diff --git a/ase/awk/Makefile.cl b/ase/awk/Makefile.cl
index c9dcdfb6..0c2b05e0 100644
--- a/ase/awk/Makefile.cl
+++ b/ase/awk/Makefile.cl
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-SRCS = \
-	stx.c memory.c object.c symbol.c class.c array.c \
-	dict.c misc.c name.c token.c parser.c bootstrp.c \
-	bytecode.c interp.c 
+SRCS = awk.c lex.c parse.c 
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.c=.obj)
 OUT = xpawk.lib
 
diff --git a/ase/awk/awk.c b/ase/awk/awk.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5c727a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/awk/awk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * $Id: awk.c,v 1.1 2005-11-06 12:01:29 bacon Exp $
+ */
+
+#include <xp/awk/awk.h>
+#include <xp/bas/memory.h>
+
+xp_awk_t* xp_awk_open (xp_awk_t* awk)
+{
+	if (awk == XP_NULL) {
+		awk = (xp_awk_t*) xp_malloc (xp_sizeof(awk));
+		if (awk == XP_NULL) return XP_NULL;
+		awk->__malloced = xp_true;
+	}
+	else awk->__malloced = xp_false;
+
+	awk->errnum = XP_AWK_ENOERR;
+	return awk;
+}
+
+int xp_awk_close (xp_awk_t* awk)
+{
+	if (awk->__malloced) xp_free (awk);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/ase/awk/awk.h b/ase/awk/awk.h
index 937a9a02..269c31f0 100644
--- a/ase/awk/awk.h
+++ b/ase/awk/awk.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* 
- * $Id: awk.h,v 1.1 2005-11-05 17:54:00 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: awk.h,v 1.2 2005-11-06 12:01:29 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _XP_AWK_AWK_H_
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 #include <xp/types.h>
 #include <xp/macros.h>
 
+enum
+{
+	XP_AWK_ENOERR
+};
+
 /*
  * TYPE: xp_awk_t
  */
@@ -35,6 +40,7 @@ struct xp_awk_t
 	void* output_arg;
 
 	/* housekeeping */
+	int errnum;
 	xp_bool_t __malloced;
 };
 
