diff --git a/compiler/comptime.v b/compiler/comptime.v
index e081fbe427..563a9071e2 100644
--- a/compiler/comptime.v
+++ b/compiler/comptime.v
@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@
 
 module main
 
-import ( 
-	vweb.tmpl  // for `$vweb_html()` 
-	os 
-) 
+import (
+	vweb.tmpl  // for `$vweb_html()`
+	os
+)
 
 fn (p mut Parser) comp_time() {
-	p.check(.dollar) 
+	p.check(.dollar)
 	if p.tok == .key_if {
-		p.check(.key_if) 
-		p.fspace() 
-		not := p.tok == .not 
+		p.check(.key_if)
+		p.fspace()
+		not := p.tok == .not
 		if not {
-			p.check(.not) 
+			p.check(.not)
 		}
 		name := p.check_name()
-		p.fspace() 
+		p.fspace()
 		if name in SupportedPlatforms {
-			ifdef_name := os_name_to_ifdef(name) 
+			ifdef_name := os_name_to_ifdef(name)
 			if not {
 				p.genln('#ifndef $ifdef_name')
 			}
@@ -85,55 +85,55 @@ fn (p mut Parser) comp_time() {
 		p.check(.rcbr)
 		// }
 	}
-	// $vweb.html() 
+	// $vweb.html()
 	// Compile vweb html template to V code, parse that V code and embed the resulting V functions
-	// that returns an html string 
+	// that returns an html string
 	else if p.tok == .name && p.lit == 'vweb' {
-		path := p.cur_fn.name + '.html' 
+		path := p.cur_fn.name + '.html'
 		if p.pref.is_debug {
-			println('compiling tmpl $path') 
-		} 
+			println('compiling tmpl $path')
+		}
 		if !os.file_exists(path) {
-			p.error('vweb HTML template "$path" not found') 
-		} 
-		p.check(.name)  // skip `vweb.html()` TODO 
-		p.check(.dot) 
-		p.check(.name) 
-		p.check(.lpar) 
-		p.check(.rpar) 
-		v_code := tmpl.compile_template(path) 
+			p.error('vweb HTML template "$path" not found')
+		}
+		p.check(.name)  // skip `vweb.html()` TODO
+		p.check(.dot)
+		p.check(.name)
+		p.check(.lpar)
+		p.check(.rpar)
+		v_code := tmpl.compile_template(path)
 		if os.file_exists('.vwebtmpl.v') {
-			os.rm('.vwebtmpl.v') 
-		} 
-		os.write_file('.vwebtmpl.v', v_code.clone()) // TODO don't need clone, compiler bug 
-		p.genln('') 
+			os.rm('.vwebtmpl.v')
+		}
+		os.write_file('.vwebtmpl.v', v_code.clone()) // TODO don't need clone, compiler bug
+		p.genln('')
 		// Parse the function and embed resulting C code in current function so that
-		// all variables are available. 
-		pos := p.cgen.lines.len - 1 
-		mut pp := p.v.new_parser('.vwebtmpl.v', Pass.main)  
-		if !p.pref.is_debug { 
-			os.rm('.vwebtmpl.v') 
-		} 
-		pp.is_vweb = true 
-		pp.cur_fn = p.cur_fn // give access too all variables in current function 
-		pp.parse() 
-		tmpl_fn_body := p.cgen.lines.slice(pos + 2, p.cgen.lines.len).join('\n').clone() 
-		end_pos := tmpl_fn_body.last_index('Builder_str( sb )')  + 19 // TODO 
-		p.cgen.lines = p.cgen.lines.left(pos) 
-		p.genln('/////////////////// tmpl start') 
-		p.genln(tmpl_fn_body.left(end_pos)) 
-		p.genln('/////////////////// tmpl end') 
-		// `app.vweb.html(index_view())` 
-		receiver := p.cur_fn.args[0] 
-		dot := if receiver.is_mut { '->' } else { '.' } 
-		p.genln('vweb__Context_html($receiver.name $dot vweb, tmpl_res)')  
-	} 
+		// all variables are available.
+		pos := p.cgen.lines.len - 1
+		mut pp := p.v.new_parser('.vwebtmpl.v')
+		if !p.pref.is_debug {
+			os.rm('.vwebtmpl.v')
+		}
+		pp.is_vweb = true
+		pp.cur_fn = p.cur_fn // give access too all variables in current function
+		pp.parse(.main)
+		tmpl_fn_body := p.cgen.lines.slice(pos + 2, p.cgen.lines.len).join('\n').clone()
+		end_pos := tmpl_fn_body.last_index('Builder_str( sb )')  + 19 // TODO
+		p.cgen.lines = p.cgen.lines.left(pos)
+		p.genln('/////////////////// tmpl start')
+		p.genln(tmpl_fn_body.left(end_pos))
+		p.genln('/////////////////// tmpl end')
+		// `app.vweb.html(index_view())`
+		receiver := p.cur_fn.args[0]
+		dot := if receiver.is_mut { '->' } else { '.' }
+		p.genln('vweb__Context_html($receiver.name $dot vweb, tmpl_res)')
+	}
 	else {
 		p.error('bad comptime expr')
 	}
 }
 
