diff --git a/apps/app_cdr.c b/apps/app_cdr.c
index 8ef10ba978..86b1db219c 100644
--- a/apps/app_cdr.c
+++ b/apps/app_cdr.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 
 #include "asterisk/channel.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
-#include "asterisk/pbx.h"
 
 static char *nocdr_descrip = 
 "  NoCDR(): This application will tell Asterisk not to maintain a CDR for the\n"
diff --git a/apps/app_dumpchan.c b/apps/app_dumpchan.c
index 85f6789ca7..48fb6215d9 100644
--- a/apps/app_dumpchan.c
+++ b/apps/app_dumpchan.c
@@ -32,12 +32,9 @@
 
 ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 
-#include "asterisk/file.h"
-#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 #include "asterisk/pbx.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
-#include "asterisk/utils.h"
-#include "asterisk/lock.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 
 static char *app = "DumpChan";
 static char *synopsis = "Dump Info About The Calling Channel";
diff --git a/apps/app_echo.c b/apps/app_echo.c
index e3cd3b1160..b12b08f89b 100644
--- a/apps/app_echo.c
+++ b/apps/app_echo.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/file.h"
 #include "asterisk/pbx.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 
 static char *app = "Echo";
 
diff --git a/apps/app_milliwatt.c b/apps/app_milliwatt.c
index 99a1e160c1..315e86ab11 100644
--- a/apps/app_milliwatt.c
+++ b/apps/app_milliwatt.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 
 #include "asterisk/pbx.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 
 static char *app = "Milliwatt";
 
diff --git a/apps/app_mixmonitor.c b/apps/app_mixmonitor.c
index bc24b4a189..f60d6f05fe 100644
--- a/apps/app_mixmonitor.c
+++ b/apps/app_mixmonitor.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 #include "asterisk/cli.h"
 #include "asterisk/app.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 
 #define get_volfactor(x) x ? ((x > 0) ? (1 << x) : ((1 << abs(x)) * -1)) : 0
 
diff --git a/apps/app_read.c b/apps/app_read.c
index 4ddd24de31..a7fdf624bd 100644
--- a/apps/app_read.c
+++ b/apps/app_read.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 
 #include "asterisk/file.h"
 #include "asterisk/pbx.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 #include "asterisk/app.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 #include "asterisk/indications.h"
diff --git a/apps/app_readexten.c b/apps/app_readexten.c
index 21f7950fb4..cb4fd8c2a7 100644
--- a/apps/app_readexten.c
+++ b/apps/app_readexten.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/app.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 #include "asterisk/indications.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 
 enum {
 	OPT_SKIP = (1 << 0),
diff --git a/apps/app_record.c b/apps/app_record.c
index a41ed5906d..7214e1f070 100644
--- a/apps/app_record.c
+++ b/apps/app_record.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/pbx.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 #include "asterisk/app.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 #include "asterisk/dsp.h"	/* use dsp routines for silence detection */
 
 
diff --git a/apps/app_senddtmf.c b/apps/app_senddtmf.c
index 3e39736202..67bd4feaa7 100644
--- a/apps/app_senddtmf.c
+++ b/apps/app_senddtmf.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 #include "asterisk/app.h"
 #include "asterisk/manager.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 
 static char *app = "SendDTMF";
 
diff --git a/apps/app_stack.c b/apps/app_stack.c
index 8d3d7bcc93..341b4c1d99 100644
--- a/apps/app_stack.c
+++ b/apps/app_stack.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 #include "asterisk/app.h"
 #include "asterisk/manager.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 
 static const char *app_gosub = "Gosub";
 static const char *app_gosubif = "GosubIf";
diff --git a/apps/app_system.c b/apps/app_system.c
index 9526965f04..1f39c5a4ed 100644
--- a/apps/app_system.c
+++ b/apps/app_system.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/pbx.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 #include "asterisk/app.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"	/* autoservice */
 
 static char *app = "System";
 
diff --git a/apps/app_transfer.c b/apps/app_transfer.c
index 96c514eeb1..ee6c2c5889 100644
--- a/apps/app_transfer.c
+++ b/apps/app_transfer.c
@@ -31,12 +31,10 @@
 
 ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 
-#include "asterisk/lock.h"
-#include "asterisk/file.h"
-#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 #include "asterisk/pbx.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 #include "asterisk/app.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 
 
 static const char *app = "Transfer";
diff --git a/apps/app_url.c b/apps/app_url.c
index 169511689e..f71b32fd05 100644
--- a/apps/app_url.c
+++ b/apps/app_url.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/pbx.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 #include "asterisk/app.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 
 static char *app = "SendURL";
 
diff --git a/apps/app_verbose.c b/apps/app_verbose.c
index abe73c5c46..0f7145131b 100644
--- a/apps/app_verbose.c
+++ b/apps/app_verbose.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/pbx.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 #include "asterisk/app.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 
 static char *app_verbose = "Verbose";
 static char *verbose_synopsis = "Send arbitrary text to verbose output";
diff --git a/apps/app_while.c b/apps/app_while.c
index 933dd9ba12..1c61d966ea 100644
--- a/apps/app_while.c
+++ b/apps/app_while.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 
 #include "asterisk/pbx.h"
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 
 static char *start_app = "While";
 static char *start_desc = 
diff --git a/include/asterisk.h b/include/asterisk.h
index 2aa9785115..71cb4d454c 100644
--- a/include/asterisk.h
+++ b/include/asterisk.h
@@ -171,5 +171,7 @@ int64_t ast_mark(int, int start1_stop0);
 struct ast_channel;
 struct ast_frame;
 struct ast_module;
+struct ast_variable;
+struct ast_str;
 
 #endif /* _ASTERISK_H */
diff --git a/include/asterisk/app.h b/include/asterisk/app.h
index 0529f92585..656e8390fc 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/app.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/app.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASTERISK_APP_H
 #define _ASTERISK_APP_H
 
+struct ast_flags64;
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -227,12 +229,7 @@ int ast_unlock_path(const char *path);
 /*! Read a file into asterisk*/
 char *ast_read_textfile(const char *file);
 
-struct ast_group_info {
-	struct ast_channel *chan;
-	char *category;
-	char *group;
-	AST_LIST_ENTRY(ast_group_info) list;
-};
+struct ast_group_info;
 
 /*! Split a group string into group and category, returning a default category if none is provided. */
 int ast_app_group_split_group(const char *data, char *group, int group_max, char *category, int category_max);
diff --git a/include/asterisk/channel.h b/include/asterisk/channel.h
index b79c0c29c2..5e2213c3a3 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/channel.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/channel.h
@@ -1442,6 +1442,15 @@ struct ast_variable *ast_channeltype_list(void);
  */
 const char *ast_channel_reason2str(int reason);
 
+/*! \brief channel group info
+ */
+struct ast_group_info {
+        struct ast_channel *chan;
+        char *category;
+        char *group;
+        AST_LIST_ENTRY(ast_group_info) list;   
+};
+
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
 }
diff --git a/include/asterisk/module.h b/include/asterisk/module.h
index 4091045f8c..1b257ed157 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/module.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/module.h
@@ -370,6 +370,59 @@ static void __restore_globals(void)
 		       )
 #endif
 
