diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
index 1a77056538..140cc0795d 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ class ShowBase(DirectObject.DirectObject):
         __builtins__["vfs"] = vfs
         __builtins__["cpMgr"] = ConfigPageManager.getGlobalPtr()
         __builtins__["cvMgr"] = ConfigVariableManager.getGlobalPtr()
+        __builtins__["pandaSystem"] = PandaSystem.getGlobalPtr()
         __builtins__["__dev__"] = base.config.GetBool('want-dev', 0)
         __builtins__["wantOtpServer"] = base.config.GetBool('want-otp-server', 0)
         if __debug__:
diff --git a/dtool/src/dtoolutil/pandaSystem.cxx b/dtool/src/dtoolutil/pandaSystem.cxx
index ba1f30b4ab..0e6e0ed491 100644
--- a/dtool/src/dtoolutil/pandaSystem.cxx
+++ b/dtool/src/dtoolutil/pandaSystem.cxx
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ get_num_systems() const {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 string PandaSystem::
 get_system(int n) const {
-  if (n < 0 || n >= (int)_system_names.size()) {
+  if (n < 0 || n >= (int)_systems.size()) {
     return string();
   }
 
@@ -241,6 +241,38 @@ set_system_tag(const string &system, const string &tag,
   SystemTags &tags = (*result.first).second;
   tags[tag] = value;
 }
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: PandaSystem::output
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void PandaSystem::
+output(ostream &out) const {
+  out << "Panda version " << get_version_string();
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: PandaSystem::write
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void PandaSystem::
+write(ostream &out) const {
+  out << *this << ":\n";
+
+  for (Systems::const_iterator si = _systems.begin();
+       si != _systems.end();
+       ++si) {
+    out << "  " << (*si).first << "\n";
+    const SystemTags &tags = (*si).second;
+    SystemTags::const_iterator ti;
+    for (ti = tags.begin(); ti != tags.end(); ++ti) {
+      out << "    " << (*ti).first << " " << (*ti).second << "\n";
+    }
+  }
+}
+
   
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: PandaSystem::get_global_ptr
diff --git a/dtool/src/dtoolutil/pandaSystem.h b/dtool/src/dtoolutil/pandaSystem.h
index 58bd64a1bb..c5ef31c837 100644
--- a/dtool/src/dtoolutil/pandaSystem.h
+++ b/dtool/src/dtoolutil/pandaSystem.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ PUBLISHED:
   void set_system_tag(const string &system, const string &tag,
                       const string &value);
 
+  void output(ostream &out) const;
+  void write(ostream &out) const;
+
   static PandaSystem *get_global_ptr();
 
 private:
@@ -70,6 +73,11 @@ private:
   static PandaSystem *_global_ptr;
 };
 
+inline ostream &operator << (ostream &out, const PandaSystem &ps) {
+  ps.output(out);
+  return out;
+}
+
 #endif
 
   
diff --git a/panda/metalibs/pandagl/pandagl.cxx b/panda/metalibs/pandagl/pandagl.cxx
index 6eb99b4e57..12df9bf159 100644
--- a/panda/metalibs/pandagl/pandagl.cxx
+++ b/panda/metalibs/pandagl/pandagl.cxx
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@
 #include "pandagl.h"
 
 #ifndef LINK_IN_GL
-#include <config_glgsg.h>
-// Temporarily commented out for development on wgldisplay
-/*
+#include "config_glgsg.h"
 #ifdef HAVE_WGL
-#include <config_wgldisplay.h>
-#endif
-*/
-#endif
+#include "config_wgldisplay.h"
+#endif  // HAVE_WGL
+
+#endif  // LINK_IN_GL
 
 // By including checkPandaVersion.h, we guarantee that runtime
 // attempts to load libpandagl.so/.dll will fail if they inadvertently
@@ -33,11 +31,8 @@ void
 init_libpandagl() {
 #ifndef LINK_IN_GL
   init_libglgsg();
-// Temporarily commented out for development on wgldisplay
-  /*
 #ifdef HAVE_WGL
   init_libwgldisplay();
-#endif
-  */
-#endif
+#endif  // HAVE_GL
+#endif  // LINK_IN_GL
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/audiotraits/config_fmodAudio.cxx b/panda/src/audiotraits/config_fmodAudio.cxx
index 2df8d50f86..3d5f54fe30 100644
--- a/panda/src/audiotraits/config_fmodAudio.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/audiotraits/config_fmodAudio.cxx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "config_fmodAudio.h"
 #include "fmodAudioManager.h"
 #include "fmodAudioSound.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 #include "dconfig.h"
 
 ConfigureDef(config_fmodAudio);
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ init_libFmodAudio() {
   initialized = true;
 
   AudioManager::register_AudioManager_creator(Create_AudioManager);
+
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->add_system("FMOD");
+  ps->add_system("audio");
+  ps->set_system_tag("audio", "implementation", "FMOD");
 }
 
 #endif //]
diff --git a/panda/src/audiotraits/config_milesAudio.cxx b/panda/src/audiotraits/config_milesAudio.cxx
index 3f144fbc66..202da1e8c6 100644
--- a/panda/src/audiotraits/config_milesAudio.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/audiotraits/config_milesAudio.cxx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "config_milesAudio.h"
 #include "milesAudioManager.h"
 #include "milesAudioSound.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 #include "dconfig.h"
 
 ConfigureDef(config_milesAudio);
@@ -72,6 +73,11 @@ init_libMilesAudio() {
 
   MilesAudioManager::init_type();
   MilesAudioSound::init_type();
+
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->add_system("Miles");
+  ps->add_system("audio");
+  ps->set_system_tag("audio", "implementation", "Miles");
 }
 
 #endif //]
diff --git a/panda/src/downloader/config_downloader.cxx b/panda/src/downloader/config_downloader.cxx
index 2eed68d715..8fd7129998 100644
--- a/panda/src/downloader/config_downloader.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/downloader/config_downloader.cxx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "dconfig.h"
 #include "config_downloader.h"
 #include "httpChannel.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 
 
 ConfigureDef(config_downloader);
@@ -157,5 +158,8 @@ ConfigVariableList http_username
 ConfigureFn(config_downloader) {
 #ifdef HAVE_SSL
   HTTPChannel::init_type();
+
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->add_system("OpenSSL");
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg7/config_dxgsg7.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg7/config_dxgsg7.cxx
index dd85cdd243..c0771c8548 100644
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg7/config_dxgsg7.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg7/config_dxgsg7.cxx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "wdxGraphicsPipe7.h"
 #include "wdxGraphicsWindow7.h"
 #include "graphicsPipeSelection.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 
 #include "dconfig.h"
 
@@ -126,4 +127,7 @@ init_libdxgsg7() {
   GraphicsPipeSelection *selection = GraphicsPipeSelection::get_global_ptr();
   selection->add_pipe_type(wdxGraphicsPipe7::get_class_type(),
                            wdxGraphicsPipe7::pipe_constructor);
+
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->add_system("DirectX7");
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg8/config_dxgsg8.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg8/config_dxgsg8.cxx
index 5f30ea9f4d..02f893929c 100644
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg8/config_dxgsg8.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg8/config_dxgsg8.cxx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "graphicsPipeSelection.h"
 #include "wdxGraphicsWindow8.h"
 #include "wdxGraphicsPipe8.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 
 #include "dconfig.h"
 
@@ -152,4 +153,6 @@ init_libdxgsg8() {
   selection->add_pipe_type(wdxGraphicsPipe8::get_class_type(),
                            wdxGraphicsPipe8::pipe_constructor);
 
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->add_system("DirectX8");
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/dxgsg9/config_dxgsg9.cxx b/panda/src/dxgsg9/config_dxgsg9.cxx
index 08268b66f3..ca8b98961b 100755
--- a/panda/src/dxgsg9/config_dxgsg9.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/dxgsg9/config_dxgsg9.cxx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "graphicsPipeSelection.h"
 #include "wdxGraphicsWindow9.h"
 #include "wdxGraphicsPipe9.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 
 #include "dconfig.h"
 
@@ -152,4 +153,6 @@ init_libdxgsg9() {
   selection->add_pipe_type(wdxGraphicsPipe9::get_class_type(),
                            wdxGraphicsPipe9::pipe_constructor);
 
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->add_system("DirectX9");
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/effects/config_effects.cxx b/panda/src/effects/config_effects.cxx
index 05b617b4de..9f75cc45df 100644
--- a/panda/src/effects/config_effects.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/effects/config_effects.cxx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "cgShaderAttrib.h"
 #include "cgShaderContext.h"
 #include "lensFlareNode.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 
 
 #include "dconfig.h"
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ init_libeffects() {
   CgShader::init_type();
   CgShaderAttrib::init_type();
   CgShaderContext::init_type();
+
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->add_system("Cg");
 #endif
 #if 0  // temporarily disabled until we can port to new scene graph.
   LensFlareNode::init_type();
diff --git a/panda/src/egg2pg/config_egg2pg.cxx b/panda/src/egg2pg/config_egg2pg.cxx
index 4c4281ee8e..f257c406aa 100644
--- a/panda/src/egg2pg/config_egg2pg.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/egg2pg/config_egg2pg.cxx
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ init_libegg2pg() {
 
   LoaderFileTypeEgg::init_type();
 
-  LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+  LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
 
   reg->register_type(new LoaderFileTypeEgg);
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/framework/windowFramework.cxx b/panda/src/framework/windowFramework.cxx
index e5ddcf55df..b60b7db98f 100644
--- a/panda/src/framework/windowFramework.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/framework/windowFramework.cxx
@@ -561,13 +561,13 @@ load_model(const NodePath &parent, Filename filename) {
   bool is_image = false;
   string extension = filename.get_extension();
   if (!extension.empty()) {
-    LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+    LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
     LoaderFileType *model_type =
       reg->get_type_from_extension(extension);
     if (model_type == (LoaderFileType *)NULL) {
       // The extension isn't a known model file type, is it a known
       // image extension?
-      PNMFileTypeRegistry *reg = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+      PNMFileTypeRegistry *reg = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
       PNMFileType *image_type =
         reg->get_type_from_extension(extension);
       if (image_type != (PNMFileType *)NULL) {
diff --git a/panda/src/glgsg/glgsg.h b/panda/src/glgsg/glgsg.h
index 7ef0d8bd16..d1b3a304bd 100644
--- a/panda/src/glgsg/glgsg.h
+++ b/panda/src/glgsg/glgsg.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #define CLP(name) GL##name
 #define GLPREFIX_QUOTED "gl"
 #define CLASSPREFIX_QUOTED "GL"
+#define GLSYSTEM_NAME "OpenGL"
 #define CONFIGOBJ config_glgsg
 #define GLCAT glgsg_cat
 #define EXPCL_GL EXPCL_PANDAGL
diff --git a/panda/src/glstuff/glmisc_src.cxx b/panda/src/glstuff/glmisc_src.cxx
index c61d588efd..be8e406464 100644
--- a/panda/src/glstuff/glmisc_src.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/glstuff/glmisc_src.cxx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 
 ConfigVariableBool CLP(cheap_textures)
   ("gl-cheap-textures", false,
@@ -63,5 +64,12 @@ void CLP(init_classes)() {
   CLP(SavedFrameBuffer)::init_type();
   CLP(TextureContext)::init_type();
   CLP(GeomContext)::init_type();
+
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->add_system(GLSYSTEM_NAME);
+
+  // We can't add any tags defining the available OpenGL capabilities,
+  // since we won't know those until we create a graphics context (and
+  // the answer may be different for different contexts).
 }
 
diff --git a/panda/src/glxdisplay/config_glxdisplay.cxx b/panda/src/glxdisplay/config_glxdisplay.cxx
index 99a3b02b6f..252b8339b9 100644
--- a/panda/src/glxdisplay/config_glxdisplay.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/glxdisplay/config_glxdisplay.cxx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "glxGraphicsStateGuardian.h"
 #include "graphicsPipeSelection.h"
 #include "dconfig.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 
 Configure(config_glxdisplay);
 NotifyCategoryDef(glxdisplay, "display");
@@ -63,4 +64,7 @@ init_libglxdisplay() {
   GraphicsPipeSelection *selection = GraphicsPipeSelection::get_global_ptr();
   selection->add_pipe_type(glxGraphicsPipe::get_class_type(),
                            glxGraphicsPipe::pipe_constructor);
+
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->set_system_tag("OpenGL", "window_system", "GLX");
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/linmath/config_linmath.cxx b/panda/src/linmath/config_linmath.cxx
index ab077088ee..dcea724e8c 100644
--- a/panda/src/linmath/config_linmath.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/linmath/config_linmath.cxx
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ ConfigureFn(config_linmath) {
 
 ConfigVariableBool paranoid_hpr_quat
 ("paranoid-hpr-quat", false,
- "Set this true to doublecheck the quaternion-hpr compose and "
- "decompose operations against the quaternion-matrix and matrix-hpr "
- "operations.  This only has effect if NDEBUG is not defined.");
+ PRC_DESC("Set this true to doublecheck the quaternion-hpr compose and "
+          "decompose operations against the quaternion-matrix and matrix-hpr "
+          "operations.  This only has effect if NDEBUG is not defined."));
 
 ConfigVariableBool temp_hpr_fix
 ("temp-hpr-fix", true,
- "Set this true to compute hpr's correctly.  Historically, Panda has "
- "applied these in the wrong order, and roll was backwards relative "
- "to the other two.  Set this false if you need compatibility with "
- "Panda's old hpr calculations.");
+ PRC_DESC("Set this true to compute hpr's correctly.  Historically, Panda has "
+          "applied these in the wrong order, and roll was backwards relative "
+          "to the other two.  Set this false if you need compatibility with "
+          "Panda's old hpr calculations."));
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: init_liblinmath
diff --git a/panda/src/mathutil/config_mathutil.cxx b/panda/src/mathutil/config_mathutil.cxx
index 592ed4e288..b9d301b4d0 100644
--- a/panda/src/mathutil/config_mathutil.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/mathutil/config_mathutil.cxx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "boundingLine.h"
 #include "linmath_events.h"
 #include "dconfig.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 
 Configure(config_mathutil);
 NotifyCategoryDef(mathutil, "");
@@ -57,5 +58,10 @@ ConfigureFn(config_mathutil) {
   EventStoreVec2::register_with_read_factory();
   EventStoreVec3::register_with_read_factory();
   EventStoreMat4::register_with_read_factory();
+
+#ifdef HAVE_FFTW
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->add_system("fftw");
+#endif  // FFTW
 }
 
diff --git a/panda/src/mesadisplay/mesagsg.h b/panda/src/mesadisplay/mesagsg.h
index 364c380dd1..12f3bc1a0c 100644
--- a/panda/src/mesadisplay/mesagsg.h
+++ b/panda/src/mesadisplay/mesagsg.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #endif
 #define CLP(name) Mesa##name
 #define CLASSPREFIX_QUOTED "Mesa"
+#define GLSYSTEM_NAME "Mesa"
 #define CONFIGOBJ config_mesadisplay
 #define GLCAT mesadisplay_cat
 #define EXPCL_GL EXPCL_PANDAMESA
diff --git a/panda/src/net/config_net.cxx b/panda/src/net/config_net.cxx
index 5ca4234936..6dc06d285f 100644
--- a/panda/src/net/config_net.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/net/config_net.cxx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "config_net.h"
 
 #include "netDatagram.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 
 #include "dconfig.h"
 
@@ -47,9 +48,13 @@ init_libnet() {
   initialized = true;
 
   NetDatagram::init_type();
+
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->add_system("NSPR");
 }
 
 
+
 // The following two maximum queue sizes are totally arbitrary and
 // serve only to provide sanity caps on the various queues in the net
 // package.  You can set them to any sane values you like.  Also see
diff --git a/panda/src/pgraph/config_pgraph.cxx b/panda/src/pgraph/config_pgraph.cxx
index e6e2dbf906..34be844a88 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraph/config_pgraph.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pgraph/config_pgraph.cxx
@@ -343,6 +343,6 @@ init_libpgraph() {
   TransformState::register_with_read_factory();
   TransparencyAttrib::register_with_read_factory();
 
-  LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+  LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
   reg->register_type(new LoaderFileTypeBam);
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/pgraph/loader.cxx b/panda/src/pgraph/loader.cxx
index c3cda74323..4c07705c38 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraph/loader.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pgraph/loader.cxx
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ find_all_files(const Filename &filename, const DSearchPath &search_path,
 
   if (!extension.empty()) {
     // If the extension is not empty, it specifies a single file type.
-    LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+    LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
     LoaderFileType *requested_type =
       reg->get_type_from_extension(extension);
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ find_all_files(const Filename &filename, const DSearchPath &search_path,
   } else {
     // If the extension *is* empty, we have to search for all possible
     // file types.
-    LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+    LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
     int num_types = reg->get_num_types();
 
     if (!filename.is_local()) {
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ load_file_types() {
         // Multiple words: the first n words are filename extensions,
         // and the last word is the name of the library to load should
         // any of those filename extensions be encountered.
-        LoaderFileTypeRegistry *registry = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+        LoaderFileTypeRegistry *registry = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
         size_t num_extensions = words.size() - 1;
         string library_name = words[num_extensions];
         
