diff --git a/newt/Prelude.newt b/newt/Prelude.newt
index 76b58ea..a920f47 100644
--- a/newt/Prelude.newt
+++ b/newt/Prelude.newt
@@ -532,9 +532,11 @@ drop Z xs = xs
 drop (S k) (x :: xs) = drop k xs
 
 take : ∀ a. Nat -> List a -> List a
-take Z xs = Nil
-take _ Nil = Nil
-take (S k) (x :: xs) = x :: take k xs
+take {a} n xs = go n xs Lin
+  where
+    go : Nat → List a → SnocList a → List a
+    go (S k) (x :: xs) acc = go k xs (acc :< x)
+    go _ _ acc = acc <>> Nil
 
 getAt : ∀ a. Nat → List a → Maybe a
 getAt _ Nil = Nothing
@@ -880,8 +882,11 @@ getAt' : ∀ a. Int → List a → Maybe a
 getAt' i xs = getAt (cast i) xs
 
 length' : ∀ a. List a → Int
-length' Nil = 0
-length' (x :: xs) = 1 + length' xs
+length' xs = go xs 0
+  where
+    go : ∀ a. List a → Int → Int
+    go Nil acc = acc
+    go (x :: xs) acc = go xs (acc + 1)
 
 unlines : List String → String
 unlines lines = joinBy "\n" lines
diff --git a/port/Lib/CompileExp.newt b/port/Lib/CompileExp.newt
index 0283008..acdc900 100644
--- a/port/Lib/CompileExp.newt
+++ b/port/Lib/CompileExp.newt
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ compileTerm (UU _) = pure $ CRef "U"
 compileTerm (Pi _ nm icit rig t u) = do
   t' <- compileTerm t
   u' <- compileTerm u
-  pure $ CApp (CRef "PiType") (t' :: u' :: Nil) 0
+  pure $ CApp (CRef "PiType") (t' :: CLam nm u' :: Nil) 0
 compileTerm (Case _ t alts) = do
   t' <- compileTerm t
   alts' <- for alts $ \case
diff --git a/port/Lib/Elab.newt b/port/Lib/Elab.newt
index 8e99bc8..b4b0513 100644
--- a/port/Lib/Elab.newt
+++ b/port/Lib/Elab.newt
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ solveAutos mstart = do
   top <- get
   mc <- readIORef top.metaCtx
   let mlen = length' mc.metas - mstart
-  res <- run $ filter isAuto (take (cast mlen) mc.metas)
+  res <- run $ filter isAuto (ite (mstart == 0) mc.metas $ take (cast mlen) mc.metas)
   if res then solveAutos mstart else pure MkUnit
   where
     isAuto : MetaEntry -> Bool
diff --git a/port/Lib/Prettier.newt b/port/Lib/Prettier.newt
index 469bed2..700c893 100644
--- a/port/Lib/Prettier.newt
+++ b/port/Lib/Prettier.newt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Pretty a where
 
 
 render : Int -> Doc -> String
-render w x = layout (best w 0 x) Lin
+render w x = layout (best w 0 (noAlt x)) Lin
 
 
 instance Semigroup Doc where x <+> y = Seq x (Seq (Text " ") y)
diff --git a/port/Main.newt b/port/Main.newt
index 4f4116d..a5cb62d 100644
--- a/port/Main.newt
+++ b/port/Main.newt
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ processFile fn = do
   processDecl ("Prim" :: Nil) (PType emptyFC "Int" Nothing)
   processDecl ("Prim" :: Nil) (PType emptyFC "String" Nothing)
   processDecl ("Prim" :: Nil) (PType emptyFC "Char" Nothing)
-  let base = "aoc2024" -- FIXME
+  -- let base = "aoc2024" -- FIXME
+  let base = "port" -- FIXME
   src <- processModule emptyFC base Nil (QN path modName')
   top <- get
   -- -- dumpContext top
diff --git a/scripts/translate.sh b/scripts/translate.sh
index d942c88..00b1df4 100755
--- a/scripts/translate.sh
+++ b/scripts/translate.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 # script to translate a file from idris to newt
 # this is just a first pass, hopefully
-mkdir -p port
+mkdir -p xlate
 
 find src -type f -name '*.idr' | while read -r file; do
-  output_file="port/${file#src/}"
+  output_file="xlate/${file#src/}"
   output_file="${output_file%.idr}.newt"
   mkdir -p "$(dirname "$output_file")"
   if [[ ! -f "$output_file" ]]; then
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ find src -type f -name '*.idr' | while read -r file; do
     ' "$file" > "$output_file"
   fi
 done
-rsync -av done/ port
+#rsync -av done/ xlate