diff --git a/scheme/ikarus.io.ss b/scheme/ikarus.io.ss
index edfd2a9..96c4a5c 100644
--- a/scheme/ikarus.io.ss
+++ b/scheme/ikarus.io.ss
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     call-with-input-file with-input-from-file
     standard-input-port current-input-port
     open-bytevector-input-port
-    open-string-input-port with-input-from-string
+    open-string-input-port open-string-input-port/id
+    with-input-from-string
     make-custom-binary-input-port 
     make-custom-binary-output-port 
     make-custom-textual-input-port 
@@ -531,21 +532,25 @@
              (die 'get-output-string "not an output-string port" p)]))
         (die 'get-output-string "not a port" p)))
 
-  (define (open-string-input-port str)
+  
+
+  (define (open-string-input-port/id str id)
     (unless (string? str) 
       (die 'open-string-input-port "not a string" str))
     ($make-port 
        (fxior textual-input-port-bits fast-char-text-tag)
        0 (string-length str) str
        #t ;;; transcoder
-       "*string-input-port*" 
+       id
        (lambda (str i c) 0) ;;; read!
        #f ;;; write!
        #f ;;; FIXME: get-position
        #f ;;; FIXME: set-position!
        #f ;;; close
        #f))
-    
+
+  (define (open-string-input-port str)
+    (open-string-input-port/id str "*string-input-port*"))
 
   (define (transcoded-port p transcoder)
     (define who 'transcoded-port)
diff --git a/scheme/ikarus.load.ss b/scheme/ikarus.load.ss
index bfef0f5..46eae70 100644
--- a/scheme/ikarus.load.ss
+++ b/scheme/ikarus.load.ss
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     (only (psyntax library-manager) 
       serialize-all current-precompiled-library-loader)
     (only (psyntax expander) compile-r6rs-top-level)
-    (only (ikarus reader) read-initial))
+    (only (ikarus reader) read-initial read-script-source-file))
 
 
   (define-struct serialized-library (contents))
@@ -89,20 +89,7 @@
          (close-input-port p))]))
   (define load-r6rs-top-level
     (lambda (x how)
-      (define (read-file)
-        (let ([p (open-input-file x)])
-          (let ([x (read-script-annotated p)])
-            (if (eof-object? x)
-                (begin (close-input-port p) '())
-                (cons x 
-                  (let f ()
-                    (let ([x (read-annotated p)])
-                      (cond
-                        [(eof-object? x) 
-                         (close-input-port p)
-                         '()]
-                        [else (cons x (f))]))))))))
-      (let ([prog (read-file)])
+      (let ([prog (read-script-source-file x)])
         (let ([thunk (compile-r6rs-top-level prog)])
           (case how
             [(run) (thunk)]
diff --git a/scheme/ikarus.reader.ss b/scheme/ikarus.reader.ss
index 19372fe..ca4fb0d 100644
--- a/scheme/ikarus.reader.ss
+++ b/scheme/ikarus.reader.ss
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
   (export read read-initial read-token comment-handler get-datum
           read-annotated read-script-annotated annotation?
           annotation-expression annotation-source
-          annotation-stripped)
+          annotation-stripped 
+          read-library-source-file read-script-source-file)
   (import
     (ikarus system $chars)
     (ikarus system $fx)
     (ikarus system $pairs)
     (ikarus system $bytevectors)
+    (only (io-spec) open-string-input-port/id)
     (only (ikarus unicode-data) unicode-printable-char?) 
     (except (ikarus) read-char read read-token comment-handler get-datum
       read-annotated read-script-annotated annotation?
@@ -1426,5 +1428,27 @@
           (die 'comment-handler "not a procedure" x))
         x)))
 
+  (define (annotated-port file-name)
+    (open-string-input-port/id 
+      (with-input-from-file file-name 
+        (lambda () (get-string-all (current-input-port))))
+      file-name))
+
+  (define (read-library-source-file file-name)
+    (read-annotated (annotated-port file-name)))
+
+  (define (read-script-source-file file-name)
+    (let ([p (annotated-port file-name)])
+      (let ([x (read-script-annotated p)])
+        (if (eof-object? x)
+            (begin (close-input-port p) '())
+            (cons x 
+              (let f ()
+                (let ([x (read-annotated p)])
+                  (cond
+                    [(eof-object? x) 
+                     (close-input-port p)
+                     '()]
+                    [else (cons x (f))]))))))))
   )
 
diff --git a/scheme/last-revision b/scheme/last-revision
index 6d36565..a84d4e6 100644
--- a/scheme/last-revision
+++ b/scheme/last-revision
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1469
+1470
diff --git a/scheme/psyntax.compat.ss b/scheme/psyntax.compat.ss
index 616fd03..2940731 100644
--- a/scheme/psyntax.compat.ss
+++ b/scheme/psyntax.compat.ss
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
           eval-core symbol-value set-symbol-value!
           file-options-spec make-struct-type read-annotated
           annotation? annotation-expression annotation-source
-          annotation-stripped load-precompiled-library)
+          annotation-stripped
+          read-library-source-file)
   (import 
     (only (ikarus.compiler) eval-core)
+    (only (ikarus reader) read-library-source-file)
     (ikarus))
 
-  (define (load-precompiled-library filename sk) #f)
 
   (define-syntax define-record
     (syntax-rules ()
diff --git a/scheme/psyntax.expander.ss b/scheme/psyntax.expander.ss
index 4f4051d..5ec91b7 100644
--- a/scheme/psyntax.expander.ss
+++ b/scheme/psyntax.expander.ss
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
         (when (annotation? expr) 
           (let ([src (annotation-source expr)])
             (when (pair? src)
-              (display " [byte " p)
+              (display " [char " p)
               (display (cdr src) p)
               (display " of " p)
               (display (car src) p)
diff --git a/scheme/psyntax.library-manager.ss b/scheme/psyntax.library-manager.ss
index 78a59f1..c6e5251 100644
--- a/scheme/psyntax.library-manager.ss
+++ b/scheme/psyntax.library-manager.ss
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
             [(try-load-from-file file-name)]
             [else 
              ((current-library-expander)
-              (with-input-from-file file-name read-annotated)
+              (read-library-source-file file-name)
               file-name)])))
       (lambda (f)
         (if (procedure? f)