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ load_file(const Filename &filename, bool search) const {
     // unknown file type.  Report a useful message either way.
     string extension = filename.get_extension();
     if (!extension.empty()) {
-      LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+      LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
       LoaderFileType *requested_type =
         reg->get_type_from_extension(extension);
       if (requested_type == (LoaderFileType *)NULL) {
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ load_file(const Filename &filename, bool search) const {
           << " is unrecognized; cannot load.\n";
         loader_cat.error(false)
           << "Currently known scene file types are:\n";
-        reg->write_types(loader_cat.error(false), 2);
+        reg->write(loader_cat.error(false), 2);
         return NULL;
       }
     }
diff --git a/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileType.cxx b/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileType.cxx
index f1886113b6..2a12e972be 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileType.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileType.cxx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ LoaderFileType::
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: LoaderFileType::get_additional_extensions
-//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//       Access: Published, Virtual
 //  Description: Returns a space-separated list of extension, in
 //               addition to the one returned by get_extension(), that
 //               are recognized by this loader.
diff --git a/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileType.h b/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileType.h
index b20d22b990..24c389a4e0 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileType.h
+++ b/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileType.h
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ protected:
 public:
   virtual ~LoaderFileType();
 
+PUBLISHED:
   virtual string get_name() const=0;
   virtual string get_extension() const=0;
   virtual string get_additional_extensions() const;
 
+public:
   virtual PT(PandaNode) load_file(const Filename &path, bool report_errors) const;
 
 public:
diff --git a/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileTypeRegistry.cxx b/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileTypeRegistry.cxx
index 2297b8d0bd..5b19ecdd2b 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileTypeRegistry.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileTypeRegistry.cxx
@@ -46,124 +46,6 @@ LoaderFileTypeRegistry::
 ~LoaderFileTypeRegistry() {
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr
-//       Access: Public, Static
-//  Description: Returns a pointer to the global LoaderFileTypeRegistry
-//               object.
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-LoaderFileTypeRegistry *LoaderFileTypeRegistry::
-get_ptr() {
-  if (_global_ptr == (LoaderFileTypeRegistry *)NULL) {
-    _global_ptr = new LoaderFileTypeRegistry;
-  }
-  return _global_ptr;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_num_types
-//       Access: Public
-//  Description: Returns the total number of types registered.
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-int LoaderFileTypeRegistry::
-get_num_types() const {
-  return _types.size();
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_type
-//       Access: Public
-//  Description: Returns the nth type registered.
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-LoaderFileType *LoaderFileTypeRegistry::
-get_type(int n) const {
-  nassertr(n >= 0 && n < (int)_types.size(), NULL);
-  return _types[n];
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_type_from_extension
-//       Access: Public
-//  Description: Determines the type of the file based on the indicated
-//               extension (without a leading dot).  Returns NULL if
-//               the extension matches no known file types.
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-LoaderFileType *LoaderFileTypeRegistry::
-get_type_from_extension(const string &extension) {
-  string dcextension = downcase(extension);
-
-  Extensions::const_iterator ei;
-  ei = _extensions.find(dcextension);
-  if (ei == _extensions.end()) {
-    // Nothing matches that extension.  Do we have a deferred type?
-
-    DeferredTypes::iterator di;
-    di = _deferred_types.find(dcextension);
-    if (di != _deferred_types.end()) {
-      // We do!  Try to load the deferred library on-the-fly.  Note
-      // that this is a race condition if we support threaded loading;
-      // this whole function needs to be protected from multiple
-      // entry.
-      string name = (*di).second;
-      Filename dlname = Filename::dso_filename("lib" + name + ".so");
-      _deferred_types.erase(di);
-
-      loader_cat->info()
-        << "loading file type module: " << name << endl;
-      void *tmp = load_dso(dlname);
-      if (tmp == (void *)NULL) {
-        loader_cat->warning()
-          << "Unable to load " << dlname.to_os_specific() << ": " 
-          << load_dso_error() << endl;
-        return NULL;
-      }
-
-      // Now try again to find the LoaderFileType.
-      ei = _extensions.find(dcextension);
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (ei == _extensions.end()) {
-    // Nothing matches that extension, even after we've checked for a
-    // deferred type description.
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  return (*ei).second;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: LoaderFileTypeRegistry::write_types
-//       Access: Public
-//  Description: Writes a list of supported file types to the
-//               indicated output stream, one per line.
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void LoaderFileTypeRegistry::
-write_types(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
-  if (_types.empty()) {
-    indent(out, indent_level) << "(No file types are known).\n";
-  } else {
-    Types::const_iterator ti;
-    for (ti = _types.begin(); ti != _types.end(); ++ti) {
-      LoaderFileType *type = (*ti);
-      string name = type->get_name();
-      indent(out, indent_level) << name;
-      indent(out, max(30 - (int)name.length(), 0))
-        << "  ." << type->get_extension() << "\n";
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (!_deferred_types.empty()) {
-    indent(out, indent_level) << "Also available:";
-    DeferredTypes::const_iterator di;
-    for (di = _deferred_types.begin(); di != _deferred_types.end(); ++di) {
-      const string &extension = (*di).first;
-      out << " ." << extension;
-    }
-    out << "\n";
-  }
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: LoaderFileTypeRegistry::register_type
 //       Access: Public
@@ -234,6 +116,124 @@ register_deferred_type(const string &extension, const string &library) {
   _deferred_types[dcextension] = library;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_num_types
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Returns the total number of types registered.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+int LoaderFileTypeRegistry::
+get_num_types() const {
+  return _types.size();
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_type
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Returns the nth type registered.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+LoaderFileType *LoaderFileTypeRegistry::
+get_type(int n) const {
+  nassertr(n >= 0 && n < (int)_types.size(), NULL);
+  return _types[n];
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_type_from_extension
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Determines the type of the file based on the indicated
+//               extension (without a leading dot).  Returns NULL if
+//               the extension matches no known file types.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+LoaderFileType *LoaderFileTypeRegistry::
+get_type_from_extension(const string &extension) {
+  string dcextension = downcase(extension);
+
+  Extensions::const_iterator ei;
+  ei = _extensions.find(dcextension);
+  if (ei == _extensions.end()) {
+    // Nothing matches that extension.  Do we have a deferred type?
+
+    DeferredTypes::iterator di;
+    di = _deferred_types.find(dcextension);
+    if (di != _deferred_types.end()) {
+      // We do!  Try to load the deferred library on-the-fly.  Note
+      // that this is a race condition if we support threaded loading;
+      // this whole function needs to be protected from multiple
+      // entry.
+      string name = (*di).second;
+      Filename dlname = Filename::dso_filename("lib" + name + ".so");
+      _deferred_types.erase(di);
+
+      loader_cat->info()
+        << "loading file type module: " << name << endl;
+      void *tmp = load_dso(dlname);
+      if (tmp == (void *)NULL) {
+        loader_cat->warning()
+          << "Unable to load " << dlname.to_os_specific() << ": " 
+          << load_dso_error() << endl;
+        return NULL;
+      }
+
+      // Now try again to find the LoaderFileType.
+      ei = _extensions.find(dcextension);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (ei == _extensions.end()) {
+    // Nothing matches that extension, even after we've checked for a
+    // deferred type description.
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  return (*ei).second;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: LoaderFileTypeRegistry::write
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Writes a list of supported file types to the
+//               indicated output stream, one per line.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void LoaderFileTypeRegistry::
+write(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
+  if (_types.empty()) {
+    indent(out, indent_level) << "(No file types are known).\n";
+  } else {
+    Types::const_iterator ti;
+    for (ti = _types.begin(); ti != _types.end(); ++ti) {
+      LoaderFileType *type = (*ti);
+      string name = type->get_name();
+      indent(out, indent_level) << name;
+      indent(out, max(30 - (int)name.length(), 0))
+        << "  ." << type->get_extension() << "\n";
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!_deferred_types.empty()) {
+    indent(out, indent_level) << "Also available:";
+    DeferredTypes::const_iterator di;
+    for (di = _deferred_types.begin(); di != _deferred_types.end(); ++di) {
+      const string &extension = (*di).first;
+      out << " ." << extension;
+    }
+    out << "\n";
+  }
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr
+//       Access: Published, Static
+//  Description: Returns a pointer to the global LoaderFileTypeRegistry
+//               object.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+LoaderFileTypeRegistry *LoaderFileTypeRegistry::
+get_global_ptr() {
+  if (_global_ptr == (LoaderFileTypeRegistry *)NULL) {
+    _global_ptr = new LoaderFileTypeRegistry;
+  }
+  return _global_ptr;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: LoaderFileTypeRegistry::record_extension
 //       Access: Private
diff --git a/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileTypeRegistry.h b/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileTypeRegistry.h
index b5a42cdc44..41a6b4ddf9 100644
--- a/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileTypeRegistry.h
+++ b/panda/src/pgraph/loaderFileTypeRegistry.h
@@ -39,18 +39,18 @@ protected:
 public:
   ~LoaderFileTypeRegistry();
 
