diff --git a/make-rule-no-cml.scm b/make-rule-no-cml.scm
index f21932d..622694c 100644
--- a/make-rule-no-cml.scm
+++ b/make-rule-no-cml.scm
@@ -39,27 +39,48 @@
   (wants-build?-result rule-result-wants-build?)
   (build-func-result rule-result-build-func))
 
+;;; a named function mainly for tracing purposes
+(define (apply-build-func build-required? rule prereqs prereqs-results cooked-state)
+  (let ((build-func (rule-build-func rule)))
+    (if (null? prereqs)
+	(build-func build-required? cooked-state)
+	(apply build-func
+	       (append (list build-required?) 
+		       prereqs-results (list cooked-state))))))
+
+;;; a named function mainly for tracing purposes
+(define (apply-wants-build? rule prereqs prereqs-results init-state)
+  (let ((wants-build? (rule-wants-build? rule)))
+    (if (null? prereqs)
+	(wants-build? init-state)
+	(apply wants-build? (append prereqs-results (list init-state))))))
+
 (define (rule-make rule init-state rule-set)
-  (let* ((pre-results (map (lambda (prereq) 
-			     (if (assq prereq (rule-set-rules rule-set))
-				 (rule-make prereq init-state rule-set)
-				 (error "prerequisite is not in rule-set!")))
-			   (rule-prereqs rule)))
-	 (wants-build?-result (if (null? prereqs-results)
-				  ((rule-wants-build? rule) init-state)
-				  (apply (rule-wants-build? rule)
-					 (append prereqs-results 
-						 (list init-state)))))
+  (let* ((prereqs (rule-prereqs rule))
+	 (prereqs-results (map (lambda (prereq) 
+				 (if (assq prereq (rule-set-rules rule-set))
+				     (rule-make prereq init-state rule-set)
+				     (error "prerequisite is not in rule-set!")))
+			       prereqs))
+	 (wants-build?-result (apply-wants-build? rule prereqs 
+						 prereqs-results init-state))
+;;; 	 (wants-build?-result (if (null? prereqs)
+;;; 				  ((rule-wants-build? rule) init-state)
+;;; 				  (apply (rule-wants-build? rule)
+;;; 					 (append prereqs-results 
+;;; 						 (list init-state)))))
 	 (build-required? (car wants-build?-result))
 	 (cooked-state (cdr wants-build?-result)))
     (if build-required?
-	(if (null? prereqs-results)
-	    (make-rule-result wants-build?-result
-			      ((rule-build-func rule)
-			       build-required? cooked-state))
-	    (make-rule-result wants-build?-result
-			      (apply (rule-build-func rule) 
-				     (append (list build-required?)
-					     prereqs-results 
-					     (list cooked-state)))))
+	(let* ((build-func (rule-build-func rule))
+;;;	       (build-func-result (if (null? prereqs)
+;;;				      (build-func build-required? cooked-state)
+;;;				      (apply build-func
+;;;					     (append (list build-required?)
+;;;						     prereqs-results 
+;;;						     (list cooked-state)))))
+	       (build-func-result (apply-build-func build-required? rule prereqs 
+						    prereqs-results cooked-state))
+	       (end-state (cdr build-func-result)))
+	  (make-rule-result wants-build?-result build-func-result))
 	(make-rule-result wants-build?-result #f))))