diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 14f78cd..2f182c2 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ endif
 all: get_deps build_deps buildThis
 
 get_deps:
+	@echo "getting deps"
 	@for i in $(DEPEND); do \
 	if [ -d "$(DPS)/$${i}" ]; then \
 	cd "$(DPS)/$${i}"; \
@@ -31,8 +32,10 @@ get_deps:
 	cd - ; \
 	fi; \
 	done
+	@echo "________________________________________"
 
 build_deps:
+	@echo "building deps"
 	mkdir -p $(BLD)
 	cd $(BLD); \
 	for i in $(DEPEND); do \
@@ -42,8 +45,11 @@ build_deps:
 		make -f "$(DPS)/$${i}/Makefile" BUILD=$(BLD); \
 	fi; \
 	done
+	@echo "________________________________________"
 
 buildThis:
+	@echo "building vipack"
+	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/vpkTools.Mod
 	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/vpkSettings.Mod
 	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/unix/vpkLinuxFiles.Mod
 	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/unix/vpkTime.Mod
@@ -52,13 +58,14 @@ buildThis:
 	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/unix/vpkGit.Mod
 	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/vpkStorage.Mod
 	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/vpkConf.Mod
-	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/vpkSyncer.Mod
 	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/vpkdepTree.Mod
+	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/vpkSyncer.Mod
 	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/vpkDot.Mod
 	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/vpkResolver.Mod
 	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/vpkJsonDepRetriever.Mod
 	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) -s $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/vpkInstaller.Mod
 	cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) $(mkfile_dir_path)/src/vipack.Mod -m
+	@echo "________________________________________"
 
 tests:
 	#cd $(BUILD) && $(VOC) $(mkfile_dir_path)/test/testList.Mod -m
diff --git a/src/unix/vpkEnv.Mod b/src/unix/vpkEnv.Mod
index 148514c..35a77b5 100644
--- a/src/unix/vpkEnv.Mod
+++ b/src/unix/vpkEnv.Mod
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ BEGIN
   Strings.Append(vpkSettings.vpkConfDir, path);
 END mkConfDirPath;
 
-PROCEDURE mkBldDir*(VAR prefix: ARRAY OF CHAR): strTypes.pstring;
+PROCEDURE mkBldDir*(prefix: ARRAY OF CHAR): strTypes.pstring;
 VAR
   builddir: strTypes.pstring;
   ln : INTEGER;
diff --git a/src/vipack.Mod b/src/vipack.Mod
index 6a487eb..39ffa88 100644
--- a/src/vipack.Mod
+++ b/src/vipack.Mod
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ BEGIN
     HALT(3);
   END;
   Out.Ln;
-  
+
   COPY("", package); COPY("", prefix); COPY("", tree);
   deps := FALSE; sync := FALSE;
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ BEGIN
    fopt := opts.findOpt("-s", foptions);
    IF fopt # NIL THEN sync := TRUE END;
 
- 
+
   opts.valOfOpt("-p", foptions, package);
   opts.valOfOpt("-P", foptions, prefix);
   opts.valOfOpt("-t", foptions, tree);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ PROCEDURE main;
 VAR
   deps, sync, fetch, ask: BOOLEAN;
   package, prefix, pkgTree: ARRAY 128 OF CHAR;
-    
+
   options: opts.Options;
   foptions: opts.Options;
   opt, fopt: opts.Option;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ BEGIN
     HALT(3);
   END;
   Out.Ln;
-  
+
   COPY("", package); COPY("", prefix); COPY("", pkgTree);
   deps := FALSE; sync := FALSE;
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ BEGIN
   fopt := opts.findOpt("-s", foptions);
   IF fopt # NIL THEN sync := TRUE END;
 
