diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 974ffd8..a4c25ce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
 -include lib/borg/borg.mk
 
+help::
+	$(info make codespell-dry   = run codespell, dry run)
+	$(info make codespell-fix   = run codespell, write fixes)
+
 bootstrap-borg:
 	@git submodule--helper clone --name borg --path lib/borg \
 	--url git@github.com:emacscollective/borg.git
 	@cd lib/borg; git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/master
 	@cd lib/borg; git reset --hard HEAD
+
+codespell-dry:
+	@cd lib; codespell \
+	  --ignore-words ~/.emacs.d/etc/codespell/ignore-words \
+	  --exclude-file ~/.emacs.d/etc/codespell/ignore-lines \
+	  --skip $(shell sed '/^\s*$$/d;/^\s*#.*$$/d;s/#.*//;s/\s//g' \
+	  ~/.emacs.d/etc/codespell/ignore-files | tr "\\n" ",")
+
+codespell-fix:
+	@cd lib; codespell --write-changes \
+	  --ignore-words ~/.emacs.d/etc/codespell/ignore-words \
+	  --exclude-file ~/.emacs.d/etc/codespell/ignore-lines \
+	  --skip $(shell sed '/^\s*$$/d;/^\s*#.*$$/d;s/#.*//;s/\s//g' \
+	  ~/.emacs.d/etc/codespell/ignore-files | tr "\\n" ",")
diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index 06edd7c..14f24aa 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 ;;; early-init.el --- earliest birds               -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
 
+(setq load-prefer-newer t)
+
+(let ((dir (file-name-directory (or load-file-name buffer-file-name))))
+  (add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name "lib/packed" dir))
+  (add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name "lib/auto-compile" dir)))
+(require 'auto-compile)
+(auto-compile-on-load-mode)
+(auto-compile-on-save-mode)
+
 (setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
 
 (with-eval-after-load 'package
diff --git a/etc/codespell/ignore-files b/etc/codespell/ignore-files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..205af93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/codespell/ignore-files
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+*.a
+*.bin
+*.elc
+*.epub
+*.gif
+*.gz
+*.ico
+*.jar
+*.jpg
+*.o
+*.out
+*.pdf
+*.png
+*.so
+*.so*
+
+.cask
+ert.el
+
+./emacsql/sqlite
+./libgit/libgit2
+./magit/Documentation/AUTHORS.md
+./magit/Documentation/BACKERS.md
diff --git a/etc/codespell/ignore-lines b/etc/codespell/ignore-lines
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d7aead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/codespell/ignore-lines
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# emacsql
+     INOUT INSENSITIVE INSERT INT INT1 INT2 INT3 INT4 INT8 INTEGER
+# magit
+  (let ((fro (or magit-git-output-coding-system
+        (cons (coding-system-change-eol-conversion fro 'unix)
+      (cons fro to))))
+                 (?c "[c]ommit"  'magit-ediff-show-commit)
+                 (?s "[s]tage"   'magit-ediff-stage)
+     1  Li-Yun Chang
+# treepy
+  (and (mapp node)
diff --git a/etc/codespell/ignore-words b/etc/codespell/ignore-words
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2636ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/codespell/ignore-words
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# technical terms
+commitish
+dependant
+
+# software and abbreviations
+clos
+
+# symbols
+hist
+nd
+pullrequest
+pullrequests
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 8ec83f6..0462ae6 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   (setq inhibit-startup-echo-area-message "locutus")
   (setq initial-buffer-choice t)
   (setq initial-scratch-message "")
-  (setq load-prefer-newer t)
   (scroll-bar-mode 0)
   (tool-bar-mode 0)
   (menu-bar-mode 0))
@@ -33,10 +32,7 @@
   (setq use-package-verbose t))
 
