diff --git a/configfile.go b/configfile.go
index 2cab8fa..d24fc8e 100644
--- a/configfile.go
+++ b/configfile.go
@@ -1,113 +1,6 @@
 package repolist
 
-import (
-	"errors"
-
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
 /*
-func (v *RepoList) InitRepoList(cfgfile string) {
-	v.cfgfile = cfgfile
-	lines := parsecfg(cfgfile)
-	for _, line := range lines {
-		var repo *RepoRow
-		var err error
-		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
-		if line == "" {
-			// skip empty lines
-			continue
-		}
-		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
-			// skip config file comment lines
-			continue
-		}
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		var private bool = false
-		var readonly bool = false
-		var userdir bool = false
-		if len(parts) > 1 {
-			repodir := parts[0]
-			for _, s := range parts[1:] {
-				option := strings.Split(s, "=")
-				if len(option) != 2 {
-					log.Log(REPOWARN, "can not parse cfgfile line:", line)
-					continue
-				}
-				switch option[0] {
-				case "private":
-					if option[1] == "true" {
-						log.Log(REPOWARN, repodir, "setting private to true")
-						private = true
-					} else {
-						log.Log(REPOWARN, repodir, "setting private to false")
-						private = false
-					}
-				case "readonly":
-					if option[1] == "true" {
-						log.Log(REPOWARN, repodir, "setting ReadOnly to true")
-						readonly = true
-					} else {
-						log.Log(REPOWARN, repodir, "setting ReadOnly to false")
-						readonly = false
-					}
-				case "userdir":
-					if option[1] == "true" {
-						log.Log(REPOWARN, repodir, "setting this directory as Writable()")
-						userdir = true
-					} else {
-						userdir = false
-					}
-				default:
-					log.Log(REPOWARN, "unknown config file option", s)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if userdir {
-			log.Log(REPOWARN, "add this as a writable dir", line)
-			continue
-		}
-		if len(parts) > 0 {
-			path := parts[0]
-			repo, err = v.NewRepo(path)
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Log(REPOWARN, line, "repo could not be added", err)
-			continue
-		}
-		if repo == nil {
-			// there is not a new repo
-			continue
-		}
-		if private {
-			repo.Status.SetPrivate(true)
-		} else {
-			repo.Status.SetPrivate(false)
-		}
-		if readonly {
-			repo.Status.SetReadOnly(true)
-		} else {
-			repo.Status.SetReadOnly(false)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func parsecfg(f string) []string {
-	homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
-	cfgfile := filepath.Join(homeDir, f)
-	content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(cfgfile)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Log(REPOWARN, "read cfgfile error", err)
-		return nil
-	}
-	out := string(content)
-	out = strings.TrimSpace(out)
-	lines := strings.Split(out, "\n")
-	return lines
-}
-*/
-
 func (rl *RepoList) ArgGitPull() bool {
 	var localonly int
 	var badmap int
@@ -195,3 +88,4 @@ func (rl *RepoList) ArgCheckoutUser() bool {
 func (rl *RepoList) Cfgfile() string {
 	return rl.cfgfile
 }
+*/
diff --git a/getPatches.go b/getPatches.go
index aaaa472..90c429f 100644
--- a/getPatches.go
+++ b/getPatches.go
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ func (repo *RepoRow) GetMasterPatches() (int, []*Patch) {
 	return c, all
 }
 
+func isEmpty(a any) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+
 func (r *RepoList) MakePatchset(setdir string) bool {
 	for _, repo := range r.allrepos {
 		userv := repo.Status.GetUserVersion()
diff --git a/newRepo.go b/newRepo.go
index b0c583f..f8e5065 100644
--- a/newRepo.go
+++ b/newRepo.go
@@ -62,21 +62,25 @@ func (r *RepoRow) Show2() {
 
 // adds a gui row to the table based off the repo protobuf
 func (r *RepoList) AddRepo(pb *gitpb.Repo) (*RepoRow, error) {
+	log.Info("isdir() start")
 	if !pb.IsDirectory() {
 		// this directory doesn't exist anymore
 		// was moved, or isn't in the ~/go/src or wherever go.work is
 		return nil, errors.New("path is gone: " + pb.FullPath)
 	}
+	log.Info("isdir() end")
 	test, ok := r.allrepos[pb.GetGoPath()]
 	if ok {
 		// this repo gopath was already added
 		return test, nil
 	}
 
+	log.Info("isdir() end 2")
 	status, err := repostatus.NewRepoStatusWindow(pb)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	log.Info("isdir() end 3")
 	newRepo := new(RepoRow)
 	newRepo.Status = status
 	newRepo.pb = pb
diff --git a/scanIterator.go b/scanIterator.go
index af1c28e..8c50767 100644
--- a/scanIterator.go
+++ b/scanIterator.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func (r *RepoList) ReposSortByName() *RepoIterator {
 	return iterator
 }
 
+/*
 func (r *RepoList) UnmergedRepos() *RepoIterator {
 	repoPointers := r.selectUnmergedRepos()
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ func (r *RepoList) UnmergedRepos() *RepoIterator {
 
 	return iterator
 }
+*/
 
 type ByName []*RepoRow
 
@@ -97,15 +99,13 @@ func (r *RepoList) selectRepoAll() []*RepoRow {
 		if !repo.Status.InitOk {
 			continue
 		}
-		if repo.Status.Whitelist {
-			continue
-		}
 		repoPointers = append(repoPointers, repo) // Copy pointers for safe iteration
 	}
 
 	return repoPointers
 }
 
+/*
 // this sort doesn't really work. I think it forgets to sort the last two
 // todo: sort this out. literally
 // SelectRepoPointers safely returns a slice of pointers to Repo records.
@@ -143,3 +143,4 @@ func (r *RepoList) selectUnmergedRepos() []*RepoRow {
 
 	return repoPointers
 }
+*/