- 
+
   opts.valOfOpt("-p", foptions, package);
   opts.valOfOpt("-P", foptions, prefix);
   IF prefix = "" THEN
@@ -226,20 +226,20 @@ END main;
 (*
 PROCEDURE help();
 BEGIN
-	vpkLogger.Log("HelpText");
-	Out.String("Vipack sync - syncing git tree and local tree"); Out.Ln;
-	Out.String("vipackConf.json path -> $HOME/.vipack/vipackConf.json"); Out.Ln;
-	Out.String("vipackTree path -> $HOME/.vipack/vipackTree")
+  vpkLogger.Log("HelpText");
+  Out.String("Vipack sync - syncing git tree and local tree"); Out.Ln;
+  Out.String("vipackConf.json path -> $HOME/.vipack/vipackConf.json"); Out.Ln;
+  Out.String("vipackTree path -> $HOME/.vipack/vipackTree")
 END help;
 
 PROCEDURE  main();
-VAR  
-	S: Texts.Scanner;
+VAR
+  S: Texts.Scanner;
   unit, command: ARRAY 64 OF CHAR; (* because Texts.Scanner.s is 64 bytes long*)
 BEGIN
-  (* this could go to vpkConf init section, 
+  (* this could go to vpkConf init section,
   but here it is more visible. though may be it doesn't have to be *)
-  IF ~vpkConf.configured() THEN vpkConf.mkDefConfig END; 
+  IF ~vpkConf.configured() THEN vpkConf.mkDefConfig END;
 
   (* Getting 1 argument and outputting it *)
   Texts.OpenScanner(S, Oberon.Par.text, Oberon.Par.pos);
@@ -248,18 +248,18 @@ BEGIN
   command := S.s;
 
   IF Strings.Match(command, "") OR Strings.Match(command, "help")THEN
-	  help;
-  ELSE 
+    help;
+  ELSE
 
     IF command = "sync" THEN
       vpkSyncer.sync;
-	  END;
+    END;
 
-	  IF command = "install" THEN
-		  Texts.Scan(S);
-		  unit := S.s;
-		  vpkInstaller.install(unit);
-	  END;
+    IF command = "install" THEN
+      Texts.Scan(S);
+      unit := S.s;
+      vpkInstaller.install(unit);
+    END;
 
   END;
 END main;
diff --git a/src/vpkInstaller.Mod b/src/vpkInstaller.Mod
index 574f1e0..69b8ccd 100644
--- a/src/vpkInstaller.Mod
+++ b/src/vpkInstaller.Mod
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 MODULE vpkInstaller;
-IMPORT In, Out, StringList, vpkResolver, vpkdepTree, vpkDot, vpkEnv, vpkJsonDepRetriever, vpkSyncer, Platform;
+IMPORT In, Out, Platform,
+       StringList,
+       vpkResolver, vpkdepTree, vpkDot, vpkEnv, vpkJsonDepRetriever,vpkSyncer,
+       vpkTools, vpkSettings;
 
 PROCEDURE resolve*(VAR unit: ARRAY OF CHAR): vpkdepTree.TdepTree;
 VAR
@@ -39,70 +42,45 @@ BEGIN
   IF ch # 'y' THEN Out.Ln; Out.String('quitting'); Out.Ln; HALT(0); END
 END ask;
 
