diff --git a/build-aux/build-cc.sh b/build-aux/build-cc.sh
index d94c9e33..6852d050 100755
--- a/build-aux/build-cc.sh
+++ b/build-aux/build-cc.sh
@@ -27,22 +27,22 @@ set -e
 LIBC=${LIBC-c}
 
 # native
-trace "SNARF gc.c"     ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/gc.c
-trace "SNARF lib.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/lib.c
-trace "SNARF math.c"   ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/math.c
-trace "SNARF mes.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/mes.c
-trace "SNARF posix.c"  ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/posix.c
-trace "SNARF reader.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/reader.c
-trace "SNARF vector.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/vector.c
+trace "SNARF      gc.c"     ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/gc.c
+trace "SNARF      lib.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/lib.c
+trace "SNARF      math.c"   ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/math.c
+trace "SNARF      mes.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/mes.c
+trace "SNARF      posix.c"  ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/posix.c
+trace "SNARF      reader.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/reader.c
+trace "SNARF      vector.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/vector.c
 
 # cc64-mes
-trace "MSNARF gc.c"     ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/gc.c
-trace "MSNARF lib.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/lib.c
-trace "MSNARF math.c"   ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/math.c
-trace "MSNARF mes.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/mes.c
-trace "MSNARF posix.c"  ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/posix.c
-trace "MSNARF reader.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/reader.c
-trace "MSNARF vector.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/vector.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  gc.c"     ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/gc.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  lib.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/lib.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  math.c"   ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/math.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  mes.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/mes.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  posix.c"  ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/posix.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  reader.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/reader.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  vector.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/vector.c
 
 ARCHDIR=1 NOLINK=1 sh ${srcdest}build-aux/cc.sh lib/libmes
 sh ${srcdest}build-aux/cc.sh src/mes
diff --git a/build-aux/build-cc32.sh b/build-aux/build-cc32.sh
index 792496c7..2a5b35b8 100755
--- a/build-aux/build-cc32.sh
+++ b/build-aux/build-cc32.sh
@@ -28,22 +28,22 @@ LIBC=${LIBC-c}
 ##moduledir=${moduledir-${datadir}${datadir:+/}module}
 
 # native
-# trace "SNARF gc.c"     ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/gc.c
-# trace "SNARF lib.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/lib.c
-# trace "SNARF math.c"   ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/math.c
-# trace "SNARF mes.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/mes.c
-# trace "SNARF posix.c"  ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/posix.c
-# trace "SNARF reader.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/reader.c
-# trace "SNARF vector.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/vector.c
+# trace "SNARF      gc.c"     ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/gc.c
+# trace "SNARF      lib.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/lib.c
+# trace "SNARF      math.c"   ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/math.c
+# trace "SNARF      mes.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/mes.c
+# trace "SNARF      posix.c"  ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/posix.c
+# trace "SNARF      reader.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/reader.c
+# trace "SNARF      vector.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/vector.c
 
 # cc32-mes
-trace "MSNARF gc.c"     ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/gc.c
-trace "MSNARF lib.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/lib.c
-trace "MSNARF math.c"   ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/math.c
-trace "MSNARF mes.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/mes.c
-trace "MSNARF posix.c"  ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/posix.c
-trace "MSNARF reader.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/reader.c
-trace "MSNARF vector.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/vector.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  gc.c"     ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/gc.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  lib.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/lib.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  math.c"   ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/math.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  mes.c"    ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/mes.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  posix.c"  ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/posix.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  reader.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/reader.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  vector.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/vector.c
 
