diff --git a/debug/compilation/simple.scm b/debug/compilation/simple.scm
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+;; Experimenting with primitives and continuations.
+;; There are several primitives that do not require conts. Can we 
+;; compile them in such as way that they are not wrapped in a cont?
+;; idea is to reduce compiled code, and number of allocated closures.
+(import
+  (scheme base)
+  (scheme write))
+
+(define (test a b c)
+  (write
+    (cons
+      (+ a b c)
+      (- a b c))))
+
+(test 1 2 3)
diff --git a/debug/compilation/tmp.scm b/debug/compilation/tmp.scm
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+(import 
+  (scheme base)
+  (scheme cyclone util)
+  (scheme cyclone transforms))
+
+(define (my-cps-convert ast)
+
+  (define (cps ast cont-ast)
+    (cond
+          ((const? ast)
+           (list cont-ast ast))
+
+          ((ref? ast)
+           (list cont-ast ast))
+
+          ((quote? ast)
+           (list cont-ast ast))
+
+          ((set!? ast)
+           (cps-list (cddr ast) ;; expr passed to set
+                     (lambda (val)
+                       (list cont-ast 
+                         `(set! ,(cadr ast) ,@val))))) ;; cadr => variable
+
+          ((if? ast)
+           (let ((xform
+                  (lambda (cont-ast)
+                    (cps-list (list (cadr ast))
+                              (lambda (test)
+                                 (list 'if
+                                       (car test)
+                                       (cps (caddr ast)
+                                            cont-ast)
+                                       (cps (cadddr ast)
+                                            cont-ast)))))))
+             (if (ref? cont-ast) ; prevent combinatorial explosion
+                 (xform cont-ast)
+                 (let ((k (gensym 'k)))
+                    (list (list 'lambda
+                           (list k)
+                           (xform k))
+                          cont-ast)))))
+
+          ((prim-call? ast)
+           (cps-list (cdr ast) ; args to primitive function
+                     (lambda (args)
+                        (list cont-ast
+                            `(,(car ast) ; op
+                              ,@args)))))
+
+          ((lambda? ast)
+           (let ((k (gensym 'k))
+                 (ltype (lambda-formals-type ast)))
+             (list cont-ast
+                   `(lambda
+                      ,(list->lambda-formals
+                         (cons k (cadr ast)) ; lam params
+                         (if (equal? ltype 'args:varargs)
+                             'args:fixed-with-varargs ;; OK? promote due to k
+                             ltype))
+                      ,(cps-seq (cddr ast) k)))))
+
+          ((app? ast)
+           (let ((fn (app->fun ast)))
+             (cond
+              ((lambda? fn)
+                 (cps-list (app->args ast)
+                           (lambda (vals)
+                             (cons (list
+                                     'lambda
+                                     (lambda->formals fn)
+                                     (cps-seq (cddr fn) ;(ast-subx fn)
+                                                    cont-ast))
+                                    vals))))
+              (else
+                 (cps-list ast ;(ast-subx ast)
+                           (lambda (args)
+                              (cons (car args)
+                                    (cons cont-ast
+                                          (cdr args)))))))))
+
+          (else
+           (error "unknown ast" ast))))
+
+  (define (cps-list asts inner)
+    (define (body x)
+      (cps-list (cdr asts)
+                (lambda (new-asts)
+                  (inner (cons x new-asts)))))
+
+    (cond ((null? asts)
+           (inner '()))
+          ((or (const? (car asts))
+               (ref? (car asts)))
+           (body (car asts)))
+          (else
+           (let ((r (gensym 'r)))
+             (cps (car asts)
+                  `(lambda (,r) ,(body r)))))))
+
+  (define (cps-seq asts cont-ast)
+    (cond ((null? asts)
+           (list cont-ast #f))
+          ((null? (cdr asts))
+           (cps (car asts) cont-ast))
+          (else
+           (let ((r (gensym 'r)))
+             (cps (car asts)
+                  `(lambda
+                     (,r)
+                    ,(cps-seq (cdr asts) cont-ast)))))))
+
+  ;; Remove dummy symbol inserted into define forms converted to CPS
+  (define (remove-unused ast)
+    (list (car ast) (cadr ast) (cadddr ast)))
+
+  (let* ((global-def? (define? ast)) ;; No internal defines by this phase
+         (ast-cps
+          (cond
+           (global-def?
+            (remove-unused
+              `(define ,(define->var ast)
+                ,@(let ((k (gensym 'k))
+                        (r (gensym 'r)))
+                   (cps (car (define->exp ast)) 'unused)))))
+            ((define-c? ast)
+             ast)
+            (else
+              (cps ast '%halt)))))
+    ast-cps))
+
+(trace:error
+  (my-cps-convert
+   '((define test (lambda (a$3 b$2 c$1) (write (cons (+ a$3 b$2 c$1) (- a$3 b$2 c$1))))) ((lambda () 0 (test 1 2 3))))
+))