diff --git a/src/ikarus.boot b/src/ikarus.boot
index ad1c421..557efa5 100644
Binary files a/src/ikarus.boot and b/src/ikarus.boot differ
diff --git a/src/libcogen1.ss b/src/libcogen1.ss
index aedb26c..f131232 100644
--- a/src/libcogen1.ss
+++ b/src/libcogen1.ss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+#!eof
 ;;; input to cogen is <Program>:
 ;;;  <Expr> ::= (constant x)
 ;;;           | (var)
diff --git a/src/libcompile.ss b/src/libcompile.ss
index c209ab5..2593b62 100644
--- a/src/libcompile.ss
+++ b/src/libcompile.ss
@@ -5101,7 +5101,7 @@
          [p (convert-closures p)]
          [p (optimize-closures/lift-codes p)] 
 
-         [p^ (new-cogen p)]
+         ;[p^ (new-cogen p)]
          [p (introduce-primcalls p)]
          [p (simplify-operands p)]
          [p (insert-stack-overflow-checks p)]
diff --git a/src/libtokenizer.ss b/src/libtokenizer.ss
index 7fa00ca..e1931b8 100644
--- a/src/libtokenizer.ss
+++ b/src/libtokenizer.ss
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@
           [($char= c #\.)
            (read-char p)
            (cons 'datum (tokenize-flonum/no-digits #f p))]
+          [($char= c #\>)
+           (read-char p)
+           (let ([ls (tokenize-identifier '() p)])
+             (let ([str (list->string (list* #\- #\> (reverse ls)))])
+               (cons 'datum (string->symbol str))))]
           [else (error 'tokenize "invalid sequence -~a" c)]))))
   (define tokenize-dot
     (lambda (p)
diff --git a/src/libwriter.ss b/src/libwriter.ss
index 3a1a59b..10a0e5c 100644
--- a/src/libwriter.ss
+++ b/src/libwriter.ss
@@ -105,13 +105,26 @@
                (subsequent*? str ($fxadd1 i) n)))))
   (define valid-symbol-string?
     (lambda (str)
-      (or (let ([n ($string-length str)])
+      (define normal-symbol-string?
+        (lambda (str)
+          (let ([n ($string-length str)])
             (and ($fx>= n 1)
                  (initial? ($string-ref str 0))
-                 (subsequent*? str 1 n)))
-          (string=? str "+")
-          (string=? str "-")
-          (string=? str "..."))))
+                 (subsequent*? str 1 n)))))
+      (define peculiar-symbol-string?
+        (lambda (str)
+          (let ([n (string-length str)])
+            (cond
+              [(fx= n 1) 
+               (memq (string-ref str 0) '(#\+ #\-))]
+              [(fx>= n 2)
+               (or (and (char=? (string-ref str 0) #\-)
+                        (char=? (string-ref str 1) #\>)
+                        (subsequent*? str 2 n))
+                   (string=? str "..."))]))))
+      (or (normal-symbol-string? str)
+          (peculiar-symbol-string? str))))
+
   (define write-symbol-esc-loop
     (lambda (x i n p)
       (unless ($fx= i n)