diff --git a/scripts/clean.ce b/scripts/clean.ce
index fa8a970c..7fd525ae 100644
--- a/scripts/clean.ce
+++ b/scripts/clean.ce
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 var fd = use('fd')
 
-if (!fd.stat('.cell/build').isDirectory) {
+if (!fd.is_dir('.cell/build')) {
   log.console("No build directory found")
   $_.stop()
   return
diff --git a/scripts/engine.cm b/scripts/engine.cm
index 99fcd613..ae941032 100644
--- a/scripts/engine.cm
+++ b/scripts/engine.cm
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ function use_embed(name) {
   return load_internal(`js_${name}_use`)
 }
 
+globalThis.use = use_embed
+
 var qop = use_embed('qop')
 var core_qop = qop.open(hidden.core_qop_blob)
 var utf8 = use_embed('utf8')
diff --git a/scripts/help.ce b/scripts/help.ce
index 307f2cef..82bd529f 100644
--- a/scripts/help.ce
+++ b/scripts/help.ce
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // cell help - Display help information for cell commands
 
 var fd = use('fd')
-var utf8 = use('utf8')
 
 var command = args.length > 0 ? args[0] : null
 
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ if (command) {
   var man_file = 'scripts/man/' + command + '.man'
   var stat = fd.stat(man_file);
   if (stat && stat.isFile) {
-    var content = utf8.decode(fd.slurp(man_file))
+    var content = text(fd.slurp(man_file))
     log.console(content)
   } else {
     log.error("No help available for command: " + command)
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ if (command) {
 var cell_man = 'scripts/man/cell.man'
 var stat = fd.stat(cell_man);
 if (stat && stat.isFile) {
-  var content = utf8.decode(fd.slurp(cell_man))
+  var content = text(fd.slurp(cell_man))
   log.console(content)
 } else {
   // Fallback if man file doesn't exist
diff --git a/scripts/shop.cm b/scripts/shop.cm
index c026909c..5f7b7cf0 100644
--- a/scripts/shop.cm
+++ b/scripts/shop.cm
@@ -426,13 +426,28 @@ Shop.verify = function(locator) {
 
 var open_dls = {}
 
+// for script forms, path is the canonical path of the module
 var script_forms = []
 
 script_forms['.cm'] = function(path, script) {
-  return `(function setup_module($_){${script}})`
+  var display_path = path
+  if (path && path.startsWith('.cell/modules/')) {
+    display_path = path.substring('.cell/modules/'.length)
+    var last_slash = display_path.lastIndexOf('/')
+    if (last_slash != -1)
+      display_path = display_path.substring(0, last_slash)
+  }
+
+  // injecting a custom use function that passes the module path
+  var fn = `(function setup_module($_){ var use = function(path) { return globalThis.use(path, '${display_path}'); }; ${script}})`
+  return fn
 }
 
 script_forms['.ce'] = function(path, script) {
+  var display_path = path
+  if (path && path.startsWith('.cell/modules/'))
+    display_path = path.substring('.cell/modules/'.length)
+
   return `(function start($_, arg) { var args = arg; ${script} ; })`
 }
 
@@ -461,7 +476,7 @@ function resolve_mod_fn(path)
 function resolve_locator(path, ext, ctx)
 {
   var local_path
-  if (ctx) 
+  if (ctx)
     local_path = `.cell/modules/${ctx}/${path}${ext}`
   else
     local_path = path + ext
@@ -494,7 +509,6 @@ function resolve_c_symbol(path, package_ctx)
   var local_path = package_ctx ? package_ctx : 'local'
   var local = `js_${local_path}_${path.replace('/', '_')}_use`
   var local_dl_name = `.cell/build/${local_path}/cellmod.dylib`
-
   if (fd.is_file(local_dl_name)) {
     if (!open_dls[local_dl_name])
       open_dls[local_dl_name] = os.dylib_open(local_dl_name);
@@ -1055,23 +1069,11 @@ Shop.compile_module = function(alias) {
   return true
 }
 
