paths, further adjustmentsdoc-reform_v0.0.23

28 files changed, 553 insertions, 555 deletions

diff --git a/maker.org b/maker.org
index dfdb618..c3a50d6 100644
--- a/maker.org
+++ b/maker.org
@@ -954,12 +954,67 @@ dub build -h
 #+END_SRC
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC sh
-dub --compiler=ldc2 --config=sdp-ldc --debug=checkdoc --debug=summary --debug=dumpdoc
-dub --compiler=ldc2 --config=sdp-ldc --debug=io
-dub --compiler=ldc2 --config=sdp-ldc --debug=checkdoc --debug=summary --debug=dumpdoc --debug=io
-dub --compiler=ldc2 --config=sdp-ldc-debug --debug=io
-dub --compiler=gdc --config=sdp-gdc-debug --debug=io
-dub --compiler=dmd --config=sdp-dmd-debug --debug=io
+time (dub --compiler=ldc2 --config=sdp-ldc --debug=checkdoc --debug=summary --debug=dumpdoc)
+time (dub --compiler=ldc2 --config=sdp-ldc --debug=io)
+time (dub --compiler=ldc2 --config=sdp-ldc --debug=checkdoc --debug=summary --debug=dumpdoc --debug=io)
+time (dub --compiler=ldc2 --config=sdp-ldc-debug --debug=io)
+time (dub --compiler=gdc --config=sdp-gdc-debug --debug=io)
+time (dub --compiler=dmd --config=sdp-dmd-debug --debug=io)
+#+END_SRC
+
+***** debug flags
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+biblio
+biblio_sorted
+bibliosorted
+block
+bookindex
+bookindexmatch
+bookindexraw
+check
+checkdoc
+code
+comment
+dumpdoc                    write out document contents, with object type and ocn
+endnotes
+endnotes_build
+footnotes
+footnotesdone
+group
+header
+header_and_content
+header1
+headerjson
+headermakejson
+headermetadatajson
+heading
+headings
+headingsfound
+insert
+io
+munge
+node
+objectrelated1
+objectrelated2
+objects
+ocnoff
+para
+parabullet
+parabulletindent
+paraindent
+paraindenthang
+parent
+poem
+quote
+raw
+sdlang
+source
+srclines
+structattrib
+summary
+table
+toc
 #+END_SRC
 
 *** make
diff --git a/org/compile_time_info.org b/org/compile_time_info.org
index 25f3740..281bfe1 100644
--- a/org/compile_time_info.org
+++ b/org/compile_time_info.org
@@ -105,3 +105,5 @@ version(D_LP64) {
   enum bits = "32 bit";
 }
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/default_misc.org b/org/default_misc.org
index bbf1477..9129db2 100644
--- a/org/default_misc.org
+++ b/org/default_misc.org
@@ -709,7 +709,8 @@ template SiSUlanguageCodes() {
 }
 #+END_SRC
 
-* +set colors for terminal+ (unused)                          :colors:terminal:
+* __END__
+** +set colors for terminal+ (unused)                        :colors:terminal:
 
 #+name: meta_ansi_colors
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
diff --git a/org/default_paths.org b/org/default_paths.org
index 369e71b..5334a78 100644
--- a/org/default_paths.org
+++ b/org/default_paths.org
@@ -55,19 +55,30 @@ template PodManifest() {
       }
       auto pod_manifest_path() {
         string _manifest_path;
-        if (isValidPath(_pth) && _pth.isDir
-        && ((_pth.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array).isFile)) {
+        if ((isValidPath(_pth) && exists(_pth)!=0 && _pth.isDir)
+        && (exists(_pth.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array)!=0
+        && (_pth.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array).isFile)) {
           _manifest_path = _pth;
         } else if (_pth.match(rgx.src_pth_contents)
-        && (_pth.isFile)) {
+        && exists(_pth)!=0 && _pth.isDir && (_pth.isFile)) {
           _manifest_path = dirName(_pth);
-        // } else { // _manifest_path = "";
+        } else  {
+          _manifest_path = _pth; // _manifest_path = null;
         }
         return _manifest_path;
       }
-      auto pod_manifest_file_with_path() {
-        string _manifest_path_and_file = pod_manifest_path.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array;
-        return _manifest_path_and_file;
+      string pod_manifest_file_with_path() {
+        string _k;
+        if  (exists(pod_manifest_path.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array)!=0) {
+          _k = pod_manifest_path.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array;
+        } else if (exists(pod_manifest_path)!=0) {
+          _k = pod_manifest_path;
+        }
+        if (exists(_k)==0) {
+          writeln("ERROR >> Processing Skipped! Manifest not found: ", _k);
+          _k = null;
+        }
+        return _k;
       }
     }
     return ManifestFile_();
@@ -176,6 +187,9 @@ template PathMatters() {
             }
             return _k;
           }
+          auto language() {
+            return lng();
+          }
           auto file_with_absolute_path() {
             string _pth = _env["pwd"].chainPath(path_and_fn).array;
             return _pth;
@@ -190,13 +204,15 @@ template PathMatters() {
               auto m = (absolute_path_to_src)
               .match(regex(r"[/](?P<dir>(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))/sisupod/" ~ filename.stripExtension))
             ) {
-              _dir = asAbsolutePath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../")).array;
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../")).array;
               assert(_dir == m.captures["dir"]);
             } else {
-              _dir = asAbsolutePath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../../")).array;
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../../")).array;
               assert(_dir == absolute_path_to_src.match(rgx.src_base_parent_dir_name).captures["dir"]);
             }
-            writeln("--> ", _dir);
+            if ((_opt_actions.debug_do)) {
+              writeln("--> (base_dir)  ", _dir);
+            }
             return _dir;
           }
           auto base_parent_dir_path() {
@@ -205,35 +221,42 @@ template PathMatters() {
               auto m = (absolute_path_to_src)
               .match(regex(r"[/](?P<dir>(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))/sisupod/" ~ filename.stripExtension))
             ) {
-              _dir = asAbsolutePath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../")).array;
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../")).array;
             } else {
-              _dir = asAbsolutePath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../../")).array;
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../../")).array;
             }
             return _dir;
           }
           auto base_dir_path() { // looks like there is work to do
             string _dir;
-            if ( // TODO this should catch generated --source sisupod, untested, needs manifest
+            if (
               auto m = (absolute_path_to_src)
-              .match(regex(r"[/](?P<dir>(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))/sisupod/" ~ filename.stripExtension))
+              .match(rgx.src_formalised_file_path_parts)
+            ) {
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(m.captures["pth"]).array;
+            } else if ( // TODO this should catch generated --source sisupod, untested, needs manifest
+             auto m = (absolute_path_to_src)
+             .match(regex(r"[/](?P<dir>(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))/sisupod/" ~ filename.stripExtension))
             ) {
-              _dir = asAbsolutePath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../")).array;
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../")).array;
             } else {
-              _dir = asAbsolutePath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../")).array;
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../")).array;
+            }
+            if ((_opt_actions.debug_do)) {
+              writeln("--> (base_dir_path) ", _dir);
             }
-            writeln("--> ", _dir);
             return _dir;
           }
           auto media_dir_path() { // TODO rework, can base directly on src fn path
-            auto _dir = asAbsolutePath(base_dir_path.chainPath("media")).array;
+            string _dir = asNormalizedPath(base_dir_path.chainPath("media")).array;
             return _dir;
           }
           auto image_dir_path() {
-            auto _dir = asAbsolutePath(base_dir_path.chainPath("media/image")).array;
+            string _dir = asNormalizedPath(base_dir_path.chainPath("media/image")).array;
             return _dir;
           }
           auto conf_dir_path() {
-            auto _dir = asAbsolutePath(base_dir_path.chainPath("conf")).array;
+            auto _dir = asNormalizedPath(base_dir_path.chainPath("conf")).array;
             return _dir;
           }
           auto base_parent_dir() {
@@ -246,7 +269,9 @@ template PathMatters() {
             } else {
               _dir = (absolute_path_to_src).match(rgx.src_base_parent_dir_name).captures["dir"];
             }
-            writeln("--> ", _dir);
+            if ((_opt_actions.debug_do)) {
+              writeln("--> (base_parent_dir) ", _dir);
+            }
             return _dir;
           }
           auto config_dirs() {                              // TODO
@@ -1011,7 +1036,7 @@ template SiSUpathsSQLite() {
         return fn_src.baseName.stripExtension;
       }
       string base() {
-        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir)).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_root).chainPath(base_dir)).array;
       }
       string seg(string fn_src) {
         return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src))).array;
@@ -1024,3 +1049,5 @@ template SiSUpathsSQLite() {
   }
 }
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/default_regex.org b/org/default_regex.org
index 57c442b..1ad8ee5 100644
--- a/org/default_regex.org
+++ b/org/default_regex.org
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ static src_fn_insert                                  = ctRegex!(`^(?P<path>[a-z
 static src_fn_find_inserts                            = ctRegex!(`^(?P<path>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+/)*(?P<filename>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+[.]ss[im])$`);
 static insert_src_fn_ssi_or_sst                       = ctRegex!(`^<<\s*(?P<path>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+/)*(?P<filename>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+[.]ss[ti])$`);
 static src_base_parent_dir_name                       = ctRegex!(`[/](?P<dir>(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))(?:/media/text/[a-z]{2})$`); // formalizes dir structure
+static src_formalised_file_path_parts                 = ctRegex!(`(?P<pth>(?:[/a-zA-Z0-9._-]+?)(?P<dir>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))(?:/media/text/[a-z]{2})$`); // formalized dir structure
 #+END_SRC
 
