diff --git a/moo/kernel/Context.moo b/moo/kernel/Context.moo
index e05afdb..810437c 100644
--- a/moo/kernel/Context.moo
+++ b/moo/kernel/Context.moo
@@ -322,9 +322,7 @@ class(#pointer) CompiledMethod(Object)
 	    ntmprs,
 	    nargs,
 	    //code, <-- only if moo is built with MOO_USE_METHOD_TRAILER disable.
-	    dbi_text_offset,
 	    dbi_file_offset,
-	    source_line,
 	    dbi_method_offset.
 
 	method preamble
@@ -350,10 +348,6 @@ class(#pointer) CompiledMethod(Object)
 
 	method(#primitive) sourceText.
 	method(#primitive) sourceFile.
+	method(#primitive) sourceLine.
 	method(#primitive) ipSourceLine: ip.
-
-	method sourceLine
-	{
-		^self.source_line
-	}
 }
diff --git a/moo/kernel/Except.moo b/moo/kernel/Except.moo
index 1084458..a20fa52 100644
--- a/moo/kernel/Except.moo
+++ b/moo/kernel/Except.moo
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ while (ctx notNil)
 		System logNl: (" " & ctx method owner name & ">>" & ctx method name &
 		               " (" & ctx method sourceFile & " " & (ctx method ipSourceLine: (ctx pc)) asString & ")"). 
 // TODO: get location of the current pc and include it... (ctx method sourceLine: ctx pc) asString dump.
-
 	}.
 	// TODO: include blockcontext???
 	ctx := ctx sender.
diff --git a/moo/lib/comp.c b/moo/lib/comp.c
index 7158ab8..1911fc3 100644
--- a/moo/lib/comp.c
+++ b/moo/lib/comp.c
@@ -2518,10 +2518,10 @@ static MOO_INLINE int emit_byte_instruction (moo_t* moo, moo_oob_t code, const m
 	cc->mth.code.ptr[cc->mth.code.len] = code;
 	if (srcloc) 
 	{
-		/* store the distance from the method body start */
 		if (srcloc->file == cc->mth.code_start_loc.file && srcloc->line >= cc->mth.code_start_loc.line)
 		{
-			cc->mth.code.locptr[cc->mth.code.len] = srcloc->line - cc->mth.code_start_loc.line;
+			/*cc->mth.code.locptr[cc->mth.code.len] = srcloc->line - cc->mth.code_start_loc.line;*/
+			cc->mth.code.locptr[cc->mth.code.len] = srcloc->line;
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -6975,17 +6975,6 @@ static int add_compiled_method (moo_t* moo)
 	MOO_STORE_OOP (moo, (moo_oop_t*)&mth->code, (moo_oop_t)code);
 #endif
 
-	if (cc->mth.code_start_loc.line <= MOO_SMOOI_MAX)
-	{
-		mth->source_line = MOO_SMOOI_TO_OOP(cc->mth.code_start_loc.line);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		/* the source line is too large to be held as a SmallInteger.
-		 * Just set it to 0 to indicate that the information is not available */
-		mth->source_line = MOO_SMOOI_TO_OOP(0);
-	}
-
 	if (moo->dbgi)
 	{
 		moo_oow_t file_offset;
@@ -7005,9 +6994,10 @@ static int add_compiled_method (moo_t* moo)
 			/* TODO: warning */
 			file_offset = 0;
 		}
-		mth->dbi_file_offset = MOO_SMOOI_TO_OOP(file_offset);
+		mth->dbgi_file_offset = MOO_SMOOI_TO_OOP(file_offset);
 
-		if (moo_addmethodtodbgi(moo, file_offset, cc->dbgi_class_offset, cc->mth.name.ptr, cc->mth.code.locptr, cc->mth.code.len, &method_offset) <= -1)
+/* TODO: preserve source text... */
+		if (moo_addmethodtodbgi(moo, file_offset, cc->dbgi_class_offset, cc->mth.name.ptr, cc->mth.code_start_loc.line, cc->mth.code.locptr, cc->mth.code.len, MOO_NULL, 0, &method_offset) <= -1)
 		{
 			/* TODO: warning. no debug information about this method will be available */
 			method_offset = 0;
@@ -7016,14 +7006,9 @@ static int add_compiled_method (moo_t* moo)
 		{
 			method_offset = 0;
 		}
-		mth->dbi_method_offset = MOO_SMOOI_TO_OOP(method_offset);
+		mth->dbgi_method_offset = MOO_SMOOI_TO_OOP(method_offset);
 	}
 
