diff --git a/netlist.h b/netlist.h
index b30616fa1..d878dcbb7 100644
--- a/netlist.h
+++ b/netlist.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
  */
 #ifdef HAVE_CVS_IDENT
-#ident "$Id: netlist.h,v 1.277 2003/03/01 06:25:30 steve Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: netlist.h,v 1.278 2003/03/03 02:22:41 steve Exp $"
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -2878,6 +2878,9 @@ class NetScope {
 
     public:
       enum TYPE { MODULE, TASK, FUNC, BEGIN_END, FORK_JOIN };
+
+	/* Create a new scope, and attach it to the given parent. The
+	   name is expected to have been permallocated. */
       NetScope(NetScope*up, const char*name, TYPE t);
       ~NetScope();
 
@@ -3201,6 +3204,9 @@ extern ostream& operator << (ostream&, NetNet::Type);
 
 /*
  * $Log: netlist.h,v $
+ * Revision 1.278  2003/03/03 02:22:41  steve
+ *  Scope names stored only as basename.
+ *
  * Revision 1.277  2003/03/01 06:25:30  steve
  *  Add the lex_strings string handler, and put
  *  scope names and system task/function names
diff --git a/t-dll-api.cc b/t-dll-api.cc
index 84a86e94f..b7dd2b282 100644
--- a/t-dll-api.cc
+++ b/t-dll-api.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
  */
 #ifdef HAVE_CVS_IDENT
-#ident "$Id: t-dll-api.cc,v 1.91 2003/02/26 01:29:24 steve Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: t-dll-api.cc,v 1.92 2003/03/03 02:22:41 steve Exp $"
 #endif
 
 # include "config.h"
@@ -1101,10 +1101,7 @@ extern "C" const char* ivl_scope_basename(ivl_scope_t net)
 {
       assert(net);
 
-      if (net->parent == 0)
-	    return net->name_;
-
-      return basename(net->parent, net->name_);
+      return net->name_;
 }
 
 extern "C" int ivl_scope_children(ivl_scope_t net,
@@ -1191,9 +1188,41 @@ extern "C" ivl_memory_t ivl_scope_mem(ivl_scope_t net, unsigned idx)
       return net->mem_[idx];
 }
 
+static void push_scope_basename(ivl_scope_t net, char*buf)
+{
+      if (net->parent == 0) {
+	    strcpy(buf, net->name_);
+	    return;
+      }
+
+      push_scope_basename(net->parent, buf);
+      strcat(buf, ".");
+      strcat(buf, net->name_);
+}
+
 extern "C" const char* ivl_scope_name(ivl_scope_t net)
 {
-      return net->name_;
+      static char*name_buffer = 0;
+      static unsigned name_size = 0;
+
+      if (net->parent == 0)
+	    return net->name_;
+
+      ivl_scope_t cur;
+
+      unsigned needlen = 0;
+      for (cur = net ;  cur ;  cur = cur->parent)
+	    needlen += strlen(cur->name_) + 1;
+
+      if (name_size < needlen) {
+	    name_buffer = (char*)realloc(name_buffer, needlen);
+	    name_size = needlen;
+      }
+
+
+      push_scope_basename(net, name_buffer);
+
+      return name_buffer;
 }
 
 extern "C" ivl_scope_t ivl_scope_parent(ivl_scope_t net)
@@ -1679,6 +1708,9 @@ extern "C" ivl_variable_type_t ivl_variable_type(ivl_variable_t net)
 
 /*
  * $Log: t-dll-api.cc,v $
+ * Revision 1.92  2003/03/03 02:22:41  steve
+ *  Scope names stored only as basename.
+ *
  * Revision 1.91  2003/02/26 01:29:24  steve
  *  LPM objects store only their base names.
  *
diff --git a/t-dll.cc b/t-dll.cc
index 958289386..ca93944d1 100644
--- a/t-dll.cc
+++ b/t-dll.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
  */
 #ifdef HAVE_CVS_IDENT
-#ident "$Id: t-dll.cc,v 1.104 2003/01/30 16:23:08 steve Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: t-dll.cc,v 1.105 2003/03/03 02:22:41 steve Exp $"
 #endif
 
 # include "config.h"
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ static ivl_scope_t find_scope_from_root(ivl_scope_t root, const NetScope*cur)
 		  return 0;
 
 	    for (tmp = parent->child_ ;  tmp ;  tmp = tmp->sibling_)
-		  if (strcmp(tmp->name_, cur->name().c_str()) == 0)
+		  if (strcmp(tmp->name_, cur->basename()) == 0)
 			return tmp;
 
       } else {
-	    if (strcmp(root->name_, cur->name().c_str()) == 0)
+	    if (strcmp(root->name_, cur->basename()) == 0)
 		  return root;
       }
 
@@ -442,8 +442,8 @@ static void scope_add_var(ivl_scope_t scope, ivl_variable_t net)
 void dll_target::add_root(ivl_design_s &des_, const NetScope *s)
 {
       ivl_scope_t root_ = new struct ivl_scope_s;
-      const char *name = s->name().c_str();
-      root_->name_ = strings_.add(name);
+      const char *name = s->basename();
+      root_->name_ = name;
       root_->child_ = 0;
       root_->sibling_ = 0;
       root_->parent = 0;
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ void dll_target::scope(const NetScope*net)
 
       } else {
 	    scope = new struct ivl_scope_s;
-	    scope->name_ = strings_.add(net->name().c_str());
+	    scope->name_ = net->basename();
 	    scope->child_ = 0;
 	    scope->sibling_ = 0;
 	    scope->parent = find_scope(des_, net->parent());
@@ -1887,16 +1887,6 @@ void dll_target::signal(const NetNet*net)
 
       obj->scope_->sigs_[obj->scope_->nsigs_-1] = obj;
 
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-      { size_t name_len = strlen(obj->scope_->name_);
-        if (0 != strncmp(obj->scope_->name_, obj->name_, name_len)) {
-	      cerr << net->get_line() << ": internal error: "
-		   << "Malformed name " << obj->name_ << " in "
-		   << obj->scope_->name_ << endl;
-	}
-	assert(0 == strncmp(obj->scope_->name_, obj->name_, name_len));
-      }
-#endif
 
 	/* Save the primitive properties of the signal in the
 	   ivl_signal_t object. */
@@ -2033,6 +2023,9 @@ extern const struct target tgt_dll = { "dll", &dll_target_obj };
 
 /*
  * $Log: t-dll.cc,v $
+ * Revision 1.105  2003/03/03 02:22:41  steve
+ *  Scope names stored only as basename.
+ *
  * Revision 1.104  2003/01/30 16:23:08  steve
  *  Spelling fixes.
  *