 ** inline markup
@@ -501,3 +502,5 @@ static inline_fontface_clean                          = ctRegex!(`[*!_/^,+#■"-
 static table_delimiter_col                           = ctRegex!("[ ]*[┊][ ]*", "mg");
 static table_delimiter_row                           = ctRegex!("[ ]*\n", "mg");
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/imports.org b/org/imports.org
index 3fd71a2..64bc4c3 100644
--- a/org/imports.org
+++ b/org/imports.org
@@ -78,3 +78,5 @@ public import
   sdp.output.paths_output,
   sdp.output.rgx;
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/meta_abstraction.org b/org/meta_abstraction.org
index 9f451e6..b1464b5 100644
--- a/org/meta_abstraction.org
+++ b/org/meta_abstraction.org
@@ -7197,3 +7197,5 @@ struct TheObjects {
   ObjGenericComposite[] oca;
 }
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/meta_debugs.org b/org/meta_debugs.org
index f623076..d11b64b 100644
--- a/org/meta_debugs.org
+++ b/org/meta_debugs.org
@@ -873,3 +873,5 @@ debug(checkdoc) {
   }
 }
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/meta_read_source_files.org b/org/meta_read_source_files.org
index a3a59a5..3bf02b1 100644
--- a/org/meta_read_source_files.org
+++ b/org/meta_read_source_files.org
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ static template configInSite() {
     auto possible_config_path_locations = conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.local_site;
     string config_file_str;
     debug(io) {
-      writeln("in config filename: ", conf_sdl);
-      writeln("in config possible path locations: ", possible_config_path_locations);
+      writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config filename: ", conf_sdl);
+      writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config possible path locations: ", possible_config_path_locations);
     }
     foreach(pth; possible_config_path_locations) {
       auto conf_file = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(to!string(pth), conf_sdl)).array;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static template configInSite() {
       try {
         if (exists(conf_file)) {
           debug(io) {
-            writeln("in config file found: ", conf_file);
+            writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config file found: ", conf_file);
           }
           config_file_str = conf_file.readText;
           break;
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ static template configInDoc() {
     auto possible_config_path_locations = conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.document;
     string config_file_str;
     debug(io) {
-      writeln("in config filename: ", conf_sdl);
-      writeln("in config possible path locations: ", possible_config_path_locations);
+      writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config filename: ", conf_sdl);
+      writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config possible path locations: ", possible_config_path_locations);
     }
     foreach(pth; possible_config_path_locations) {
       auto conf_file = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(to!string(pth), conf_sdl)).array;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static template configInDoc() {
       try {
         if (exists(conf_file)) {
           debug(io) {
-            writeln("in config file found: ", conf_file);
+            writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config file found: ", conf_file);
           }
           config_file_str = conf_file.readText;
           break;
@@ -667,3 +667,4 @@ auto t = tuple(
 return t;
 #+END_SRC
 
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/output_hub.org b/org/output_hub.org
index b147cd6..3c44e7d 100644
--- a/org/output_hub.org
+++ b/org/output_hub.org
@@ -246,3 +246,5 @@ if (doc_matters.opt.action.postgresql) {
   writeln("pgsql processing");
 }
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/output_sisupod.org b/org/output_sisupod.org
index 1031456..82e654b 100644
--- a/org/output_sisupod.org
+++ b/org/output_sisupod.org
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ debug(asserts) {
 }
 mixin SiSUoutputRgxInit;
 string pwd = doc_matters.env.pwd;
-auto src_path_info = doc_matters.src.path_info;
-auto pth_sisudoc_src = doc_matters.src.path_info;
+auto src_path_info = doc_matters.src_path_info;
+auto pth_sisudoc_src = doc_matters.src_path_info;
 auto pths_sisupod = SiSUpathsSisupods!()(doc_matters);
 mixin SiSUlanguageCodes;
 auto lang = Lang();
@@ -113,14 +113,17 @@ debug(sisupod) {
 auto zip = new ZipArchive();
 auto fn_sisupod = pths_sisupod.sisupod_filename(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod;
 { /+ bundle images +/
-  foreach (image; doc_matters.src.image_list) {
+  foreach (image; doc_matters.srcs.image_list) {
     debug(sisupodimages) {
       writeln(
         pth_sisudoc_src.image_root.to!string, "/", image, " -> ",
         pths_sisupod.image_root(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod, "/", image
       );
     }
-    auto fn_src_in = pth_sisudoc_src.image_root.to!string ~ "/" ~ image;
+    auto fn_src_in = ((doc_matters.src.is_pod)
+      ? doc_matters.src.image_dir_path
+      : pth_sisudoc_src.image_root).to!string
+      ~ "/" ~ image;
     auto fn_src_out_sisupod_zip_base
       = pths_sisupod.image_root(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod.to!string
       ~ "/" ~ image;
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ auto fn_sisupod = pths_sisupod.sisupod_filename(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod;
       ~ "/" ~ image;
     if (exists(fn_src_in)) {
       debug(io) {
-        writeln("src out found: ", fn_src_in);
+        writeln("WARNING (io debug) src out found: ", fn_src_in);
       }
       if (doc_matters.opt.action.source) {
         fn_src_in.copy(fn_src_out_filesystem);
@@ -144,13 +147,15 @@ auto fn_sisupod = pths_sisupod.sisupod_filename(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod;
       }
     } else {
       if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose) {
-        writeln("src out NOT found (image): ", fn_src_in);
+        writeln("WARNING (io) src out NOT found (image): ", fn_src_in);
       }
     }
   }
 } { /+ bundle sisu_document_make +/
-  auto fn_src_in
-    = pth_sisudoc_src.conf_root.to!string ~ "/" ~ "sisu_document_make"; // check (_sisu/sisu_document_make)
+  auto fn_src_in = ((doc_matters.src.is_pod)
+    ? doc_matters.src.conf_dir_path
+    : pth_sisudoc_src.conf_root).to!string
+    ~ "/" ~ "sisu_document_make";
   auto fn_src_out_sisupod_zip_base
     = pths_sisupod.conf_root(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod.to!string ~ "/" ~ "sisu_document_make";
   auto fn_src_out_filesystem
@@ -158,7 +163,7 @@ auto fn_sisupod = pths_sisupod.sisupod_filename(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod;
     ~ "/" ~ "sisu_document_make"; // TODO
   if (exists(fn_src_in)) {
     debug(io) {
-      writeln("src out found: ", fn_src_in);
+      writeln("WARNING (io debug) src out found: ", fn_src_in);
     }
     if (doc_matters.opt.action.source) {
       fn_src_in.copy(fn_src_out_filesystem);
@@ -172,8 +177,9 @@ auto fn_sisupod = pths_sisupod.sisupod_filename(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod;
       zip.addMember(zip_arc_member_file);
     }
   } else {
-    if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose) {
-      writeln("src out NOT found (document make): ", fn_src_in);
+    if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose
+    || doc_matters.opt.action.debug_do) {
+      writeln("WARNING (io) src out NOT found (document make): ", fn_src_in);
     }
   }
 } { /+ TODO bundle primary file +/
@@ -188,7 +194,7 @@ auto fn_sisupod = pths_sisupod.sisupod_filename(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod;
   string[] filelist_src_zpod_arr;
   if (exists(fn_src_in)) {
     debug(io) {
-      writeln("src out found: ", fn_src_in);
+      writeln("WARNING (io debug) src out found: ", fn_src_in);
     }
     filelist_src_out_sisupod_arr ~= fn_src_out_sisupod_zip_base;
     filelist_src_zpod_arr ~= fn_src_out_inside_pod;
@@ -209,13 +215,14 @@ auto fn_sisupod = pths_sisupod.sisupod_filename(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod;
       zip.addMember(zip_arc_member_file);
     }
   } else {
-    if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose) {
-      writeln("src out NOT found (markup source): ", fn_src_in);
+    if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose
+    || doc_matters.opt.action.debug_do) {
+      writeln("WARNING (io) src out NOT found (markup source): ", fn_src_in);
     }
   }
 } { /+ bundle insert files +/
-  if (doc_matters.src.file_insert_list.length > 0) {
-    foreach (insert_file; doc_matters.src.file_insert_list) {
+  if (doc_matters.srcs.file_insert_list.length > 0) {
+    foreach (insert_file; doc_matters.srcs.file_insert_list) {
       debug(sisupod) {
         writeln(
           insert_file, " -> ",
@@ -241,7 +248,7 @@ auto fn_sisupod = pths_sisupod.sisupod_filename(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod;
         ).filesystem_open_zpod.to!string;
       if (exists(fn_src_in)) {
         debug(io) {
-          writeln("src out found: ", fn_src_in);
+          writeln("WARNING (io debug) src out found: ", fn_src_in);
         }
         if (doc_matters.opt.action.source) {
           fn_src_in.copy(fn_src_out_filesystem);
@@ -256,8 +263,9 @@ auto fn_sisupod = pths_sisupod.sisupod_filename(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod;
           createZipFile!()(fn_sisupod, zip.build());
         }
       } else {
-        if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose) {
-          writeln("src out NOT found (insert file): ", fn_src_in);
+        if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose
+        || doc_matters.opt.action.debug_do) {
+          writeln("WARNING (io) src out NOT found (insert file): ", fn_src_in);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -318,3 +326,5 @@ if (exists(fn_sisupod)) {
   }
 }
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/output_sqlite.org b/org/output_sqlite.org
index 08e4b8d..710e9df 100644
--- a/org/output_sqlite.org
+++ b/org/output_sqlite.org
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ auto html_table(O)(
 #+name: sqlite_db_initialize
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 auto pth_sqlite = SiSUpathsSQLite!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.src.language);
+pth_sqlite.base.mkdirRecurse;
 auto db = Database(pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.env.pwd.baseName));
 // auto db = Database(":memory:"); // open database in memory
 if (doc_matters.opt.action.sqlite_create) {
@@ -917,7 +918,10 @@ insert_metadata.bind(":rights_license",                    doc_matters.conf_make
 // insert_metadata.bind(":links",                          doc_matters.conf_make_meta.meta.links);
 insert_metadata.execute(); insert_metadata.reset();
 /+ watch +/
-writeln("sql statement executed");
+writeln(" ", pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.env.pwd.baseName));
+if ((doc_matters.opt.action.verbose)) {
+  writeln("sql statement executed");
+}
 assert(db.totalChanges == 1);
 #+END_SRC
 