-	/*TODO: preserve source??? mth->text = cc->mth.text
-the compiler must collect all source method string collected so far.
-need to write code to collect string.
-*/
-
 #if defined(MOO_DEBUG_COMPILER)
 	moo_decode (moo, mth, &cc->fqn);
 #endif
diff --git a/moo/lib/debug.c b/moo/lib/debug.c
index a0d8187..021af28 100644
--- a/moo/lib/debug.c
+++ b/moo/lib/debug.c
@@ -169,39 +169,6 @@ int moo_addfiletodbgi (moo_t* moo, const moo_ooch_t* file_name, moo_oow_t* start
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int moo_addtexttodbgi (moo_t* moo, const moo_ooch_t* text_ptr, moo_oow_t text_len, moo_oow_t* start_offset)
-{
-	moo_oow_t text_bytes, text_bytes_aligned, req_bytes;
-	moo_dbgi_text_t* di;
-
-	if (!moo->dbgi) 
-	{
-		if (start_offset) *start_offset = MOO_NULL;
-		return 0; /* debug information is disabled*/
-	}
-
-	/* NOTE: there is no duplication check for text */
-
-	text_bytes = (text_len + 1) * MOO_SIZEOF(*text_ptr);
-	text_bytes_aligned = MOO_ALIGN_POW2(text_bytes, MOO_SIZEOF_OOW_T);
-	req_bytes = MOO_SIZEOF(moo_dbgi_text_t) + text_bytes_aligned;
-
-	di = (moo_dbgi_text_t*)secure_dbgi_space(moo, req_bytes);
-	if (!di) return -1;
-
-	di->_type = MOO_DBGI_MAKE_TYPE(MOO_DBGI_TYPE_CODE_TEXT, 0);
-	di->_len = req_bytes;
-	di->_next = moo->dbgi->_last_text;
-	di->text_len = text_len;
-	moo_copy_oochars ((moo_ooch_t*)(di + 1), text_ptr, text_len);
-
-	moo->dbgi->_last_text = moo->dbgi->_len;
-	moo->dbgi->_len += req_bytes;
-
-	if (start_offset) *start_offset = moo->dbgi->_last_text;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int moo_addclasstodbgi (moo_t* moo, const moo_ooch_t* class_name, moo_oow_t file_offset, moo_oow_t file_line, moo_oow_t* start_offset)
 {
 	moo_oow_t name_len, name_bytes, name_bytes_aligned, req_bytes;
@@ -248,10 +215,11 @@ int moo_addclasstodbgi (moo_t* moo, const moo_ooch_t* class_name, moo_oow_t file
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int moo_addmethodtodbgi (moo_t* moo, moo_oow_t file_offset, moo_oow_t class_offset, const moo_ooch_t* method_name, const moo_oow_t* code_loc_ptr, moo_oow_t code_loc_len, moo_oow_t* start_offset)
+int moo_addmethodtodbgi (moo_t* moo, moo_oow_t file_offset, moo_oow_t class_offset, const moo_ooch_t* method_name, moo_oow_t start_line, const moo_oow_t* code_loc_ptr, moo_oow_t code_loc_len, const moo_ooch_t* text_ptr, moo_oow_t text_len, moo_oow_t* start_offset)
 {
-	moo_oow_t name_len, name_bytes, name_bytes_aligned, code_loc_bytes, code_loc_bytes_aligned, req_bytes;
+	moo_oow_t name_len, name_bytes, name_bytes_aligned, code_loc_bytes, code_loc_bytes_aligned, text_bytes, text_bytes_aligned, req_bytes;
 	moo_dbgi_method_t* di;
+	moo_uint8_t* curptr;
 