 ARCHDIR=1 NOLINK=1 sh ${srcdest}build-aux/cc32-mes.sh lib/linux/x86-mes-gcc/crt0
 ARCHDIR=1 NOLINK=1 sh ${srcdest}build-aux/cc32-mes.sh lib/linux/x86-mes-gcc/crt1
diff --git a/build-aux/build-guile.sh b/build-aux/build-guile.sh
index 034cd058..3d67512c 100755
--- a/build-aux/build-guile.sh
+++ b/build-aux/build-guile.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ for i in $SCM_FILES $SCRIPTS; do
     b=$(basename $i)
     go=${i%%.scm}.go
     if [ $i -nt $go ]; then
-        trace "GUILEC $b" $GUILE_TOOLS compile -L ${srcdest}module -L ${srcdest}build-aux -L ${srcdest}scripts -o $go $i
+        trace "GUILEC     $b" $GUILE_TOOLS compile -L ${srcdest}module -L ${srcdest}build-aux -L ${srcdest}scripts -o $go $i
     fi
 done
diff --git a/build-aux/build-mes.sh b/build-aux/build-mes.sh
index 55b6b292..35a75699 100755
--- a/build-aux/build-mes.sh
+++ b/build-aux/build-mes.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ MES=${MES-$(command -v mes)}
 
 set -e
 
-trace "HEX2 0exit-42" $HEX2\
+trace "HEX2       0exit-42" $HEX2\
     --LittleEndian\
     --Architecture 1\
     --BaseAddress 0x1000000\
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ trace "HEX2 0exit-42" $HEX2\
     --exec_enable\
     -o lib/x86-mes/0exit-42.x86-out
 
-trace "TEST 0exit-42"
+trace "TEST       lib/x86-mes/0exit-42.x86-out" echo lib/x86-mes/0exit-42.x86-out
 { set +e; lib/x86-mes/0exit-42.x86-out; r=$?; set -e; }
 [ $r != 42 ] && echo "  => $r" && exit 1
 
-trace "HEX2 0exit-42" $HEX2\
+trace "HEX2       0exit-42" $HEX2\
     --LittleEndian\
     --Architecture 1\
     --BaseAddress 0x1000000\
@@ -56,39 +56,39 @@ trace "HEX2 0exit-42" $HEX2\
     --exec_enable\
     -o lib/x86-mes/exit-42.x86-out
 
-trace "TEST exit-42"
+trace "TEST       lib/x86-mes/exit-42.x86-out" echo lib/x86-mes/exit-42.x86-out
 { set +e; lib/x86-mes/exit-42.x86-out; r=$?; set -e; }
 [ $r != 42 ] && echo "  => $r" && exit 1
 
 if [ -d "$MES_SEED" ]; then
     mkdir -p lib/x86-mes
-    trace "M1 crt1.S" $M1\
+    trace "M1         crt1.S" $M1\
         $M1FLAGS\
         -f ${srcdest}lib/x86-mes/x86.M1\
         -f $MES_SEED/x86-mes/crt1.S\
         -o lib/x86-mes/crt1.o
-    trace "M1 libc.S" $M1\
+    trace "M1         libc.S" $M1\
         $M1FLAGS\
         -f ${srcdest}lib/x86-mes/x86.M1\
         -f $MES_SEED/x86-mes/libc.S\
         -o lib/x86-mes/libc.o
-    trace "M1 mes.S" $M1\
+    trace "M1         mes.S" $M1\
         --LittleEndian\
         --Architecture 1\
         -f ${srcdest}lib/x86-mes/x86.M1\
         -f $MES_SEED/x86-mes/mes.S\
         -o src/mes.o
-    trace "BLOOD_ELF mes.S" $BLOOD_ELF\
+    trace "BLOOD_ELF  mes.S" $BLOOD_ELF\
         -f ${srcdest}lib/x86-mes/x86.M1\
         -f $MES_SEED/x86-mes/mes.S\
         -f $MES_SEED/x86-mes/libc.S\
         -o src/mes.S.blood-elf
-    trace "M1 mes.blood-elf" $M1\
+    trace "M1         mes.blood-elf" $M1\
         --LittleEndian\
         --Architecture 1\
         -f src/mes.S.blood-elf\
         -o src/mes.o.blood-elf
-    trace "HEX2 mes.o" $HEX2\
+    trace "HEX2       mes.o" $HEX2\
         $HEX2FLAGS\
         -f ${srcdest}lib/x86-mes/elf32-header.hex2\
         -f lib/x86-mes/crt1.o\
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ if [ -d "$MES_SEED" ]; then
         --exec_enable\
         -o src/mes.seed-out
     cp src/mes.seed-out src/mes
-    trace "M1 libc+tcc.S" $M1\
+    trace "M1         libc+tcc.S" $M1\
         $M1FLAGS\
         -f ${srcdest}lib/x86-mes/x86.M1\
         -f $MES_SEED/x86-mes/libc+tcc.S\
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ ARCHDIR=1 NOLINK=1 bash ${srcdest}build-aux/cc-mes.sh lib/libc-mini
 