@@ -1425,17 +1429,19 @@ foreach (part; doc_parts) {
       break;
     }
     if (obj.is_a == "heading") {
-      writeln(
-        "markup: ", obj.heading_lev_markup,
-        "> ", obj.dom_markedup,
-        "; collapsed: ", obj.heading_lev_collapsed,
-        "> ", obj.dom_collapsed,
-        "; ocn: ", obj.ocn,
-        " node: ", obj.node,
-        "; parent: ", obj.parent_lev_markup,
-        "; ocn: ", obj.parent_ocn,
-        "; ",
-      );
+      if ((doc_matters.opt.action.verbose)) {
+        writeln(
+          "markup: ", obj.heading_lev_markup,
+          "> ", obj.dom_markedup,
+          "; collapsed: ", obj.heading_lev_collapsed,
+          "> ", obj.dom_collapsed,
+          "; ocn: ", obj.ocn,
+          " node: ", obj.node,
+          "; parent: ", obj.parent_lev_markup,
+          "; ocn: ", obj.parent_ocn,
+          "; ",
+        );
+      }
     }
     insert_doc_objects.bind(":t_of",        obj.is_of);
     insert_doc_objects.bind(":t_is",        obj.is_a);
@@ -1467,3 +1473,5 @@ foreach (part; doc_parts) {
   }
 }
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/output_sqlite_discrete.org b/org/output_sqlite_discrete.org
index abcb5b3..ecf8033 100644
--- a/org/output_sqlite_discrete.org
+++ b/org/output_sqlite_discrete.org
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ auto html_table(O)(
 #+name: sqlite_db_initialize
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 auto pth_sqlite = SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.src.language);
+pth_sqlite.base.mkdirRecurse;
 auto db = Database(pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.src.filename));
 // auto db = Database(":memory:"); // open database in memory
 db.run("
@@ -885,7 +886,10 @@ insert_metadata.bind(":rights_license",                    doc_matters.conf_make
 // insert_metadata.bind(":links",                          doc_matters.conf_make_meta.meta.links);
 insert_metadata.execute(); insert_metadata.reset();
 /+ watch +/
-writeln("sql statement executed");
+writeln(" ", pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.src.filename));
+if ((doc_matters.opt.action.verbose)) {
+  writeln("sql statement executed");
+}
 assert(db.totalChanges == 1);
 #+END_SRC
 
@@ -1393,17 +1397,19 @@ foreach (part; doc_parts) {
       break;
     }
     if (obj.is_a == "heading") {
-      writeln(
-        "markup: ", obj.heading_lev_markup,
-        "> ", obj.dom_markedup,
-        "; collapsed: ", obj.heading_lev_collapsed,
-        "> ", obj.dom_collapsed,
-        "; ocn: ", obj.ocn,
-        " node: ", obj.node,
-        "; parent: ", obj.parent_lev_markup,
-        "; ocn: ", obj.parent_ocn,
-        "; ",
-      );
+      if ((doc_matters.opt.action.verbose)) {
+        writeln(
+          "markup: ", obj.heading_lev_markup,
+          "> ", obj.dom_markedup,
+          "; collapsed: ", obj.heading_lev_collapsed,
+          "> ", obj.dom_collapsed,
+          "; ocn: ", obj.ocn,
+          " node: ", obj.node,
+          "; parent: ", obj.parent_lev_markup,
+          "; ocn: ", obj.parent_ocn,
+          "; ",
+        );
+      }
     }
     insert_doc_objects.bind(":t_of",        obj.is_of);
     insert_doc_objects.bind(":t_is",        obj.is_a);
@@ -1435,3 +1441,5 @@ foreach (part; doc_parts) {
   }
 }
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/output_xmls.org b/org/output_xmls.org
index 19f8552..4a0babb 100644
--- a/org/output_xmls.org
+++ b/org/output_xmls.org
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ string epub3_oebps_content(D,I,P)(D doc_abstraction, I doc_matters, P parts) {
   content ~= parts["manifest_documents"];
   // TODO sort jpg & png
   content ~= "    " ~ "<!-- Images -->" ~ "\n  ";
-  foreach (image; doc_matters.src.image_list) {
+  foreach (image; doc_matters.srcs.image_list) {
     content ~= format(q"¶      <item id="%s" href="%s/%s" media-type="image/%s" />
 ¶",
       image.baseName.stripExtension,
@@ -2575,24 +2575,24 @@ void epub3_write_output_files(M,D,E,Mt,Mic,Otnx,Otn,Oc)(
       createZipFile!()(fn_epub, zip.build());
     }
     { /+ OEBPS/_sisu/image (images) +/
-      foreach (image; doc_matters.src.image_list) {
+      foreach (image; doc_matters.srcs.image_list) {
         debug(epub_output) {
-          if (exists(doc_matters.src.path_info.image_root ~ "/" ~ image)) {
-            (doc_matters.src.path_info.image_root ~ "/" ~ image)
+          if (exists(doc_matters.src_path_info.image_root ~ "/" ~ image)) {
+            (doc_matters.src_path_info.image_root ~ "/" ~ image)
             .copy((pth_epub3.dbg_doc_oebps_image(doc_matters.src.filename)) ~ "/" ~ image);
           }
         }
       }
-      foreach (image; doc_matters.src.image_list) {
+      foreach (image; doc_matters.srcs.image_list) {
         debug(epub_output) {
           debug(epub_images) {
             writeln(
-              doc_matters.src.path_info.image_root, image, " -> ",
+              doc_matters.src_path_info.image_root, image, " -> ",
               pth_epub3.dbg_doc_oebps_image(doc_matters.src.filename), "/", image
             );
           }
         }
-        auto fn_src = doc_matters.src.path_info.image_root ~ image;
+        auto fn_src = doc_matters.src_path_info.image_root ~ image;
         auto fn_out =  pth_epub3.doc_oebps_image(doc_matters.src.filename).to!string ~ "/" ~ image;
         if (exists(fn_src)) {
           {
@@ -2649,3 +2649,5 @@ void epub3_write_output_files(M,D,E,Mt,Mic,Otnx,Otn,Oc)(
   }
 }
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/output_xmls_css.org b/org/output_xmls_css.org
index 16423fc..bd76e4d 100644
--- a/org/output_xmls_css.org
+++ b/org/output_xmls_css.org
@@ -1273,3 +1273,5 @@ Consider what if anything should be used here
 #+name: css_epub
 #+BEGIN_SRC css
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/output_zip.org b/org/output_zip.org
index 1da1704..d392b38 100644
--- a/org/output_zip.org
+++ b/org/output_zip.org
@@ -37,3 +37,5 @@ template createZipFile() {
   }
 }
 #+END_SRC
+
+* __END__
diff --git a/org/sdp.org b/org/sdp.org
index 799f4ec..d277ec0 100644
--- a/org/sdp.org
+++ b/org/sdp.org
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ version (Posix) {
 
 ** 0. sdp src/sdp                                                 :template:
 
+- process files (act according to requirements of each type)
+  - by sourcefilename
+  - by sourcefiles contents identifier
+  - by zip filename
+
 #+BEGIN_SRC d  :tangle ../src/sdp/sdp.d :shebang #!/usr/bin/env rdmd
-/+
-  sdp: sisu document parser
-       a SiSU document parser writen in D
-       see http://sisudoc.org.
-+/
 module sdp.sisu_document_parser;
 import
   sdp.conf.compile_time_info,
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ import
 <<imports_sdp>>
 <<mixin_sdp_version>>
 <<mixin_pre_main>>
-/++ A SiSU document parser writen in D. +/
+/++
+name        "sdp"
+description "A SiSU inspired document parser writen in D."
+homepage    "http://sisudoc.org"
++/
 void main(string[] args) {
   <<sdp_mixin>>
   <<sdp_args>>
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ void main(string[] args) {
     foreach(manifest; _manifests[1..$]) {
       if (!empty(manifest.src.filename)) {
         <<sdp_each_file_do_scope>>
-        <<sdp_abstraction>>
+        <<sdp_each_file_do_abstraction>>
         <<sdp_each_file_do_debugs_checkdoc>>
         <<sdp_each_file_do_selected_output>>
         <<sdp_each_file_do_scope_exit>>
@@ -93,11 +97,6 @@ void main(string[] args) {
   }
 }
 unittest {
-  /++
-  name        "sdp"
-  description "A SiSU document parser writen in D."
-  homepage    "http://sisudoc.org"
-  +/
 }
 #+END_SRC
 
@@ -134,9 +133,9 @@ import
 ├── src
 │   ├── sdp.d
 │   └── sdp
-│       ├── metadoc_from_src.d
-│       ├── ...
-│       └── compile_time_info.d
+│       ├── conf
+│       ├── meta
+│       └── output
 └── views
     └── version.txt
 
@@ -150,6 +149,7 @@ import
 [[./sdp.org][sdp]]
 
