diff --git a/dastworx/dastworx.ce b/dastworx/dastworx.ce
index 9dabf8fa..8a5ffca2 100644
--- a/dastworx/dastworx.ce
+++ b/dastworx/dastworx.ce
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ object CurrentProject: TCENativeProject
       )
       pathsOptions.outputFilename = '../bin/dastworx'
       runOptions.options = [poUsePipes, poStderrToOutPut]
+    end  
+    item
+      name = 'release'
+      outputOptions.inlining = True
+      outputOptions.boundsCheck = offAlways
+      outputOptions.optimizations = True
+      outputOptions.release = True
+      pathsOptions.outputFilename = '../bin/dastworx'
+      runOptions.options = [poUsePipes, poStderrToOutPut]
     end>
   Sources.Strings = (
     'src/main.d'
@@ -21,7 +30,7 @@ object CurrentProject: TCENativeProject
     'src/common.d'
     'src/runnableflags.d'
   )
-  ConfigurationIndex = 0
+  ConfigurationIndex = 1
   LibraryAliases.Strings = (
     'iz'
     'libdparse'
diff --git a/dastworx/dastworx.cegrp b/dastworx/dastworx.cegrp
index ae71c63d..7e0fcddd 100644
--- a/dastworx/dastworx.cegrp
+++ b/dastworx/dastworx.cegrp
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ object _1: TProjectGroup
     item
       filename = 'dastworx.ce'
     end>
-  index = 0
+  index = 2
 end
diff --git a/dastworx/src/imports.d b/dastworx/src/imports.d
index a757dbf7..4fe4415e 100644
--- a/dastworx/src/imports.d
+++ b/dastworx/src/imports.d
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ private final class ImportLister: ASTVisitor
     size_t mixinDepth;
 
     override void visit(const ConditionalDeclaration decl)
-	{
-	    const VersionCondition ver = decl.compileCondition.versionCondition;
+    {
+        const VersionCondition ver = decl.compileCondition.versionCondition;
         if (ver is null || !canFind(badVersions, ver.token.text))
             decl.accept(this);
     }
@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@ private final class ImportLister: ASTVisitor
     }
 
     override void visit(const(MixinExpression) mix)
-	{
-		++mixinDepth;
-		mix.accept(this);
-		--mixinDepth;
-	}
+    {
+        ++mixinDepth;
+        mix.accept(this);
+        --mixinDepth;
+    }
 
     override void visit(const PrimaryExpression primary)
-	{
-		if (mixinDepth && primary.primary.type.isStringLiteral)
-		{
+    {
+        if (mixinDepth && primary.primary.type.isStringLiteral)
+        {
             assert(primary.primary.text.length > 1);
 
             size_t startIndex = 1;
             startIndex += primary.primary.text[0] == 'q';
             parseAndVisit!(ImportLister)(primary.primary.text[startIndex..$-1]);
-		}
-		primary.accept(this);
-	}
+        }
+        primary.accept(this);
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/dastworx/src/main.d b/dastworx/src/main.d
index 842d7f84..adf21e08 100644
--- a/dastworx/src/main.d
+++ b/dastworx/src/main.d
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module ceasttools;
+module dastworx;
 
 import
     core.memory;
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ private __gshared Module module_ = void;
 private __gshared static Appender!(ubyte[]) source;
 private __gshared RollbackAllocator allocator;
 private __gshared LexerConfig config;
+private __gshared StringCache* cache;
 private __gshared static Appender!(AstErrors) errors;
 private __gshared string[] files;
 
@@ -49,8 +50,7 @@ void main(string[] args)
         files = args[1].splitter(pathSeparator).array;
 
     config = LexerConfig("", StringBehavior.source, WhitespaceBehavior.skip);
-    StringCache cache = StringCache(StringCache.defaultBucketCount);
-    tokens = getTokensForParser(source.data, config, &cache);
+    cache = construct!(StringCache)(StringCache.defaultBucketCount);
 
     getopt(args, std.getopt.config.passThrough,
         "d", &deepSymList
@@ -77,9 +77,10 @@ void handleSymListOption()
 void handleTodosOption()
 {
     mixin(logCall);
-    const(Token)[]*[] tokensArray;
+    lex!true;
+    const(Token)[][] tokensArray;
     if (tokens.length)
-        tokensArray ~= &tokens;
+        tokensArray ~= tokens;
 
     import std.file: exists;
     if (files.length)
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ void handleTodosOption()
                 ubyte[] src;
                 foreach(buffer; f.byChunk(4096))
                     src ~= buffer;
-                //tokensArray ~= getTokensForParser(src, config, &cache);
+                tokensArray ~= getTokensForParser(src, config, &cache);
                 f.close;
             }
             catch (Exception e) continue;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ void handleTodosOption()
 void handleRunnableFlags()
 {
     mixin(logCall);
+    lex!true;
     getRunnableFlags(tokens);
 }
 