-PROCEDURE extractDomainFromUrl(VAR url: ARRAY OF CHAR; VAR domain: ARRAY OF CHAR);
-VAR
-  start, i, j: INTEGER;
-BEGIN
-  start := 0;
-  (* Skip protocol to find the start of the domain *)
-  WHILE (start < LEN(url) - 1) & (url[start] # 0X) & ((url[start] # ':') OR (url[start+1] # '/')) DO
-    INC(start);
-  END;
-
-  (* Skip the "://" part to actually reach the start of the domain *)
-  INC(start, 3);  (* Assuming we stopped at ':', so we skip "://" *)
-
-  i := start;
-  (* Now 'start' is at the beginning of the domain, find the end of the domain *)
-  WHILE (i < LEN(url)) & (url[i] # 0X) & (url[i] # '/') DO
-    INC(i);
-  END;
-
-  (* Copy domain from url *)
-  j := 0;
-  WHILE (start < i) & (j < LEN(domain) - 1) DO
-    domain[j] := url[start];
-    INC(j); INC(start);
-  END;
-  domain[j] := 0X;  (* Ensure the domain string is null-terminated *)
-END extractDomainFromUrl;
-
-PROCEDURE fetch*(VAR package, prefix, pkgTree: ARRAY OF CHAR; a: BOOLEAN);
+PROCEDURE fetch*(VAR package:ARRAY OF CHAR; prefix: ARRAY OF CHAR; VAR pkgTree: ARRAY OF CHAR; a: BOOLEAN);
 VAR
   depTree: vpkdepTree.TdepTree;
       dep: vpkdepTree.Tdep;
         i: LONGINT;
-      URI, branch, domain: ARRAY 128 OF CHAR;
-      typ: ARRAY 16 OF CHAR;
 BEGIN
+     Out.String("entered vpkInstaller.fetch, prefix="); Out.String(prefix); Out.Ln;
   depTree := resolve(package);
   IF a THEN ask END;
   i := 0;
   REPEAT
     dep := vpkdepTree.Get(depTree, i);
-    vpkJsonDepRetriever.getURIandType(dep, URI, typ, branch);
-    extractDomainFromUrl(URI, domain);
-    vpkSyncer.fetch(dep.name^, URI, domain, typ, prefix, branch);
+    vpkJsonDepRetriever.getURIandType(dep);
+       Out.String("vpkInstaller.fetch, repeat bfr vpkSyncer.fetch, prefix=");
+       Out.String(prefix); Out.Ln;
+    vpkSyncer.fetch(dep, prefix);
+       Out.String("vpkInstaller.fetch, repeat aftr vpkSyncer.fetch, prefix=");
+       Out.String(prefix); Out.Ln;
     INC(i)
   UNTIL i = depTree.Count;
 END fetch;
 
-PROCEDURE build*(VAR package, prefix, tree: ARRAY OF CHAR; a : BOOLEAN);
+PROCEDURE build*(VAR package: ARRAY OF CHAR; prefix: ARRAY OF CHAR; VAR tree: ARRAY OF CHAR; a : BOOLEAN);
 VAR
   depTree: vpkdepTree.TdepTree;
       dep: vpkdepTree.Tdep;
-     i, j: LONGINT;
-      URI, branch, domain: ARRAY 128 OF CHAR;
-      typ: ARRAY 16  OF CHAR;
+      i, j: LONGINT;
       keys, values: StringList.TStringList;
       k, v: StringList.pstring;
       b: BOOLEAN;
       builddir, cmd, srcPath: StringList.pstring;
       res: INTEGER;
+      domain: ARRAY 256 OF CHAR;
 BEGIN
+     Out.String("entered vpkInstaller.build, prefix="); Out.String(prefix); Out.Ln;
   IF prefix # "" THEN
     builddir := vpkEnv.mkBldDir(prefix)
   ELSE
+      Out.String("calling vpkEnv.mkdefBldDir"); Out.Ln;
     builddir := vpkEnv.mkdefBldDir();
   END;
   depTree := resolve(package);
@@ -110,16 +88,22 @@ BEGIN
   i := 0;
   REPEAT
     dep := vpkdepTree.Get(depTree, i);
-    vpkJsonDepRetriever.getURIandType(dep, URI, typ, branch);
+    vpkJsonDepRetriever.getURIandType(dep);
            Out.String("aftergetURIandType"); Out.Ln;
-           Out.String("got uri: "); Out.String(URI); Out.Ln;
-           Out.String("got type: "); Out.String(typ); Out.Ln;
-    extractDomainFromUrl(URI, domain);
-              Out.String("extracted domain; "); Out.String(domain); Out.Ln;
-    vpkSyncer.fetch(dep.name^, URI, domain, typ, prefix, branch);
+           Out.String("got uri: "); Out.String(dep^.rmt^.URI); Out.Ln;
+           Out.String("got type: ");
+           IF dep^.Type = vpkSettings.git THEN Out.String("git");
+           ELSIF dep^.Type = vpkSettings.https THEN Out.String("https") END;
+           Out.Ln;
+       Out.String("vpkInstaller.build, repeat bfr vpkSyncer.fetch, prefix=");
+       Out.String(prefix); Out.Ln;
+    vpkSyncer.fetch(dep, prefix);
+       Out.String("vpkInstaller.build, repeat bfr vpkSyncer.fetch, prefix=");
+       Out.String(prefix); Out.Ln;
     b := FALSE;
     b := vpkJsonDepRetriever.getBuildInfo(dep, keys, values);
     IF b THEN
+      vpkTools.extractDomainFromUrl(dep^.rmt.URI, domain);
       j := 0;
       REPEAT
         k := keys.GetString(keys, j);
diff --git a/src/vpkJsonDepRetriever.Mod b/src/vpkJsonDepRetriever.Mod
index 4f7fa5d..2325e19 100644
--- a/src/vpkJsonDepRetriever.Mod
+++ b/src/vpkJsonDepRetriever.Mod
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ BEGIN
   RETURN b;
 END getBuildInfo;
 