 keep up to date, configuration in ../maker.org
+
 check:
 - http://github.com/Abscissa/SDLang-D
 - https://github.com/abscissa/libInputVisitor
@@ -326,158 +326,121 @@ if (helpInfo.helpWanted) {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 struct OptActions {
   auto assertions() {
-    auto _k = opts["assertions"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["assertions"];
   }
   auto concordance() {
-    auto _k = opts["concordance"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["concordance"];
   }
   auto debug_do() {
-    auto _k = opts["debug"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["debug"];
   }
   auto digest() {
-    auto _k = opts["digest"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["digest"];
   }
   auto docbook() {
-    auto _k = opts["docbook"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["docbook"];
   }
   auto epub() {
-    auto _k = opts["epub"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["epub"];
   }
   auto html() {
-    auto _k = opts["html"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["html"];
   }
   auto html_seg() {
-    auto _k = opts["html-seg"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["html-seg"];
   }
   auto html_scroll() {
-    auto _k = opts["html-scroll"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["html-scroll"];
   }
   auto manifest() {
-    auto _k = opts["manifest"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["manifest"];
   }
   auto ocn() {
-    auto _k = opts["ocn"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["ocn"];
   }
   auto odt() {
-    auto _k = opts["odt"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["odt"];
   }
   auto pdf() {
-    auto _k = opts["pdf"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["pdf"];
   }
   auto postgresql() {
-    auto _k = opts["postgresql"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["postgresql"];
   }
   auto qrcode() {
-    auto _k = opts["qrcode"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["qrcode"];
   }
   auto sisupod() {
-    auto _k = opts["sisupod"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["sisupod"];
   }
   auto source() {
-    auto _k = opts["source"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["source"];
   }
   auto sqlite_discrete() {
-    auto _k = opts["sqlite-discrete"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["sqlite-discrete"];
   }
   auto sqlite_update() {
-    auto _k = opts["sqlite-update"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["sqlite-update"];
   }
   auto sqlite_create() {
-    auto _k = opts["sqlite-create"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["sqlite-create"];
   }
   auto sqlite_drop() {
-    auto _k = opts["sqlite-drop"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["sqlite-drop"];
   }
   auto text() {
-    auto _k = opts["text"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["text"];
   }
   auto verbose() {
-    auto _k = opts["verbose"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["verbose"];
   }
   auto xhtml() {
-    auto _k = opts["xhtml"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["xhtml"];
   }
   auto xml_dom() {
-    auto _k = opts["xml-dom"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["xml-dom"];
   }
   auto xml_sax() {
-    auto _k = opts["xml-sax"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["xml-sax"];
   }
   auto section_toc() {
-    auto _k = opts["section_toc"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["section_toc"];
   }
   auto section_body() {
-    auto _k = opts["section_body"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["section_body"];
   }
   auto section_endnotes() {
-    auto _k = opts["section_endnotes"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["section_endnotes"];
   }
   auto section_glossary() {
-    auto _k = opts["section_glossary"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["section_glossary"];
   }
   auto section_biblio() {
-    auto _k = opts["section_biblio"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["section_biblio"];
   }
   auto section_bookindex() {
-    auto _k = opts["section_bookindex"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["section_bookindex"];
   }
   auto section_blurb() {
-    auto _k = opts["section_blurb"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["section_blurb"];
   }
   auto backmatter() {
-    auto _k = opts["backmatter"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["backmatter"];
   }
   auto skip_output() {
-    auto _k = opts["skip-output"];
-    return _k;
+    return opts["skip-output"];
   }
   auto languages_set() {
-    auto _k = settings["lang"].split(",");
-    return _k;
+    return settings["lang"].split(",");
   }
   auto output_dir_set() {
-    auto _k = settings["output-dir"];
-    return _k;
+    return settings["output-dir"];
   }
 }
 auto _opt_action = OptActions();
 #+END_SRC
 
-***** getopt processing path, _manifest[]                                      >>
+***** getopt processing path, _manifest[]                                                  >>
 
 #+NAME: sdp_args
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
@@ -504,24 +467,28 @@ foreach(arg; args[1..$]) {
       "file not found: «" ~
       sisudoc_txt_ ~ "»"
     );
-    try {
-      if (exists(sisudoc_txt_)) {
-        contents_location_raw_ = sisudoc_txt_.readText;
+    if (exists(sisudoc_txt_)) {
+      try {
+        if (exists(sisudoc_txt_)) {
+          contents_location_raw_ = sisudoc_txt_.readText;
+        }
       }
-    }
-    catch (ErrnoException ex) {
-    }
-    catch (FileException ex) {
-      // Handle errors
-    }
-    if (contents_location_raw_.match(rgx.pod_content_location)) { // (file name followed by language codes \n)+
-      foreach (m; contents_location_raw_.matchAll(rgx.pod_content_location)) {
-        foreach (n; m.captures[2].matchAll(rgx.language_codes)) {
-          contents_location_ ~= "media/text/" ~ n.captures[1].to!string ~ "/" ~ m.captures[1].to!string ~ "\n";
+      catch (ErrnoException ex) {
+      }
+      catch (FileException ex) {
+        // Handle errors
+      }
+      if (contents_location_raw_.match(rgx.pod_content_location)) { // (file name followed by language codes \n)+
+        foreach (m; contents_location_raw_.matchAll(rgx.pod_content_location)) {
+          foreach (n; m.captures[2].matchAll(rgx.language_codes)) {
+            contents_location_ ~= "media/text/" ~ n.captures[1].to!string ~ "/" ~ m.captures[1].to!string ~ "\n";
+          }
         }
+      } else {
+        contents_location_ = contents_location_raw_;
       }
-    } else { // (file name with path \n)+
-      contents_location_ = contents_location_raw_;
+    } else {
+      writeln("manifest not found: ", sisudoc_txt_);
     }
     auto contents_locations_arr
       = (cast(char[]) contents_location_).split;
@@ -542,7 +509,11 @@ foreach(arg; args[1..$]) {
       }
     }
   } else if (arg.match(rgx.src_pth_sst_or_ssm)) {
-    _manifests ~= PathMatters!()(_opt_action, _env, arg, arg); // gather input markup source file names for processing
+    if (exists(arg)==0) {
+      writeln("ERROR >> Processing Skipped! File not found: ", arg);
+    } else {
+      _manifests ~= PathMatters!()(_opt_action, _env, arg, arg); // gather input markup source file names for processing
+    }
   } else if (arg.match(rgx.src_pth_zip)) {
     // fns_src ~= arg;             // gather input markup source file names for processing
   } else {                      // anything remaining, unused
@@ -564,11 +535,17 @@ auto conf_files_composite_make = confFilesSDLtoStruct!()(sdl_root_config_documen
 #+NAME: sdp_do_selected
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 if (!(_opt_action.skip_output)) {
+  debug(steps) {
+    writeln("step0 commence → (without processing files)");
+  }
   outputHubOp!()(_opt_action);
+  debug(steps) {
+    writeln("- step0 complete");
+  }
 }
 #+END_SRC
 
-** _2b. processing: loop each file_ [+2]                          :loop:files:
+** _2b. processing: (loop each file)_ [+2]                       :loop:files:
 *** scope (loop)                                                    :scope:
 
 #+NAME: sdp_each_file_do_scope
@@ -604,7 +581,7 @@ enforce(
   - doc_abstraction (the document)
   - doc_matters
 
-#+NAME: sdp_abstraction
+#+NAME: sdp_each_file_do_abstraction
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 auto t = SiSUabstraction!()(_env, _opt_action, manifest);
 static assert(!isTypeTuple!(t));
@@ -644,7 +621,13 @@ if ((doc_matters.opt.action.debug_do)
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 /+ ↓ output hub +/
 if (!(doc_matters.opt.action.skip_output)) {
+  debug(steps) {
+    writeln("step5 commence → (process outputs)");
+  }
   outputHub!()(doc_abstraction, doc_matters);
+  debug(steps) {
+    writeln("- step5 complete");
+  }
 }
 #+END_SRC
 
@@ -700,7 +683,7 @@ template SiSUabstraction() {
 }
 #+END_SRC
 
-** 1. raw file content split, doc: _header_, _content_ +(lists: subdocs? images?)  >>
+** 1. raw file content split, doc: _header_, _content_ +(lists: subdocs? images?)   >>
 - [[./meta_read_source_files.org][meta_read_source_files]]
 
 - read in the _marked up source document_ and
@@ -731,8 +714,7 @@ if build source pod requested all information needed to build it available at th
 /+ ↓ read file (filename with path) +/
 /+ ↓ file tuple of header and content +/
 debug(steps) {
-  writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__,
-    ": step1 commence → (get document header & body & insert file list & if needed image list)"
+  writeln("step1 commence → (get document header & body & insert file list & if needed image list)"
   );
 }
 auto _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist
@@ -740,7 +722,7 @@ auto _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist
 static assert(!isTypeTuple!(_header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist));
 static assert(_header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist.length==4);
 debug(steps) {
-  writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__, ": step1 complete");
+  writeln("- step1 complete");
 }
 debug(header_and_body) {
   writeln(header);
@@ -766,21 +748,19 @@ debug(header_and_body) {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 /+ ↓ split header into make and meta +/
 debug(steps) {
-  writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__,
-    ": step2 commence → (doc header: make & meta as struct)"
-   );
+  writeln("step2 commence → (read document header - toml or sdlang, return struct)");
 }
 auto _make_and_meta_struct
   = docHeaderMakeAndMetaTupExtractAndConvertToStruct!()(
     conf_files_composite_make,
     _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist[headBody.header]
-  ); // breakage ...
+  );
 debug(steps) {
-  writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__, ": step2 complete");
+  writeln("- step2 complete");
 }
 #+END_SRC
 
-** 3. _document abstraction, tuple_ (output-pre-processing)                      >>
+** 3. _document abstraction, tuple_ (output-pre-processing)                       >>
 - [[./meta_abstraction.org][meta_abstraction]]
 
 - prepare the document abstraction used in downstream processing
@@ -798,7 +778,7 @@ debug(steps) {
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 /+ ↓ document abstraction: process document, return abstraction as tuple +/
 debug(steps) {
-  writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__, ": step3 commence → (document abstraction (da); da keys; segnames; doc_matters)");
+  writeln("step3 commence → (document abstraction (da); da keys; segnames; doc_matters)");
 }
 auto da = SiSUdocAbstraction!()(
   _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist[headBody.body_content],
@@ -813,11 +793,11 @@ string[] _doc_html_segnames = da[docAbst.segnames];
 string[] _doc_epub_segnames_0_4 = da[docAbst.segnames_0_4];
 auto _images = da[docAbst.images];
 debug(steps) {
-  writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__, ": step3 complete");
+  writeln("- step3 complete");
 }
 #+END_SRC
 
-** 4. _document matters_ (doc info gathered, various sources)                    >>
+** 4. _document matters_ (doc info gathered, various sources)                     >>
 