 	if (!moo->dbgi) return 0; /* debug information is disabled*/
 
@@ -260,7 +228,9 @@ int moo_addmethodtodbgi (moo_t* moo, moo_oow_t file_offset, moo_oow_t class_offs
 	name_bytes_aligned = MOO_ALIGN_POW2(name_bytes, MOO_SIZEOF_OOW_T);
 	code_loc_bytes = code_loc_len * MOO_SIZEOF(*code_loc_ptr);
 	code_loc_bytes_aligned = MOO_ALIGN_POW2(code_loc_bytes, MOO_SIZEOF_OOW_T);
-	req_bytes = MOO_SIZEOF(moo_dbgi_method_t) + name_bytes_aligned + code_loc_bytes_aligned;
+	text_bytes = text_len * MOO_SIZEOF(*text_ptr);
+	text_bytes_aligned = MOO_ALIGN_POW2(text_bytes, MOO_SIZEOF_OOW_T);
+	req_bytes = MOO_SIZEOF(moo_dbgi_method_t) + name_bytes_aligned + code_loc_bytes_aligned + text_bytes_aligned;
 
 	di = (moo_dbgi_method_t*)secure_dbgi_space(moo, req_bytes);
 	if (!di) return -1;
@@ -270,11 +240,23 @@ int moo_addmethodtodbgi (moo_t* moo, moo_oow_t file_offset, moo_oow_t class_offs
 	di->_next = moo->dbgi->_last_method;
 	di->_file = file_offset;
 	di->_class = class_offset;
+	di->start_line = start_line;
 	di->code_loc_start = name_bytes_aligned;
 	di->code_loc_len = code_loc_len;
+	di->text_start = name_bytes_aligned + code_loc_bytes_aligned;
+	di->text_len = text_len;
 
-	moo_copy_oocstr ((moo_ooch_t*)(di + 1), name_len + 1, method_name);
-	MOO_MEMCPY ((moo_uint8_t*)(di + 1) + name_bytes_aligned, code_loc_ptr, code_loc_bytes);
+	curptr = (moo_uint8_t*)(di + 1);
+	moo_copy_oocstr ((moo_ooch_t*)curptr, name_len + 1, method_name);
+
+	curptr += name_bytes_aligned;
+	MOO_MEMCPY (curptr, code_loc_ptr, code_loc_bytes);
+
+	if (text_len > 0)
+	{
+		curptr += code_loc_bytes_aligned;
+		moo_copy_oochars ((moo_ooch_t*)curptr, text_ptr, text_len);
+	}
 
 	moo->dbgi->_last_method = moo->dbgi->_len;
 	moo->dbgi->_len += req_bytes;
diff --git a/moo/lib/exec.c b/moo/lib/exec.c
index c49affa..d2d2269 100644
--- a/moo/lib/exec.c
+++ b/moo/lib/exec.c
@@ -2216,45 +2216,26 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_context_find_exception_handler (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod,
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
-static moo_pfrc_t pf_method_get_source_text (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+static MOO_INLINE moo_dbgi_method_t* get_dbgi_method (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_method_t mth)
 {
-	moo_oop_method_t rcv;
-	moo_oop_t retv = moo->_nil; /* TODO: empty string instead of nil? */
+	moo_dbgi_method_t* di = MOO_NULL;
 
-/* TODO: return something else lighter-weight than a string? */
-	rcv = (moo_oop_method_t)MOO_STACK_GETRCV(moo, nargs);
-	MOO_PF_CHECK_RCV (moo, MOO_CLASSOF(moo, rcv) == moo->_method);
-
-	if (moo->dbgi)
+	if (moo->dbgi && MOO_OOP_IS_SMOOI(mth->dbgi_method_offset))
 	{
-		if (MOO_OOP_IS_SMOOI(rcv->dbi_text_offset))
+		moo_ooi_t dbgi_method_offset;
+
+		dbgi_method_offset = MOO_OOP_TO_SMOOI(mth->dbgi_method_offset);
+		if (dbgi_method_offset > 0)
 		{
-			moo_ooi_t dbi_text_offset;
-
-			dbi_text_offset = MOO_OOP_TO_SMOOI(rcv->dbi_text_offset);
-			if (dbi_text_offset > 0)
-			{
-				moo_dbgi_text_t* di;
-				const moo_ooch_t* text_ptr;
-
-				MOO_ASSERT (moo, dbi_text_offset < moo->dbgi->_len);
-				di = (moo_dbgi_text_t*)&((moo_uint8_t*)moo->dbgi)[dbi_text_offset];
-				MOO_ASSERT (moo, MOO_DBGI_GET_TYPE_CODE(di->_type) == MOO_DBGI_TYPE_CODE_TEXT);
-
-				text_ptr = (const moo_ooch_t*)(di + 1);
-				moo_pushvolat (moo, &retv);
-				retv = moo_makestring(moo, text_ptr, di->text_len);
-				moo_popvolat (moo);
-				if (!retv) return MOO_PF_FAILURE;
-			}
+			MOO_ASSERT (moo, dbgi_method_offset < moo->dbgi->_len);
+			di = (moo_dbgi_method_t*)&((moo_uint8_t*)moo->dbgi)[dbgi_method_offset];
+			MOO_ASSERT (moo, MOO_DBGI_GET_TYPE_CODE(di->_type) == MOO_DBGI_TYPE_CODE_METHOD);
 		}
 	}
 
