diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeToRegionMesh/extrudeToRegionMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeToRegionMesh/extrudeToRegionMesh.C
index 16ef1e517b..46c0171e5a 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeToRegionMesh/extrudeToRegionMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeToRegionMesh/extrudeToRegionMesh.C
@@ -1210,12 +1210,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         << endl;
 
     label nSide = 0;
+
     forAll(zoneSidePatch, zoneI)
     {
         if (oneD)
         {
-            // Always add empty patches, one per zone.
-            word patchName = faceZones[zoneI].name() + "_" + "side";
+            // Reuse single empty patch.
+            word patchName = "oneDEmptPatch";
 
             zoneSidePatch[zoneI] = addPatch<emptyPolyPatch>
             (
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.C
index d276de95ce..8e509a738b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.C
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ Foam::Time::Time
 
     objectRegistry(*this),
 
+    libs_(),
+
     controlDict_
     (
         IOobject
@@ -257,9 +259,10 @@ Foam::Time::Time
     graphFormat_("raw"),
     runTimeModifiable_(true),
 
-    libs_(controlDict_, "libs"),
     functionObjects_(*this)
 {
+    libs_.open(controlDict_, "libs");
+
     // Explicitly set read flags on objectRegistry so anything constructed
     // from it reads as well (e.g. fvSolution).
     readOpt() = IOobject::MUST_READ_IF_MODIFIED;
@@ -313,6 +316,8 @@ Foam::Time::Time
 
     objectRegistry(*this),
 
+    libs_(),
+
     controlDict_
     (
         IOobject
@@ -343,9 +348,11 @@ Foam::Time::Time
     graphFormat_("raw"),
     runTimeModifiable_(true),
 
-    libs_(controlDict_, "libs"),
     functionObjects_(*this)
 {
+    libs_.open(controlDict_, "libs");
+
+
     // Explicitly set read flags on objectRegistry so anything constructed
     // from it reads as well (e.g. fvSolution).
     readOpt() = IOobject::MUST_READ_IF_MODIFIED;
@@ -401,6 +408,8 @@ Foam::Time::Time
 
     objectRegistry(*this),
 
+    libs_(),
+
     controlDict_
     (
         IOobject
@@ -430,9 +439,10 @@ Foam::Time::Time
     graphFormat_("raw"),
     runTimeModifiable_(true),
 
-    libs_(controlDict_, "libs"),
     functionObjects_(*this)
-{}
+{
+    libs_.open(controlDict_, "libs");
+}
 
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.H
index 28ff775a68..b9da549895 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.H
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ class Time
         //- file-change monitor for all registered files
         mutable autoPtr<fileMonitor> monitorPtr_;
 
+        //- Any loaded dynamic libraries. Make sure to construct before
+        //  reading controlDict.
+        dlLibraryTable libs_;
+
         //- The controlDict
         IOdictionary controlDict_;
 
@@ -166,9 +170,6 @@ private:
         //- Is runtime modification of dictionaries allowed?
         Switch runTimeModifiable_;
 
-        //- Any loaded dynamic libraries
-        dlLibraryTable libs_;
-
         //- Function objects executed at start and on ++, +=
         mutable functionObjectList functionObjects_;
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/codeStream/codeStream.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/codeStream/codeStream.C
index e0a1bbbdd4..8eefcb86d9 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/codeStream/codeStream.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dictionary/functionEntries/codeStream/codeStream.C
@@ -131,11 +131,7 @@ bool Foam::functionEntries::codeStream::execute
 
     // see if library is loaded
     void* lib = NULL;
-    if
-    (
-        isA<IOdictionary>(topDict(parentDict))
-     && parentDict.dictName() != Time::controlDictName
-    )
+    if (isA<IOdictionary>(topDict(parentDict)))
     {
         lib = libs(parentDict).findLibrary(libPath);
     }
@@ -150,11 +146,7 @@ bool Foam::functionEntries::codeStream::execute
     // avoid compilation if possible by loading an existing library
     if (!lib)
     {
-        if
-        (
-            isA<IOdictionary>(topDict(parentDict))
-         && parentDict.dictName() != Time::controlDictName
-        )
+        if (isA<IOdictionary>(topDict(parentDict)))
         {
             // Cached access to dl libs. Guarantees clean up upon destruction
             // of Time.
@@ -223,11 +215,7 @@ bool Foam::functionEntries::codeStream::execute
         // all processes must wait for compile to finish
         reduce(create, orOp<bool>());
 
-        if
-        (
-            isA<IOdictionary>(topDict(parentDict))
-         && parentDict.dictName() != Time::controlDictName
-        )
+        if (isA<IOdictionary>(topDict(parentDict)))
         {
             // Cached access to dl libs. Guarantees clean up upon destruction
             // of Time.
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.C
index deca23890d..93d934a1b5 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.C
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ License
 
 #include "dlLibraryTable.H"
 #include "OSspecific.H"
+#include "long.H"
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+defineTypeNameAndDebug(Foam::dlLibraryTable, 0);
+
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -55,7 +61,11 @@ Foam::dlLibraryTable::~dlLibraryTable()
         // bug in dlclose - does not call static destructors of
         // loaded library when actually unloading the library.
         // See https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680125 and 657627.
-        // Seems related to using a non-system compiler!
+        if (debug)
+        {
+            Info<< "dlLibraryTable::~dlLibraryTable() : closing " << iter()
+                << " with handle " << long(iter.key()) << endl;
+        }
         dlClose(iter.key());
     }
 }
@@ -73,6 +83,12 @@ bool Foam::dlLibraryTable::open
     {
         void* functionLibPtr = dlOpen(functionLibName);
 
+        if (debug)
+        {
+            Info<< "dlLibraryTable::open : opened " << functionLibName
+                << " resulting in handle " << long(functionLibPtr) << endl;
+        }
+
         if (!functionLibPtr)
         {
             if (verbose)
@@ -107,6 +123,12 @@ bool Foam::dlLibraryTable::close
     void* libPtr = findLibrary(functionLibName);
     if (libPtr)
     {
+        if (debug)
+        {
+            Info<< "dlLibraryTable::close : closing " << functionLibName
+                << " with handle " << long(libPtr) << endl;
+        }
+
         erase(libPtr);
 
         if (!dlClose(libPtr))
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.H
index c3388907d1..f2925fe511 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dynamicLibrary/dlLibraryTable/dlLibraryTable.H
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ class dlLibraryTable
 
 public:
 
+    // Declare name of the class and its debug switch
+    ClassName("dlLibraryTable");
+
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct null