diff --git a/snap.cabal b/snap.cabal
--- a/snap.cabal
+++ b/snap.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           snap
-version:        0.5.2
+version:        0.5.3
 synopsis:       Snap: A Haskell Web Framework: project starter executable and glue code library
 description:    Snap Framework project starter executable and glue code library
 license:        BSD3
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
   test/suite/Snap/TestCommon.hs,
   test/suite/TestSuite.hs
 
+Flag hint
+  Description: Support dynamic project reloading via hint
+  Default: True
 
 Library
   hs-source-dirs: src
@@ -44,15 +47,18 @@
   exposed-modules:
     Snap.Extension.Heist,
     Snap.Extension.Heist.Impl,
-    Snap.Extension.Loader.Devel,
     Snap.Extension.Server,
     Snap.Extension
 
-  other-modules:
-    Snap.Extension.Loader.Devel.Evaluator,
-    Snap.Extension.Loader.Devel.Signal,
-    Snap.Extension.Loader.Devel.TreeWatcher
+  if flag(hint)
+    exposed-modules:
+      Snap.Extension.Loader.Devel
 
+    other-modules:
+      Snap.Extension.Loader.Devel.Evaluator,
+      Snap.Extension.Loader.Devel.Signal,
+      Snap.Extension.Loader.Devel.TreeWatcher
+
   build-depends:
     base                      >= 4 && < 5,
     blaze-builder             >= 0.2.1.4 && <0.4,
@@ -62,16 +68,18 @@
     enumerator                >= 0.4.13.1 && <0.5,
     filepath                  >= 1.1 && <1.3,
     MonadCatchIO-transformers >= 0.2.1 && < 0.3,
-    snap-core                 >= 0.5.2 && <0.6,
+    snap-core                 >= 0.5.3 && <0.6,
     heist                     >= 0.5 && < 0.6,
-    hint                      >= 0.3.3.1 && < 0.4,
-    template-haskell          >= 2.3 && < 2.6,
-    time                      >= 1.0 && < 1.3
+    template-haskell          >= 2.3 && < 2.7,
+    time                      >= 1.0 && < 1.4
 
-  if !os(windows) {
-      build-depends:    unix >= 2.2.0.0 && < 2.5
-  }
+  if flag(hint)
+    build-depends:
+      hint                    >= 0.3.3.1 && < 0.4
 
+  if !os(windows)
+    build-depends:    unix >= 2.2.0.0 && < 2.6
+
   if impl(ghc >= 6.12.0)
     ghc-options: -Wall -fwarn-tabs -funbox-strict-fields -O2
                  -fno-warn-orphans -fno-warn-unused-do-bind
@@ -97,15 +105,14 @@
     dlist            >= 0.5 && < 0.6,
     enumerator       >= 0.4.13.1 && <0.5,
     filepath         >= 1.1 && <1.3,
-    haskell98,
     mtl              >= 2,
     old-locale,
     old-time,
-    snap-core        >= 0.5.2 && <0.6,
-    snap-server      >= 0.5.2 && <0.6,
-    template-haskell >= 2.3 && < 2.6,
+    snap-core        >= 0.5.3 && <0.6,
+    snap-server      >= 0.5.3 && <0.6,
+    template-haskell >= 2.3 && < 2.7,
     text             >= 0.11 && <0.12,
-    time,
+    time             >= 1.0 && < 1.4,
     unix-compat,
     zlib
 
diff --git a/src/Snap/Starter.hs b/src/Snap/Starter.hs
--- a/src/Snap/Starter.hs
+++ b/src/Snap/Starter.hs
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 module Main where
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-import           Char
+import           Data.Char
 import           Data.List
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as S
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import           Snap.Http.Server (snapServerVersion)
-import           System
 import           System.Directory
+import           System.Environment
+import           System.Exit
 import           System.Console.GetOpt
 import           System.FilePath
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------