-  static LoaderFileTypeRegistry *get_ptr();
-
-  int get_num_types() const;
-  LoaderFileType *get_type(int n) const;
-
-  LoaderFileType *get_type_from_extension(const string &extension);
-
-  void write_types(ostream &out, int indent_level = 0) const;
-
   void register_type(LoaderFileType *type);
   void register_deferred_type(const string &extension, const string &library);
 
+PUBLISHED:
+  int get_num_types() const;
+  LoaderFileType *get_type(int n) const;
+  LoaderFileType *get_type_from_extension(const string &extension);
+
+  void write(ostream &out, int indent_level = 0) const;
+
+  static LoaderFileTypeRegistry *get_global_ptr();
+
 private:
   void record_extension(const string &extension, LoaderFileType *type);
 
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileType.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileType.cxx
index ab15ee9a8b..cada9175e0 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileType.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileType.cxx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ PNMFileType::
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: PNMFileType::get_num_extensions
-//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//       Access: Published, Virtual
 //  Description: Returns the number of different possible filename
 //               extensions associated with this particular file type.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ get_num_extensions() const {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: PNMFileType::get_extension
-//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//       Access: Published, Virtual
 //  Description: Returns the nth possible filename extension
 //               associated with this particular file type, without a
 //               leading dot.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ get_extension(int) const {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: PNMFileType::get_suggested_extension
-//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//       Access: Published, Virtual
 //  Description: Returns a suitable filename extension (without a
 //               leading dot) to suggest for files of this type, or
 //               empty string if no suggestions are available.
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileType.h b/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileType.h
index e77238cc1a..2e0f8de211 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileType.h
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileType.h
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ protected:
 public:
   virtual ~PNMFileType();
 
+PUBLISHED:
   virtual string get_name() const=0;
 
   virtual int get_num_extensions() const;
   virtual string get_extension(int n) const;
   virtual string get_suggested_extension() const;
 
+public:
   virtual bool has_magic_number() const;
   virtual bool matches_magic_number(const string &magic_number) const;
 