-// Build all modules
-Shop.build = function() {
-  var config = Shop.load_config()
-  if (!config || !config.dependencies) {
-    return true
-  }
-  
-  for (var alias in config.dependencies) {
-    Shop.compile_module(alias)
-  }
-  
-  return true
-}
-
-// Get all declared dependencies as a map of alias -> locator
-Shop.get_dependencies = function() {
-  return Shop.dependencies(null)
+Shop.build_package = function(package)
+{
+  var files = Shop.list_modules(package)
+  log.console(`going to build package ${package}:`)
+  log.console(files)
 }
 
 // Get dependencies for a specific context (package canonical path)
@@ -1084,6 +1086,43 @@ Shop.dependencies = function(ctx) {
   return config.dependencies
 }
 
+Shop.list_packages = function(root)
+{
+  var queue = []
+  var processed = {}
+  var result = []
+  
+  var deps = Shop.dependencies(root)
+  for (var alias in deps) {
+    var locator = deps[alias]
+    if (!processed[locator]) {
+      queue.push(locator)
+    }
+  }
+  
+  while (queue.length > 0) {
+    var locator = queue.shift()
+    if (processed[locator]) continue
+    processed[locator] = true
+    
+    result.push(locator)
+    
+    var parsed = Shop.parse_locator(locator)
+    var pkg_config = Shop.load_config(parsed.path)
+    
+    if (pkg_config && pkg_config.dependencies) {
+      for (var alias in pkg_config.dependencies) {
+        var dep_locator = pkg_config.dependencies[alias]
+        if (!processed[dep_locator]) {
+          queue.push(dep_locator)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  return result
+}
+
 // List all .cm and .ce files in a package
 // If ctx is null, lists local files
 // If ctx is a canonical path, lists files in that module
diff --git a/scripts/socket.c b/scripts/socket.c
index 281dcd74..ea168f52 100644
--- a/scripts/socket.c
+++ b/scripts/socket.c
@@ -303,12 +303,12 @@ JSC_CCALL(socket_send,
         JS_FreeCString(js, data);
     } else {
         unsigned char *data = js_get_blob_data(js, &len, argv[1]);
-        if (data == (unsigned char *)-1) {
+        if (data == -1) 
             return JS_EXCEPTION;
-        }
-        if (len == 0) {
+
+        if (len == 0)
             return JS_ThrowReferenceError(js, "No data to send");
-        }
+
         sent = send(sockfd, (const char *)data, len, flags);
     }
     
diff --git a/scripts/update.ce b/scripts/update.ce
index eff8e8e7..cbb4d4b6 100644
--- a/scripts/update.ce
+++ b/scripts/update.ce
@@ -7,4 +7,11 @@ var alias = args.length > 0 ? args[0] : null
 log.console("Checking for updates...")
 shop.update_all(alias)
 
+var packages = shop.list_packages()
+
+log.console(packages)
+
+for (var pack of packages)
+  shop.build_package(pack)
+
 $_.stop()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/quickjs-atom.h b/source/quickjs-atom.h
index da37b64a..6fb65032 100644
--- a/source/quickjs-atom.h
+++ b/source/quickjs-atom.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ DEF(super, "super")
 DEF(implements, "implements")
 DEF(interface, "interface")
 DEF(let, "let")
-DEF(package, "package")
 DEF(private, "private")
 DEF(protected, "protected")
 DEF(public, "public")
diff --git a/source/quickjs.c b/source/quickjs.c
index e3396246..9b4eae14 100644
--- a/source/quickjs.c
+++ b/source/quickjs.c
@@ -14862,7 +14862,6 @@ enum {
     TOK_IMPLEMENTS,
     TOK_INTERFACE,
     TOK_LET,
-    TOK_PACKAGE,
     TOK_PRIVATE,
     TOK_PROTECTED,
     TOK_PUBLIC,
@@ -24789,7 +24788,6 @@ static __exception int js_parse_directives(JSParseState *s)
         case TOK_IMPORT:
         case TOK_INTERFACE:
         case TOK_LET:
-        case TOK_PACKAGE:
             /* automatic insertion of ';' */
             if (s->got_lf)
                 has_semi = TRUE;