diff --git a/ase/awk/lex.c b/ase/awk/lex.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc4d51f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/awk/lex.c
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+/*
+ * $Id: lex.c,v 1.1 2005-11-06 12:01:29 bacon Exp $
+ */
+
+#include <xp/awk/lex.h>
+#include <xp/bas/memory.h>
+#include <xp/bas/ctype.h>
+
+static int __get_char (xp_awk_lex_t* lex);
+static int __unget_char (xp_awk_lex_t* lex, xp_cint_t c);
+static int __skip_spaces (xp_awk_lex_t* lex);
+static int __skip_comment (xp_awk_lex_t* lex);
+
+#define GET_CHAR(lex) \
+	do { if (__get_char(lex) == -1) return -1; } while(0)
+#define GET_CHAR_TO(lex, c) \
+	do { if (__get_char(lex) == -1) return -1; c = (lex)->curc; } while(0)
+
+#define SET_TOKEN_TYPE(lex,code) ((lex)->token.type = code)
+#define ADD_TOKEN_STR(lex,str) \
+	do { if (xp_str_cat(&(lex)->token, (str)) == -1) return -1; } while (0)
+
+xp_awk_lex_t* xp_awk_lex_open (
+	xp_awk_lex_t* lex, xp_awk_t* awk)
+{
+	if (awk == XP_NULL) return XP_NULL;
+
+	if (lex == XP_NULL) {
+		lex = (xp_awk_lex_t*) xp_malloc (xp_sizeof(xp_awk_lex_t));
+		if (lex == XP_NULL) return XP_NULL;
+		lex->__malloced = xp_true;
+	}
+	else lex->__malloced = xp_false;
+
+	if (xp_str_open (&lex->token, 128) == XP_NULL) {
+		if (lex->__malloced) xp_free (lex);
+		return XP_NULL;
+	}
+
+	lex->awk = awk;
+	lex->ungotc_count = 0;
+
+	/* if rewind is not supported, the following rewind call
+	 * would fail. in this case, we just ignore the failure
+	 * assuming that this lex can still be used in a single-pass
+	 * compiler */
+	xp_awk_lex_rewind(lex);
+
+	if (__get_char(lex) == -1) {
+		xp_str_close (&lex->token);
+		if (lex->__malloced) xp_free (lex);
+		return XP_NULL;
+	}
+
+	return lex;
+}
+
+void xp_awk_lex_close (xp_awk_lex_t* lex)
+{
+	xp_str_close (&lex->token);
+	if (lex->__malloced) xp_free (lex);
+}
+
+int xp_awk_lex_rewind (xp_awk_lex_t* lex)
+{
+	xp_awk_t* awk = lex->awk;
+	lex->ungotc_count = 0;
+	return awk->input_func (awk, XP_SCE_INPUT_REWIND, XP_NULL);
+}
+
+int xp_awk_lex_fetch_token (xp_awk_lex_t* lex)
+{
+	xp_awk_t* awk = lex->awk;
+	xp_cint_t c;
+	int n;
+
+	do {
+		if (__skip_spaces(lex) == -1) return -1;
+		if ((n = __skip_comment(lex)) == -1) return -1;
+	} while (n == 1);
+
+	xp_str_clear (&lex->token);
+	c = lex->curc;
+
+	if (c == XP_CHAR_EOF) {
+		SET_TOKEN_TYPE (lex, XP_SCE_TOKEN_END);
+	}	
+	else if (xp_isdigit(c)) {
+	}
+	else if (xp_isalpha(c) || c == XP_CHAR('_')) {
+	}
+	else if (c == XP_CHAR('\"')) {
+	}
+	else if (c == XP_CHAR('=')) {
+		GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+		if (c == XP_CHAR('=')) {
+			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (lex, XP_SCE_TOKEN_EQ);
+			ADD_TOKEN_STR(lex, XP_TEXT("=="));
+			GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+		}
+		else {
+			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (lex, XP_SCE_TOKEN_ASSIGN);
+			ADD_TOKEN_STR(lex, XP_TEXT("="));
+		}
+	}
+	else if (c == XP_CHAR('!')) {
+		GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+		if (c == XP_CHAR('=')) {
+			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (lex, XP_SCE_TOKEN_NE);
+			ADD_TOKEN_STR(lex, XP_TEXT("!="));
+			GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+		}
+		else {
+			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (lex, XP_SCE_TOKEN_NOT);
+			ADD_TOKEN_STR(lex, XP_TEXT("!"));
+		}
+	}
+	else if (c == XP_CHAR('+')) {
+		GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+		if (c == XP_CHAR('+')) {
+			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (lex, XP_SCE_TOKEN_INC);
+			ADD_TOKEN_STR(lex, XP_TEXT("++"));
+			GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+		}
+		else if (c == XP_CHAR('=')) {
+			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (lex, XP_SCE_TOKEN_PLUS_ASSIGN);
+			ADD_TOKEN_STR(lex, XP_TEXT("+="));
+			GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+		}
+		else if (xp_isdigit(c)) {
+		//	read_number (XP_CHAR('+'));
+		}
+		else {
+			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (lex, XP_SCE_TOKEN_PLUS);
+			ADD_TOKEN_STR(lex, XP_TEXT("+"));
+		}
+	}
+	else if (c == XP_CHAR('-')) {
+		GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+		if (c == XP_CHAR('-')) {
+			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (lex, XP_SCE_TOKEN_DEC);
+			ADD_TOKEN_STR(lex, XP_TEXT("--"));
+			GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+		}
+		else if (c == XP_CHAR('=')) {
+			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (lex, XP_SCE_TOKEN_MINUS_ASSIGN);
+			ADD_TOKEN_STR(lex, XP_TEXT("-="));
+			GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+		}
+		else if (xp_isdigit(c)) {
+		//	read_number (XP_CHAR('-'));
+		}
+		else {
+			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (lex, XP_SCE_TOKEN_MINUS);
+			ADD_TOKEN_STR(lex, XP_TEXT("-"));
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		/* set the error into awk directly though it 
+		 * might look a bit awkard */
+		lex->awk->error_code = XP_SCE_ERROR_WRONG_CHAR;	
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __get_char (xp_awk_lex_t* lex)
+{
+	xp_awk_t* awk = lex->awk;
+
+	if (lex->ungotc_count > 0) {
+		lex->curc = lex->ungotc[--lex->ungotc_count];
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (awk->input_func (awk, XP_SCE_INPUT_CONSUME, &lex->curc) == -1) {
+		awk->error_code = XP_SCE_ERROR_INPUT;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __unget_char (xp_awk_lex_t* lex, xp_cint_t c)
+{
+	xp_awk_t* awk = lex->awk;
+
+	if (lex->ungotc_count >= xp_countof(lex->ungotc)) {
+		awk->error_code = XP_SCE_ERROR_UNGET;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	lex->ungotc[lex->ungotc_count++] = c;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __skip_spaces (xp_awk_lex_t* lex)
+{
+	xp_cint_t c = lex->curc;
+	while (xp_isspace(c)) GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __skip_comment (xp_awk_lex_t* lex)
+{
+	xp_cint_t c = lex->curc;
+
+	if (c != XP_CHAR('/')) return 0;
+	GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+
+	if (c == XP_CHAR('/')) {
+		do { 
+			GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+		} while (c != '\n' && c != XP_CHAR_EOF);
+		GET_CHAR (lex);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	else if (c == XP_CHAR('*')) {
+		do {
+			GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+			if (c == XP_CHAR('*')) {
+				GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+				if (c == XP_CHAR('/')) {
+					GET_CHAR_TO (lex, c);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		} while (0);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (__unget_char(lex, c) == -1) return -1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/ase/awk/lex.h b/ase/awk/lex.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8fb9cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/awk/lex.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * $Id: lex.h,v 1.1 2005-11-06 12:01:29 bacon Exp $
+ */
+
+#ifndef _XP_AWK_LEX_H_
+#define _XP_AWK_LEX_H_
+
+#include <xp/awk/awk.h>
+#include <xp/bas/string.h>
+
+struct xp_awk_lex_t
+{
+	xp_awk_t* awk;
+	xp_str_t  token;
+	xp_cint_t curc;
+	xp_cint_t ungotc[5];
+	xp_size_t ungotc_count;
+	xp_bool_t __malloced;
+};
+
+typedef struct xp_awk_lex_t xp_awk_lex_t;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+xp_awk_lex_t* xp_awk_lex_open (xp_awk_lex_t* lex, xp_awk_t* awk);
+void xp_awk_lex_close (xp_awk_lex_t* lex);
+int xp_awk_lex_rewind (xp_awk_lex_t* lex);
+int xp_awk_lex_fetch_token (xp_awk_lex_t* lex);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/ase/awk/parse.c b/ase/awk/parse.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1843689f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/awk/parse.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * $Id: parse.c,v 1.1 2005-11-06 12:01:29 bacon Exp $
+ */
+
+#include <xp/awk/awk.h>
+
+
+int xp_awk_parse (xp_awk_t* awk)
+{
+
+	return -1;
+}