diff --git a/basis/compiler/tests/alien.factor b/basis/compiler/tests/alien.factor
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9d2b43c1df..f2a2255949
--- a/basis/compiler/tests/alien.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/tests/alien.factor
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ FUNCTION: tiny ffi_test_17 int x ;
 
 [ 3 ] [ "ffi_test_1" f dlsym indirect-test-1 ] unit-test
 
+: indirect-test-1' ( ptr -- )
+    "int" { } "cdecl" alien-indirect drop ;
+
+{ 1 0 } [ indirect-test-1' ] must-infer-as
+
+[ ] [ "ffi_test_1" f dlsym indirect-test-1' ] unit-test
+
 [ -1 indirect-test-1 ] must-fail
 
 : indirect-test-2 ( x y ptr -- result )
diff --git a/basis/compiler/tree/dead-code/simple/simple.factor b/basis/compiler/tree/dead-code/simple/simple.factor
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3ea9139e5f..9ebf064f79
--- a/basis/compiler/tree/dead-code/simple/simple.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/tree/dead-code/simple/simple.factor
@@ -81,11 +81,19 @@ M: #alien-indirect compute-live-values* nip look-at-inputs ;
         drop-values
     ] ;
 
-: drop-dead-outputs ( node -- nodes )
+: drop-dead-outputs ( node -- #shuffle )
     dup out-d>> drop-dead-values tuck in-d>> >>out-d drop ;
 
+: some-outputs-dead? ( #call -- ? )
+    out-d>> [ live-value? not ] contains? ;
+
+: maybe-drop-dead-outputs ( node -- nodes )
+    dup some-outputs-dead? [
+        dup drop-dead-outputs 2array
+    ] when ;
+
 M: #introduce remove-dead-code* ( #introduce -- nodes )
-    dup drop-dead-outputs 2array ;
+    maybe-drop-dead-outputs ;
 
 M: #>r remove-dead-code*
     [ filter-live ] change-out-r
@@ -110,17 +118,9 @@ M: #push remove-dead-code*
     [ in-d>> #drop remove-dead-code* ]
     bi ;
 
-: some-outputs-dead? ( #call -- ? )
-    out-d>> [ live-value? not ] contains? ;
-
 M: #call remove-dead-code*
-    dup dead-flushable-call? [
-        remove-flushable-call
-    ] [
-        dup some-outputs-dead? [
-            dup drop-dead-outputs 2array
-        ] when
-    ] if ;
+    dup dead-flushable-call?
+    [ remove-flushable-call ] [ maybe-drop-dead-outputs ] if ;
 
 M: #shuffle remove-dead-code*
     [ filter-live ] change-in-d
@@ -136,3 +136,9 @@ M: #copy remove-dead-code*
 M: #terminate remove-dead-code*
     [ filter-live ] change-in-d
     [ filter-live ] change-in-r ;
+
+M: #alien-invoke remove-dead-code*
+    maybe-drop-dead-outputs ;
+
+M: #alien-indirect remove-dead-code*
+    maybe-drop-dead-outputs ;
diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor
index 5e888cd871..36fe015611 100755
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ IN: tools.deploy.shaker
                 "specializer"
                 "step-into"
                 "step-into?"
-                "superclass"
                 "transform-n"
                 "transform-quot"
                 "tuple-dispatch-generic"
diff --git a/basis/ui/gadgets/buttons/buttons.factor b/basis/ui/gadgets/buttons/buttons.factor
index b5e8e8a1e1..a079781d69 100755
--- a/basis/ui/gadgets/buttons/buttons.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/gadgets/buttons/buttons.factor
@@ -67,9 +67,12 @@ M: button-paint draw-interior
 M: button-paint draw-boundary
     button-paint draw-boundary ;
 
+: align-left ( button -- button )
+    { 0 1/2 } >>align ; inline
+
 : roll-button-theme ( button -- button )
     f black <solid> dup f <button-paint> >>boundary
-    { 0 1/2 } >>align ; inline
+    align-left ; inline
 
 : <roll-button> ( label quot -- button )
     <button> roll-button-theme ;
@@ -141,7 +144,8 @@ TUPLE: checkbox < button ;
     <checkmark> label-on-right checkbox-theme
     [ model>> toggle-model ]
     checkbox new-button
-        swap >>model ;
+        swap >>model
+        align-left ;
 
 M: checkbox model-changed
     swap model-value over (>>selected?) relayout-1 ;
@@ -179,7 +183,8 @@ TUPLE: radio-control < button value ;
     [ [ value>> ] keep set-control-value ]
     radio-control new-button
         swap >>model
-        swap >>value ; inline
+        swap >>value
+        align-left ; inline
 
 M: radio-control model-changed
     swap model-value
diff --git a/extra/spheres/deploy.factor b/extra/spheres/deploy.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0eeef1e3b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/spheres/deploy.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+USING: tools.deploy.config ;
+H{
+    { deploy-reflection 1 }
+    { deploy-random? t }
+    { deploy-word-defs? f }
+    { deploy-word-props? f }
+    { deploy-name "Spheres" }
+    { deploy-compiler? t }
+    { deploy-math? t }
+    { deploy-io 1 }
+    { deploy-threads? t }
+    { "stop-after-last-window?" t }
+    { deploy-ui? t }
+    { deploy-c-types? f }
+}