diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index ab6b2b08..257498d7 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os, sys 
 target = ARGUMENTS.get( 'target', 'lua' ).lower() 
-cputype = ARGUMENTS.get( 'cpu', 'at91sam7x256' ).upper()
+cputype = ARGUMENTS.get( 'cpu', '' ).upper()
 allocator = ARGUMENTS.get( 'allocator', '' ).lower()
 boardname = ARGUMENTS.get( 'board' , '').upper()
 
@@ -12,15 +12,48 @@ cpu_list = { 'at91sam7x' : [ 'AT91SAM7X256', 'AT91SAM7X512' ],
               'lpc288x' : [ 'LPC2888' ]
             }
 
-# List of default board names
+# List of board/CPU combinations
 board_list = { 'SAM7-EX256' : [ 'AT91SAM7X256', 'AT91SAM7X512' ],        
                'EK-LM3S8962' : [ 'LM3S8962' ],
                'EK-LM3S6965' : [ 'LM3S6965' ],
-               'STR9-comStick' : [ 'STR912FW44' ],
+               'STR9-COMSTICK' : [ 'STR912FW44' ],
                'PC' : [ 'I386' ],
                'LPC-H2888' : [ 'LPC2888' ]
             }
 
+# Variants: board = <boardname>
+#           cpu = <cpuname>
+#           board = <boardname> cpu=<cpuname>
+if boardname == '' and cputype == '':
+  print "Must specifiy board, cpu, or both"
+  sys.exit( -1 )
+elif boardname != '' and cputype != '':
+  # board = <boardname> cpu=<cpuname>
+  # Check if the board, cpu pair is correct
+  if not board_list.has_key( boardname ):
+    print "Unknown board", boardname
+    sys.exit( -1 )
+  if not cputype in board_list[ boardname ]: 
+    print "Invalid CPU %s for board %s" % ( cputype, boardname )
+    sys.exit( -1 )
+elif boardname != '':
+  # board = <boardname>
+  # Find CPU
+  if not board_list.has_key( boardname ):
+    print "Unknown board", boardname
+    sys.exit( -1 )  
+  cputype = board_list[ boardname ][ 0 ]
+else:  
+  # cpu = <cputype>
+  # Find board name
+  for b, v in board_list.items():
+    if cputype in v:
+      boardname = b
+      break
+  else:
+    print "CPU %s not found" % cputype
+    sys.exit( -1 )
+
 platform = None        
 # Look for the given CPU in the list of platforms            
 for p, v in cpu_list.items():
@@ -37,16 +70,6 @@ else:
     print
   sys.exit( -1 )
 
-# If the board is not specified, use the default value
-if boardname == '':
-  for b, v in board_list.items():
-    if cputype in v:
-      boardname = b
-      break
-  else:
-    print "Please specify a board"
-    sys.exit( -1 )
-
 # CPU/allocator mapping (if allocator not specified)
 if allocator == '':
   if cputype == 'LPC2888':
@@ -58,7 +81,18 @@ elif allocator not in [ 'newlib', 'multiple' ]:
   print "Allocator can be either 'newlib' or 'multiple'"
   sys.exit( -1 )
 
-    
+# User report
+if not GetOption( 'clean' ):
+  print
+  print "*********************************"
+  print "Compiling eLua ..."
+  print "CPU:         ", cputype
+  print "Board:       ", boardname
+  print "Platform:    ", platform
+  print "Allocator:   ", allocator
+  print "*********************************"
+  print    
+
 output = 'elua_' + target + '_' + cputype.lower()
 cdefs = '-DELUA_CPU=%s -DELUA_BOARD=%s -DELUA_PLATFORM=%s' % ( cputype, boardname, platform.upper() )
 if allocator == 'multiple':
diff --git a/src/platform/lpc288x/conf.py b/src/platform/lpc288x/conf.py
index bc2e0d60..777d6e96 100644
--- a/src/platform/lpc288x/conf.py
+++ b/src/platform/lpc288x/conf.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cpumode = ARGUMENTS.get( 'cpumode', 'arm' ).lower()
 specific_files = "lpc28xx.s platform.c target.c uart.c"
 
 # Check CPU
-if cputype == 'lpc2888':
+if cputype == 'LPC2888':
   ldscript = "lpc2888.lds"
 else:
   print "Invalid LPC288x CPU %s", cputype
diff --git a/src/shell.c b/src/shell.c
index effb53eb..9031d817 100644
--- a/src/shell.c
+++ b/src/shell.c
@@ -9,15 +9,8 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <malloc.h>
 #include "platform.h"
 
-#ifdef USE_MULTIPLE_ALLOCATOR
-#include "dlmalloc.h"
-#else
-#include <malloc.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "build.h"
 #ifdef BUILD_SHELL
 
@@ -50,7 +43,6 @@ static void shell_help( char* args )
   printf( "  lua [args] - run Lua with the given arguments\n" );
   printf( "  recv - receive a file (XMODEM) and execute it\n" );
   printf( "  ver - print eLua version\n" );
-  printf( "  mem - RAM usage data\n" );  
   printf( "  exit - exit from this shelll\n" );
 }
 
@@ -166,24 +158,6 @@ static void shell_ver( char* args )
   printf( "For more information go to http://elua.berlios.de\n" );
 }
 
-static void shell_mem( char* args )
-{
-  unsigned i = 0;
-  u32 lstart, lend;
-  struct mallinfo allocdata;
-  
-  while( 1 )
-  {
-    if( ( lstart = ( u32 )platform_get_first_free_ram( i ) ) == 0 )
-      break;
-    lend = ( u32 )platform_get_last_free_ram( i );
-    printf( "Start:0x%08lX  Size:%8ld  ", lstart, lend - lstart + 1 );
-    allocdata = mallinfo();  
-    printf( "Used:%8ld Free:%8ld\n", ( long )allocdata.uordblks, ( long )allocdata.fordblks );      
-    break;
-  }
-}
-
 // Insert shell commands here
 static const SHELL_COMMAND shell_commands[] = 
 {
@@ -191,7 +165,6 @@ static const SHELL_COMMAND shell_commands[] =
   { "lua", shell_lua },
   { "recv", shell_recv },
   { "ver", shell_ver },
-  { "mem", shell_mem },
   { "exit", NULL },
   { NULL, NULL }
 };