 - prepare document_matters, miscellany about processing and the document of use
   in downstream processing
@@ -825,12 +805,11 @@ debug(steps) {
 #+NAME: sdp_each_file_do_document_matters
 #+BEGIN_SRC d
 debug(steps) {
-  writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__, ": step4 commence → (doc_matters)");
+  writeln("step4 commence → (doc_matters)");
 }
 struct DocumentMatters {
   auto conf_make_meta() { // TODO meld with all make instructions
-    auto _k = _make_and_meta_struct;
-    return _k;
+    return _make_and_meta_struct;
   }
   auto env() {
     struct Env_ {
@@ -856,51 +835,15 @@ struct DocumentMatters {
     return Opt_();
   }
   auto src() {
+    return _manifest.src;
+  }
+  auto src_path_info() {
+    return SiSUpathsSRC!()(_manifest.env.pwd, _manifest.src.file_with_absolute_path); // would like (to have and use) relative path
+  }
+  auto srcs() {
     struct SRC_ {
-      auto is_pod() {
-        return _manifest.src.is_pod;
-      }
-      auto filename() {
-        return _manifest.src.filename;
-      }
-      auto language() {
-        return _manifest.src.lng;
-      }
-      auto path_info() {
-        auto _k = SiSUpathsSRC!()(_manifest.env.pwd, _manifest.src.file_with_absolute_path); // would like (to have and use) relative path
-        return _k;
-      }
-      auto file_with_absolute_path() {
-        auto _k = _manifest.src.file_with_absolute_path;
-        return _k;
-      }
-      auto absolute_path_to_src() {
-        auto _k = _manifest.src.absolute_path_to_src;
-        return _k;
-      }
-      auto base_dir() {
-        auto _k = _manifest.src.base_dir;
-        return _k;
-      }
-      auto base_parent_dir_path() {
-        auto _k = _manifest.src.base_parent_dir_path;
-        return _k;
-      }
-      auto base_dir_path() {
-        auto _k = _manifest.src.base_dir_path;
-        return _k;
-      }
-      auto media_dir_path() {
-        auto _k = _manifest.src.media_dir_path;
-        return _k;
-      }
-      auto base_parent_dir() {
-        auto _k = _manifest.src.base_parent_dir;
-        return _k;
-      }
       auto file_insert_list() {
-        string[] _k = _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist[headBody.insert_file_list];
-        return _k;
+        return _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist[headBody.insert_file_list];
       }
       auto image_list() {
         return _images;
@@ -909,48 +852,19 @@ struct DocumentMatters {
     return SRC_();
   }
   auto pod() {
-    struct Pod_ {
-      auto src_is_pod() {
-        return _manifest.pod.src_is_pod;
-      }
-      auto manifest_list_of_filenames() {
-        return _manifest.pod.manifest_list_of_filenames;
-      }
-      auto manifest_list_of_languages() {
-        return _manifest.pod.manifest_list_of_languages;
-      }
-      auto manifest_filename() {
-        return _manifest.pod.manifest_filename;
-      }
-      auto manifest_path() {
-        return _manifest.pod.manifest_path;
-      }
-      auto manifest_file_with_path() {
-        return _manifest.pod.manifest_file_with_path;
-      }
-      auto config_dirs() {
-        return _manifest.pod.config_dirs;
-      }
-      auto image_dirs() {
-        return _manifest.pod.image_dirs;
-      }
-    }
-    return Pod_();
+    return _manifest.pod;
   }
   auto xml() {
     struct XML_ {
       auto keys_seq() {
         /+ contains .seg & .scroll sequences +/
-        auto _k = _document_section_keys_sequenced;
-        return _k;
+        return _document_section_keys_sequenced;
       }
       string[] segnames() {
-        string[] _k = _doc_html_segnames;
-        return _k;
+        return _doc_html_segnames;
       }
       string[] segnames_lv_0_to_4() {
-        string[] _k = _doc_epub_segnames_0_4;
-        return _k;
+        return _doc_epub_segnames_0_4;
       }
     }
     return XML_();
@@ -961,7 +875,7 @@ struct DocumentMatters {
 }
 auto doc_matters = DocumentMatters();
 debug(steps) {
-  writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__, ": step4 complete");
+  writeln("- step4 complete");
 }
 #+END_SRC
 
