@(y12:xform-import)[04},.0"
   "da,'0,.1V4,'1,.2V4,${'(y6:import),.3,.(i10)[02},.0~?{${.3,.(i10),'(s49"
   ":failed to import to env, import is not supported:),@(y7:x-error)[03}}"
-  "@(y9:*verbose*)?{${.2,'(l3:y8:<number>;y8:<number>;y8:<number>;),@(y11"
-  ":sexp-match?)[02}}{f}?{Po,'(s8:IMPORT: )W4Po,.1aW5Po,'(s24: bindings a"
-  "re the same, )W4Po,.1daW5Po,'(s11: modified, )W4Po,.1ddaW5Po,'(s7: add"
-  "ed%0a)W4}_1.1,@(y30:repl-compile-and-run-core-expr)[71}.0K0?{.2,${.5,."
-  "5,.5[02},@(y18:repl-eval-top-form)[32}.0U0?{${.4,.4d,.4,@(y16:xform-in"
-  "tegrable)[03},@(y30:repl-compile-and-run-core-expr)[31}.0Y0?{${.4,.4,f"
-  ",@(y5:xform)[03},@(y30:repl-compile-and-run-core-expr)[31}${.4,.4d,.4,"
-  "@(y10:xform-call)[03},@(y30:repl-compile-and-run-core-expr)[31}${.3,.3"
-  ",f,@(y5:xform)[03},@(y30:repl-compile-and-run-core-expr)[21",
+  "@(y7:*quiet*)~,.0?{.0}{@(y9:*verbose*)}_1?{${.2,'(l3:y8:<number>;y8:<n"
+  "umber>;y8:<number>;),@(y11:sexp-match?)[02}}{f}?{@(y9:*verbose*)?{Po,'"
+  "(s8:IMPORT: )W4}{Po,'(s10:; import: )W4}Po,.1aW5Po,'(s24: bindings are"
+  " the same, )W4Po,.1daW5Po,'(s11: modified, )W4Po,.1ddaW5Po,'(s7: added"
+  "%0a)W4}_1.1,@(y30:repl-compile-and-run-core-expr)[71}.0K0?{.2,${.5,.5,"
+  ".5[02},@(y18:repl-eval-top-form)[32}.0U0?{${.4,.4d,.4,@(y16:xform-inte"
+  "grable)[03},@(y30:repl-compile-and-run-core-expr)[31}.0Y0?{${.4,.4,f,@"
+  "(y5:xform)[03},@(y30:repl-compile-and-run-core-expr)[31}${.4,.4d,.4,@("
+  "y10:xform-call)[03},@(y30:repl-compile-and-run-core-expr)[31}${.3,.3,f"
+  ",@(y5:xform)[03},@(y30:repl-compile-and-run-core-expr)[21",
 
   "P", "repl-read",
   "%2.1?{PoW6Po,.2W4Po,'(s1: )W4}.0,@(y14:read-code-sexp)[21",