5 files changed, 22 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/concept.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/concept.hpp
index ce76f5d..a2dcc2c 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/concept.hpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/concept.hpp
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ template <typename T> struct value;
 struct ref
 {
 	ref(concept *p) : ptr(p) { }
-	operator concept*() const { return ptr; }
+	concept* operator->() { return ptr; }
+	bool operator<(ref const & other) const { return ptr < other.ptr; }
 
 	// helper names
-	ref(std::string);
-	operator std::string();
+	ref(std::string const &);
 	ref(char const * str) : ref(std::string(str)) { }
+	value<std::string> & name() const;
+	operator const char *() const;
 
 	concept * ptr;
 };
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ struct ref
 struct concept
 {
 	// a concept is made of concept-typed links to other concepts
-	std::multimap<ref,ref,std::less<concept*>> links;
+	std::multimap<ref,ref> links;
 	using array = std::vector<ref>;
 
 	ref id();
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/helpers.cpp b/starts/meaning-vm/helpers.cpp
index e4a7689..fb17f6c 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/helpers.cpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/helpers.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 concept namesByConcept;
 std::unordered_map<value<std::string>,concept,std::hash<std::string>> conceptsByName;
 
-ref::ref(std::string s)
+ref::ref(std::string const & s)
 {
 	try {
 		ptr = &conceptsByName.at(value<std::string>(s));
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ ref::ref(std::string s)
 		ref con = &insertion.first->second;
 		ref nam = const_cast<concept *>((concept const *)&insertion.first->first);
 		namesByConcept.link(con, nam);
-		ptr = con;
+		ptr = con.ptr;
 	}
 }
 
-ref::operator std::string()
+value<std::string> & ref::name() const
 {
 	return value<std::string>::of(namesByConcept.get(*this));
 }
+
+ref::operator const char *() const {
+	return name().c_str();
+}
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/helpers.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/helpers.hpp
index 6659019..d69519c 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/helpers.hpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/helpers.hpp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "concept.hpp"
+
+#define r(concept) \
+	ref concept = #concept
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/main.cpp b/starts/meaning-vm/main.cpp
index 7381da2..a82a155 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/main.cpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/main.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ using namespace std;
 
 int main()
 {
-	ref concept = "concept";
-	cout << string(concept) << endl;
+	r(fruit);
+	r(banana);
+	r(is);
+	banana->link(is, fruit);
+	cout << banana << "-" << is << "-" << fruit << endl;
 }
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/makefile b/starts/meaning-vm/makefile
index 9796f88..ebbb00e 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/makefile
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ CXXFLAGS=-std=c++14 -ggdb
 LINK.o=$(LINK.cc)
 
 main: main.o concept.o helpers.o
-%.o: *.hpp
+*.o: *.hpp
 clean:
 	-rm *.o main