diff --git a/src/E2wxApp.cpp b/src/E2wxApp.cpp
index 264cc6b..32a6a66 100644
--- a/src/E2wxApp.cpp
+++ b/src/E2wxApp.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,15 @@
 #include "gui.h"
 #include "e2config.h"
 #include "e2filesystem.h"
+#include "e2const.h"
+
 #include <wx/app.h>
 #include <wx/xrc/xmlres.h>
 #include <wx/fileconf.h>
+#include <wx/log.h>
 #include <wx/stdpaths.h>
+#include <wx/debugrpt.h>
+
 #include <boost/log/core.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/utility/setup/file.hpp>
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@
 #include <boost/log/expressions/formatters/stream.hpp>
 #include <boost/log/expressions.hpp>
 #include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
-#include <wx/debugrpt.h>
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <memory>
@@ -136,6 +141,14 @@ bool E2wxApp::OnInit() {
 
     InitBoostLog();
 
+//    TODO investigate redirecting wxLogs to boost
+//    wxLog* logger = new wxLogStream(&std::cerr);
+//    wxLog::SetActiveTarget(logger);
+//    wxLogWarning("%s", "a warning has occurred");
+//    wxLogInfo("%s", "informational");
+//    wxLogVerbose("%s", "verbose");
+//    wxFile().Open("foobar.txt");
+
     BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Application ID: " << this->GetID();
     BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Application version: " << this->GetVersion();
 
@@ -228,6 +241,7 @@ void E2wxApp::OnFatalException() {
 
 static const wxCmdLineEntryDesc cmdLineDesc[] = {
     { wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH, "p", "prefs", "Read config only from preferences, never an external file.", wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NONE },
+    { wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH, "t", "test", "Run internal tests.", wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NONE },
     { wxCMD_LINE_PARAM,  NULL, NULL, "config-file", wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING, wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_OPTIONAL },
     wxCMD_LINE_DESC_END
 };
@@ -242,6 +256,16 @@ bool E2wxApp::OnCmdLineParsed(wxCmdLineParser& parser) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (parser.Found("t")) {
+        const int x = E2Const::test();
+        if (x != -1) {
+            std::cerr << x << std::endl;
+            throw std::runtime_error("bad constant in e2const.h" );
+        }
+        std::cerr << "pass" << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+
     this->opt_config_from_prefs_only = parser.Found("p");
 
     const int n = parser.GetParamCount();
diff --git a/src/emulator.cpp b/src/emulator.cpp
index 06d79d7..a5d662c 100644
--- a/src/emulator.cpp
+++ b/src/emulator.cpp
@@ -471,9 +471,6 @@ bool Emulator::isSafeToQuit() {
     return true;
 }
 
-// we come here due to F9 or SQL_Quit event
 void Emulator::handleUserQuitRequest() {
     wxGetApp().CloseMainFrame();
-    // wxWidgets will then call us back with isSafeToQuit, and if so will exit the application
-    // (note wxWidgets will also need to call us back when it gets it's own quit requests)
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 84060f7..ff951e1 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -18,16 +18,8 @@
 */
 
 #include "gui.h"
-#include "e2const.h"
-
 #include <SDL.h>
-
 #include <wx/app.h>
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <ostream>
-#include <stdexcept>
-
 #include <cstdio>
 
 
@@ -38,12 +30,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     ::setbuf(stdout, nullptr);
     ::setbuf(stderr, nullptr);
 
-    const int x = E2Const::test();
-    if (x != -1) {
-        std::cerr << x << std::endl;
-        throw std::runtime_error("bad constant in e2const.h" );
-    }
-
     GUI gui;
 
     return wxEntry(argc, argv);