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileTypeRegistry.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileTypeRegistry.cxx
index b22166f2d0..7488acfa0f 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileTypeRegistry.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileTypeRegistry.cxx
@@ -48,22 +48,49 @@ PNMFileTypeRegistry::
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr
-//       Access: Public, Static
-//  Description: Returns a pointer to the global PNMFileTypeRegistry
-//               object.
+//     Function: PNMFileTypeRegistry::register_type
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Defines a new PNMFileType in the universe.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-PNMFileTypeRegistry *PNMFileTypeRegistry::
-get_ptr() {
-  if (_global_ptr == (PNMFileTypeRegistry *)NULL) {
-    _global_ptr = new PNMFileTypeRegistry;
+void PNMFileTypeRegistry::
+register_type(PNMFileType *type) {
+  // Make sure we haven't already registered this type.
+  Handles::iterator hi = _handles.find(type->get_type());
+  if (hi != _handles.end()) {
+    pnmimage_cat.warning()
+      << "Attempt to register PNMFileType " << type->get_name()
+      << " (" << type->get_type() << ") more than once.\n";
+    return;
   }
-  return _global_ptr;
+
+  _types.push_back(type);
+  _handles.insert(Handles::value_type(type->get_type(), type));
+
+  // Collect the unique extensions associated with the type.
+  pset<string> unique_extensions;
+  int num_extensions = type->get_num_extensions();
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_extensions; i++) {
+    string extension = downcase(type->get_extension(i));
+
+    if (!unique_extensions.insert(extension).second) {
+      pnmimage_cat.warning()
+        << "PNMFileType " << type->get_name()
+        << " (" << type->get_type() << ") defined extension "
+        << extension << " more than once.\n";
+    }
+  }
+
+  pset<string>::iterator ui;
+  for (ui = unique_extensions.begin(); ui != unique_extensions.end(); ++ui) {
+    _extensions[*ui].push_back(type);
+  }
+
+  _requires_sort = true;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_num_types
-//       Access: Public
+//       Access: Published
 //  Description: Returns the total number of types registered.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int PNMFileTypeRegistry::
@@ -76,7 +103,7 @@ get_num_types() const {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_type
-//       Access: Public
+//       Access: Published
 //  Description: Returns the nth type registered.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 PNMFileType *PNMFileTypeRegistry::
@@ -87,7 +114,7 @@ get_type(int n) const {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_type_from_extension
-//       Access: Public
+//       Access: Published
 //  Description: Tries to determine what the PNMFileType is likely to
 //               be for a particular image file based on its
 //               extension.  Returns a suitable PNMFileType pointer,
@@ -132,7 +159,7 @@ get_type_from_extension(const string &filename) const {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_type_from_magic_number
-//       Access: Public
+//       Access: Published
 //  Description: Tries to determine what the PNMFileType is likely to
 //               be for a particular image file based on its
 //               magic number, the first two bytes read from the
@@ -159,7 +186,7 @@ get_type_from_magic_number(const string &magic_number) const {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_type_by_handle
-//       Access: Public
+//       Access: Published
 //  Description: Returns the PNMFileType instance stored in the
 //               registry for the given TypeHandle, e.g. as retrieved
 //               by a previous call to get_type() on the type
@@ -177,13 +204,13 @@ get_type_by_handle(TypeHandle handle) const {
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: PNMFileTypeRegistry::write_types
-//       Access: Public
+//     Function: PNMFileTypeRegistry::write
+//       Access: Published
 //  Description: Writes a list of supported image file types to the
 //               indicated output stream, one per line.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void PNMFileTypeRegistry::
-write_types(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
+write(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
   if (_types.empty()) {
     indent(out, indent_level) << "(No image types are known).\n";
   } else {
@@ -209,44 +236,17 @@ write_types(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: PNMFileTypeRegistry::register_type
-//       Access: Public
-//  Description: Defines a new PNMFileType in the universe.
+//     Function: PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr
+//       Access: Published, Static
+//  Description: Returns a pointer to the global PNMFileTypeRegistry
+//               object.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void PNMFileTypeRegistry::
-register_type(PNMFileType *type) {
-  // Make sure we haven't already registered this type.
-  Handles::iterator hi = _handles.find(type->get_type());
-  if (hi != _handles.end()) {
-    pnmimage_cat.warning()
-      << "Attempt to register PNMFileType " << type->get_name()
-      << " (" << type->get_type() << ") more than once.\n";
-    return;
+PNMFileTypeRegistry *PNMFileTypeRegistry::
+get_global_ptr() {
+  if (_global_ptr == (PNMFileTypeRegistry *)NULL) {
+    _global_ptr = new PNMFileTypeRegistry;
   }
-
-  _types.push_back(type);
-  _handles.insert(Handles::value_type(type->get_type(), type));
-
-  // Collect the unique extensions associated with the type.
-  pset<string> unique_extensions;
-  int num_extensions = type->get_num_extensions();
-  for (int i = 0; i < num_extensions; i++) {
-    string extension = downcase(type->get_extension(i));
-
-    if (!unique_extensions.insert(extension).second) {
-      pnmimage_cat.warning()
-        << "PNMFileType " << type->get_name()
-        << " (" << type->get_type() << ") defined extension "
-        << extension << " more than once.\n";
-    }
-  }
-
-  pset<string>::iterator ui;
-  for (ui = unique_extensions.begin(); ui != unique_extensions.end(); ++ui) {
-    _extensions[*ui].push_back(type);
-  }
-
-  _requires_sort = true;
+  return _global_ptr;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileTypeRegistry.h b/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileTypeRegistry.h
index b350ffbabd..44cc5b90b5 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileTypeRegistry.h
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmFileTypeRegistry.h
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ protected:
 public:
   ~PNMFileTypeRegistry();
 
-  static PNMFileTypeRegistry *get_ptr();
+  void register_type(PNMFileType *type);
 
+PUBLISHED:
   int get_num_types() const;
   PNMFileType *get_type(int n) const;
 
@@ -46,9 +47,9 @@ public:
   PNMFileType *get_type_from_magic_number(const string &magic_number) const;
   PNMFileType *get_type_by_handle(TypeHandle handle) const;
 
-  void write_types(ostream &out, int indent_level = 0) const;
+  void write(ostream &out, int indent_level = 0) const;
 
