diff --git a/src/application.lua b/src/application.lua
index 4dd7945..5ca2a1f 100644
--- a/src/application.lua
+++ b/src/application.lua
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 
 --#include "src/libluacomp.lua"
 
+__DSYM = {}
+
 local parser = argparse(arg[0]:match("[^/]+$"), "LuaComp v"..LUACOMP_VERSION.."\nA preprocessor+postprocessor written in Lua.")
 parser:argument("input", "Input file (- for STDIN)")
 parser:option("-O --output", "Output file. (- for STDOUT)", "-")
 parser:option("-m --minifier", "Sets the postprocessor", "none")
 parser:option("-x --executable", "Makes the script an executable (default: current lua version)"):args "?"
+parser:flag("-g --debugging", "Adds inline debugging utils to assist in debugging."):action(function() DEBUGGING=true end)
 parser:flag("--generator-code", "Outputs only the code from the generator.")
 parser:flag("--verbose", "Verbose output. (Debugging)"):action(function() VERBOSE=true end)
 parser:flag("--post-processors", "Lists postprocessors"):action(function()
@@ -48,6 +51,35 @@ else
 	f = io.stdin
 end
 local ocode = luacomp.process_file(f, (file == "-") and "stdin" or file, args.generator_code)
+if DEBUGGING then
+	-- generate debugging symbols
+	local dsyms = {"LEM:LCDEBUG!!!"}
+	for i=1, #__DSYM do
+		local sym = __DSYM[i]
+		local sym_str = string.format("FILE[%s]:START[%d,%d]:END[%d:%d]:FILE[%d,%d]", sym.file, sym.sx or 0, sym.sy or 0, sym.ex or 0, sym.ey or 0, sym.fx or -1, sym.fy or -1)
+		if sym.tag then
+			sym_str = sym_str .. ":"..sym.tag
+		end
+		table.insert(dsyms, sym_str)
+	end
+	ocode = ocode .. "\n--[["..table.concat(dsyms, "\n").."\n]]"
+end
+
+if DEBUGGING then
+	local dsymt = {}
+	for i=1, #__DSYM do
+		local sym = __DSYM[i]
+		local symstr = string.format("file=%q,sx=%q,sy=%q,ex=%q,ey=%q,fx=%q,fy=%q", sym.file, sym.sx or 0, sym.sy or 0, sym.ex or 0, sym.ey or 0, sym.fx or -1, sym.fy or -1)
+		if sym.tagv then
+			for i=1, #sym.tagv.vals do
+				sym.tagv.vals[i]=string.format("%q", sym.tagv.vals[i])
+			end
+			symstr = symstr .. ",tag={" ..string.format("type=%q,vals={%s}", sym.tagv.type, table.concat(sym.tagv.vals, ",")).."}"
+		end
+		table.insert(dsymt,"{"..symstr.."}")
+	end
+	ocode = "_G['LCDEBUG!!!'] = {\n"..table.concat(dsymt, ",\n").."\n}\n" .. ocode
+end
 
 local minifier = providers[args.minifier]
 dprint("Minifier: "..args.minifier, minifier)
diff --git a/src/ast2.lua b/src/ast2.lua
index a2387f8..3944b07 100644
--- a/src/ast2.lua
+++ b/src/ast2.lua
@@ -386,6 +386,19 @@ do
 		return ematch
 	end
 
+	function ast.add_debugging_info(list, str, sx, sy)
+		if DEBUGGING then
+			local node = list[#list]
+			node.sx = sx
+			node.sy = sy
+			node.ey, node.ex = str:get_yx()
+			node.file = str.file
+			if not str.file then
+				luacomp.error("Node has no file!\n"..debug.traceback())
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
 	-- And now we parse
 	function ast.parse(str)
 		local cast = {}
@@ -408,11 +421,13 @@ do
 					end
 				end
 				return true
-			end, "--#", "$".."[[", "@".."[[", "$".."[{", "@".."[{", "$".."(") -- trust me, this was needed
+			end, "--".."#", "$".."[[", "@".."[[", "$".."[{", "@".."[{", "$".."(", "//".."##") -- trust me, this was needed
 			--dprint("searched")
+			local sy, sx = str:get_yx()
 			if not match then
 				--dprint("not found")
 				table.insert(cast, {type="content", val=str:next(str:size())})
+				ast.add_debugging_info(cast, str, sx, sy)
 				break
 			end
 			local epos = str:tell()
@@ -422,11 +437,12 @@ do
 				local chunk = str:next(size)
 				if not chunk:match("^%s+$") then
 					table.insert(cast, {type="content", val=chunk})
+					ast.add_debugging_info(cast, str, sx, sy)
 				end
 				str:skip(#match)
 			end
 			--dprint("match: "..match)
-			if match == "--#" then
+			if match == "--".."#" or match == "//".."##" then
 				--str:skip(3)
 				table.insert(cast, ast.parse_directive(str))
 			elseif match == "$".."[[" then
@@ -446,9 +462,10 @@ do
 				local var = ast.parse_envvar(str)
 				table.insert(cast, {type="evar", val=var})
 			else
-				ast.parser_error(str, "what")
+				ast.parser_error(str, "internal compiler error")
 			end
 			--dprint("Parsed")
+			ast.add_debugging_info(cast, str, sx, sy)
 		end
 