diff --git a/src/sdp/meta/metadoc.d b/src/sdp/meta/metadoc.d
index 129e53c..cbc5d51 100644
--- a/src/sdp/meta/metadoc.d
+++ b/src/sdp/meta/metadoc.d
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ template SiSUabstraction() {
     /+ ↓ read file (filename with path) +/
     /+ ↓ file tuple of header and content +/
     debug(steps) {
-      writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__,
-        ": step1 commence → (get document header & body & insert file list & if needed image list)"
+      writeln("step1 commence → (get document header & body & insert file list & if needed image list)"
       );
     }
     auto _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ template SiSUabstraction() {
     static assert(!isTypeTuple!(_header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist));
     static assert(_header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist.length==4);
     debug(steps) {
-      writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__, ": step1 complete");
+      writeln("- step1 complete");
     }
     debug(header_and_body) {
       writeln(header);
@@ -60,21 +59,19 @@ template SiSUabstraction() {
     }
     /+ ↓ split header into make and meta +/
     debug(steps) {
-      writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__,
-        ": step2 commence → (doc header: make & meta as struct)"
-       );
+      writeln("step2 commence → (read document header - toml or sdlang, return struct)");
     }
     auto _make_and_meta_struct
       = docHeaderMakeAndMetaTupExtractAndConvertToStruct!()(
         conf_files_composite_make,
         _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist[headBody.header]
-      ); // breakage ...
+      );
     debug(steps) {
-      writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__, ": step2 complete");
+      writeln("- step2 complete");
     }
     /+ ↓ document abstraction: process document, return abstraction as tuple +/
     debug(steps) {
-      writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__, ": step3 commence → (document abstraction (da); da keys; segnames; doc_matters)");
+      writeln("step3 commence → (document abstraction (da); da keys; segnames; doc_matters)");
     }
     auto da = SiSUdocAbstraction!()(
       _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist[headBody.body_content],
@@ -89,15 +86,14 @@ template SiSUabstraction() {
     string[] _doc_epub_segnames_0_4 = da[docAbst.segnames_0_4];
     auto _images = da[docAbst.images];
     debug(steps) {
-      writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__, ": step3 complete");
+      writeln("- step3 complete");
     }
     debug(steps) {
-      writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__, ": step4 commence → (doc_matters)");
+      writeln("step4 commence → (doc_matters)");
     }
     struct DocumentMatters {
       auto conf_make_meta() { // TODO meld with all make instructions
-        auto _k = _make_and_meta_struct;
-        return _k;
+        return _make_and_meta_struct;
       }
       auto env() {
         struct Env_ {
@@ -123,51 +119,15 @@ template SiSUabstraction() {
         return Opt_();
       }
       auto src() {
+        return _manifest.src;
+      }
+      auto src_path_info() {
+        return SiSUpathsSRC!()(_manifest.env.pwd, _manifest.src.file_with_absolute_path); // would like (to have and use) relative path
+      }
+      auto srcs() {
         struct SRC_ {
-          auto is_pod() {
-            return _manifest.src.is_pod;
-          }
-          auto filename() {
-            return _manifest.src.filename;
-          }
-          auto language() {
-            return _manifest.src.lng;
-          }
-          auto path_info() {
-            auto _k = SiSUpathsSRC!()(_manifest.env.pwd, _manifest.src.file_with_absolute_path); // would like (to have and use) relative path
-            return _k;
-          }
-          auto file_with_absolute_path() {
-            auto _k = _manifest.src.file_with_absolute_path;
-            return _k;
-          }
-          auto absolute_path_to_src() {
-            auto _k = _manifest.src.absolute_path_to_src;
-            return _k;
-          }
-          auto base_dir() {
-            auto _k = _manifest.src.base_dir;
-            return _k;
-          }
-          auto base_parent_dir_path() {
-            auto _k = _manifest.src.base_parent_dir_path;
-            return _k;
-          }
-          auto base_dir_path() {
-            auto _k = _manifest.src.base_dir_path;
-            return _k;
-          }
-          auto media_dir_path() {
-            auto _k = _manifest.src.media_dir_path;
-            return _k;
-          }
-          auto base_parent_dir() {
-            auto _k = _manifest.src.base_parent_dir;
-            return _k;
-          }
           auto file_insert_list() {
-            string[] _k = _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist[headBody.insert_file_list];
-            return _k;
+            return _header_body_insertfilelist_imagelist[headBody.insert_file_list];
           }
           auto image_list() {
             return _images;
@@ -176,48 +136,19 @@ template SiSUabstraction() {
         return SRC_();
       }
       auto pod() {
-        struct Pod_ {
-          auto src_is_pod() {
-            return _manifest.pod.src_is_pod;
-          }
-          auto manifest_list_of_filenames() {
-            return _manifest.pod.manifest_list_of_filenames;
-          }
-          auto manifest_list_of_languages() {
-            return _manifest.pod.manifest_list_of_languages;
-          }
-          auto manifest_filename() {
-            return _manifest.pod.manifest_filename;
-          }
-          auto manifest_path() {
-            return _manifest.pod.manifest_path;
-          }
-          auto manifest_file_with_path() {
-            return _manifest.pod.manifest_file_with_path;
-          }
-          auto config_dirs() {
-            return _manifest.pod.config_dirs;
-          }
-          auto image_dirs() {
-            return _manifest.pod.image_dirs;
-          }
-        }
-        return Pod_();
+        return _manifest.pod;
       }
       auto xml() {
         struct XML_ {
           auto keys_seq() {
             /+ contains .seg & .scroll sequences +/
-            auto _k = _document_section_keys_sequenced;
-            return _k;
+            return _document_section_keys_sequenced;
           }
           string[] segnames() {
-            string[] _k = _doc_html_segnames;
-            return _k;
+            return _doc_html_segnames;
           }
           string[] segnames_lv_0_to_4() {
-            string[] _k = _doc_epub_segnames_0_4;
-            return _k;
+            return _doc_epub_segnames_0_4;
           }
         }
         return XML_();
@@ -228,7 +159,7 @@ template SiSUabstraction() {
     }
     auto doc_matters = DocumentMatters();
     debug(steps) {
-      writeln(__LINE__, ":", __FILE__, ": step4 complete");
+      writeln("- step4 complete");
     }
     auto t = tuple(doc_abstraction, doc_matters);
     static assert(t.length==2);
diff --git a/src/sdp/meta/read_config_files.d b/src/sdp/meta/read_config_files.d
index 52446e8..15a7a67 100644
--- a/src/sdp/meta/read_config_files.d
+++ b/src/sdp/meta/read_config_files.d
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ static template configInSite() {
     auto possible_config_path_locations = conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.local_site;
     string config_file_str;
     debug(io) {
-      writeln("in config filename: ", conf_sdl);
-      writeln("in config possible path locations: ", possible_config_path_locations);
+      writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config filename: ", conf_sdl);
+      writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config possible path locations: ", possible_config_path_locations);
     }
     foreach(pth; possible_config_path_locations) {
       auto conf_file = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(to!string(pth), conf_sdl)).array;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static template configInSite() {
       try {
         if (exists(conf_file)) {
           debug(io) {
-            writeln("in config file found: ", conf_file);
+            writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config file found: ", conf_file);
           }
           config_file_str = conf_file.readText;
           break;
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ static template configInDoc() {
     auto possible_config_path_locations = conf_file_details.possible_config_path_locations.document;
     string config_file_str;
     debug(io) {
-      writeln("in config filename: ", conf_sdl);
-      writeln("in config possible path locations: ", possible_config_path_locations);
+      writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config filename: ", conf_sdl);
+      writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config possible path locations: ", possible_config_path_locations);
     }
     foreach(pth; possible_config_path_locations) {
       auto conf_file = asNormalizedPath(chainPath(to!string(pth), conf_sdl)).array;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static template configInDoc() {
       try {
         if (exists(conf_file)) {
           debug(io) {
-            writeln("in config file found: ", conf_file);
+            writeln("WARNING (io debug) in config file found: ", conf_file);
           }
           config_file_str = conf_file.readText;
           break;
diff --git a/src/sdp/meta/rgx.d b/src/sdp/meta/rgx.d
index c196ad2..fe9e36d 100644
--- a/src/sdp/meta/rgx.d
+++ b/src/sdp/meta/rgx.d
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static template SiSUrgxInit() {
     static src_fn_find_inserts                            = ctRegex!(`^(?P<path>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+/)*(?P<filename>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+[.]ss[im])$`);
     static insert_src_fn_ssi_or_sst                       = ctRegex!(`^<<\s*(?P<path>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+/)*(?P<filename>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+[.]ss[ti])$`);
     static src_base_parent_dir_name                       = ctRegex!(`[/](?P<dir>(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))(?:/media/text/[a-z]{2})$`); // formalizes dir structure
+    static src_formalised_file_path_parts                 = ctRegex!(`(?P<pth>(?:[/a-zA-Z0-9._-]+?)(?P<dir>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))(?:/media/text/[a-z]{2})$`); // formalized dir structure
     /+ inline markup footnotes endnotes +/
     static inline_notes_al                                = ctRegex!(`【(?:[*+]\s+|\s*)(.+?)】`, "mg");
     static inline_notes_al_gen                            = ctRegex!(`【.+?】`, "m");
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/epub3.d b/src/sdp/output/epub3.d
index 3c8eb4d..131d6f9 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/epub3.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/epub3.d
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ template outputEPub3() {
     content ~= parts["manifest_documents"];
     // TODO sort jpg & png
     content ~= "    " ~ "<!-- Images -->" ~ "\n  ";
-    foreach (image; doc_matters.src.image_list) {
+    foreach (image; doc_matters.srcs.image_list) {
       content ~= format(q"¶      <item id="%s" href="%s/%s" media-type="image/%s" />
   ¶",
         image.baseName.stripExtension,
@@ -712,24 +712,24 @@ template outputEPub3() {
         createZipFile!()(fn_epub, zip.build());
       }
       { /+ OEBPS/_sisu/image (images) +/
-        foreach (image; doc_matters.src.image_list) {
+        foreach (image; doc_matters.srcs.image_list) {
           debug(epub_output) {
-            if (exists(doc_matters.src.path_info.image_root ~ "/" ~ image)) {
-              (doc_matters.src.path_info.image_root ~ "/" ~ image)
+            if (exists(doc_matters.src_path_info.image_root ~ "/" ~ image)) {
+              (doc_matters.src_path_info.image_root ~ "/" ~ image)
               .copy((pth_epub3.dbg_doc_oebps_image(doc_matters.src.filename)) ~ "/" ~ image);
             }
           }
         }
-        foreach (image; doc_matters.src.image_list) {
+        foreach (image; doc_matters.srcs.image_list) {
           debug(epub_output) {
             debug(epub_images) {
               writeln(
-                doc_matters.src.path_info.image_root, image, " -> ",
+                doc_matters.src_path_info.image_root, image, " -> ",
                 pth_epub3.dbg_doc_oebps_image(doc_matters.src.filename), "/", image
               );
             }
           }
-          auto fn_src = doc_matters.src.path_info.image_root ~ image;
+          auto fn_src = doc_matters.src_path_info.image_root ~ image;
           auto fn_out =  pth_epub3.doc_oebps_image(doc_matters.src.filename).to!string ~ "/" ~ image;
           if (exists(fn_src)) {
             {
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/paths_output.d b/src/sdp/output/paths_output.d
index 4a1c2e4..537de45 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/paths_output.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/paths_output.d
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ template SiSUpathsSQLite() {
         return fn_src.baseName.stripExtension;
       }
       string base() {
-        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_base).chainPath(base_dir)).array;
+        return asNormalizedPath((out_pth.output_root).chainPath(base_dir)).array;
       }
       string seg(string fn_src) {
         return asNormalizedPath(base.chainPath(base_filename(fn_src))).array;
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/paths_source.d b/src/sdp/output/paths_source.d
index d141b86..731fff3 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/paths_source.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/paths_source.d
@@ -24,19 +24,30 @@ template PodManifest() {