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ void handleImportsOption()
 {
     mixin(logCall);
     storeAstErrors = false;
+    lex!false;
     parseTokens;
     listImports(module_);
 }
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ void handleMainfunOption()
 {
     mixin(logCall);
     storeAstErrors = false;
+    lex!false;
     parseTokens;
     detectMainFun(module_);
 }
@@ -131,6 +135,17 @@ void handleErrors(string fname, size_t line, size_t col, string message, bool er
         errors ~= construct!(AstError)(cast(ErrorType) err, message, line, col);
 }
 
+void lex(bool keepComments = false)()
+{
+    static if (keepComments)
+    {
+        DLexer dlx = DLexer(source.data, config, cache);
+        tokens = dlx.array;
+    }
+    else
+        tokens = getTokensForParser(source.data, config, cache);
+}
+
 void parseTokens()
 {
     mixin(logCall);
@@ -144,6 +159,6 @@ version(devel)
     version(all) import std.uri;
     mixin(q{import std.c.time;});
 
-    //TODO: something
+    // TODO:something
 }
 
diff --git a/dastworx/src/mainfun.d b/dastworx/src/mainfun.d
index 87b4fc5b..9cc4015d 100644
--- a/dastworx/src/mainfun.d
+++ b/dastworx/src/mainfun.d
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ private final class MainFunctionDetector: ASTVisitor
     }
 
     override void visit(const ConditionalDeclaration decl)
-	{
-	    const VersionCondition ver = decl.compileCondition.versionCondition;
+    {
+        const VersionCondition ver = decl.compileCondition.versionCondition;
         if (ver is null || !canFind(badVersions, ver.token.text))
             decl.accept(this);
     }
diff --git a/dastworx/src/todos.d b/dastworx/src/todos.d
index 19f69a5d..8d0407e8 100644
--- a/dastworx/src/todos.d
+++ b/dastworx/src/todos.d
@@ -10,18 +10,17 @@ import
 
 private __gshared Appender!string stream;
 
-void getTodos(const(Token)[]*[] tokensArray)
+void getTodos(const(Token)[][] tokensArray)
 {
     mixin(logCall);
     stream.reserve(2^^16);
-    stream.put("object TTodoItems\r  items = <");
+    stream.put("object TTodoItems\ritems = <");
     assert(tokensArray.length);
+    assert(tokensArray[0].length);
     foreach(tokens; tokensArray)
-        //foreach(token; (*tokens).filter!((a) => a.type == tok!"comment")())
-        foreach(token; *tokens)
-            if (token.type == tok!"comment")
-                token.analyze;
-    stream.put(">\rend\r\n");
+        foreach(token; tokens.filter!((a) => a.type == tok!"comment"))
+            token.analyze;
+    stream.put(">\rend\r");
     writeln(stream.data);
 }
 
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ private void analyze(const(Token) token)
 
 
 
-    stream.put("item\r");
+    stream.put("\ritem\r");
     //stream.put(format("filename = '%s'\r", fname));
     stream.put(format("line = '%d'\r", token.line));
     stream.put(format("text = '%s'\r", text));
@@ -123,5 +122,5 @@ private void analyze(const(Token) token)
         stream.put(format("priority = '%s'\r", p));
     if (s.length)
         stream.put(format("status = '%s'\r", s));
-    stream.put("end\r");
+    stream.put("end");
 }
diff --git a/src/ce_common.pas b/src/ce_common.pas
index 7e52b961..94ef077a 100644
--- a/src/ce_common.pas
+++ b/src/ce_common.pas
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ type
 
   TIndentationMode = (imSpaces, imTabs);
 
+  THasMain = (mainNo, mainYes, mainDefaultBehavior);
+
   TCECompiler = (dmd, gdc, ldc);
 