-  void register_type(PNMFileType *type);
+  static PNMFileTypeRegistry *get_global_ptr();
 
 private:
   void sort_preferences();
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmImageHeader.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmImageHeader.cxx
index b707a7dbf2..a80c7a5b08 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmImageHeader.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimage/pnmImageHeader.cxx
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ make_reader(istream *file, bool owns_file, const Filename &filename,
       return NULL;
     }
 
-    type = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->
+    type = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->
       get_type_from_magic_number(magic_number);
 
     if (pnmimage_cat.is_debug()) {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ make_reader(istream *file, bool owns_file, const Filename &filename,
   if (type == (PNMFileType *)NULL && !filename.empty()) {
     // We still don't know the type; attempt to guess it from the
     // filename extension.
-    type = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->get_type_from_extension(filename);
+    type = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->get_type_from_extension(filename);
 
     if (pnmimage_cat.is_debug()) {
       if (type != (PNMFileType *)NULL) {
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ make_reader(istream *file, bool owns_file, const Filename &filename,
       pnmimage_cat.error()
         << "Cannot determine type of image file " << filename << ".\n"
         << "Currently supported image types:\n";
-      PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->
-        write_types(pnmimage_cat.error(false), 2);
+      PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->
+        write(pnmimage_cat.error(false), 2);
     }
     if (owns_file) {
       VirtualFileSystem *vfs = VirtualFileSystem::get_global_ptr();
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ make_writer(ostream *file, bool owns_file, const Filename &filename,
   if (type == (PNMFileType *)NULL && !filename.empty()) {
     // We don't know the type; attempt to guess it from the filename
     // extension.
-    type = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->get_type_from_extension(filename);
+    type = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->get_type_from_extension(filename);
 
     if (pnmimage_cat.is_debug()) {
       if (type != (PNMFileType *)NULL) {
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/config_pnmimagetypes.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/config_pnmimagetypes.cxx
index 9b618b5b56..e4ddb4a6dc 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/config_pnmimagetypes.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/config_pnmimagetypes.cxx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "pnmFileTypeRegistry.h"
 #include "string_utils.h"
 #include "dconfig.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 
 Configure(config_pnmimagetypes);
 NotifyCategoryDefName(pnmimage_sgi, "sgi", pnmimage_cat);
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ init_libpnmimagetypes() {
 #endif
 
   // Register each type with the PNMFileTypeRegistry.
-  PNMFileTypeRegistry *tr = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+  PNMFileTypeRegistry *tr = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
 
   tr->register_type(new PNMFileTypeSGI);
   tr->register_type(new PNMFileTypeAlias);
@@ -243,4 +244,17 @@ init_libpnmimagetypes() {
 #ifdef HAVE_TIFF
   PNMFileTypeTIFF::register_with_read_factory();
 #endif
+
+  // And register with the PandaSystem.
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+
+#ifdef HAVE_JPEG
+  ps->add_system("libjpeg");
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_PNG
+  ps->add_system("libpng");
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_TIFF
+  ps->add_system("libtiff");
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeAlias.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeAlias.cxx
index d2da48cc4f..9bc0e913ef 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeAlias.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeAlias.cxx
@@ -416,5 +416,5 @@ register_with_read_factory() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TypedWritable *PNMFileTypeAlias::
 make_PNMFileTypeAlias(const FactoryParams &params) {
-  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
+  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeBMP.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeBMP.cxx
index 718c15bf2c..a18882ef0b 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeBMP.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeBMP.cxx
@@ -161,5 +161,5 @@ register_with_read_factory() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TypedWritable *PNMFileTypeBMP::
 make_PNMFileTypeBMP(const FactoryParams &params) {
-  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
+  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeIMG.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeIMG.cxx
index 7a6b59bd4c..2cbf49c635 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeIMG.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeIMG.cxx
@@ -375,5 +375,5 @@ register_with_read_factory() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TypedWritable *PNMFileTypeIMG::
 make_PNMFileTypeIMG(const FactoryParams &params) {
-  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
+  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeJPG.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeJPG.cxx
index 7c1e6b6f9a..d086dad505 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeJPG.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeJPG.cxx
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ register_with_read_factory() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TypedWritable *PNMFileTypeJPG::
 make_PNMFileTypeJPG(const FactoryParams &params) {
-  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
+  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
 }
 
 #endif  // HAVE_JPEG
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypePNG.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypePNG.cxx
index 01bbee89c9..78c83ec09a 100755
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypePNG.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypePNG.cxx
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ register_with_read_factory() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TypedWritable *PNMFileTypePNG::
 make_PNMFileTypePNG(const FactoryParams &params) {
-  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
+  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeSGI.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeSGI.cxx
index 489af44ef1..670ff833db 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeSGI.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeSGI.cxx
@@ -165,5 +165,5 @@ register_with_read_factory() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TypedWritable *PNMFileTypeSGI::
 make_PNMFileTypeSGI(const FactoryParams &params) {
-  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
+  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeSoftImage.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeSoftImage.cxx
index 1ca8bb7041..22eb55dd2a 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeSoftImage.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeSoftImage.cxx
@@ -789,5 +789,5 @@ register_with_read_factory() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TypedWritable *PNMFileTypeSoftImage::
 make_PNMFileTypeSoftImage(const FactoryParams &params) {
-  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
+  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTGA.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTGA.cxx
index 63ee5960c9..1fb02bfc03 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTGA.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTGA.cxx
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ register_with_read_factory() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TypedWritable *PNMFileTypeTGA::
 make_PNMFileTypeTGA(const FactoryParams &params) {
-  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
+  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
 }
 
 void PNMFileTypeTGA::Reader::
diff --git a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTIFF.cxx b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTIFF.cxx
index 195416e225..43c6d87272 100644
--- a/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTIFF.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/pnmimagetypes/pnmFileTypeTIFF.cxx
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ register_with_read_factory() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TypedWritable *PNMFileTypeTIFF::
 make_PNMFileTypeTIFF(const FactoryParams &params) {
-  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
+  return PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->get_type_by_handle(get_class_type());
 }
 