+/*! 
+ * \brief Register an application.
+ *
+ * \param app Short name of the application
+ * \param execute a function callback to execute the application. It should return
+ *                non-zero if the channel needs to be hung up.
+ * \param synopsis a short description (one line synopsis) of the application
+ * \param description long description with all of the details about the use of 
+ *                    the application
+ * 
+ * This registers an application with Asterisk's internal application list. 
+ * \note The individual applications themselves are responsible for registering and unregistering
+ *       and unregistering their own CLI commands.
+ * 
+ * \retval 0 success 
+ * \retval -1 failure.
+ */
+#define ast_register_application(app, execute, synopsis, description) ast_register_application2(app, execute, synopsis, description, ast_module_info->self)
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Register an application.
+ *
+ * \param app Short name of the application
+ * \param execute a function callback to execute the application. It should return
+ *                non-zero if the channel needs to be hung up.
+ * \param synopsis a short description (one line synopsis) of the application
+ * \param description long description with all of the details about the use of
+ *                    the application
+ * \param mod module this application belongs to
+ *
+ * This registers an application with Asterisk's internal application list.
+ * \note The individual applications themselves are responsible for registering and unregistering
+ *       and unregistering their own CLI commands.
+ *
+ * \retval 0 success
+ * \retval -1 failure.
+ */
+int ast_register_application2(const char *app, int (*execute)(struct ast_channel *, void *),
+				     const char *synopsis, const char *description, void *mod);
+
+/*! 
+ * \brief Unregister an application
+ * 
+ * \param app name of the application (does not have to be the same string as the one that was registered)
+ * 
+ * This unregisters an application from Asterisk's internal application list.
+ * 
+ * \retval 0 success 
+ * \retval -1 failure
+ */
+int ast_unregister_application(const char *app);
+
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/asterisk/pbx.h b/include/asterisk/pbx.h
index 3479d6f2b0..61617f5a26 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/pbx.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/pbx.h
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 #define _ASTERISK_PBX_H
 
 #include "asterisk/sched.h"
-#include "asterisk/channel.h"
-#include "asterisk/linkedlists.h"
+#include "asterisk/chanvars.h"
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
 extern "C" {
@@ -300,58 +299,6 @@ int ast_add_extension2(struct ast_context *con, int replace, const char *extensi
 	const char *application, void *data, void (*datad)(void *), const char *registrar);
 
 
-/*! 
- * \brief Register an application.
- *
- * \param app Short name of the application
- * \param execute a function callback to execute the application. It should return
- *                non-zero if the channel needs to be hung up.
- * \param synopsis a short description (one line synopsis) of the application
- * \param description long description with all of the details about the use of 
- *                    the application
- * 
- * This registers an application with Asterisk's internal application list. 
- * \note The individual applications themselves are responsible for registering and unregistering
- *       and unregistering their own CLI commands.
- * 
- * \retval 0 success 
- * \retval -1 failure.
- */
-#define ast_register_application(app, execute, synopsis, description) ast_register_application2(app, execute, synopsis, description, ast_module_info->self)
-
-/*!
- * \brief Register an application.
- *
- * \param app Short name of the application
- * \param execute a function callback to execute the application. It should return
- *                non-zero if the channel needs to be hung up.
- * \param synopsis a short description (one line synopsis) of the application
- * \param description long description with all of the details about the use of
- *                    the application
- * \param mod module this application belongs to
- *
- * This registers an application with Asterisk's internal application list.
- * \note The individual applications themselves are responsible for registering and unregistering
- *       and unregistering their own CLI commands.
- *
- * \retval 0 success
- * \retval -1 failure.
- */
-int ast_register_application2(const char *app, int (*execute)(struct ast_channel *, void *),
-				     const char *synopsis, const char *description, void *mod);
-
-/*! 
- * \brief Unregister an application
- * 
- * \param app name of the application (does not have to be the same string as the one that was registered)
- * 
- * This unregisters an application from Asterisk's internal application list.
- * 
- * \retval 0 success 
- * \retval -1 failure
- */
-int ast_unregister_application(const char *app);
-
 /*! 
  * \brief Uses hint and devicestate callback to get the state of an extension
  *
diff --git a/pbx/pbx_config.c b/pbx/pbx_config.c
index 9ee6c02b49..0782e7a7b7 100644
--- a/pbx/pbx_config.c
+++ b/pbx/pbx_config.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
 #include "asterisk/logger.h"
 #include "asterisk/cli.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"	/* AST_MAX_EXTENSION */
 #include "asterisk/callerid.h"
 
 static char *config = "extensions.conf";
diff --git a/res/ael/pval.c b/res/ael/pval.c
index 923a55148c..56794041d3 100644
--- a/res/ael/pval.c
+++ b/res/ael/pval.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/logger.h"
 #include "asterisk/cli.h"
 #include "asterisk/app.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
 #include "asterisk/callerid.h"
 #include "asterisk/pval.h"
 #include "asterisk/ael_structs.h"