 PREPROCESS= bash ${srcdest}build-aux/cc-mes.sh lib/x86-mes/exit-42
 
-trace "TEST exit-42.out"
+trace "TEST       lib/x86-mes/exit-42.mes-out" echo lib/x86-mes/exit-42.mes-out
 { set +e; lib/x86-mes/exit-42.mes-out; r=$?; set -e; }
 [ $r != 42 ] && echo "  => $r" && exit 1
 
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ ARCHDIR=1 NOLINK=1 bash ${srcdest}build-aux/cc-mes.sh lib/libc+gnu
 [ -n "$SEED" ] && exit 0
 
 MES_ARENA=${MES_ARENA-100000000}
-trace "MSNARF gc.c"     ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/gc.c
-trace "MSNARF lib.c"    ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/lib.c
-trace "MSNARF math.c"   ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/math.c
-trace "MSNARF mes.c"    ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/mes.c
-trace "MSNARF posix.c"  ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/posix.c
-trace "MSNARF reader.c" ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/reader.c
-trace "MSNARF vector.c" ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/vector.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  gc.c"     ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/gc.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  lib.c"    ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/lib.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  math.c"   ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/math.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  mes.c"    ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/mes.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  posix.c"  ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/posix.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  reader.c" ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/reader.c
+trace "SNARF.mes  vector.c" ./pre-inst-env bash ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm --mes src/vector.c
 
 echo MES_ARENA=$MES_ARENA
 bash ${srcdest}build-aux/cc-mes.sh scaffold/main
diff --git a/build-aux/build-x86_64-mes.sh b/build-aux/build-x86_64-mes.sh
index 3239d351..c1576710 100755
--- a/build-aux/build-x86_64-mes.sh
+++ b/build-aux/build-x86_64-mes.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ MES=${MES-$(command -v mes)}
 
 set -e
 
-trace "HEX2 0exit-42" $HEX2\
+trace "HEX2       0exit-42" $HEX2\
     --LittleEndian\
     --Architecture 2\
     --BaseAddress 0x1000000\
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ trace "HEX2 0exit-42" $HEX2\
     --exec_enable\
     -o lib/x86_64-mes/0exit-42.x86_64-out
 
-trace "TEST 0exit-42"
+trace "TEST       lib/x86_64-mes/0exit-42.x86_64-out" echo lib/x86_64-mes/0exit-42.x86_64-out
 { set +e; lib/x86_64-mes/0exit-42.x86_64-out; r=$?; set -e; }
 [ $r != 42 ] && echo "  => $r" && exit 1
 
-trace "HEX2 0exit-42" $HEX2\
+trace "HEX2       0exit-42" $HEX2\
     --LittleEndian\
     --Architecture 2\
     --BaseAddress 0x1000000\
@@ -56,39 +56,39 @@ trace "HEX2 0exit-42" $HEX2\
     --exec_enable\
     -o lib/x86_64-mes/exit-42.x86_64-out
 
-trace "TEST exit-42"
+trace "TEST       lib/x86_64-mes/exit-42.x86_64-out" echo lib/x86_64-mes/exit-42.x86_64-out
 { set +e; lib/x86_64-mes/exit-42.x86_64-out; r=$?; set -e; }
 [ $r != 42 ] && echo "  => $r" && exit 1
 
