diff --git a/CHANGES.html b/CHANGES.html
index ff7f199285..c4a21fd11d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.html
+++ b/CHANGES.html
@@ -119,3 +119,6 @@ write1 ( char -- )</pre>
 </ul>
 
 </ul>
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 148077d847..0fa0af9fb9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,16 @@ else
 	STRIP = strip
 endif
 
-DEFAULT_LIBS = -lm
+ifdef STATIC
+	DEFAULT_LIBS = -lm -Wl,-static -Wl,-whole-archive \
+		-Wl,-export-dynamic \
+		-lSDL -lSDL_gfx -lSDL_ttf \
+		-Wl,-no-whole-archive \
+		-lfreetype -lz -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXext \
+		-Wl,-Bdynamic
+else
+	DEFAULT_LIBS = -lm
+endif
 
 UNIX_OBJS = native/unix/file.o \
 	native/unix/signal.o \
@@ -76,13 +85,13 @@ macosx:
 linux:
 	$(MAKE) f \
 		CFLAGS="$(DEFAULT_CFLAGS) -export-dynamic" \
-		LIBS="$(DEFAULT_LIBS) -ldl"
+		LIBS="-ldl $(DEFAULT_LIBS)"
 	$(STRIP) f
 
 linux-ppc:
 	$(MAKE) f \
 		CFLAGS="$(DEFAULT_CFLAGS) -export-dynamic -mregnames" \
-		LIBS="$(DEFAULT_LIBS) -ldl"
+		LIBS="-ldl $(DEFAULT_LIBS)"
 	$(STRIP) f
 
 windows:
diff --git a/examples/factorbot.factor b/examples/factorbot.factor
index b699c036f3..d3f0ad297f 100644
--- a/examples/factorbot.factor
+++ b/examples/factorbot.factor
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ SYMBOL: receiver
     "JOIN " irc-write irc-print ;
 
 GENERIC: handle-irc
-PREDICATE: string privmsg "PRIVMSG" swap subseq? ;
+PREDICATE: string privmsg " " split1 nip "PRIVMSG" head? ;
+PREDICATE: string ping "PING" head? ;
 
 M: string handle-irc ( line -- )
     drop ;
 
 : parse-privmsg ( line -- text )
-    ":" ?head drop
-    "!" split1 swap speaker set
-    "PRIVMSG " split1 nip
+    " " split1 nip
+    "PRIVMSG " ?head drop
     " " split1 swap receiver set
     ":" ?head drop ;
 
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ M: privmsg handle-irc ( line -- )
     [ "factorbot-commands" ] search dup
     [ execute ] [ 2drop ] ifte ;
 
+: parse-irc ( line -- )
+    ":" ?head [ "!" split1 swap speaker set ] when handle-irc ;
+
 : say ( line nick -- )
     "PRIVMSG " irc-write irc-write " :" irc-write irc-print ;
 
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ M: privmsg handle-irc ( line -- )
 
 : irc-loop ( -- )
     irc-stream get stream-readln
-    [ dup print flush handle-irc irc-loop ] when* ;
+    [ dup print flush parse-irc irc-loop ] when* ;
 
 : factorbot
     "irc.freenode.net" connect
diff --git a/library/bootstrap/boot-stage3.factor b/library/bootstrap/boot-stage3.factor
index ddf07d26c4..2a9e7dcb0c 100644
--- a/library/bootstrap/boot-stage3.factor
+++ b/library/bootstrap/boot-stage3.factor
@@ -6,23 +6,25 @@ parser sequences io unparser words ;
 
 "Compiling base..." print
 
-unix? [
-    "sdl"      "libSDL.so"     "cdecl"    add-library
-    "sdl-gfx"  "libSDL_gfx.so" "cdecl"    add-library
-    "sdl-ttf"  "libSDL_ttf.so" "cdecl"    add-library
-] when
-
-win32? [
-    "kernel32" "kernel32.dll"  "stdcall"  add-library
-    "user32"   "user32.dll"    "stdcall"  add-library
-    "gdi32"    "gdi32.dll"     "stdcall"  add-library
-    "winsock"  "ws2_32.dll"    "stdcall"  add-library
-    "mswsock"  "mswsock.dll"   "stdcall"  add-library
-    "libc"     "msvcrt.dll"    "cdecl"    add-library
-    "sdl"      "SDL.dll"       "cdecl"    add-library
-    "sdl-gfx"  "SDL_gfx.dll"   "cdecl"    add-library
-    "sdl-ttf"  "SDL_ttf.dll"   "cdecl"    add-library
-] when
+"statically-linked" get [
+    unix? [
+        "sdl"      "libSDL.so"     "cdecl"    add-library
+        "sdl-gfx"  "libSDL_gfx.so" "cdecl"    add-library
+        "sdl-ttf"  "libSDL_ttf.so" "cdecl"    add-library
+    ] when
+    
+    win32? [
+        "kernel32" "kernel32.dll"  "stdcall"  add-library
+        "user32"   "user32.dll"    "stdcall"  add-library
+        "gdi32"    "gdi32.dll"     "stdcall"  add-library
+        "winsock"  "ws2_32.dll"    "stdcall"  add-library
+        "mswsock"  "mswsock.dll"   "stdcall"  add-library
+        "libc"     "msvcrt.dll"    "cdecl"    add-library
+        "sdl"      "SDL.dll"       "cdecl"    add-library
+        "sdl-gfx"  "SDL_gfx.dll"   "cdecl"    add-library
+        "sdl-ttf"  "SDL_ttf.dll"   "cdecl"    add-library
+    ] when
+] unless
 
 default-cli-args
 parse-command-line
diff --git a/version.factor b/version.factor
index e0a6ea9f9b..d66bf72f8a 100644
--- a/version.factor
+++ b/version.factor
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 IN: kernel
-: version "0.76" ;
+: version "0.77" ;