-// #include, #flag, #v 
+// #include, #flag, #v
 fn (p mut Parser) chash() {
 	hash := p.lit.trim_space()
 	// println('chsh() file=$p.file  is_sig=${p.is_sig()} hash="$hash"')
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) chash() {
 		if hash.contains('linux') && p.os != .linux {
 			return
 		}
-		else if hash.contains('darwin') && p.os != .mac {  
+		else if hash.contains('darwin') && p.os != .mac {
 			return
 		}
 		else if hash.contains('windows') && (p.os != .windows && p.os != .msvc) {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) chash() {
 			pos := flag.index(' ')
 			flag = flag.right(pos)
 		}
-		has_vroot := flag.contains('@VROOT') 
+		has_vroot := flag.contains('@VROOT')
 		flag = flag.trim_space().replace('@VROOT', p.vroot)
 		if p.table.flags.contains(flag) {
 			return
@@ -169,16 +169,16 @@ fn (p mut Parser) chash() {
 			return
 		}
 		p.log('adding flag "$flag"')
-		// `@VROOT/thirdparty/glad/glad.o`, make sure it exists, otherwise build it 
+		// `@VROOT/thirdparty/glad/glad.o`, make sure it exists, otherwise build it
 		if (has_vroot || has_vmod) && flag.contains('.o') {
 			if p.os == .msvc {
 				build_thirdparty_obj_file_with_msvc(flag)
-			} 
+			}
 			else {
 				build_thirdparty_obj_file(flag)
 			}
-		} 
-		p.table.flags << flag 
+		}
+		p.table.flags << flag
 		return
 	}
 	if hash.starts_with('include') {
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@ fn (p mut Parser) chash() {
 			p.genln('#include $file')
 		}
 	}
-	else if hash.contains('define') { 
-		// Move defines on top 
+	else if hash.contains('define') {
+		// Move defines on top
 		p.cgen.includes << '#$hash'
-	} 
+	}
 	else if hash == 'v' {
-		println('v script') 
-		//p.v_script = true 
-	} 
+		println('v script')
+		//p.v_script = true
+	}
 	else {
 		if !p.can_chash {
 			p.error('bad token `#` (embedding C code is no longer supported)')
@@ -216,66 +216,66 @@ fn (p mut Parser) chash() {
 	}
 }
 