 # if [ -d "$MES_SEED" ]; then
 #     mkdir -p lib/x86_64-mes
-#     trace "M1 crt1.S" $M1\
+#     trace "M1         crt1.S" $M1\
 #         $M1FLAGS\
 #         -f ${srcdest}lib/x86_64-mes/x86_64.M1\
 #         -f $MES_SEED/x86_64-mes/crt1.S\
 #         -o lib/x86_64-mes/crt1.o
-#     trace "M1 libc.S" $M1\
+#     trace "M1         libc.S" $M1\
 #         $M1FLAGS\
 #         -f ${srcdest}lib/x86_64-mes/x86_64.M1\
 #         -f $MES_SEED/x86_64-mes/libc.S\
 #         -o lib/x86_64-mes/libc.o
-#     trace "M1 mes.S" $M1\
+#     trace "M1         mes.S" $M1\
 #         --LittleEndian\
 #         --Architecture 2\
 #         -f ${srcdest}lib/x86_64-mes/x86_64.M1\
 #         -f $MES_SEED/x86_64-mes/mes.S\
 #         -o src/mes.o
-#     trace "BLOOD_ELF mes.S" $BLOOD_ELF\
+#     trace "BLOOD_ELF  mes.S" $BLOOD_ELF\
 #         -f ${srcdest}lib/x86_64-mes/x86_64.M1\
 #         -f $MES_SEED/x86_64-mes/mes.S\
 #         -f $MES_SEED/x86_64-mes/libc.S\
 #         -o src/mes.S.blood-elf
-#     trace "M1 mes.blood-elf" $M1\
+#     trace "M1         mes.blood-elf" $M1\
 #         --LittleEndian\
 #         --Architecture 2\
 #         -f src/mes.S.blood-elf\
 #         -o src/mes.o.blood-elf
-#     trace "HEX2 mes.o" $HEX2\
+#     trace "HEX2       mes.o" $HEX2\
 #         $HEX2FLAGS\
 #         -f ${srcdest}lib/x86_64-mes/elf64-header.hex2\
 #         -f lib/x86_64-mes/crt1.o\
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ trace "TEST exit-42"
 #         --exec_enable\
 #         -o src/mes.seed-out
 #     cp src/mes.seed-out src/mes
-#     trace "M1 libc+tcc.S" $M1\
+#     trace "M1         libc+tcc.S" $M1\
 #         $M1FLAGS\
 #         -f ${srcdest}lib/x86_64-mes/x86_64.M1\
 #         -f $MES_SEED/x86_64-mes/libc+tcc.S\
diff --git a/build-aux/cc-mes.sh b/build-aux/cc-mes.sh
index c6f53a2b..c1c84968 100755
--- a/build-aux/cc-mes.sh
+++ b/build-aux/cc-mes.sh
@@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ fi
 mkdir -p $d
 
 if [ -n "$PREPROCESS" ]; then
-    trace "MESCPP $c.c" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CPPFLAGS $MES_CFLAGS -E -o "$o.E" "${srcdest}$c".c
-    trace "MESCC $c.E" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CFLAGS -S "$o".E
-    trace "MESAS $c.S" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CFLAGS -c -o "$o".${p}o "$o".S
+    trace "CPP.mes    $c.c" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CPPFLAGS $MES_CFLAGS -E -o "$o.E" "${srcdest}$c".c
+    trace "CC.mes     $c.E" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CFLAGS -S "$o".E
+    trace "AS.mes     $c.S" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CFLAGS -c -o "$o".${p}o "$o".S
     if [ -z "$NOLINK" ]; then
-        trace "MESLD $c.o" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CFLAGS -o "$o".${p}out "$o".${p}o $MES_LIBS
+        trace "LD.mes     $c.o" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CFLAGS -o "$o".${p}out "$o".${p}o $MES_LIBS
     fi
 elif [ -n "$COMPILE" ]; then
-    trace "MESCC $c.c" trace "MESCC $c.c" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CPPFLAGS $MES_CFLAGS -S -o "$o.S" "${srcdest}$c".c
-    trace "MESAS $c.S" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CFLAGS -c -o "$o".${p}o "$o".S
+    trace "CC.mes     $c.c" trace "MESCC $c.c" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CPPFLAGS $MES_CFLAGS -S -o "$o.S" "${srcdest}$c".c
+    trace "AS.mes     $c.S" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CFLAGS -c -o "$o".${p}o "$o".S
     if [ -z "$NOLINK" ]; then
-        trace "MESLD $c.o" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CFLAGS -o "$o".${p}out "$o".${p}o $MES_LIBS
+        trace "LD.mes     $c.o" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CFLAGS -o "$o".${p}out "$o".${p}o $MES_LIBS
     fi
 elif [ -z "$NOLINK" ]; then
-    trace "MESCC $c.c" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CPPFLAGS $MES_CFLAGS -o "$o".${p}out "${srcdest}$c".c $MES_LIBS
+    trace "CC.mes     $c.c" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CPPFLAGS $MES_CFLAGS -o "$o".${p}out "${srcdest}$c".c $MES_LIBS
 else
-   trace "MESCC $c.c" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CPPFLAGS $MES_CFLAGS -c -o "$o".${p}o "${srcdest}$c".c
+   trace "CC.mes     $c.c" ./pre-inst-env bash $MESCC $MES_CPPFLAGS $MES_CFLAGS -c -o "$o".${p}o "${srcdest}$c".c
 fi
diff --git a/build-aux/cc.sh b/build-aux/cc.sh
index b69a1e39..5f37201a 100755
--- a/build-aux/cc.sh
+++ b/build-aux/cc.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ else
 fi
 mkdir -p $d
 