 		return cast
diff --git a/src/directives/include.lua b/src/directives/include.lua
index 662fce6..1e1a353 100644
--- a/src/directives/include.lua
+++ b/src/directives/include.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function directives.include(env, file, asmod)
 	env.code = env.code .. code .. "\n"]]
 	if asmod then env.code = env.code .. "local "..asmod.." = (function()\n" end
 	if env.pragmas.include_file_name == "y" then
-		env.code = env.code .. "-- " .. file .. "\n"
+		env.code = env.code .. "-- BEGIN " .. file .. "\n"
 	end
 	local code = luacomp.process_file(file, file) .. "\n"
 	if env.pragmas.prefix_local_file_numbers == "y" then
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ function directives.include(env, file, asmod)
 		code = newcode
 	end
 	env.code = env.code .. code
+	if env.pragmas.include_file_name == "y" then
+		env.code = env.code .. "-- END " .. file .. "\n"
+	end
 	if asmod then env.code = env.code .. "end)()\n" end
 	return true
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/generator2.lua b/src/generator2.lua
index 977a035..de293ba 100644
--- a/src/generator2.lua
+++ b/src/generator2.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,23 @@ do
 		local gcode = ""
 		for i=1, #ast do
 			local leaf = ast[i]
+			if DEBUGGING then
+				if not leaf.file then
+					local linfo = {}
+					for k, v in pairs(leaf) do
+						table.insert(linfo, tostring(k).."\t"..tostring(v))
+					end
+					luacomp.error("Node has no file!\n"..debug.traceback().."\n"..table.concat(linfo, "\n"))
+				end
+				table.insert(__DSYM, {
+					sx = leaf.sx,
+					sy = leaf.sy,
+					ex = leaf.ex,
+					ey = leaf.ey,
+					file = leaf.file
+				})
+				gcode = gcode .. string.format("push_debuginfo(%d)\n", #__DSYM)
+			end
 			if leaf.type == "directive" then
 				gcode = gcode .. string.format("call_directive(%q,", leaf.name)
 				local pargs = {}
@@ -57,14 +74,49 @@ do
 		end
 		fenv._G = fenv
 		fenv._GENERATOR = env
+		local lsym
+		function fenv.push_debuginfo(idx)
+			local ent = __DSYM[idx]
+			local linecount = 0
+			for l in env.code:gmatch("[^\n]*") do
+				linecount = linecount+1
+			end
+			local x = 1
+			while true do
+				x = x + 1
+				local c = env.code:sub(#env.code-x, #env.code-x)
+				if c == "\n" or c == "" then
+					break
+				end
+			end
+			ent.fx = x-1
+			ent.fy = linecount
+			if lsym then
+				local lent = __DSYM[idx]
+				lent.fey = ent.fy
+			end
+			lsym = idx
+		end
+
+		local function debug_add_tag(ttype, ...)
+			local alist = table.pack(...)
+			for i=1, #alist do
+				alist[i] = tostring(alist[i])
+			end
+			__DSYM[lsym].tag = string.format("TYPE[%s=%s]", ttype, table.concat(alist,","))
+			__DSYM[lsym].tagv = {type=ttype, vals=table.pack(...)}
+		end
+		
 		function fenv.call_directive(dname, ...)
 			if not directives[dname] then lc_error("@[{_GENERATOR.fname}]", "invalid directive "..dname) end
 			local r, er = directives[dname](env, ...)
 			if not r then lc_error("directive "..dname, er) end
+			debug_add_tag("CALL_DIR", dname, ...)
 		end
 
 		function fenv.write_out(code)
 			env.code = env.code .. code
+			debug_add_tag("CODE", #tostring(code))
 		end
 
 		function fenv.shell_write(cmd)
@@ -73,12 +125,18 @@ do
 			f:write(cmd)
 			f:close()
 			local h = io.popen(os.getenv("SHELL").." "..tmpname, "r")
-			env.code = env.code .. h:read("*a")
+			local r = h:read("*a"):gsub("%s+$", ""):gsub("^%s+", "")
+			env.code = env.code .. r
 			h:close()
+			debug_add_tag("SHELL", cmd, #r)
 		end
 
 		assert(load(gcode, "="..fname, "t", fenv))()
 
+		if DEBUGGING then
+
+		end
+
 		return env.code
 	end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/luacomp_vars.lua b/src/luacomp_vars.lua
index 5abda40..675e50b 100644
--- a/src/luacomp_vars.lua
+++ b/src/luacomp_vars.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ end
 
 _sv("LUACOMP_V_MAJ", 2)
 _sv("LUACOMP_V_MIN", 0)
-_sv("LUACOMP_V_PAT", 3)
+_sv("LUACOMP_V_PAT", 4)
 _sv("LUACOMP_VERSION", LUACOMP_V_MAJ.."."..LUACOMP_V_MIN.."."..LUACOMP_V_PAT)
 _sv("LUACOMP_NAME", "LuaComp")
\ No newline at end of file