-// `user.$method()` (`method` is a string) 
+// `user.$method()` (`method` is a string)
 fn (p mut Parser) comptime_method_call(typ Type) {
-	p.cgen.cur_line = '' 
+	p.cgen.cur_line = ''
 	p.check(.dollar)
-	var := p.check_name() 
+	var := p.check_name()
 	for i, method in typ.methods {
 		if method.typ != 'void' {
-			continue 
-		} 
-		receiver := method.args[0] 
-		amp := if receiver.is_mut { '&' } else { '' } 
-		if i > 0 { 
+			continue
+		}
+		receiver := method.args[0]
+		amp := if receiver.is_mut { '&' } else { '' }
+		if i > 0 {
 			p.gen(' else ')
-		} 
-		p.gen('if ( string_eq($var, _STR("$method.name")) ) ${typ.name}_$method.name($amp $p.expr_var.name);') 
-	} 
-	p.check(.lpar) 
-	p.check(.rpar) 
+		}
+		p.gen('if ( string_eq($var, _STR("$method.name")) ) ${typ.name}_$method.name($amp $p.expr_var.name);')
+	}
+	p.check(.lpar)
+	p.check(.rpar)
 	if p.tok == .key_orelse {
-		p.check(.key_orelse) 
-		p.genln('else {') 
+		p.check(.key_orelse)
+		p.genln('else {')
 		p.check(.lcbr)
-		p.statements() 
-	} 
-} 
+		p.statements()
+	}
+}
 
 fn (p mut Parser) gen_array_str(typ mut Type) {
 	typ.add_method(Fn{
 		name: 'str',
 		typ: 'string'
-		args: [Var{typ: typ.name, is_arg:true}] 
-		is_method: true 
+		args: [Var{typ: typ.name, is_arg:true}]
+		is_method: true
 		is_public: true
-		receiver_typ: typ.name 
-	}) 
-	t := typ.name 
-	elm_type := t.right(6) 
+		receiver_typ: typ.name
+	})
+	t := typ.name
+	elm_type := t.right(6)
 	if p.typ_to_fmt(elm_type, 0) == '' && !p.table.type_has_method(p.table.find_type(elm_type), 'str') {
 		p.error('cant print ${elm_type}[], unhandled print of ${elm_type}')
 	}
 	p.cgen.fns << '
 string ${t}_str($t a) {
-	strings__Builder sb = strings__new_builder(a.len * 3); 
-	strings__Builder_write(&sb, tos2("[")) ; 
+	strings__Builder sb = strings__new_builder(a.len * 3);
+	strings__Builder_write(&sb, tos2("[")) ;
 	for (int i = 0; i < a.len; i++) {
-		strings__Builder_write(&sb, ${elm_type}_str( (($elm_type *) a.data)[i])); 
+		strings__Builder_write(&sb, ${elm_type}_str( (($elm_type *) a.data)[i]));
 
 	if (i < a.len - 1) {
-		strings__Builder_write(&sb, tos2(", ")) ; 
-		 
-	} 
-} 
-strings__Builder_write(&sb, tos2("]")) ; 
-return strings__Builder_str(sb); 
-} ' 
-} 
+		strings__Builder_write(&sb, tos2(", ")) ;
+		
+	}
+}
+strings__Builder_write(&sb, tos2("]")) ;
+return strings__Builder_str(sb);
+} '
+}
 
 fn (p mut Parser) parse_t() {
- 
-} 
+
+}
 
 
 
diff --git a/compiler/main.v b/compiler/main.v
index 41e3af753b..4c5b564f14 100644
--- a/compiler/main.v
+++ b/compiler/main.v
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ mut:
 	out_name   string // "program.exe"
 	vroot      string
 	mod        string  // module being built with -lib
+	//parsers    []Parser
 }
 
 struct Preferences {
@@ -222,6 +223,10 @@ fn (v mut V) compile() {
 
 	mut cgen := v.cgen
 	cgen.genln('// Generated by V')
+	// Add builtin parsers
+	for i, file in v.files {
+	//        v.parsers << v.new_parser(file)
+	}
 	v.add_v_files_to_compile()
 	if v.pref.is_verbose {
 		println('all .v files:')
@@ -229,8 +234,8 @@ fn (v mut V) compile() {
 	}
 	// First pass (declarations)
 	for file in v.files {
-		mut p := v.new_parser(file, Pass.decl)
-		p.parse()
+		mut p := v.new_parser(file)
+		p.parse(.decl)
 	}
 	// Main pass
 	cgen.pass = Pass.main
@@ -243,7 +248,7 @@ fn (v mut V) compile() {
 
 	cgen.genln(CommonCHeaders)
 	