-trace "CC $c.c" $CC\
+trace "CC         $c.c" $CC\
     -c\
     $CC_CPPFLAGS\
     $CPPFLAGS\
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ trace "CC $c.c" $CC\
     "${srcdest}$c".c
 
 if [ -z "$NOLINK" ]; then
-    trace "CCLD "$o".${p}out" $CC\
+    trace "CCLD       "$o".${p}out" $CC\
         $CC_CPPFLAGS\
         $CPPFLAGS\
         $CC_CFLAGS\
diff --git a/build-aux/cc32-mes.sh b/build-aux/cc32-mes.sh
index d384ed3e..c3d8801c 100755
--- a/build-aux/cc32-mes.sh
+++ b/build-aux/cc32-mes.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ else
 fi
 mkdir -p $d
 
-trace "CC32 $c.c" $CC32\
+trace "CC.32      $c.c" $CC32\
     -c\
     $CC32_CPPFLAGS\
     $CC32_CFLAGS\
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ trace "CC32 $c.c" $CC32\
     "${srcdest}$c".c
 
 if [ -z "$NOLINK" ]; then
-    trace "CCLD32 $c.c" $CC32\
+    trace "CCLD.32    $c.c" $CC32\
         $CC32_CPPFLAGS\
         $CC32_CFLAGS\
         -o "$o".${p}out\
diff --git a/build-aux/cc64-mes.sh b/build-aux/cc64-mes.sh
index b9990273..f2bda04d 100755
--- a/build-aux/cc64-mes.sh
+++ b/build-aux/cc64-mes.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ else
 fi
 mkdir -p $d
 
-trace "CC64 $c.c" $CC64\
+trace "CC.64      $c.c" $CC64\
     -c\
     $CC64_CPPFLAGS\
     $CC64_CFLAGS\
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ trace "CC64 $c.c" $CC64\
     "${srcdest}$c".c
 
 if [ -z "$NOLINK" ]; then
-    trace "CCLD64 $c.c" $CC64\
+    trace "CCLD.64    $c.c" $CC64\
         $CC64_CPPFLAGS\
         $CC64_CFLAGS\
         -o "$o".${p}out\
diff --git a/build-aux/check-boot.sh b/build-aux/check-boot.sh
index 114c4e27..4d494b78 100755
--- a/build-aux/check-boot.sh
+++ b/build-aux/check-boot.sh
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ for i in $tests; do
         echo ' [SKIP]'
         continue;
     fi
-    trace "TEST $i.guile" $GUILE -L ${srcdest}module -C module -L . <(echo '(use-modules (mes guile))'; cat scaffold/boot/$i)
+    trace "TEST       $i.guile" $GUILE -L ${srcdest}module -C module -L . <(echo '(use-modules (mes guile))'; cat scaffold/boot/$i)
     x=$(
         if [ "$MES" = guile ]; then
             true