diff --git a/globalTestingOptions.go b/globalTestingOptions.go
index 77fe2b8..a920b8b 100644
--- a/globalTestingOptions.go
+++ b/globalTestingOptions.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
@@ -12,29 +13,12 @@ import (
 // things being testing
 func globalTestingOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	test1 := box.NewGroup("testing build")
-	test1.NewButton("rebuild autotypist", func() {
-		os.Setenv("GO111MODULE", "off")
-		quickCmdDoNotRun = true
-		quickCmdLastPath = "~/go/src"
-		quickCmds = [][]string{}
-		log.Warn("scanning allrepos")
-		fullpath := "/home/jcarr/"
-		quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"mkdir", "-p", "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps/"})
-
-		fullpath = "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps/"
-		quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "go.wit.com/apps/autotypist"})
-		fullpath = "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps/autotypist"
-		quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "go.wit.com/toolkits/debian"})
-
-		fullpath = "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/toolkits/debian"
-		quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"make", "download"})
-		quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"make"})
-
-		fullpath = "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps/autotypist"
-		quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "-u", "."})
-		quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "build", "-v", "-x"})
-		me.script = quickCmds
-		setGitCommands()
+	me.autoRebuildButton = test1.NewButton("rebuild autotypist", func() {
+		me.autoRebuildButton.Disable()
+		me.autoRebuildButton.SetLabel("running....")
+		attemptAutoRebuild()
+		me.autoRebuildButton.Enable()
+		me.autoRebuildButton.SetLabel("rebuild autotypist")
 	})
 
 	var everything *gui.Node
@@ -78,4 +62,41 @@ func globalTestingOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	test1.NewButton("build all apps", func() {
 		listWindow()
 	})
+	test1.NewButton("repostatus.ListAll()", func() {
+		repostatus.ListAll()
+	})
+}
+
+func attemptAutoRebuild() {
+	os.Setenv("GO111MODULE", "off")
+	quickCmdDoNotRun = false
+
+	fullpath := "/home/jcarr/go/"
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"mkdir", "-p", "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps/"})
+	fullpath = "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps/"
+
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "go.wit.com/apps/autotypist"})
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "go.wit.com/toolkits/debian"})
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"})
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "go.wit.com/toolkits/nocui"})
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "go.wit.com/toolkits/gocui"})
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "go.wit.com/toolkits/andlabs"})
+
+	fullpath = "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/toolkits/nocui/"
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "-u", "."})
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "build", "-v", "-x", "-buildmode=plugin", "-o", "../nocui.so"})
+
+	fullpath = "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/toolkits/gocui/"
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "-u", "."})
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "build", "-v", "-x", "-buildmode=plugin", "-o", "../gocui.so"})
+
+	fullpath = "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/toolkits/andlabs/"
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "-u", "."})
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "build", "-v", "-x", "-buildmode=plugin", "-o", "../andlabs.so"})
+
+	fullpath = "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps/autotypist"
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "get", "-v", "-u", "."})
+	quickCmd(fullpath, []string{"go", "build", "-v", "-x"})
+	me.script = quickCmds
+	setGitCommands()
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c430646..0317457 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ go 1.21.4
 require (
 	go.wit.com/gui v0.12.19
 	go.wit.com/lib/debugger v0.12.7
-	go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.12.14
+	go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.12.15
 	go.wit.com/lib/gui/logsettings v0.10.2
-	go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus v0.12.18
+	go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus v0.12.20
 	go.wit.com/log v0.5.6
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cd02a7b..a499b24 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ go.wit.com/gui v0.12.19 h1:OEnsnZnec7Q2jZVjwl413V0wuVAAB4r2mGTY0IouBuw=
 go.wit.com/gui v0.12.19/go.mod h1:v2VgnOL3dlZ13KclYeedZ1cd20nQdvwjyJTNKvFX3DA=
 go.wit.com/lib/debugger v0.12.7 h1:c8ehU7p2asb//K4YgC17XG4o2pPP+IZb9lR2a0nBio8=
 go.wit.com/lib/debugger v0.12.7/go.mod h1:zcZstsgOcALjCNOiIE+KcKkrIF78ogYjwxmaQlBbmtQ=
-go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.12.14 h1:Osh7D8TKJiU5M6tXqERGQwTUt+C5IJ0senkmUAirSek=
-go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.12.14/go.mod h1:Fxc7F8hGskpkWVAsXKhs4ilqUlAnikVXj4yzumtTYa0=
+go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.12.15 h1:C9q6wc45Trh5SrizD8lOXOWoJLGq/ESWwzjCVylZrNY=
+go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.12.15/go.mod h1:Fxc7F8hGskpkWVAsXKhs4ilqUlAnikVXj4yzumtTYa0=
 go.wit.com/lib/gui/logsettings v0.10.2 h1:xRx0AX1V74kC6CIm+ib6C3ziTcbBjR/Ju3rTLEpQMsw=
 go.wit.com/lib/gui/logsettings v0.10.2/go.mod h1:v5XUQ6WyNyfScR9oOFhdz8p1wtxCpNWXK3DJ/dbLPVo=
-go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus v0.12.18 h1:oJltc1b0uupZZVQJeiS9j7Ap6Bg96gOrj02MQAlicFc=
-go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus v0.12.18/go.mod h1:u0zWWBB9IjrnV75H1OtVC68/Lb0z0bqxk+E6J+ZQnkU=
+go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus v0.12.19 h1:Udi1g/gdrDLnKWvXfL5WdyJjRkbFYkEMx56iY9CN+BQ=
+go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus v0.12.19/go.mod h1:EO5bI+/cGwHGBQG1S8pDtV58Rmw5HWbW9vZtFLg5Vkw=
+go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus v0.12.20 h1:SPx45W8Yd6RZf0oZueXmMhlZsu3MVL8wdb5mVGovbfA=
+go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus v0.12.20/go.mod h1:EO5bI+/cGwHGBQG1S8pDtV58Rmw5HWbW9vZtFLg5Vkw=
 go.wit.com/log v0.5.6 h1:rDC3ju95zfEads4f1Zm+QMkqjZ39CsYAT/UmQQs7VP4=
 go.wit.com/log v0.5.6/go.mod h1:BaJBfHFqcJSJLXGQ9RHi3XVhPgsStxSMZRlaRxW4kAo=
 go.wit.com/widget v1.1.6 h1:av2miF5vlohMfARA/QGPTPfgW/ADup1c+oeAOKgroPY=
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index b5ef5a6..077bba9 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ type repoType struct {
 
 	// if checked, will stop trying to os.Exec() things after failure
 	stopOnErrors *gui.Node
+
+	autoRebuildButton *gui.Node // button to attempt to autorebuild
 }
 
 var cmds *gui.Node
@@ -65,9 +67,9 @@ type repo struct {
 	// masterName    *gui.Node // the master branch name
 	masterVersion *gui.Node // the master branch version
 	// develName     *gui.Node // the devel branch name
-	develVersion  *gui.Node // the devel branch version
+	develVersion *gui.Node // the devel branch version
 	// userName      *gui.Node // the jcarr branch name
-	userVersion   *gui.Node // the jcarr branch version
+	userVersion *gui.Node // the jcarr branch version
 
 	cButton    *gui.Node // commit button
 	pButton    *gui.Node // push button