diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
index de9f1f5..8e4f738 100644
--- a/dump.c
+++ b/dump.c
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ static int need(const struct vec *base, const struct vec *prev)
 
 static int later(const struct vec *base, const struct vec *prev)
 {
+	return base && !base->dumped;
+#if 0
 	while (1) {
 		prev = prev->next;
 		if (!prev)
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ static int later(const struct vec *base, const struct vec *prev)
 			return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ static void put_obj(struct order **curr, struct obj *obj,
 }
 
 /*
- * Tricky logic ahead: when dumping a vector, we search for a vectors that
+ * Tricky logic ahead: when dumping a vector, we search for a vector that
  * depends on that vector for ".". If we find one, we dump it immediately after
  * this vector.
  */
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ static void recurse_vec(struct order **curr, struct vec *vec)
 	struct vec *next;
 	struct obj *obj;
 
+	vec->dumped = 1;
 	add_item(curr, vec, NULL);
 	for (obj = vec->frame->objs; obj; obj = obj->next)
 		if (may_put_obj_now(obj, vec))
@@ -178,6 +182,8 @@ struct order *order_frame(const struct frame *frame)
 		if (obj->type != ot_meas)
 			n++;
 
+	for (vec = frame->vecs; vec; vec = vec->next)
+		vec->dumped = 0;
 	for (obj = frame->objs; obj; obj = obj->next)
 		obj->dumped = 0;
 
diff --git a/fpd.y b/fpd.y
index cddfedb..0f23e7d 100644
--- a/fpd.y
+++ b/fpd.y
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ frame_def:
 	;
 
 frame_items:
-	measurements
+	| measurements
 	| frame_item frame_items
 	;
 
@@ -459,7 +459,11 @@ frame_item:
 			if (!dbg_print($2))
 				YYABORT;
 		}
-	| TOK_DBG_DUMP
+	| debug_item
+	;
+
+debug_item:
+	TOK_DBG_DUMP
 		{
 			/*
 			 * It's okay to do append the root frame multiple
@@ -718,11 +722,17 @@ pad_type:
 	;
 
 measurements:
+	meas
+		{
+			*next_obj = $1;
+			next_obj = &$1->next;
+		}
 	| measurements meas
 		{
 			*next_obj = $2;
 			next_obj = &$2->next;
 		}
+	| measurements debug_item
 	;
 
 meas:
diff --git a/obj.h b/obj.h
index 7b54e73..e70f5e0 100644
--- a/obj.h
+++ b/obj.h
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ struct vec {
 	/* for re-ordering after a move */
 	int mark;
 
+	/* for dumping */
+	int dumped;
+
 	/* for the GUI */
 	GtkWidget *list_widget; /* NULL if items aren't shown */
 };