-  v.generate_hotcode_reloading_declarations()
+	v.generate_hotcode_reloading_declarations()
 
 	imports_json := v.table.imports.contains('json')
 	// TODO remove global UI hack
@@ -282,8 +287,8 @@ fn (v mut V) compile() {
 	cgen.genln('this line will be replaced with definitions')
 	defs_pos := cgen.lines.len - 1
 	for file in v.files {
-		mut p := v.new_parser(file, Pass.main)
-		p.parse()
+		mut p := v.new_parser(file)
+		p.parse(.main)
 		// p.g.gen_x64()
 		// Format all files (don't format automatically generated vlib headers)
 		if !v.pref.nofmt && !file.contains('/vlib/') {
@@ -522,13 +527,13 @@ fn (v mut V) add_v_files_to_compile() {
 	}
 	// Parse builtin imports
 	for file in v.files {
-		mut p := v.new_parser(file, Pass.imports)
-		p.parse()
+		mut p := v.new_parser(file)
+		p.parse(.imports)
 	}
 	// Parse user imports
 	for file in user_files {
-		mut p := v.new_parser(file, Pass.imports)
-		p.parse()
+		mut p := v.new_parser(file)
+		p.parse(.imports)
 	}
 	// Parse lib imports
 /*
@@ -563,8 +568,8 @@ fn (v mut V) add_v_files_to_compile() {
 		}
 		// Add all imports referenced by these libs
 		for file in vfiles {
-			mut p := v.new_parser(file, Pass.imports)
-			p.parse()
+			mut p := v.new_parser(file)
+			p.parse(.imports)
 		}
 	}
 	if v.pref.is_verbose {
diff --git a/compiler/parser.v b/compiler/parser.v
index db47a23384..b57fbd149b 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/compiler/parser.v
@@ -98,10 +98,8 @@ const (
 	MaxModuleDepth = 4
 )
 
-fn (v mut V) new_parser(path string, pass Pass) Parser {
-	v.log('new_parser("$path")')
-	v.cgen.pass = pass
-	
+fn (v mut V) new_parser(path string) Parser {
+	//println('new_parser("$path")')
 	mut path_pcguard := ''
 	mut path_platform := '.v'
 	for path_ending in ['_lin.v', '_mac.v', '_win.v', '_nix.v'] {
@@ -126,7 +124,6 @@ fn (v mut V) new_parser(path string, pass Pass) Parser {
 		is_script: (v.pref.is_script && path == v.dir)
 		pref: v.pref
 		os: v.os
-		pass: pass
 		vroot: v.vroot
 		building_v: !v.pref.is_repl && (path.contains('compiler/')  ||
 			path.contains('v/vlib'))
@@ -159,7 +156,8 @@ fn (p &Parser) log(s string) {
 */
 }
 
-fn (p mut Parser) parse() {
+fn (p mut Parser) parse(pass Pass) {
+	p.pass = pass
 	p.log('\nparse() run=$p.pass file=$p.file_name tok=${p.strtok()}')// , "script_file=", script_file)
 	// `module main` is not required if it's a single file program
 	if p.is_script || p.pref.is_test {
@@ -3528,13 +3526,6 @@ fn (p mut Parser) js_decode() string {
 	return ''
 }
 
-/*
-fn (p &Parser) building_v() bool {
-	cur_dir := os.getwd()
-	return p.file_path.contains('v/compiler') || cur_dir.contains('v/compiler')
-}
-*/
-
 fn (p mut Parser) attribute() {
 	p.check(.lsbr)
 	if p.tok == .key_interface {