diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 449e173..583c1c0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -136,12 +136,10 @@ montage:
 
 # ----- Dependencies ----------------------------------------------------------
 
-dep depend .depend: lex.yy.c y.tab.h y.tab.c
+dep depend .depend: lex.yy.c y.tab.h y.tab.c *.h *.c
 		$(DEPEND)
 
-ifeq (.depend,$(wildcard .depend))
-include .depend
-endif
+-include .depend
 
 # ----- Cleanup ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index 038b54d..9be9541 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ Get updates:
 
 Compile:
 
-  make dep
   make
 
 Run an example:
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 60c6efa..5670e14 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -79,3 +79,8 @@ Future directions:
 - add a means to cut&paste and copy&paste objects, and perhaps also variables
   (to move objects, we need to make sure all references are included. besides
   that, copy&paste should be a slight variation of delete/undelete)
+- instead of blue screening, we could perhaps just skip the offending items and
+  replace them with a "here's a problem" marker that would still point to the
+  underlying object and allow repairs to be made
+- instead of the awkward lock-switch-anchor process for frame references, we
+  could just drag the frame name into the canvas