diff --git a/src/comp/middle/resolve.rs b/src/comp/middle/resolve.rs
index 5a676a28c36..44e312ba823 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/resolve.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/resolve.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,89 @@
 import front.ast;
 import driver.session;
 import util.common.span;
+import std.map.hashmap;
+import std.list.list;
+import std.list.nil;
+import std.list.cons;
+import std.util.option;
+import std.util.some;
+import std.util.none;
+import std._str;
 
-type env = ();
+tag scope {
+    scope_crate(@ast.crate);
+    scope_item(@ast.item);
+    scope_block(ast.block);
+}
+
+type env = list[scope];
 
 fn resolve_name(&env e, &span sp, ast.name_ n) -> ast.name {
-    auto s = "resolving name: ";
-    s += n.ident;
-    log s;
+
+    log "resolving name " + n.ident;
+
+    fn in_scope(ast.ident i, &scope s) -> option[scope] {
+        alt (s) {
+            case (scope_crate(?c)) {
+                if (c.node.module.contains_key(i)) {
+                    ret some[scope](s);
+                }
+            }
+            case (scope_item(?it)) {
+                alt (it.node) {
+                    case (ast.item_fn(?f, _)) {
+                        for (ast.input inp in f.inputs) {
+                            if (_str.eq(inp.ident, i)) {
+                                ret some[scope](s);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    case (ast.item_mod(?m)) {
+                        if (m.contains_key(i)) {
+                            ret some[scope](s);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        ret none[scope];
+    }
+
+    alt (std.list.find[scope](e, bind in_scope(n.ident, _))) {
+        case (some[scope](?s)) {
+            log "resolved name " + n.ident;
+        }
+        case (none[scope]) {
+            log "unresolved name " + n.ident;
+        }
+    }
+
     ret fold.respan[ast.name_](sp, n);
 }
 
+fn update_env_for_crate(&env e, @ast.crate c) -> env {
+    log "updating env with crate";
+    ret cons[scope](scope_crate(c), @e);
+}
+
+fn update_env_for_item(&env e, @ast.item i) -> env {
+    log "updating env with item";
+    ret cons[scope](scope_item(i), @e);
+}
+
+fn update_env_for_block(&env e, ast.block b) -> env {
+    log "updating env with block";
+    ret cons[scope](scope_block(b), @e);
+}
+
 fn resolve_crate(session.session sess, @ast.crate crate) -> @ast.crate {
     let fold.ast_fold[env] fld = fold.new_identity_fold[env]();
-    fld = @rec( fold_name = bind resolve_name(_,_,_)
+    fld = @rec( fold_name = bind resolve_name(_,_,_),
+                update_env_for_crate = bind update_env_for_crate(_,_),
+                update_env_for_item = bind update_env_for_item(_,_),
+                update_env_for_block = bind update_env_for_block(_,_)
                 with *fld );
-    ret fold.fold_crate[env]((), fld, crate);
+    ret fold.fold_crate[env](nil[scope], fld, crate);
 }
 
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