diff --git a/darwintest/newtypes.go b/darwintest/newtypes.go
index 4bb04f7..eface0d 100644
--- a/darwintest/newtypes.go
+++ b/darwintest/newtypes.go
@@ -9,16 +9,11 @@ import (
 // #cgo CFLAGS: -Dqqq
 // #cgo LDFLAGS: -lobjc -framework Foundation
 // #include <stdlib.h>
-// #include <objc/message.h>
-// #include <objc/objc.h>
-// #include <objc/runtime.h>
+// #include "objc_darwin.h"
 // extern void windowShouldClose(id, SEL, id);
-// extern id objc_msgSend_id(id, SEL, id);
 // extern void buttonClicked(id, SEL, id);
 // extern void gotNotification(id, SEL, id);
-// extern id objc_msgSend_id_id_id(id, SEL, id, id, id);
 // /* cgo doesn't like nil or Nil */
-// extern id objc_msgSend_noargs(id, SEL);
 // extern Class NilClass; /* in runtimetest.go because of cgo limitations */
 // extern id Nilid;
 import "C"
diff --git a/darwintest/objc_darwin.h b/darwintest/objc_darwin.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85bf0b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/darwintest/objc_darwin.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/* 28 february 2014 */
+
+/*
+This includes all Objective-C runtime headers for convenience. It also creates wrappers around objc_msgSend() out of necessity.
+
+cgo doesn't support calling variable argument list C functions, so objc_msgSend() cannot be called directly.
+
+Furthermore, Objective-C selectors work by basically sending the arguments to objc_msgSend() verbatim across the wire. This basically means we're stuck making wrapper functions for every possible argument list. What fun!
+
+The format should be self-explanatory.
+*/
+
+#include <objc/message.h>
+#include <objc/objc.h>
+#include <objc/runtime.h>
+
+/* TODO this HAS to be unsafe, but <objc/NSObjCRuntime.h> not found?! */
+typedef unsigned long NSUInteger;
+
+inline id objc_msgSend_noargs(id obj, SEL sel)
+{
+	return objc_msgSend(obj, sel);
+}
+
+#define m1(name, type1) \
+	inline id objc_msgSend_ ## name (id obj, SEL sel, type1 a) \
+	{ \
+		return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a); \
+	}
+
+#define m2(name, type1, type2) \
+	inline id objc_msgSend_ ## name (id obj, SEL sel, type1 a, type2 b) \
+	{ \
+		return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a, b); \
+	}
+
+#define m3(name, type1, type2, type3) \
+	inline id objc_msgSend_ ## name (id obj, SEL sel, type1 a, type2 b, type3 c) \
+	{ \
+		return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a, b, c); \
+	}
+
+#define m4(name, type1, type2, type3, type4) \
+	inline id objc_msgSend_ ## name (id obj, SEL sel, type1 a, type2 b, type3 c, type4 d) \
+	{ \
+		return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a, b, c, d); \
+	}
+
+m1(str, char *)		/* TODO Go string? */
+m1(id, id)
+/* TODO NSRect */
+m1(sel, SEL)
+m1(uint, NSUInteger)
+
+m2(id_id, id, id)
+
+m3(id_id_id, id, id, id)
+m3(sel_id_bool, SEL, id, BOOL)
+
+/* TODO NSRect */
+m4(id_sel_id_id, id, SEL, id, id)
diff --git a/darwintest/runtimetest.go b/darwintest/runtimetest.go
index d3cf3c1..f92e0f8 100644
--- a/darwintest/runtimetest.go
+++ b/darwintest/runtimetest.go
@@ -9,26 +9,12 @@ import (
 
 // #cgo LDFLAGS: -lobjc -framework Foundation -framework AppKit
 // #include <stdlib.h>
-// #include <objc/message.h>
-// #include <objc/objc.h>
-// #include <objc/runtime.h>
-// /* TODO <objc/NSObjCRuntime.h not found?!?! */
-// /* TODO this HAS to be unsafe */
-// typedef unsigned long NSUInteger;
+// #include "objc_darwin.h"
 // /* avoid depending on Objective-C */
 // #include <CoreGraphics/CGGeometry.h>
 // /* cgo doesn't handle ... */
-// id objc_msgSend_noargs(id obj, SEL sel) { return objc_msgSend(obj, sel); }
-// id objc_msgSend_strarg(id obj, SEL sel, char *a) { return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a); }
 // id objc_msgSend_NSRect_uint_uint_bool(id obj, SEL sel, CGRect a, NSUInteger b, NSUInteger c, BOOL d) { return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a, b, c, d); }
-// id objc_msgSend_id(id obj, SEL sel, id a) { return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a); }
 // id objc_msgSend_NSRect(id obj, SEL sel, CGRect a) { return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a); }
-// id objc_msgSend_sel(id obj, SEL sel, SEL a) { return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a); }
-// id objc_msgSend_uint(id obj, SEL sel, NSUInteger a) { return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a); }
-// id objc_msgSend_id_sel_id_id(id obj, SEL sel, id a, SEL b, id c, id d) { return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a, b, c, d); }
-// id objc_msgSend_id_id_id(id obj, SEL sel, id a, id b, id c) { return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a, b, c); }
-// id objc_msgSend_id_id(id obj, SEL sel, id a, id b) { return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a, b); }
-// id objc_msgSend_sel_id_bool(id obj, SEL sel, SEL a, id b, BOOL c) { return objc_msgSend(obj, sel, a, b, c); }
 // Class NilClass = Nil; /* for newtypes.go */
 // id Nilid = nil;
 import "C"
@@ -102,7 +88,7 @@ func notify(source string) {
 	pool := C.objc_msgSend_noargs(
 		objc_getClass("NSAutoreleasePool"),
 		sel_getUid("new"))
-	src := C.objc_msgSend_strarg(
+	src := C.objc_msgSend_str(
 		objc_getClass("NSString"),
 		sel_getUid("stringWithUTF8String:"),
 		csource)
@@ -178,7 +164,7 @@ func helloworld() {
 	NSString := objc_getClass("NSString")
 	stringWithUTF8String :=
 		sel_getUid("stringWithUTF8String:")
-	str := C.objc_msgSend_strarg(NSString,
+	str := C.objc_msgSend_str(NSString,
 		stringWithUTF8String,
 		_hello)
 	UTF8String := sel_getUid("UTF8String")