   // aliased to get a custom prop inspector
diff --git a/src/ce_main.pas b/src/ce_main.pas
index aa0534cc..c98e7695 100644
--- a/src/ce_main.pas
+++ b/src/ce_main.pas
@@ -2193,6 +2193,7 @@ var
   lst: TStringList = nil;
   firstLineFlags: string = '';
   asObj: boolean = false;
+  hasMain: THasMain;
 begin
 
   result := false;
@@ -2261,8 +2262,17 @@ begin
     dmdproc.Parameters.AddText(fRunnableSw);
     if lst.isNotNil and (lst.Count <> 0) then
       dmdproc.Parameters.AddStrings(lst);
-    if fAppliOpts.detectMain and not fDoc.implementMain then
-      dmdproc.Parameters.Add('-main');
+    if fAppliOpts.detectMain then
+    begin
+      hasMain := fDoc.implementMain;
+      case hasMain of
+        mainNo:
+          dmdproc.Parameters.Add('-main');
+        mainDefaultBehavior:
+          if unittest then
+            dmdproc.Parameters.Add('-main');
+      end;
+    end;
     if unittest then
     begin
       if not fAppliOpts.detectMain then
diff --git a/src/ce_synmemo.pas b/src/ce_synmemo.pas
index 12020daf..ef249d88 100644
--- a/src/ce_synmemo.pas
+++ b/src/ce_synmemo.pas
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ type
   TCESynMemo = class(TSynEdit)
   private
     fFilename: string;
+    fDastWorxExename: string;
     fModified: boolean;
     fFileDate: double;
     fCacheLoaded: boolean;
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ type
     procedure nextChangedArea;
     procedure previousChangedArea;
     procedure copy;
-    function implementMain: boolean;
+    function implementMain: THasMain;
     //
     function breakPointsCount: integer;
     function breakPointLine(index: integer): integer;
@@ -579,6 +580,8 @@ begin
   LineHighlightColor.Background := color - $080808;
   LineHighlightColor.Foreground := clNone;
   //
+  fDastWorxExename:= exeFullName('dastworx' + exeExt);
+  //
   subjDocNew(TCEMultiDocSubject(fMultiDocSubject), self);
 end;
 
@@ -1300,74 +1303,33 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
-function TCESynMemo.implementMain: boolean;
-  function search(root: TJSONData): boolean;
-  var
-    i: integer;
-    p: TJSONData;
-  begin
-    if root.isNil then
-      exit(false);
-    root := root.FindPath('members');
-    if root.isNil then
-      exit(false);
-    for i := 0 to root.Count-1 do
-    begin
-      p := root.Items[i].FindPath('kind');
-      if p.isNotNil and (p.AsString = 'function') then
-      begin
-        p := root.Items[i].FindPath('name');
-        if p.isNotNil and (p.AsString = 'main') then
-          exit(true);
-      end;
-      if search(root.Items[i]) then
-        exit(true);
-    end;
-    exit(false);
-  end;
+function TCESynMemo.implementMain: THasMain;
 var
+  res: char = '0';
   prc: TProcess;
-  jfn: string;
-  jdt: string;
+  src: string;
 begin
-  if fileName.fileExists then
-    save
-  else
-    saveTempFile;
-  jfn := tempFilename + '.json';
+  if fDastWorxExename.length = 0 then
+    exit(mainDefaultBehavior);
+  src := Lines.Text;
   prc := TProcess.Create(nil);
   try
-    //TODO-crunnables: the main() detector that uses DMD, libman entries must be passd to DMD.
-    prc.Executable:= 'dmd' + exeExt;
-    prc.Parameters.Add(fileName);
-    prc.Parameters.Add('-c');
-    prc.Parameters.Add('-o-');
-    prc.Parameters.Add('-Xf' + jfn);
+    prc.Executable:= fDastWorxExename;
+    prc.Parameters.Add('-m');
+    prc.Options := [poUsePipes{$IFDEF WINDOWS}, poNewConsole{$ENDIF}];
+    prc.ShowWindow := swoHIDE;
     prc.Execute;
-    while prc.Running do Sleep(5);
+    prc.Input.Write(src[1], src.length);
+    prc.CloseInput;
+    while prc.Running do
+      sleep(1);
+    prc.Output.Read(res, 1);
   finally
     prc.Free;
   end;
-  if not jfn.fileExists then
-    exit(false);
-  with TMemoryStream.Create do
-  try
-    LoadFromFile(jfn);
-    setLength(jdt, size);
-    read(jdt[1], size);
-  finally
-    free;
-    DeleteFile(jfn);
-  end;
-  with TJSONParser.Create(jdt) do
-  try
-    try
-      result := search(Parse.Items[0]);
-    except
-      exit(false);
-    end;
-  finally
-    free;
+  case res = '1' of
+    false:result := mainNo;
+    true: result := mainYes;
   end;
 end;
 {$ENDREGION}