diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bd87ba8..09709a0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"unicode"
 
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
-	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
@@ -54,9 +53,6 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	me.machine.InitWit()
 
-	me.myGui = gui.New()
-	me.myGui.Default()
-
 	if argv.Clone != nil {
 		if argv.RepoMap != "" {
 			repomap(argv.RepoMap)
@@ -140,139 +136,6 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	okExit("everything compiled")
-
-	/*
-		all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
-		for all.Scan() {
-			check := all.Next()
-
-			repotype := check.GetRepoType()
-			if repotype == "binary" || repotype == "plugin" {
-				// we only want to process things that can be compiled with 'go build'
-			} else {
-				// log.Info("skipping repo", check.GetGoPath(), repotype)
-				continue
-			}
-
-			if me.forge.Config.IsReadOnly(check.GetGoPath()) {
-				// ignore read only stuff
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// var cmd []string
-			var start string
-			var end string
-
-			// add te repotype
-			end += check.GetRepoType()
-
-			manufactured := check.GetCurrentVersion()
-			ver := trimNonNumericFromStart(manufactured)
-			name := me.forge.Config.DebName(check.GetGoPath())
-			var realver string
-			if installedPackage := me.machine.FindInstalledByName(name); installedPackage != nil {
-				realver = installedPackage.Version
-			}
-			if actualp := me.machine.FindVersion(name, ver); actualp != nil {
-				end += " (version match) " + actualp.Version + " " + ver + " "
-				state[check] = "on mirrors"
-			} else {
-				if realver != "" {
-					end += fmt.Sprintf(" (version  miss) %s vs %s ", realver, ver)
-				}
-				// end += "" + ver + " "
-			}
-			if me.machine.IsInstalled(name) {
-				if actualp := me.machine.FindInstalledByName(name); actualp != nil {
-					if ver != actualp.Version {
-						end += "(installed " + actualp.Version + ") "
-					} else {
-						end += "(installed ok) "
-					}
-				} else {
-					end += "(installed) "
-				}
-			}
-
-			debname := name + "_" + ver + "_amd64.deb"
-			debnames[check] = debname
-			outdir := getOutdir(check)
-			_, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(outdir, debname))
-			if err == nil {
-				// log.Info("exists", filepath.Join(outdir, debname))
-				state[check] = "in incoming"
-			} else {
-				// log.Info(debname, "does not exist")
-			}
-
-			if state[check] == "" {
-				state[check] = "need to build"
-			}
-			start = fmt.Sprintf("%-15s %-20s %-50s", state[check], ver, debname)
-
-			if state[check] == "need to build" {
-				end += " (will build) "
-			}
-
-			log.Info(start, end)
-			if name == "" {
-				// err := fmt.Sprintf("name is blank error %+v", repo)
-				log.Warn("name is blank error", check.GetGoPath())
-			}
-
-			if argv.DryRun {
-				continue
-			}
-			if argv.TestBuild != nil {
-				if argv.DryRun {
-					continue
-				}
-				if argv.Verbose {
-					verbose := []string{"-v", "-x"}
-					if err := me.forge.Build(check, verbose); err != nil {
-						log.Warn("BUILD FAILED", check.GetGoPath(), err)
-						failed[check] = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %v", "go build", check.GetGoPath(), err)
-					}
-				} else {
-					if err := me.forge.Build(check, nil); err != nil {
-						log.Warn("BUILD FAILED", check.GetGoPath(), err)
-						failed[check] = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %v", "go build", check.GetGoPath(), err)
-					}
-				}
-				continue
-			}
-
-			if argv.MakeInstall != nil {
-				log.Info("STARTING 'make install' in", check.GetGoPath())
-				if argv.DryRun {
-					continue
-				}
-				if argv.Verbose {
-					verbose := []string{"-v", "-x"}
-					if err := me.forge.Install(check, verbose); err != nil {
-						log.Warn("INSTALL FAILED", check.GetGoPath(), err)
-						failed[check] = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %v", "go install", check.GetGoPath(), err)
-					}
-				} else {
-					if err := me.forge.Install(check, nil); err != nil {
-						log.Warn("INSTALL FAILED", check.GetGoPath(), err)
-						failed[check] = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %v", "go install", check.GetGoPath(), err)
-					}
-				}
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		if len(failed) != 0 {
-			log.Info("")
-			log.Info("something failed on:")
-			for repo, cmd := range failed {
-				log.Info("failed cmd  :", cmd, repo.GetGoPath())
-			}
-			// me.forge.CheckoutUser()
-			// shell.Run([]string{"forge", "--find-private"})
-			badExit(errors.New("some repos failed"))
-		}
-	*/
 }
 
 // this is dumb. sync this with go-deb
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index e3c170c..bec7549 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
-	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/zoopb"
 )
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ var me *autoType
 // this app's variables
 type autoType struct {
 	argpp   *arg.Parser    // go-arg preprocessor
-	myGui   *gui.Node      // the gui handle
 	forge   *forgepb.Forge // your customized repo preferences and settings
 	machine *zoopb.Machine // your customized repo preferences and settings
 }