       }
       auto pod_manifest_path() {
         string _manifest_path;
-        if (isValidPath(_pth) && _pth.isDir
-        && ((_pth.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array).isFile)) {
+        if ((isValidPath(_pth) && exists(_pth)!=0 && _pth.isDir)
+        && (exists(_pth.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array)!=0
+        && (_pth.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array).isFile)) {
           _manifest_path = _pth;
         } else if (_pth.match(rgx.src_pth_contents)
-        && (_pth.isFile)) {
+        && exists(_pth)!=0 && _pth.isDir && (_pth.isFile)) {
           _manifest_path = dirName(_pth);
-        // } else { // _manifest_path = "";
+        } else  {
+          _manifest_path = _pth; // _manifest_path = null;
         }
         return _manifest_path;
       }
-      auto pod_manifest_file_with_path() {
-        string _manifest_path_and_file = pod_manifest_path.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array;
-        return _manifest_path_and_file;
+      string pod_manifest_file_with_path() {
+        string _k;
+        if  (exists(pod_manifest_path.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array)!=0) {
+          _k = pod_manifest_path.chainPath(pod_manifest_filename).array;
+        } else if (exists(pod_manifest_path)!=0) {
+          _k = pod_manifest_path;
+        }
+        if (exists(_k)==0) {
+          writeln("ERROR >> Processing Skipped! Manifest not found: ", _k);
+          _k = null;
+        }
+        return _k;
       }
     }
     return ManifestFile_();
@@ -139,6 +150,9 @@ template PathMatters() {
             }
             return _k;
           }
+          auto language() {
+            return lng();
+          }
           auto file_with_absolute_path() {
             string _pth = _env["pwd"].chainPath(path_and_fn).array;
             return _pth;
@@ -153,13 +167,15 @@ template PathMatters() {
               auto m = (absolute_path_to_src)
               .match(regex(r"[/](?P<dir>(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))/sisupod/" ~ filename.stripExtension))
             ) {
-              _dir = asAbsolutePath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../")).array;
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../")).array;
               assert(_dir == m.captures["dir"]);
             } else {
-              _dir = asAbsolutePath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../../")).array;
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../../")).array;
               assert(_dir == absolute_path_to_src.match(rgx.src_base_parent_dir_name).captures["dir"]);
             }
-            writeln("--> ", _dir);
+            if ((_opt_actions.debug_do)) {
+              writeln("--> (base_dir)  ", _dir);
+            }
             return _dir;
           }
           auto base_parent_dir_path() {
@@ -168,35 +184,42 @@ template PathMatters() {
               auto m = (absolute_path_to_src)
               .match(regex(r"[/](?P<dir>(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))/sisupod/" ~ filename.stripExtension))
             ) {
-              _dir = asAbsolutePath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../")).array;
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../")).array;
             } else {
-              _dir = asAbsolutePath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../../")).array;
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../../")).array;
             }
             return _dir;
           }
           auto base_dir_path() { // looks like there is work to do
             string _dir;
-            if ( // TODO this should catch generated --source sisupod, untested, needs manifest
+            if (
               auto m = (absolute_path_to_src)
-              .match(regex(r"[/](?P<dir>(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))/sisupod/" ~ filename.stripExtension))
+              .match(rgx.src_formalised_file_path_parts)
+            ) {
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(m.captures["pth"]).array;
+            } else if ( // TODO this should catch generated --source sisupod, untested, needs manifest
+             auto m = (absolute_path_to_src)
+             .match(regex(r"[/](?P<dir>(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))/sisupod/" ~ filename.stripExtension))
             ) {
-              _dir = asAbsolutePath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../")).array;
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../")).array;
             } else {
-              _dir = asAbsolutePath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../")).array;
+              _dir = asNormalizedPath(path_and_fn.chainPath("../../")).array;
+            }
+            if ((_opt_actions.debug_do)) {
+              writeln("--> (base_dir_path) ", _dir);
             }
-            writeln("--> ", _dir);
             return _dir;
           }
           auto media_dir_path() { // TODO rework, can base directly on src fn path
-            auto _dir = asAbsolutePath(base_dir_path.chainPath("media")).array;
+            string _dir = asNormalizedPath(base_dir_path.chainPath("media")).array;
             return _dir;
           }
           auto image_dir_path() {
-            auto _dir = asAbsolutePath(base_dir_path.chainPath("media/image")).array;
+            string _dir = asNormalizedPath(base_dir_path.chainPath("media/image")).array;
             return _dir;
           }
           auto conf_dir_path() {
-            auto _dir = asAbsolutePath(base_dir_path.chainPath("conf")).array;
+            auto _dir = asNormalizedPath(base_dir_path.chainPath("conf")).array;
             return _dir;
           }
           auto base_parent_dir() {
@@ -209,7 +232,9 @@ template PathMatters() {
             } else {
               _dir = (absolute_path_to_src).match(rgx.src_base_parent_dir_name).captures["dir"];
             }
-            writeln("--> ", _dir);
+            if ((_opt_actions.debug_do)) {
+              writeln("--> (base_parent_dir) ", _dir);
+            }
             return _dir;
           }
           auto config_dirs() {                              // TODO
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/rgx.d b/src/sdp/output/rgx.d
index 1c32351..c962937 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/rgx.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/rgx.d
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ static template SiSUoutputRgxInit() {
     static src_fn_find_inserts                            = ctRegex!(`^(?P<path>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+/)*(?P<filename>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+[.]ss[im])$`);
     static insert_src_fn_ssi_or_sst                       = ctRegex!(`^<<\s*(?P<path>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+/)*(?P<filename>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+[.]ss[ti])$`);
     static src_base_parent_dir_name                       = ctRegex!(`[/](?P<dir>(?:[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))(?:/media/text/[a-z]{2})$`); // formalizes dir structure
+    static src_formalised_file_path_parts                 = ctRegex!(`(?P<pth>(?:[/a-zA-Z0-9._-]+?)(?P<dir>[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+))(?:/media/text/[a-z]{2})$`); // formalized dir structure
     /+ inline markup footnotes endnotes +/
     static inline_notes_al                                = ctRegex!(`【(?:[*+]\s+|\s*)(.+?)】`, "mg");
     static inline_notes_al_gen                            = ctRegex!(`【.+?】`, "m");
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/source_sisupod.d b/src/sdp/output/source_sisupod.d
index c48a0e3..4e3bfc1 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/source_sisupod.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/source_sisupod.d
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ template SiSUpod() {
     }
     mixin SiSUoutputRgxInit;
     string pwd = doc_matters.env.pwd;
-    auto src_path_info = doc_matters.src.path_info;
-    auto pth_sisudoc_src = doc_matters.src.path_info;
+    auto src_path_info = doc_matters.src_path_info;
+    auto pth_sisudoc_src = doc_matters.src_path_info;
     auto pths_sisupod = SiSUpathsSisupods!()(doc_matters);
     mixin SiSUlanguageCodes;
     auto lang = Lang();
@@ -58,14 +58,17 @@ template SiSUpod() {
       auto zip = new ZipArchive();
       auto fn_sisupod = pths_sisupod.sisupod_filename(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod;
       { /+ bundle images +/
-        foreach (image; doc_matters.src.image_list) {
+        foreach (image; doc_matters.srcs.image_list) {
           debug(sisupodimages) {
             writeln(
               pth_sisudoc_src.image_root.to!string, "/", image, " -> ",
               pths_sisupod.image_root(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod, "/", image
             );
           }
-          auto fn_src_in = pth_sisudoc_src.image_root.to!string ~ "/" ~ image;
+          auto fn_src_in = ((doc_matters.src.is_pod)
+            ? doc_matters.src.image_dir_path
+            : pth_sisudoc_src.image_root).to!string
+            ~ "/" ~ image;
           auto fn_src_out_sisupod_zip_base
             = pths_sisupod.image_root(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod.to!string
             ~ "/" ~ image;
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ template SiSUpod() {
             ~ "/" ~ image;
           if (exists(fn_src_in)) {
             debug(io) {
-              writeln("src out found: ", fn_src_in);
+              writeln("WARNING (io debug) src out found: ", fn_src_in);
             }
             if (doc_matters.opt.action.source) {
               fn_src_in.copy(fn_src_out_filesystem);
@@ -89,13 +92,15 @@ template SiSUpod() {
             }
           } else {
             if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose) {
-              writeln("src out NOT found (image): ", fn_src_in);
+              writeln("WARNING (io) src out NOT found (image): ", fn_src_in);
             }
           }
         }
       } { /+ bundle sisu_document_make +/
-        auto fn_src_in
-          = pth_sisudoc_src.conf_root.to!string ~ "/" ~ "sisu_document_make"; // check (_sisu/sisu_document_make)
+        auto fn_src_in = ((doc_matters.src.is_pod)
+          ? doc_matters.src.conf_dir_path
+          : pth_sisudoc_src.conf_root).to!string
+          ~ "/" ~ "sisu_document_make";
         auto fn_src_out_sisupod_zip_base
           = pths_sisupod.conf_root(doc_matters.src.filename).zpod.to!string ~ "/" ~ "sisu_document_make";
         auto fn_src_out_filesystem
@@ -103,7 +108,7 @@ template SiSUpod() {
           ~ "/" ~ "sisu_document_make"; // TODO
         if (exists(fn_src_in)) {
           debug(io) {
-            writeln("src out found: ", fn_src_in);
+            writeln("WARNING (io debug) src out found: ", fn_src_in);
           }
           if (doc_matters.opt.action.source) {
             fn_src_in.copy(fn_src_out_filesystem);
@@ -117,8 +122,9 @@ template SiSUpod() {
             zip.addMember(zip_arc_member_file);
           }
         } else {
-          if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose) {
-            writeln("src out NOT found (document make): ", fn_src_in);
+          if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose
+          || doc_matters.opt.action.debug_do) {
+            writeln("WARNING (io) src out NOT found (document make): ", fn_src_in);
           }
         }
       } { /+ TODO bundle primary file +/
@@ -133,7 +139,7 @@ template SiSUpod() {
         string[] filelist_src_zpod_arr;
         if (exists(fn_src_in)) {
           debug(io) {
-            writeln("src out found: ", fn_src_in);
+            writeln("WARNING (io debug) src out found: ", fn_src_in);
           }
           filelist_src_out_sisupod_arr ~= fn_src_out_sisupod_zip_base;
           filelist_src_zpod_arr ~= fn_src_out_inside_pod;
@@ -154,13 +160,14 @@ template SiSUpod() {
             zip.addMember(zip_arc_member_file);
           }
         } else {
-          if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose) {
-            writeln("src out NOT found (markup source): ", fn_src_in);
+          if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose
+          || doc_matters.opt.action.debug_do) {
+            writeln("WARNING (io) src out NOT found (markup source): ", fn_src_in);
           }
         }
       } { /+ bundle insert files +/
-        if (doc_matters.src.file_insert_list.length > 0) {
-          foreach (insert_file; doc_matters.src.file_insert_list) {
+        if (doc_matters.srcs.file_insert_list.length > 0) {
+          foreach (insert_file; doc_matters.srcs.file_insert_list) {
             debug(sisupod) {
               writeln(
                 insert_file, " -> ",
@@ -186,7 +193,7 @@ template SiSUpod() {
               ).filesystem_open_zpod.to!string;
             if (exists(fn_src_in)) {
               debug(io) {
-                writeln("src out found: ", fn_src_in);
+                writeln("WARNING (io debug) src out found: ", fn_src_in);
               }
               if (doc_matters.opt.action.source) {
                 fn_src_in.copy(fn_src_out_filesystem);
@@ -201,8 +208,9 @@ template SiSUpod() {
                 createZipFile!()(fn_sisupod, zip.build());
               }
             } else {
-              if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose) {
-                writeln("src out NOT found (insert file): ", fn_src_in);
+              if (doc_matters.opt.action.verbose
+              || doc_matters.opt.action.debug_do) {
+                writeln("WARNING (io) src out NOT found (insert file): ", fn_src_in);
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/sqlite.d b/src/sdp/output/sqlite.d
index 4abe3d1..25940cc 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/sqlite.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/sqlite.d
