diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/Makefile.am b/legacy/edje/src/bin/Makefile.am
index 9d4bee22cb..215dbdbadb 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ edje_cc.c \
 edje_cc.h \
 edje_cc_out.c \
 edje_cc_parse.c \
+edje_cc_mem.c \
 edje_cc_handlers.c
 
 edje_cc_LDADD = \
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc.c b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc.c
index 198d30e972..e0053e3985 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc.c
@@ -56,16 +56,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	exit(-1);
      }
    
-   edje_file = calloc(1, sizeof(Edje_File));
-   if (!edje_file)
-     {
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error. memory allocation of %i bytes failed. %s\n",
-		progname, sizeof(Edje_File), strerror(errno));
-	exit(-1);
-     }
+   edje_file = mem_alloc(SZ(Edje_File));
    
    data_setup();   
    compile();
    data_write();
+   
    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc.h b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc.h
index 35309f0f17..3f41a7d7eb 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc.h
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
+/* types */
 typedef struct _New_Object_Handler    New_Object_Handler;
 typedef struct _New_Statement_Handler New_Statement_Handler;
 
@@ -32,19 +33,26 @@ struct _New_Statement_Handler
    void (*func)(void);
 };
 
-void  data_setup(void);
-void  data_write(void);
-void  compile(void);
-int   object_handler_num(void);
-int   statement_handler_num(void);
+/* global fn calls */
+void    data_setup(void);
+void    data_write(void);
 
+void    compile(void);
 char   *parse_str(int n);
 int     parse_enum(int n, ...);
 int     parse_int(int n);
 int     parse_int_range(int n, int f, int t);
 double  parse_float(int n);
 double  parse_float_range(int n, int f, int t);    
-    
+
+int     object_handler_num(void);
+int     statement_handler_num(void);
+
+void   *mem_alloc(size_t size);
+char   *mem_strdup(const char *s);
+#define SZ sizeof
+
+/* global vars */
 extern Evas_List             *img_dirs;
 extern char                  *file_in;
 extern char                  *file_out;
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_handlers.c b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_handlers.c
index b123226ac3..0b6f56ae4f 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_handlers.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_handlers.c
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ static void ob_images_image(void);
 static void st_images_image(void);
 
 static void ob_collections(void);
+static void ob_collections_group(void);
+static void ob_collections_group_parts(void);
+static void ob_collections_group_parts_part(void);
+static void ob_collections_group_parts_part_description(void);
+static void ob_collections_group_programs(void);
+static void ob_collections_group_programs_program(void);
 
 /*****/
 
@@ -13,23 +19,23 @@ New_Object_Handler object_handlers[] =
      {"images", ob_images},
      {"images.image", ob_images_image},
      {"collections", ob_collections},
-     {"collections.group", NULL},
+     {"collections.group", ob_collections_group},
      {"collections.group.name", NULL},
-     {"collections.group.parts", NULL},
-     {"collections.group.parts.part", NULL},
+     {"collections.group.parts", ob_collections_group_parts},
+     {"collections.group.parts.part", ob_collections_group_parts_part},
      {"collections.group.parts.part.name", NULL},
      {"collections.group.parts.part.type", NULL},
      {"collections.group.parts.part.mouse_events", NULL},
      {"collections.group.parts.part.color_class", NULL},
-     {"collections.group.parts.part.description", NULL},
+     {"collections.group.parts.part.description", ob_collections_group_parts_part_description},
      {"collections.group.parts.part.description.state", NULL},
      {"collections.group.parts.part.description.visible", NULL},
      {"collections.group.parts.part.description.dragable", NULL},
      {"collections.group.parts.part.description.dragable.x", NULL},
      {"collections.group.parts.part.description.dragable.y", NULL},
      {"collections.group.parts.part.description.dragable.confine", NULL},
-     {"collections.group.programs", NULL},
-     {"collections.group.programs.program", NULL}
+     {"collections.group.programs", ob_collections_group_programs},
+     {"collections.group.programs.program", ob_collections_group_programs_program}
 };
 