-PROCEDURE getURIandType*(VAR d: vpkdepTree.Tdep; VAR URI: ARRAY OF CHAR; VAR type: ARRAY OF CHAR; VAR branch: ARRAY OF CHAR);
+PROCEDURE getURIandType*(VAR d: vpkdepTree.Tdep);
 VAR
   jsonstr, errstr: strUtils.pstring;
   tree, singleValue, remoteValue: Json.Value;
@@ -83,10 +83,8 @@ VAR
     url, urlStr, authType, authTypeStr,
     md5,  md5Str, authCr, authCrStr,
     user, userStr, password, passwordStr: Json.jString;
+    httpsRemote: vpkdepTree.RemoteHttps; gitRemote: vpkdepTree.RemoteGit;
 BEGIN
-  strUtils.zeroStr(URI);
-  strUtils.zeroStr(type);
-  strUtils.zeroStr(branch);
   jsonstr := NIL;
   vpkStorage.json2pstring(d.name^, jsonstr);
   IF jsonstr # NIL THEN
@@ -122,10 +120,9 @@ BEGIN
                 IF someObj.value IS Json.Str THEN
                   val := someObj.value(Json.Str).str;
                   IF key^ = vpkSettings.rmtTypKey THEN (* type *)
-                    COPY(val^, type);
-                       Out.String("type found: "); Out.String(type); Out.Ln;
                     IF val^ = vpkSettings.rmtTypHttpsVal THEN
-
+                      NEW(httpsRemote); d^.rmt := httpsRemote;
+          d^.Type := vpkSettings.https;
                       WHILE singleValue # NIL DO
                         someObj := singleValue(Json.Obj);
 
@@ -199,16 +196,20 @@ BEGIN
 
 
                     ELSIF val^ = vpkSettings.rmtTypGitVal THEN
+          NEW(gitRemote); d^.rmt := gitRemote;
+          d^.Type := vpkSettings.git;
                       WHILE singleValue # NIL DO
                         IF singleValue IS Json.Obj THEN
                           someObj := singleValue(Json.Obj);
                           key := someObj.name;
                             Out.String("git key: "); Out.String(key^); Out.Ln;
                           val := someObj.value(Json.Str).str;
-                          IF key^ = vpkSettings.rmtTreeBranchKey THEN COPY(val^, branch) END;
+                          IF key^ = vpkSettings.rmtTreeBranchKey THEN
+          COPY(val^, d^.rmt(vpkdepTree.RemoteGit)^.branch);
+        END;
                           IF key^ = vpkSettings.rmtTreeKey THEN
-                            COPY(val^, URI);
-                            Out.String("uri found: "); Out.String(URI); Out.Ln;
+          COPY(val^, d^.rmt^.URI);
+                            Out.String("uri found: "); Out.String(d^.rmt^.URI); Out.Ln;
                           END;
                         END;
                         singleValue := someObj.next;
diff --git a/src/vpkSettings.Mod b/src/vpkSettings.Mod
index f21cdb9..cbb43ab 100644
--- a/src/vpkSettings.Mod
+++ b/src/vpkSettings.Mod
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 MODULE vpkSettings;
 IMPORT Platform, Out;
 CONST
-  http*   = 0;
-  https*  = 1;
-  gemini* = 2;
-     git* = 3;
+  (* remotes *)
+  http*   = 0; httpWithAuth* = 1;
+  https*  = 2; httpsWithAuth* = 3;
+  gemini* = 4;
+     git* = 5;
   unkn*   = -1;
 