-	MOO_STACK_SETRET (moo, nargs, retv);
-	return MOO_PF_SUCCESS;
+	return di;
 }
 
-
 static moo_pfrc_t pf_method_get_source_file (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 {
 	moo_oop_method_t rcv;
@@ -2266,18 +2247,18 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_method_get_source_file (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi
 
 	if (moo->dbgi)
 	{
-		if (MOO_OOP_IS_SMOOI(rcv->dbi_file_offset))
+		if (MOO_OOP_IS_SMOOI(rcv->dbgi_file_offset))
 		{
-			moo_ooi_t dbi_file_offset;
+			moo_ooi_t dbgi_file_offset;
 
-			dbi_file_offset = MOO_OOP_TO_SMOOI(rcv->dbi_file_offset);
-			if (dbi_file_offset > 0)
+			dbgi_file_offset = MOO_OOP_TO_SMOOI(rcv->dbgi_file_offset);
+			if (dbgi_file_offset > 0)
 			{
 				moo_dbgi_file_t* di;
 				const moo_ooch_t* file_name;
 
-				MOO_ASSERT (moo, dbi_file_offset < moo->dbgi->_len);
-				di = (moo_dbgi_file_t*)&((moo_uint8_t*)moo->dbgi)[dbi_file_offset];
+				MOO_ASSERT (moo, dbgi_file_offset < moo->dbgi->_len);
+				di = (moo_dbgi_file_t*)&((moo_uint8_t*)moo->dbgi)[dbgi_file_offset];
 				MOO_ASSERT (moo, MOO_DBGI_GET_TYPE_CODE(di->_type) == MOO_DBGI_TYPE_CODE_FILE);
 
 				file_name = (const moo_ooch_t*)(di + 1);
@@ -2293,52 +2274,83 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_method_get_source_file (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi
 	return MOO_PF_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+
 static moo_pfrc_t pf_method_get_ip_source_line (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 {
 	/* get source line of the given instruction pointer */
 	moo_oop_method_t rcv;
-	moo_oow_t line = 0;
+	moo_oop_t ip;
+	moo_dbgi_method_t* di;
+	moo_oow_t retv = MOO_SMOOI_TO_OOP(0);
 
 	rcv = (moo_oop_method_t)MOO_STACK_GETRCV(moo, nargs);
 	MOO_PF_CHECK_RCV (moo, MOO_CLASSOF(moo, rcv) == moo->_method);
 
-	if (moo->dbgi && MOO_OOP_IS_SMOOI(rcv->source_line))
+	ip = MOO_STACK_GETARG(moo, nargs, 0);
+	MOO_PF_CHECK_ARGS (moo, nargs, MOO_OOP_IS_SMOOI(ip));
+
+	di = get_dbgi_method(moo, rcv);
+	if (di)
 	{
-		moo_oop_t ip;
-		moo_ooi_t source_line, ipv;
+		moo_ooi_t ipv;
+		moo_oow_t* code_loc_ptr;
 
