diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/library/util/Reflective.rsc b/src/org/rascalmpl/library/util/Reflective.rsc
index a610850f97..7f0d90e0b0 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/library/util/Reflective.rsc
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/library/util/Reflective.rsc
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ PathConfig applyManifests(PathConfig cfg) {
    return cfg;
 }
 
+@deprecated{Function will be moved to Rascal compiler}
 str makeFileName(str qualifiedModuleName, str extension = "rsc") {
     str qnameSlashes = replaceAll(qualifiedModuleName, "::", "/");
     int n = findLast(qnameSlashes, "/");
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ str makeFileName(str qualifiedModuleName, str extension = "rsc") {
     return "<package><qnameSlashes><isEmpty(extension) ? "" : ".<extension>">";
 }
 
+@deprecated{Function will be moved to Rascal compiler}
 loc getSearchPathLoc(str filePath, PathConfig pcfg){
     for(loc dir <- pcfg.srcs + pcfg.libs){
         fileLoc = dir + filePath;
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ loc getSearchPathLoc(str filePath, PathConfig pcfg){
     throw "Module with path <filePath> not found"; 
 }
 
+@deprecated{Function will be moved to Rascal compiler}
 @synopsis{Get the location of a named module, search for `src` in srcs and `tpl` in libs}
 loc getModuleLocation(str qualifiedModuleName,  PathConfig pcfg){
     fileName = makeFileName(qualifiedModuleName, extension="rsc");
@@ -143,16 +146,19 @@ loc getModuleLocation(str qualifiedModuleName,  PathConfig pcfg){
     throw "Module `<qualifiedModuleName>` not found;\n<pcfg>";
 }
 
+@deprecated{Function will be moved to Rascal compiler}
 tuple[str,str] splitFileExtension(str path){
     int n = findLast(path, ".");
     if(n < 0) return <path, "">;
     return <path[0 .. n], path[n+1 .. ]>;
 }
 
+@deprecated{Function will be moved to Rascal compiler}
 @synopsis{Determine length of common suffix of list of strings}
 int commonSuffix(list[str] dir, list[str] m)
     = commonPrefix(reverse(dir), reverse(m));
 
+@deprecated{Function will be moved to Rascal compiler}
 @synopsis{Determine length of common prefix of list of strings}
 int commonPrefix(list[str] rdir, list[str] rm){
     for(int i <- index(rm)){
@@ -167,25 +173,30 @@ int commonPrefix(list[str] rdir, list[str] rm){
     return size(rm);
 }
 
+@deprecated{Function will be moved to Rascal compiler}
 @synopsis{Find the module name corresponding to a given module location via its (src or tpl) location}
 str getModuleName(loc moduleLoc,  PathConfig pcfg){
     modulePath = moduleLoc.path;
+
+    rscFile = endsWith(modulePath, "rsc");
+    tplFile = endsWith(modulePath, "tpl");
     
-    if(!(endsWith(modulePath, "rsc") || endsWith(modulePath, "tpl"))){
+    if(!( rscFile || tplFile )){
         throw "Not a Rascal .src or .tpl file: <moduleLoc>";
     }
     
     // Find matching .rsc file in source directories
-
-    for(loc dir <- pcfg.srcs){
-        if(moduleLoc.authority == dir.authority && startsWith(modulePath, dir.path)) {
-           moduleName = replaceFirst(modulePath, dir.path, "");
-           <moduleName, ext> = splitFileExtension(moduleName);
-           if(moduleName[0] == "/"){
-              moduleName = moduleName[1..];
-           }
-           moduleName = replaceAll(moduleName, "/", "::");
-           return moduleName;
+    if(rscFile){
+        for(loc dir <- pcfg.srcs){
+            if(moduleLoc.authority == dir.authority && startsWith(modulePath, dir.path)) {
+                moduleName = replaceFirst(modulePath, dir.path, "");
+                <moduleName, ext> = splitFileExtension(moduleName);
+                if(moduleName[0] == "/"){
+                    moduleName = moduleName[1..];
+                }
+                moduleName = replaceAll(moduleName, "/", "::");
+                return moduleName;
+            }
         }
     }
     
@@ -197,6 +208,12 @@ str getModuleName(loc moduleLoc,  PathConfig pcfg){
     }
     
     modulePathAsList = split("/", modulePathNoExt);
+    if(tplFile){
+        lastName = modulePathAsList[-1];
+        if(lastName[0] == "$"){
+            modulePathAsList = [*modulePathAsList[..-1],lastName[1..]];
+        }
+    }
     if(modulePathAsList[0] == "rascal"){
          modulePathAsList = modulePathAsList[1..];
     }
@@ -219,6 +236,10 @@ str getModuleName(loc moduleLoc,  PathConfig pcfg){
             }
             
             candidateAsList = split("/", candidate);
+            lastName = candidateAsList[-1];
+            if(lastName[0] == "$"){
+                candidateAsList = [*candidateAsList[..-1],lastName[1..]];
+            }
             // println("cand: <candidateAsList>, modpath: <modulePathAsList>");
             n = commonPrefix(reverse(candidateAsList), modulePathReversed);
                         
@@ -238,6 +259,7 @@ str getModuleName(loc moduleLoc,  PathConfig pcfg){
     throw "No module name found for <moduleLoc>;\nsrcs=<pcfg.srcs>;\nlibs=<pcfg.libs>";
 }
 
+@deprecated{Function will be moved to Rascal compiler}
 @synopsis{Derive a location from a given module name for reading}
 @description{
 Given a module name, a file name extension, and a PathConfig,
@@ -287,7 +309,7 @@ tuple[bool, loc] getDerivedReadLoc(str qualifiedModuleName, str extension, PathC
     return <false, |error:///|>;
 }
 
-
+@deprecated{Function will be moved to Rascal compiler}
 @synopsis{Derive a location from a given module name for writing}
 @description{
 Given a module name, a file name extension, and a PathConfig,