 VAR
diff --git a/src/vpkSyncer.Mod b/src/vpkSyncer.Mod
index 9967045..492029b 100644
--- a/src/vpkSyncer.Mod
+++ b/src/vpkSyncer.Mod
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MODULE vpkSyncer;
 IMPORT Strings, Out,
        strUtils,
-       vpkSettings, vpkEnv, vpkConf, vpkGit;
+       vpkSettings, vpkEnv, vpkConf, vpkGit, vpkdepTree, vpkTools;
 
 PROCEDURE mkTreePath(VAR path: ARRAY OF CHAR);
 BEGIN
@@ -23,19 +23,30 @@ BEGIN
     END;
 END sync;
 
-PROCEDURE fetch*(name, url, dmn, typ, dst, branch: ARRAY OF CHAR);
+PROCEDURE fetch*(VAR dep: vpkdepTree.Tdep; dst: ARRAY OF CHAR);
+VAR domain: ARRAY 64 OF CHAR;
 BEGIN
+  vpkTools.extractDomainFromUrl(dep^.rmt^.URI, domain);
+    Out.String("vpkSyncer.fetch, dst="); Out.String(dst); Out.Ln;
   IF dst = "" THEN
-    vpkEnv.mkdefPkgDirPath(dmn, name, dst);
+    vpkEnv.mkdefPkgDirPath(domain, dep^.name^, dst);
   ELSE
-    vpkEnv.mkPkgDirPath(dmn, name, dst);
+    vpkEnv.mkPkgDirPath(domain, dep^.name^, dst);
   END;
+    Out.String("now vpkSyncer.fetch, dst="); Out.String(dst); Out.Ln;
   (* dst is changed by mkdefPkgDirPath and mkPkgdirPath *)
-  IF typ = vpkSettings.rmtTypGitVal THEN
-    vpkGit.fetchRepo(url, dst, branch);
+  (*IF dep^.Type = vpkSettings.git THEN*)
+  IF dep^.rmt # NIL THEN
+    IF dep^.rmt IS vpkdepTree.RemoteGit THEN
+         Out.String("in vkpSyncer.fetch uri is "); Out.String(dep^.rmt^.URI); Out.Ln;
+      vpkGit.fetchRepo(dep^.rmt^.URI, dst, dep^.rmt(vpkdepTree.RemoteGit).branch);
+    ELSE
+      Out.String("TODO: not a git url"); Out.Ln
+    END
   ELSE
-    Out.String("TODO: not a git url"); Out.Ln
-  END
+    Out.String("deps remote is not set, this should not happen"); Out.Ln;
+    HALT(5);
+  END;
 END fetch;
 