-		ip = MOO_STACK_GETARG(moo, nargs, 0);
-		MOO_PF_CHECK_ARGS (moo, nargs, MOO_OOP_IS_SMOOI(ip));
-
-		source_line = MOO_OOP_TO_SMOOI(rcv->source_line);
 		ipv = MOO_OOP_TO_SMOOI(ip);
-
-		if (source_line >= 0 && ipv >= 0 && MOO_OOP_IS_SMOOI(rcv->dbi_method_offset)) 
+		code_loc_ptr = (moo_oow_t*)((moo_uint8_t*)(di + 1) + di->code_loc_start);
+		if (ipv < di->code_loc_len && code_loc_ptr[ipv] <= MOO_SMOOI_MAX) 
 		{
-			moo_ooi_t dbi_method_offset;
-
-			dbi_method_offset = MOO_OOP_TO_SMOOI(rcv->dbi_method_offset);
-			if (dbi_method_offset > 0)
-			{
-				moo_dbgi_method_t* di;
-				moo_oow_t* code_loc_ptr;
-
-				MOO_ASSERT (moo, dbi_method_offset < moo->dbgi->_len);
-				di = (moo_dbgi_method_t*)&((moo_uint8_t*)moo->dbgi)[dbi_method_offset];
-				MOO_ASSERT (moo, MOO_DBGI_GET_TYPE_CODE(di->_type) == MOO_DBGI_TYPE_CODE_METHOD);
-
-				code_loc_ptr = (moo_oow_t*)((moo_uint8_t*)(di + 1) + di->code_loc_start);
-				if (ipv < di->code_loc_len && code_loc_ptr[ipv] <= MOO_SMOOI_MAX) 
-				{
-					line = code_loc_ptr[ipv] + source_line; /* this won't overflow but can exceed MOO_SMOOI_MAX */
-					if (line > MOO_SMOOI_MAX) line = 0;
-				}
-			}
+			retv = moo_oowtoint(moo, code_loc_ptr[ipv]);
+			if (!retv) return MOO_PF_FAILURE;
 		}
 /* TODO: security check for data corruption? check if the ipv offset and the size calcualted doesn't exceed di->_len... */
 	}
 
-	MOO_STACK_SETRET (moo, nargs, MOO_SMOOI_TO_OOP(line));
+	MOO_STACK_SETRET (moo, nargs, retv);
+	return MOO_PF_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static moo_pfrc_t pf_method_get_source_line (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	moo_oop_method_t rcv;
+	moo_dbgi_method_t* di;
+	moo_oow_t retv = MOO_SMOOI_TO_OOP(0);
+
+	rcv = (moo_oop_method_t)MOO_STACK_GETRCV(moo, nargs);
+	MOO_PF_CHECK_RCV (moo, MOO_CLASSOF(moo, rcv) == moo->_method);
+
+	di = get_dbgi_method(moo, rcv);
+	if (di)
+	{
+		retv = moo_oowtoint(moo, di->start_line);
+		if (!retv) return MOO_PF_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	MOO_STACK_SETRET (moo, nargs,retv);
+	return MOO_PF_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static moo_pfrc_t pf_method_get_source_text (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	moo_oop_method_t rcv;
+	moo_dbgi_method_t* di;
+	moo_oop_t retv = moo->_nil;
+
+	rcv = (moo_oop_method_t)MOO_STACK_GETRCV(moo, nargs);
+	MOO_PF_CHECK_RCV (moo, MOO_CLASSOF(moo, rcv) == moo->_method);
+
+	di = get_dbgi_method(moo, rcv);
+	if (di)
+	{
+		if (di->text_len > 0)
+		{
+			const moo_ooch_t* text_ptr;
+			text_ptr = (const moo_ooch_t*)((moo_uint8_t*)(di + 1) + di->text_start);
+			retv = moo_makestring(moo, text_ptr, di->text_len);
+			if (!retv) return MOO_PF_FAILURE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	MOO_STACK_SETRET (moo, nargs, retv);
 	return MOO_PF_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -4067,7 +4079,8 @@ static pf_t pftab[] =
 
 	{ "CompiledMethod_ipSourceLine:",          { pf_method_get_ip_source_line,            1, 1 } },
 	{ "CompiledMethod_sourceFile",             { pf_method_get_source_file,               0, 0 } },
-	{ "CompiledMethod_sourceText",             { pf_method_get_source_text,               0, 0 } },	
+	{ "CompiledMethod_sourceLine",             { pf_method_get_source_line,               0, 0 } },
+	{ "CompiledMethod_sourceText",             { pf_method_get_source_text,               0, 0 } },
 