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ template SQLiteBuildTablesAndPopulate() {
         auto ref              I    doc_matters,
       ) {
         auto pth_sqlite = SiSUpathsSQLite!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.src.language);
+        pth_sqlite.base.mkdirRecurse;
         auto db = Database(pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.env.pwd.baseName));
         // auto db = Database(":memory:"); // open database in memory
         if (doc_matters.opt.action.sqlite_create) {
@@ -816,7 +817,10 @@ template SQLiteBuildTablesAndPopulate() {
         // insert_metadata.bind(":links",                          doc_matters.conf_make_meta.meta.links);
         insert_metadata.execute(); insert_metadata.reset();
         /+ watch +/
-        writeln("sql statement executed");
+        writeln(" ", pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.env.pwd.baseName));
+        if ((doc_matters.opt.action.verbose)) {
+          writeln("sql statement executed");
+        }
         assert(db.totalChanges == 1);
         //
         Statement insert_doc_objects = db.prepare("
@@ -1030,17 +1034,19 @@ template SQLiteBuildTablesAndPopulate() {
               break;
             }
             if (obj.is_a == "heading") {
-              writeln(
-                "markup: ", obj.heading_lev_markup,
-                "> ", obj.dom_markedup,
-                "; collapsed: ", obj.heading_lev_collapsed,
-                "> ", obj.dom_collapsed,
-                "; ocn: ", obj.ocn,
-                " node: ", obj.node,
-                "; parent: ", obj.parent_lev_markup,
-                "; ocn: ", obj.parent_ocn,
-                "; ",
-              );
+              if ((doc_matters.opt.action.verbose)) {
+                writeln(
+                  "markup: ", obj.heading_lev_markup,
+                  "> ", obj.dom_markedup,
+                  "; collapsed: ", obj.heading_lev_collapsed,
+                  "> ", obj.dom_collapsed,
+                  "; ocn: ", obj.ocn,
+                  " node: ", obj.node,
+                  "; parent: ", obj.parent_lev_markup,
+                  "; ocn: ", obj.parent_ocn,
+                  "; ",
+                );
+              }
             }
             insert_doc_objects.bind(":t_of",        obj.is_of);
             insert_doc_objects.bind(":t_is",        obj.is_a);
diff --git a/src/sdp/output/sqlite_discrete.d b/src/sdp/output/sqlite_discrete.d
index 0c323d1..b256389 100644
--- a/src/sdp/output/sqlite_discrete.d
+++ b/src/sdp/output/sqlite_discrete.d
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ template SQLiteDiscreteBuildTablesAndPopulate() {
         auto ref              I    doc_matters,
       ) {
         auto pth_sqlite = SiSUpathsSQLiteDiscrete!()(doc_matters.output_path, doc_matters.src.language);
+        pth_sqlite.base.mkdirRecurse;
         auto db = Database(pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.src.filename));
         // auto db = Database(":memory:"); // open database in memory
         db.run("
@@ -813,7 +814,10 @@ template SQLiteDiscreteBuildTablesAndPopulate() {
         // insert_metadata.bind(":links",                          doc_matters.conf_make_meta.meta.links);
         insert_metadata.execute(); insert_metadata.reset();
         /+ watch +/
-        writeln("sql statement executed");
+        writeln(" ", pth_sqlite.sqlite_file(doc_matters.src.filename));
+        if ((doc_matters.opt.action.verbose)) {
+          writeln("sql statement executed");
+        }
         assert(db.totalChanges == 1);
         //
         Statement insert_doc_objects = db.prepare("
@@ -1027,17 +1031,19 @@ template SQLiteDiscreteBuildTablesAndPopulate() {
               break;
             }
             if (obj.is_a == "heading") {
-              writeln(
-                "markup: ", obj.heading_lev_markup,
-                "> ", obj.dom_markedup,
-                "; collapsed: ", obj.heading_lev_collapsed,
-                "> ", obj.dom_collapsed,
-                "; ocn: ", obj.ocn,
-                " node: ", obj.node,
-                "; parent: ", obj.parent_lev_markup,
-                "; ocn: ", obj.parent_ocn,
-                "; ",
-              );
+              if ((doc_matters.opt.action.verbose)) {
+                writeln(
+                  "markup: ", obj.heading_lev_markup,
+                  "> ", obj.dom_markedup,
+                  "; collapsed: ", obj.heading_lev_collapsed,
+                  "> ", obj.dom_collapsed,
+                  "; ocn: ", obj.ocn,
+                  " node: ", obj.node,
+                  "; parent: ", obj.parent_lev_markup,
+                  "; ocn: ", obj.parent_ocn,
+                  "; ",
+                );
+              }
             }
             insert_doc_objects.bind(":t_of",        obj.is_of);
             insert_doc_objects.bind(":t_is",        obj.is_a);
diff --git a/src/sdp/sdp.d b/src/sdp/sdp.d
index 4e43a67..b0e75e6 100755
--- a/src/sdp/sdp.d
+++ b/src/sdp/sdp.d
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env rdmd
-/+
-  sdp: sisu document parser
-       a SiSU document parser writen in D
-       see http://sisudoc.org.
-+/
 module sdp.sisu_document_parser;
 import
   sdp.conf.compile_time_info,
@@ -30,7 +25,11 @@ import
   sdp.output.paths_source;
 mixin(import("version.txt"));
 mixin CompileTimeInfo;
-/++ A SiSU document parser writen in D. +/
+/++
+name        "sdp"
+description "A SiSU inspired document parser writen in D."
+homepage    "http://sisudoc.org"
++/
 void main(string[] args) {
   mixin SiSUrgxInit;
   mixin SiSUregisters;
@@ -149,152 +148,115 @@ void main(string[] args) {
   }
   struct OptActions {
     auto assertions() {
-      auto _k = opts["assertions"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["assertions"];
     }
     auto concordance() {
-      auto _k = opts["concordance"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["concordance"];
     }
     auto debug_do() {
-      auto _k = opts["debug"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["debug"];
     }
     auto digest() {
-      auto _k = opts["digest"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["digest"];
     }
     auto docbook() {
-      auto _k = opts["docbook"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["docbook"];
     }
     auto epub() {
-      auto _k = opts["epub"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["epub"];
     }
     auto html() {
-      auto _k = opts["html"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["html"];
     }
     auto html_seg() {
-      auto _k = opts["html-seg"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["html-seg"];
     }
     auto html_scroll() {
-      auto _k = opts["html-scroll"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["html-scroll"];
     }
     auto manifest() {
-      auto _k = opts["manifest"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["manifest"];
     }
     auto ocn() {
-      auto _k = opts["ocn"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["ocn"];
     }
     auto odt() {
-      auto _k = opts["odt"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["odt"];
     }
     auto pdf() {
-      auto _k = opts["pdf"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["pdf"];
     }
     auto postgresql() {
-      auto _k = opts["postgresql"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["postgresql"];
     }
     auto qrcode() {
-      auto _k = opts["qrcode"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["qrcode"];
     }
     auto sisupod() {
-      auto _k = opts["sisupod"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["sisupod"];
     }
     auto source() {
-      auto _k = opts["source"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["source"];
     }
     auto sqlite_discrete() {
-      auto _k = opts["sqlite-discrete"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["sqlite-discrete"];
     }
     auto sqlite_update() {
-      auto _k = opts["sqlite-update"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["sqlite-update"];
     }
     auto sqlite_create() {
-      auto _k = opts["sqlite-create"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["sqlite-create"];
     }
     auto sqlite_drop() {
-      auto _k = opts["sqlite-drop"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["sqlite-drop"];
     }
     auto text() {
-      auto _k = opts["text"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["text"];
     }
     auto verbose() {
-      auto _k = opts["verbose"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["verbose"];
     }
     auto xhtml() {
-      auto _k = opts["xhtml"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["xhtml"];
     }
     auto xml_dom() {
-      auto _k = opts["xml-dom"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["xml-dom"];
     }
     auto xml_sax() {
-      auto _k = opts["xml-sax"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["xml-sax"];
     }
     auto section_toc() {
-      auto _k = opts["section_toc"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["section_toc"];
     }
     auto section_body() {
-      auto _k = opts["section_body"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["section_body"];
     }
     auto section_endnotes() {
-      auto _k = opts["section_endnotes"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["section_endnotes"];
     }
     auto section_glossary() {
-      auto _k = opts["section_glossary"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["section_glossary"];
     }
     auto section_biblio() {
-      auto _k = opts["section_biblio"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["section_biblio"];
     }
     auto section_bookindex() {
-      auto _k = opts["section_bookindex"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["section_bookindex"];
     }
     auto section_blurb() {
-      auto _k = opts["section_blurb"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["section_blurb"];
     }
     auto backmatter() {
-      auto _k = opts["backmatter"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["backmatter"];
     }
     auto skip_output() {
-      auto _k = opts["skip-output"];
-      return _k;
+      return opts["skip-output"];
     }
     auto languages_set() {
-      auto _k = settings["lang"].split(",");
-      return _k;
+      return settings["lang"].split(",");
     }
     auto output_dir_set() {
-      auto _k = settings["output-dir"];
-      return _k;
+      return settings["output-dir"];
     }
   }
   auto _opt_action = OptActions();
@@ -321,24 +283,28 @@ void main(string[] args) {
         "file not found: «" ~
         sisudoc_txt_ ~ "»"
       );
-      try {
-        if (exists(sisudoc_txt_)) {
-          contents_location_raw_ = sisudoc_txt_.readText;
+      if (exists(sisudoc_txt_)) {
+        try {
+          if (exists(sisudoc_txt_)) {
+            contents_location_raw_ = sisudoc_txt_.readText;
+          }
         }
-      }
-      catch (ErrnoException ex) {
-      }
-      catch (FileException ex) {
-        // Handle errors
-      }
-      if (contents_location_raw_.match(rgx.pod_content_location)) { // (file name followed by language codes \n)+
-        foreach (m; contents_location_raw_.matchAll(rgx.pod_content_location)) {
-          foreach (n; m.captures[2].matchAll(rgx.language_codes)) {
-            contents_location_ ~= "media/text/" ~ n.captures[1].to!string ~ "/" ~ m.captures[1].to!string ~ "\n";
+        catch (ErrnoException ex) {
+        }
+        catch (FileException ex) {
+          // Handle errors
+        }
+        if (contents_location_raw_.match(rgx.pod_content_location)) { // (file name followed by language codes \n)+
+          foreach (m; contents_location_raw_.matchAll(rgx.pod_content_location)) {
+            foreach (n; m.captures[2].matchAll(rgx.language_codes)) {
+              contents_location_ ~= "media/text/" ~ n.captures[1].to!string ~ "/" ~ m.captures[1].to!string ~ "\n";
+            }
           }
+        } else {
+          contents_location_ = contents_location_raw_;
         }
-      } else { // (file name with path \n)+
-        contents_location_ = contents_location_raw_;
+      } else {
+        writeln("manifest not found: ", sisudoc_txt_);
       }
       auto contents_locations_arr
         = (cast(char[]) contents_location_).split;
@@ -359,7 +325,11 @@ void main(string[] args) {
         }
       }
     } else if (arg.match(rgx.src_pth_sst_or_ssm)) {
-      _manifests ~= PathMatters!()(_opt_action, _env, arg, arg); // gather input markup source file names for processing
+      if (exists(arg)==0) {
+        writeln("ERROR >> Processing Skipped! File not found: ", arg);
+      } else {
+        _manifests ~= PathMatters!()(_opt_action, _env, arg, arg); // gather input markup source file names for processing
+      }
     } else if (arg.match(rgx.src_pth_zip)) {
       // fns_src ~= arg;             // gather input markup source file names for processing
     } else {                      // anything remaining, unused
@@ -368,7 +338,13 @@ void main(string[] args) {
   }
   
   if (!(_opt_action.skip_output)) {
+    debug(steps) {
+      writeln("step0 commence → (without processing files)");
+    }
     outputHubOp!()(_opt_action);
+    debug(steps) {
+      writeln("- step0 complete");
+    }
   }
   if (_manifests.length > 1) { // _manifests[0] initialized dummy element
     foreach(manifest; _manifests[1..$]) {
@@ -413,7 +389,13 @@ void main(string[] args) {
         }
         /+ ↓ output hub +/
         if (!(doc_matters.opt.action.skip_output)) {
+          debug(steps) {
+            writeln("step5 commence → (process outputs)");
+          }
           outputHub!()(doc_abstraction, doc_matters);
+          debug(steps) {
+            writeln("- step5 complete");
+          }
         }
         scope(exit) {
           debug(checkdoc) {
@@ -433,9 +415,4 @@ void main(string[] args) {
   }
 }
 unittest {
-  /++
-  name        "sdp"
-  description "A SiSU document parser writen in D."
-  homepage    "http://sisudoc.org"
-  +/
 }