 New_Statement_Handler statement_handlers[] =
@@ -66,13 +72,7 @@ statement_handler_num(void)
 static void
 ob_images(void)
 {
-   edje_file->image_dir = calloc(1, sizeof(Edje_Image_Directory));
-   if (!edje_file->image_dir)
-     {
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error. memory allocation of %i bytes failed. %s\n",
-		progname, sizeof(Edje_Image_Directory), strerror(errno));
-	exit(-1);
-     }
+   edje_file->image_dir = mem_alloc(SZ(Edje_Image_Directory));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -125,5 +125,40 @@ st_images_image(void)
 
 static void
 ob_collections(void)
+{
+   edje_file->collection_dir = mem_alloc(SZ(Edje_Part_Collection_Directory));
+}
+
+static void
+ob_collections_group(void)
+{
+   Edje_Part_Collection_Directory_Entry *de;
+
+   de = mem_alloc(SZ(Edje_Part_Collection_Directory_Entry));
+}
+
+static void
+ob_collections_group_parts(void)
+{
+   Edje_Part_Collection *pc;
+}
+
+static void
+ob_collections_group_parts_part(void)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+ob_collections_group_parts_part_description(void)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+ob_collections_group_programs(void)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+ob_collections_group_programs_program(void)
 {
 }
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_mem.c b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_mem.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbebeeb8f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_mem.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "edje_cc.h"
+
+void *
+mem_alloc(size_t size)
+{
+   void *mem;
+   
+   mem = calloc(1, size);
+   if (mem) return mem;
+   fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error. %s:%i memory allocation of %i bytes failed. %s\n",
+	   progname, file_in, line, size, strerror(errno));
+   exit(-1);
+   return NULL;
+}
+
+char *
+mem_strdup(const char *s)
+{
+   void *str;
+   
+   str = strdup(s);
+   if (str) return str;
+   fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error. %s:%i memory allocation of %i bytes failed. %s. string being duplicated: \"%s\"\n",
+	   progname, file_in, line, strlen(s) + 1, strerror(errno), s);
+   exit(-1);
+   return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_out.c b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_out.c
index ab5ff82c13..92efbec750 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_out.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_out.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ data_write(void)
 	     Evas_List *l;
 
 	     im = NULL;
+	     imlib_set_cache_size(0);	     
 	     for (l = img_dirs; l; l = l->next)
 	       {
 		  char buf[4096];
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_parse.c b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_parse.c
index 27ab7d1dd1..e91d0c03fb 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_parse.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_parse.c
@@ -177,13 +177,7 @@ next_token(char *p, char *end, char **new_p, int *delim)
    done:
    *new_p = p;
    
-   tok = malloc(tok_end - tok_start + 2);
-   if (!tok)
-     {
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error. memory allocation of %i bytes failed. %s\n",
-		progname, tok_end - tok_start + 2, strerror(errno));
-	exit(-1);
-     }
+   tok = mem_alloc(tok_end - tok_start + 2);
    strncpy(tok, tok_start, tok_end - tok_start + 1);
    tok[tok_end - tok_start + 1] = 0;
    
@@ -215,13 +209,7 @@ stack_id(void)
    len = 0;
    for (l = stack; l; l = l->next)
      len += strlen(l->data) + 1;
-   id = malloc(len);
-   if (!id)
-     {
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error. memory allocation of %i bytes failed. %s\n",
-		progname, len, strerror(errno));
-	exit(-1);
-     }
+   id = mem_alloc(len);
    id[0] = 0;
    for (l = stack; l; l = l->next)
      {
@@ -362,13 +350,7 @@ parse_str(int n)
 		progname, file_in, line, n + 1);
 	exit(-1);	
      }
-   s = strdup(str);
-   if (!s)
-     {
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s: Error. memory allocation of %i bytes failed. %s\n",
-		progname, strlen(str) + 1, strerror(errno));
-	exit(-1);
-     }
+   s = mem_strdup(str);
    return s;
 }