 #endif  // HAVE_TIFF
diff --git a/panda/src/text/config_text.cxx b/panda/src/text/config_text.cxx
index d89e549a28..91eac2d4f3 100644
--- a/panda/src/text/config_text.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/text/config_text.cxx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "dynamicTextPage.h"
 #include "geomTextGlyph.h"
 #include "unicodeLatinMap.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 
 #include "dconfig.h"
 #include "config_express.h"
@@ -167,5 +168,8 @@ init_libtext() {
   DynamicTextPage::init_type();
   GeomTextGlyph::init_type();
   GeomTextGlyph::register_with_read_factory();
+
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->add_system("Freetype");
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/wgldisplay/config_wgldisplay.cxx b/panda/src/wgldisplay/config_wgldisplay.cxx
index 73f6c83378..c0c0df5b78 100644
--- a/panda/src/wgldisplay/config_wgldisplay.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/wgldisplay/config_wgldisplay.cxx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "wglGraphicsWindow.h"
 #include "graphicsPipeSelection.h"
 #include "dconfig.h"
+#include "pandaSystem.h"
 
 Configure(config_wgldisplay);
 NotifyCategoryDef(wgldisplay, "windisplay");
@@ -70,4 +71,7 @@ init_libwgldisplay() {
   GraphicsPipeSelection *selection = GraphicsPipeSelection::get_global_ptr();
   selection->add_pipe_type(wglGraphicsPipe::get_class_type(),
                            wglGraphicsPipe::pipe_constructor);
+
+  PandaSystem *ps = PandaSystem::get_global_ptr();
+  ps->set_system_tag("OpenGL", "window_system", "WGL");
 }
diff --git a/pandatool/src/mayaprogs/config_mayaloader.cxx b/pandatool/src/mayaprogs/config_mayaloader.cxx
index e33088d05c..2df2a93f08 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/mayaprogs/config_mayaloader.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/mayaprogs/config_mayaloader.cxx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ init_libmayaloader() {
 
   LoaderFileTypePandatool::init_type();
 
-  LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+  LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
 
   init_libmayaegg();
   MayaToEggConverter *maya = new MayaToEggConverter;
diff --git a/pandatool/src/palettizer/pal_string_utils.cxx b/pandatool/src/palettizer/pal_string_utils.cxx
index f72d8e2051..4d9d86ce14 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/palettizer/pal_string_utils.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/palettizer/pal_string_utils.cxx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ extract_param_value(const string &str, string &param, string &value) {
 bool
 parse_image_type_request(const string &word, PNMFileType *&color_type,
                          PNMFileType *&alpha_type) {
-  PNMFileTypeRegistry *registry = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+  PNMFileTypeRegistry *registry = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
   color_type = (PNMFileType *)NULL;
   alpha_type = (PNMFileType *)NULL;
 
diff --git a/pandatool/src/palettizer/palettizer.cxx b/pandatool/src/palettizer/palettizer.cxx
index fa5c9d8f81..db27adc2b9 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/palettizer/palettizer.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/palettizer/palettizer.cxx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Palettizer() {
   _coverage_threshold = 2.5;
   _aggressively_clean_mapdir = true;
   _force_power_2 = true;
-  _color_type = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->get_type_from_extension("rgb");
+  _color_type = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->get_type_from_extension("rgb");
   _alpha_type = (PNMFileType *)NULL;
   _shadow_color_type = (PNMFileType *)NULL;
   _shadow_alpha_type = (PNMFileType *)NULL;
diff --git a/pandatool/src/palettizer/txaFile.cxx b/pandatool/src/palettizer/txaFile.cxx
index d509e779d8..7f09aac271 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/palettizer/txaFile.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/palettizer/txaFile.cxx
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ parse_imagetype_line(const vector_string &words) {
   const string &imagetype = words[1];
   if (!parse_image_type_request(imagetype, pal->_color_type, pal->_alpha_type)) {
     nout << "\nKnown image types are:\n";
-    PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->write_types(nout, 2);
+    PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->write(nout, 2);
     nout << "\n";
     return false;
   }
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ parse_shadowtype_line(const vector_string &words) {
   if (!parse_image_type_request(shadowtype, pal->_shadow_color_type,
                                 pal->_shadow_alpha_type)) {
     nout << "\nKnown image types are:\n";
-    PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr()->write_types(nout, 2);
+    PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr()->write(nout, 2);
     nout << "\n";
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/pandatool/src/progbase/programBase.cxx b/pandatool/src/progbase/programBase.cxx
index ebd9f839b0..32876e41f2 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/progbase/programBase.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/progbase/programBase.cxx
@@ -1168,14 +1168,14 @@ bool ProgramBase::
 dispatch_image_type(const string &opt, const string &arg, void *var) {
   PNMFileType **ip = (PNMFileType **)var;
 
-  PNMFileTypeRegistry *reg = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+  PNMFileTypeRegistry *reg = PNMFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
 
   (*ip) = reg->get_type_from_extension(arg);
 
   if ((*ip) == (PNMFileType *)NULL) {
     nout << "Invalid image type for -" << opt << ": " << arg << "\n"
          << "The following image types are known:\n";
-    reg->write_types(nout, 2);
+    reg->write(nout, 2);
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/pandatool/src/ptloader/config_ptloader.cxx b/pandatool/src/ptloader/config_ptloader.cxx
index 7144562a98..00aac80407 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/ptloader/config_ptloader.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/ptloader/config_ptloader.cxx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ init_libptloader() {
 
   LoaderFileTypePandatool::init_type();
 
-  LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_ptr();
+  LoaderFileTypeRegistry *reg = LoaderFileTypeRegistry::get_global_ptr();
 
   init_liblwo();
   FltToEggConverter *flt = new FltToEggConverter;