diff --git a/build/msbuild/lol.rules.props b/build/msbuild/lol.rules.props
index 787a2870..29da5ad2 100644
--- a/build/msbuild/lol.rules.props
+++ b/build/msbuild/lol.rules.props
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <!-- We should use %(RelativeDir) here but for some reason it's an _absolute_ dir. WTF. -->
       <ObjectFileName>$(IntDir)/%(Directory)/</ObjectFileName>
 
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)\..\src;$(SolutionDir)\..\src\bullet;$(SolutionDir)\..\tools\lolunit;$(FlexIncludes);$(BtPhysIncludes);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(SolutionDir)\..\src;$(SolutionDir)\..\src\bullet;$(SolutionDir)\..\tools\lolunit;$(PegtlIncludes);$(FlexIncludes);$(BtPhysIncludes);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories Condition="'$(Platform)'=='Win32'">$(GlIncludes);$(SdlIncludes);$(FfmpegIncludes);$(D3d9Includes);$(XinputIncludes);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">$(GlIncludes);$(SdlIncludes);$(FfmpegIncludes);$(D3d9Includes);$(XinputIncludes);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NOMINMAX;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
diff --git a/build/msbuild/lol.vars.props b/build/msbuild/lol.vars.props
index a9ddd7b6..d3edf8d9 100644
--- a/build/msbuild/lol.vars.props
+++ b/build/msbuild/lol.vars.props
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
     <FlexDir>$(ExternalDir)\flex-2.5.35</FlexDir>
     <FlexIncludes>$(FlexDir)\include</FlexIncludes>
 
+    <!-- PEGTL -->
+    <PegtlDir>$(ExternalDir)\pegtl-0.32</PegtlDir>
+    <PegtlIncludes>$(PegtlDir)\include</PegtlIncludes>
+
     <!-- libgcc (from mingw-w64) -->
     <LibGccDir>$(ExternalDir)\libgcc-4.9</LibGccDir>
     <LibGccLibs Condition="'$(Platform)'=='Win32'">$(LibGccDir)\lib\i686-w64-mingw32</LibGccLibs>
@@ -109,6 +113,8 @@
     <BuildMacro Include="ExternalDir"><Value>$(ExternalDir)</Value></BuildMacro>
     <BuildMacro Include="FlexDir"><Value>$(FlexDir)</Value></BuildMacro>
     <BuildMacro Include="FlexIncludes"><Value>$(FlexIncludes)</Value></BuildMacro>
+    <BuildMacro Include="PegtlDir"><Value>$(PegtlDir)</Value></BuildMacro>
+    <BuildMacro Include="PegtlIncludes"><Value>$(PegtlIncludes)</Value></BuildMacro>
     <BuildMacro Include="LibGccDir"><Value>$(LibGccDir)</Value></BuildMacro>
     <BuildMacro Include="LibGccLibs"><Value>$(LibGccLibs)</Value></BuildMacro>
     <BuildMacro Include="LibGccDeps"><Value>$(LibGccDeps)</Value></BuildMacro>
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f50b3980..3b8fd422 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -143,9 +143,8 @@ else
   AC_DEFINE(LOL_BUILD_RELEASE, 1, Define to 1 to activate final release)
   LOL_TRY_CXXFLAGS(-Os, [AM_CXXFLAGS="${AM_CXXFLAGS} -Os"])
   LOL_TRY_CXXFLAGS(-ffast-math, [AM_CXXFLAGS="${AM_CXXFLAGS} -ffast-math"])
-dnl Removed this so .nexe build ok.
-dnl  LOL_TRY_CXXFLAGS(-fomit-frame-pointer, [AM_CXXFLAGS="${AM_CXXFLAGS} -fomit-frame-pointer"])
-dnl  LOL_TRY_CXXFLAGS(-fno-strength-reduce, [AM_CXXFLAGS="${AM_CXXFLAGS} -fno-strength-reduce"])
+  LOL_TRY_CXXFLAGS(-fomit-frame-pointer, [AM_CXXFLAGS="${AM_CXXFLAGS} -fomit-frame-pointer"])
+  LOL_TRY_CXXFLAGS(-fno-strength-reduce, [AM_CXXFLAGS="${AM_CXXFLAGS} -fno-strength-reduce"])
 fi
 
 
@@ -191,10 +190,6 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_LATEX, test "${LATEX}" != "no")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_DOT, test "${DOT}" != "no")
 
 
-dnl  No exceptions…
-LOL_TRY_CXXFLAGS(-fno-exceptions, [AM_CXXFLAGS="${AM_CXXFLAGS} -fno-exceptions"])
-LOL_TRY_CXXFLAGS(-fno-rtti, [AM_CXXFLAGS="${AM_CXXFLAGS} -fno-rtti"])
-
 dnl  Debug symbols
 LOL_TRY_LDFLAGS(-rdynamic, [AM_LDFLAGS="${AM_LDFLAGS} -rdynamic"])
 
@@ -353,6 +348,13 @@ if test "x${ac_cv_my_have_flexlexer_h}" = "xno"; then
 fi
 
 
+dnl  Use pegtl? Yes, always
+if true; then
+  LOL_CFLAGS="$LOL_CFLAGS -I\$(top_srcdir)/external/pegtl-0.32/include"
+  LOL_CFLAGS="$LOL_CFLAGS -I\$(top_srcdir)/external/axe-1.5.4.164/include"
+fi
+
+
 dnl  Use NativeClient?
 ac_cv_my_have_nacl="no"
 AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
diff --git a/demos/test/sandbox/sample.cpp b/demos/test/sandbox/sample.cpp
index 9e221124..914ef8ee 100644
--- a/demos/test/sandbox/sample.cpp
+++ b/demos/test/sandbox/sample.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 //
-// Lol Engine - Sandbox program
+//  Lol Engine - Sandbox program
 //
-// Copyright: (c) 2005-2011 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
-//   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-//   modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want To
-//   Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar. See
-//   http://www.wtfpl.net/ for more details.
+//  Copyright © 2005-2015 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
+//
+//  This program is free software. It comes without any warranty, to
+//  the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute it
+//  and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What the Fuck You Want
+//  to Public License, Version 2, as published by the WTFPL Task Force.
+//  See http://www.wtfpl.net/ for more details.
 //
 
