diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index cef5ebda0..b76e0101e 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ def defineBuildTargets(env, artifacts):
     
     # use PCH to speed up building
     precomp = ( env.PrecompiledHeader('$SRCDIR/pre')
-              + env.PrecompiledHeader('$SRCDIR/pre_a')
               )
     env.Depends(objproc, precomp)
     env.Depends(objlib, precomp)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 0e04ef89f..ffa3957f9 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -26,21 +26,15 @@
 #include "proc/lumiera.hpp"
 
 using std::cout;
-using std::endl;
-using lumiera::Appconfig;
-using lumiera::ON_GLOBAL_INIT;
-using lumiera::ON_GLOBAL_SHUTDOWN;
 
 
 int main (int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-  cout << "*** Lumiera NLE for Linux ***" << endl
-       << "    Version: " << Appconfig::get("version") << "\n";
+  cout << "*** Lumiera NLE for Linux ***" << "\n"
+       << "    Version: quasi niente" << "\n";
   
-  Appconfig::lifecycle (ON_GLOBAL_INIT);
   
   // great things are happening here....
   
-  Appconfig::lifecycle (ON_GLOBAL_SHUTDOWN);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/proc/lumiera.hpp b/src/proc/lumiera.hpp
index b56ab69b6..f67ec719b 100644
--- a/src/proc/lumiera.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/lumiera.hpp
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@
 
     /* common types frequently used... */
 
-#include "common/util.hpp"
-#include "common/time.hpp"
-#include "common/error.hpp"   ///< pulls in NoBug via nobugcfg.hpp
-#include "lib/appconfig.hpp"
+#include "proc/nobugcfg.hpp"
 
 
 namespace lumiera
diff --git a/src/proc/nobugcfg.hpp b/src/proc/nobugcfg.hpp
index 567838320..aa9411471 100644
--- a/src/proc/nobugcfg.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/nobugcfg.hpp
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 
 #include <syslog.h>
 #include <nobug.h>
-#include "lib/appconfig.hpp"
-#include "common/error.hpp"  ///< make assertions throw instead of abort()
 
 
   /* declare flags used throughout the code base... */
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@
 namespace lumiera { 
   void initialize_NoBug ();
   namespace {
-    LifecycleHook schedule_ (ON_BASIC_INIT, &initialize_NoBug);         
+//  LifecycleHook schedule_ (ON_BASIC_INIT, &initialize_NoBug);         
 } }  
 #endif /*NOBUGCFG_H    ======= (End) Part 1: DECLARATIONS ======== */
 
diff --git a/tests/00test.tests b/tests/00test.tests
index 4d8781629..60b4b26d1 100644
--- a/tests/00test.tests
+++ b/tests/00test.tests
@@ -11,3 +11,14 @@ err: /bin/cat: ,nonexistent_file: No such file or directory
 return: 1
 END
 
+
+TESTING "Run the Dummy Test Executable" ./test-bugs
+
+TEST "I am a dummy test" <<END
+out: *** Lumiera NLE for Linux ***
+out:     This is a dummy test
+return: 2
+END
+
+PLANNED "this may never happen"
+END
diff --git a/tests/SConscript b/tests/SConscript
index 7f66b6284..44d34e047 100644
--- a/tests/SConscript
+++ b/tests/SConscript
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ specials = ['plugin','locking','library']
 
 
 artifacts['testsuite'] = ts = ( [ testExecutable(env, dir) for dir in moduledirs if not dir in specials] 
-                              + treatPluginTestcase(env)
-                              + testExecutable(env, 'locking', obj=['test-locking.c','mutex.c','condition.c'])
-                              + testExecutable(env, 'library', exeName='test-llist', obj=['test-llist.c'])
-                              + testExecutable(env, 'library', exeName='test-references', obj=['test-references.c'])
+#                             + treatPluginTestcase(env)
+#                             + testExecutable(env, 'locking', obj=['test-locking.c','mutex.c','condition.c'])
+#                             + testExecutable(env, 'library', exeName='test-llist', obj=['test-llist.c'])
+#                             + testExecutable(env, 'library', exeName='test-references', obj=['test-references.c'])
                               ) 
                               
 
diff --git a/tests/bugs/buggy.cpp b/tests/bugs/buggy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b856f2a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bugs/buggy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+  buggy.cpp  -  a dummy test
+
+  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
+    2008,               Christian Thaeter <ct@pipapo.org>
+                        Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+  published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+  License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+*/
+
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "proc/lumiera.hpp"
+
+using std::cout;
+
+
+int main (int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+  cout << "*** Lumiera NLE for Linux ***" << "\n"
+       << "    This is a dummy test" << "\n";
+  
+  
+  // great things are happening here....
+  
+  return 2;
+}