 	{ "Error_asCharacter",                     { pf_error_as_character,                   0, 0 } },
 	{ "Error_asInteger",                       { pf_error_as_integer,                     0, 0 } },
diff --git a/moo/lib/moo-prv.h b/moo/lib/moo-prv.h
index 012d776..634f5d1 100644
--- a/moo/lib/moo-prv.h
+++ b/moo/lib/moo-prv.h
@@ -1670,9 +1670,8 @@ void moo_dumpsymtab (moo_t* moo);
 void moo_dumpdic (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_dic_t dic, const moo_bch_t* title);
 
 int moo_addfiletodbgi (moo_t* moo, const moo_ooch_t* file_name, moo_oow_t* start_offset);
-int moo_addtexttodbgi (moo_t* moo, const moo_ooch_t* text_ptr, moo_oow_t text_len, moo_oow_t* start_offset);
 int moo_addclasstodbgi (moo_t* moo, const moo_ooch_t* class_name, moo_oow_t file_offset, moo_oow_t file_line, moo_oow_t* start_offset);
-int moo_addmethodtodbgi (moo_t* moo, moo_oow_t file_offset, moo_oow_t class_offset, const moo_ooch_t* method_name, const moo_oow_t* code_loc_ptr, moo_oow_t code_loc_len, moo_oow_t* start_offset);
+int moo_addmethodtodbgi (moo_t* moo, moo_oow_t file_offset, moo_oow_t class_offset, const moo_ooch_t* method_name, moo_oow_t start_line, const moo_oow_t* code_loc_ptr, moo_oow_t code_loc_len, const moo_ooch_t* text_ptr, moo_oow_t text_len, moo_oow_t* start_offset);
 
 /* ========================================================================= */
 /* comp.c                                                                   */
diff --git a/moo/lib/moo.h b/moo/lib/moo.h
index f703b57..a1693f2 100644
--- a/moo/lib/moo.h
+++ b/moo/lib/moo.h
@@ -555,9 +555,9 @@ struct moo_methsig_t
 };
 
 #if defined(MOO_USE_METHOD_TRAILER)
-#	define MOO_METHOD_NAMED_INSTVARS 11
+#	define MOO_METHOD_NAMED_INSTVARS 9
 #else
-#	define MOO_METHOD_NAMED_INSTVARS 12
+#	define MOO_METHOD_NAMED_INSTVARS 10
 #endif
 typedef struct moo_method_t moo_method_t;
 typedef struct moo_method_t* moo_oop_method_t;
@@ -585,10 +585,8 @@ struct moo_method_t
 	moo_oop_byte_t  code; /* ByteArray */
 #endif
 
-	moo_oop_t       dbi_text_offset; /* SmallInteger. Offset to source text in moo->dbgi. 0 if unavailable */
-	moo_oop_t       dbi_file_offset; /* SmallInteger. source file path that contains the definition of this method. offset from moo->dbgi. 0 if unavailable */
-	moo_oop_t       source_line; /* SmallInteger. line of the source file where the method definition begins. valid only if dbi_file_offset is greater than 0 */
-	moo_oop_t       dbi_method_offset; /* SmallInteger */
+	moo_oop_t       dbgi_file_offset; /* SmallInteger. source file path that contains the definition of this method. offset from moo->dbgi. 0 if unavailable */
+	moo_oop_t       dbgi_method_offset; /* SmallInteger */
 
 	/* == variable indexed part == */
 	moo_oop_t       literal_frame[1]; /* it stores literals */
@@ -984,22 +982,6 @@ struct moo_dbgi_file_t
 	/* ... file path here ... */
 };
 
-typedef struct moo_dbgi_text_t moo_dbgi_text_t;
-struct moo_dbgi_text_t
-{
-	moo_oow_t _type;
-	moo_oow_t _len; /* length of this record including the header and the text payload */
-	moo_oow_t _next; /* offset to a previous text */
-	/*moo_oow_t _file;
-	moo_oow_t _line; */
-	moo_oow_t text_len;
-	/*moo_oow_t class_name_start; <--- needed for compaction.
-	moo_oow_t method_name_start; <--- needed for compaction */
-	/* ... text ... */
-/* class name... */
-/* method name ... */
-};
-
 typedef struct moo_dbgi_class_t moo_dbgi_class_t;
 struct moo_dbgi_class_t
 {
@@ -1019,8 +1001,11 @@ struct moo_dbgi_method_t
 	moo_oow_t _next;
 	moo_oow_t _file;
 	moo_oow_t _class;
+	moo_oow_t start_line;
 	moo_oow_t code_loc_start; /* start offset from the payload beginning within this record */
 	moo_oow_t code_loc_len;
+	moo_oow_t text_start;
+	moo_oow_t text_len;
 	/* ... method name here ... */
 	/* ... code line numbers here ... */
 };