 (use-package auto-compile
-  :demand t
   :config
-  (auto-compile-on-load-mode)
-  (auto-compile-on-save-mode)
   (setq auto-compile-display-buffer               nil)
   (setq auto-compile-mode-line-counter            t)
   (setq auto-compile-source-recreate-deletes-dest t)
@@ -146,7 +142,6 @@
   :defer t
   :config
   (when (>= emacs-major-version 27)
-    (set-face-attribute 'smerge-refined-changed nil :extend t)
     (set-face-attribute 'smerge-refined-removed nil :extend t)
     (set-face-attribute 'smerge-refined-added   nil :extend t)))
 
diff --git a/lib/borg b/lib/borg
index 3cfb35f..f6a2e0c 160000
--- a/lib/borg
+++ b/lib/borg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3cfb35f5c54a76f200272ed11b4a39f11a57552c
+Subproject commit f6a2e0cb8c3db5840c717114caba93793f2e9661
diff --git a/lib/closql b/lib/closql
index 1e78f96..e1e5609 160000
--- a/lib/closql
+++ b/lib/closql
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1e78f96dc976badb59067c986f7766cce89405cc
+Subproject commit e1e5609c1a1c6ca5f93b2265bd29bba597c52f9b
diff --git a/lib/dash b/lib/dash
index 721436b..fe9bbc2 160000
--- a/lib/dash
+++ b/lib/dash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 721436b04da4e2795387cb48a98ac6de37ece0fd
+Subproject commit fe9bbc2414af645d255de68cd59cf0edd5d8548b
diff --git a/lib/diff-hl b/lib/diff-hl
index 2cf8b48..ab2f4f0 160000
--- a/lib/diff-hl
+++ b/lib/diff-hl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2cf8b489f3b71c869a5626a5eb41f36495bdfd61
+Subproject commit ab2f4f0db9b0c3484db837252ce2dc75f4696b1d
diff --git a/lib/epkg b/lib/epkg
index edf8c00..a79bd5b 160000
--- a/lib/epkg
+++ b/lib/epkg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit edf8c009066360af61caedf67a2482eaa19481b0
+Subproject commit a79bd5b888415b960a45005d44e980c1aa1ceb91
diff --git a/lib/ghub b/lib/ghub
index a8bf337..206f2b5 160000
--- a/lib/ghub
+++ b/lib/ghub
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a8bf337534ec583906db77a3d56f7d1b84bda952
+Subproject commit 206f2b5b2ab622efda8da85feaa3bc2a1e0f3da3
diff --git a/lib/libgit b/lib/libgit
index 6c3b892..0ef8b13 160000
--- a/lib/libgit
+++ b/lib/libgit
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6c3b89276a149b2d009882f756a9edf866671f05
+Subproject commit 0ef8b13aef011a98b7da756e4f1ce3bb18e4d55a
diff --git a/lib/magit b/lib/magit
index 68b5a13..afe8bee 160000
--- a/lib/magit
+++ b/lib/magit
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 68b5a13fa1b6b122d4a2547b8c415aadff83d8ca
+Subproject commit afe8bee55c56d81c897109c9a87c0e218ed39710
diff --git a/lib/transient b/lib/transient
index a269614..a6e4cce 160000
--- a/lib/transient
+++ b/lib/transient
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a269614c69ad8b2703e6e5093d0017d6afad6cca
+Subproject commit a6e4cced303b3febd59412b24a97eaf1e855e6d7
diff --git a/lib/use-package b/lib/use-package
index 42db6b3..d2640fe 160000
--- a/lib/use-package
+++ b/lib/use-package
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 42db6b3d90ee57d0f5947d3b0bf4b0010bdf7b40
+Subproject commit d2640fec376a8458a669e7526e63e5870d875118
diff --git a/lib/with-editor b/lib/with-editor
index 4fe66d4..7ec873b 160000
--- a/lib/with-editor
+++ b/lib/with-editor
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4fe66d4d55c8eacebda53a13cc38e01d32bdaaa2
+Subproject commit 7ec873bd569ce9cbec15722674f4057a35075d95