 #if HAVE_CONFIG_H
@@ -14,22 +16,151 @@
 
 #include <lol/engine.h>
 
+#include "pegtl.hh"
+namespace lol { namespace parser = pegtl; }
+
+#include "axe.h"
+namespace lol { using namespace axe; }
+
 using namespace lol;
 
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
+//
+// Parser tools for a simple calculator grammar with + - * /
+//
+
+struct calculator
 {
-    ivec2 size(128, 128);
+    void push(double d) { stack.Push(d); }
+    void pop() { printf("%f\n", stack.Pop()); }
 
-    if (argc > 1)
-        size.x = size.y = atoi(argv[1]);
-    if (argc > 2)
-        size.y = atoi(argv[2]);
+    void mul() { auto x = stack.Pop(); stack.Push(stack.Pop() * x); }
+    void div() { auto x = stack.Pop(); stack.Push(stack.Pop() / x); }
+    void add() { auto x = stack.Pop(); stack.Push(stack.Pop() + x); }
+    void sub() { auto x = stack.Pop(); stack.Push(stack.Pop() - x); }
 
-    array2d<float> vac = Image::BlueNoiseKernel(size);
-    for (int y = 0; y < size.y; ++y)
-        for (int x = 0; x < size.x; ++x)
-            printf("%d %d %f\n", x, y, vac[x][y]);
+    array<double> stack;
+};
+
+static void parse_pegtl(std::string const &str);
+static void parse_axe(std::string const &str);
+
+int main()
+{
+    std::string const str("42+2*(1-1+2+3-4*5)");
+
+    parse_axe(str);
+    parse_pegtl(str);
 
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+//
+// PegTL -- a PEG parser
+//
+
+namespace pegtl_parser
+{
+    using namespace lol::parser;
+
+    #define ACTION(name, code) \
+        struct name : action_base<name> { \
+            static void apply(std::string const &ctx, calculator &c) { \
+                code \
+            } \
+        };
+
+    ACTION( do_number, c.push(atof(ctx.c_str())); )
+    ACTION( do_op,
+        switch (ctx[0])
+        {
+            case '*': c.mul(); break;
+            case '/': c.div(); break;
+            case '+': c.add(); break;
+            case '-': c.sub(); break;
+        } )
+    ACTION( do_success, c.pop(); )
+
+    #undef ACTION
+
+    // number <- <digit> +
+    struct number : ifapply<plus<digit>, do_number> {};
+
+    // term <- number | "(" expr ")"
+    struct term : sor<number,
+                      seq<one<'('>, struct expr, one<')'>>> {};
+
+    // factor <- term ( "*" term | "/" term ) *
+    struct factor : seq<term,
+                        star<ifapply<sor<seq<one<'*'>, term>,
+                                         seq<one<'/'>, term>>, do_op>>> {};
+
+    // expr <- factor ( "+" factor | "-" factor ) *
+    struct expr : seq<factor,
+                      star<ifapply<sor<seq<one<'+'>, factor>,
+                                       seq<one<'-'>, factor>>, do_op>>> {};
+
+    // stmt <- expr <end>
+    struct stmt : ifapply<seq<expr, eof>, do_success> {};
+};
+
+static void parse_pegtl(std::string const & str)
+{
+    calculator c;
+    pegtl::basic_parse_string<pegtl_parser::stmt>(str, c);
+}
+
+//
+// AXE -- a recursive descent parser (needs right-recursion)
+//
+
+template<typename IT>
+static void parse_axe_helper(IT i1, IT i2)
+{
+    calculator c;
+    double d;
+
+    #define ACTION(code) e_ref([&](...) { code })
+
+    r_rule<IT> number, term, factor, factor_tail, expr, expr_tail, stmt;
+
+    // number ::= <double>
+    number = r_double(d) >> ACTION( c.push(d); );
+
+    // term ::= number | ( expr )
+    term = number
+         | '(' & expr & ')';
+
+    // factor ::= term factor_tail
+    // factor_tail ::= * term factor_tail
+    //               | / term factor_tail
+    //               | ɛ
+    factor_tail = '*' & term >> ACTION( c.mul(); ) & factor_tail
+                | '/' & term >> ACTION( c.div(); ) & factor_tail
+                | r_empty();
+    factor = term & factor_tail;
+
+    // expr ::= factor expr_tail
+    // expr_tail ::= + factor expr_tail
+    //             | - factor expr_tail
+    //             | ɛ
+    expr_tail = '+' & factor >> ACTION( c.add(); ) & expr_tail
+              | '-' & factor >> ACTION( c.sub(); ) & expr_tail
+              | r_empty();
+    expr = factor & expr_tail;
+
+    // stmt ::= expr <end>
+    //        | <fail>
+    stmt = expr & r_end() >> ACTION( c.pop(); )
+         | r_fail([](...) { printf("malformed expression\n"); });
+
+    #undef ACTION
+
+    // Evaluate expression
+    stmt(i1, i2);
+}
+
+static void parse_axe(std::string const &str)
+{
+    return parse_axe_helper(str.begin(), str.end());
+}
+