 END vpkSyncer.
diff --git a/src/vpkTools.Mod b/src/vpkTools.Mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..711ee1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vpkTools.Mod
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+MODULE vpkTools;
+
+PROCEDURE extractDomainFromUrl*(VAR url: ARRAY OF CHAR; VAR domain: ARRAY OF CHAR);
+VAR
+  start, i, j: INTEGER;
+BEGIN
+  start := 0;
+  (* Skip protocol to find the start of the domain *)
+  WHILE (start < LEN(url) - 1) & (url[start] # 0X) & ((url[start] # ':') OR (url[start+1] # '/')) DO
+    INC(start);
+  END;
+
+  (* Skip the "://" part to actually reach the start of the domain *)
+  INC(start, 3);  (* Assuming we stopped at ':', so we skip "://" *)
+
+  i := start;
+  (* Now 'start' is at the beginning of the domain, find the end of the domain *)
+  WHILE (i < LEN(url)) & (url[i] # 0X) & (url[i] # '/') DO
+    INC(i);
+  END;
+
+  (* Copy domain from url *)
+  j := 0;
+  WHILE (start < i) & (j < LEN(domain) - 1) DO
+    domain[j] := url[start];
+    INC(j); INC(start);
+  END;
+  domain[j] := 0X;  (* Ensure the domain string is null-terminated *)
+END extractDomainFromUrl;
+
+
+END vpkTools.
diff --git a/src/vpkdepTree.Mod b/src/vpkdepTree.Mod
index 04f748c..4942f01 100644
--- a/src/vpkdepTree.Mod
+++ b/src/vpkdepTree.Mod
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ MODULE vpkdepTree;
 IMPORT Out, Strings,
        strUtils, List, StringList,
        vpkSettings;
+
+
+
 TYPE
 
   pstring = strUtils.pstring;
@@ -27,19 +30,36 @@ TYPE
 
   retriever- = PROCEDURE (VAR d: Tdep; VAR strlist: StringList.TStringList): LONGINT;
 
- (* to be added to Tdep?
-  bldSeq* = POINTER TO bldSeqDesc;
-  bldSeqDesc* = RECORD
-    cmd*, file*: StringList.TStringList;
+  Remote* = POINTER TO RemoteDesc;
+  RemoteDesc* = RECORD
+         URI* : ARRAY 512 OF CHAR;
   END;
 
-  file* = POINTER to fileDesc;
-  fileDesc* = RECORD
-     url*, authType*, MD5*: ARRAY 512 OF CHAR;
-     authUsr*, authPwd*: ARRAY 64 OF CHAR;
+ RemoteGit* = POINTER TO RemoteGitDesc;
+ RemoteGitDesc* = RECORD(RemoteDesc)
+          hash* : ARRAY 64 OF CHAR;
+        branch* : ARRAY 32 OF CHAR;
+           tag* : ARRAY 16 OF CHAR;
   END;
-  files* = List.TList;
-*)
+
+  RemoteHttp* = POINTER TO RemoteHttpDesc;
+  RemoteHttpDesc* = RECORD(RemoteDesc)
+        HttpAuth* : BOOLEAN;
+           files* : StringList.TStringList;
+       usernames* : StringList.TStringList;
+       passwords* : StringList.TStringList;
+          hashes* : StringList.TStringList;
+  END;
+
+  RemoteHttps* = POINTER TO RemoteHttpDesc;
+  RemoteHttpsDesc* = RECORD(RemoteDesc)
+        HttpAuth* : BOOLEAN;
+           files* : StringList.TStringList;
+       usernames* : StringList.TStringList;
+       passwords* : StringList.TStringList;
+          hashes* : StringList.TStringList;
+  END;
+
   TdepDesc* = RECORD
          prev-, next-: Tdep;
          name- : pstring;
@@ -49,12 +69,8 @@ TYPE
  RetrieveDeps- : retriever;
   InstallRetriever*: PROCEDURE(VAR d: Tdep; r: retriever);
 
-       Type*   : LONGINT; (* from vpkSettings http=0, https=1, gemini=2, git=3 *)
-       (*
-       gitPath* : ARRAY 256 OF CHAR;
-       gitTag*  : ARRAY 64 OF CHAR;
-       bldSequence*: bldSeq;:
-*)
+       Type*   : LONGINT; (* from vpkSettings: http, https, gemini, git... *)
+       rmt*    : Remote;
        END;
 
 PROCEDURE AssignDeps*(VAR d: Tdep; VAR deps: Tdeps);
@@ -77,6 +93,7 @@ BEGIN
   dep.AssignDeps := AssignDeps;
   dep.InstallRetriever := InstallRetriever;
   dep.RetrieveDeps := NIL;
+  dep.rmt := NIL;
   RETURN dep
 END CreateDep;