diff --git a/basis/compiler/tree/dead-code/branches/branches.factor b/basis/compiler/tree/dead-code/branches/branches.factor
index f09593824e..6cef45a9c9 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/tree/dead-code/branches/branches.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/tree/dead-code/branches/branches.factor
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ M: #branch remove-dead-code*
     pad-with-bottom >>phi-in-d drop ;
 
 : live-value-indices ( values -- indices )
-    [ length ] keep live-values get
+    [ length iota ] keep live-values get
     '[ _ nth _ key? ] filter ; inline
 
 : drop-indexed-values ( values indices -- node )
diff --git a/basis/io/monitors/linux/linux.factor b/basis/io/monitors/linux/linux.factor
index 9b3688d023..3e1e919217 100644
--- a/basis/io/monitors/linux/linux.factor
+++ b/basis/io/monitors/linux/linux.factor
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ io.files io.pathnames io.buffers io.ports io.timeouts
 io.backend.unix io.encodings.utf8 unix.linux.inotify assocs
 namespaces make threads continuations init math math.bitwise
 sets alien alien.strings alien.c-types vocabs.loader accessors
-system hashtables destructors unix ;
+system hashtables destructors unix classes.struct ;
 IN: io.monitors.linux
 
 SYMBOL: watches
@@ -82,30 +82,30 @@ M: linux-monitor dispose* ( monitor -- )
     ] { } make prune ;
 
 : parse-event-name ( event -- name )
-    dup inotify-event-len zero?
-    [ drop "" ] [ inotify-event-name utf8 alien>string ] if ;
+    dup len>> zero?
+    [ drop "" ] [ name>> utf8 alien>string ] if ;
 
 : parse-file-notify ( buffer -- path changed )
-    dup inotify-event-mask ignore-flags? [
+    dup mask>> ignore-flags? [
         drop f f
     ] [
-        [ parse-event-name ] [ inotify-event-mask parse-action ] bi
+        [ parse-event-name ] [ mask>> parse-action ] bi
     ] if ;
 
 : events-exhausted? ( i buffer -- ? )
     fill>> >= ;
 
-: inotify-event@ ( i buffer -- alien )
-    ptr>> <displaced-alien> ;
+: inotify-event@ ( i buffer -- inotify-event )
+    ptr>> <displaced-alien> inotify-event memory>struct ;
 
 : next-event ( i buffer -- i buffer )
     2dup inotify-event@
-    inotify-event-len "inotify-event" heap-size +
+    len>> inotify-event heap-size +
     swap [ + ] dip ;
 
 : parse-file-notifications ( i buffer -- )
     2dup events-exhausted? [ 2drop ] [
-        2dup inotify-event@ dup inotify-event-wd wd>monitor
+        2dup inotify-event@ dup wd>> wd>monitor
         [ parse-file-notify ] dip queue-change
         next-event parse-file-notifications
     ] if ;
diff --git a/basis/unix/linux/inotify/inotify.factor b/basis/unix/linux/inotify/inotify.factor
index e3d40b5b28..5f9bf5d462 100644
--- a/basis/unix/linux/inotify/inotify.factor
+++ b/basis/unix/linux/inotify/inotify.factor
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2008 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: alien.syntax math math.bitwise ;
+USING: alien.syntax math math.bitwise classes.struct ;
 IN: unix.linux.inotify
 
-C-STRUCT: inotify-event
-    { "int" "wd" }       ! watch descriptor
-    { "uint" "mask" }    ! watch mask
-    { "uint" "cookie" }  ! cookie to synchronize two events
-    { "uint" "len" }     ! length (including nulls) of name
-    { "char[0]" "name" } ! stub for possible name
-    ;
+STRUCT: inotify-event
+    { wd int }
+    { mask uint }
+    { cookie uint }
+    { len uint }
+    { name char[0] } ;
 
 CONSTANT: IN_ACCESS HEX: 1         ! File was accessed
 CONSTANT: IN_MODIFY HEX: 2         ! File was modified
@@ -28,8 +27,8 @@ CONSTANT: IN_UNMOUNT HEX: 2000     ! Backing fs was unmounted
 CONSTANT: IN_Q_OVERFLOW HEX: 4000  ! Event queued overflowed
 CONSTANT: IN_IGNORED HEX: 8000     ! File was ignored
 
-: IN_CLOSE ( -- n ) IN_CLOSE_WRITE IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE bitor ; inline ! close
-: IN_MOVE ( -- n ) IN_MOVED_FROM IN_MOVED_TO bitor        ; inline ! moves
+: IN_CLOSE ( -- n ) { IN_CLOSE_WRITE IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE } flags ; foldable ! close
+: IN_MOVE ( -- n ) { IN_MOVED_FROM IN_MOVED_TO } flags        ; foldable ! moves
 
 CONSTANT: IN_ONLYDIR HEX: 1000000     ! only watch the path if it is a directory
 CONSTANT: IN_DONT_FOLLOW HEX: 2000000 ! don't follow a sym link
diff --git a/core/sequences/sequences.factor b/core/sequences/sequences.factor
index 90103a79f9..4accabb8d6 100755
--- a/core/sequences/sequences.factor
+++ b/core/sequences/sequences.factor
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ M: f like drop [ f ] when-empty ; inline
 INSTANCE: f immutable-sequence
 
 ! Integers used to support the sequence protocol
-M: integer length ; inline deprecated
-M: integer nth-unsafe drop ; inline deprecated
+M: integer length ; inline
+M: integer nth-unsafe drop ; inline
 
 INSTANCE: integer immutable-sequence