diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
@@ -81,5 +81,22 @@ extern bool log_trace_level_enabled;
 #define TRACESTREAM(x){ if(log_trace_level_enabled) verbosestream x; }
 #define TRACEDO(x){ if(log_trace_level_enabled){ x ;} }
 
+extern std::ostream *dout_con_ptr;
+extern std::ostream *derr_con_ptr;
+extern std::ostream *dout_server_ptr;
+extern std::ostream *derr_server_ptr;
+#define dout_con (*dout_con_ptr)
+#define derr_con (*derr_con_ptr)
+#define dout_server (*dout_server_ptr)
+#define derr_server (*derr_server_ptr)
+
+#ifndef SERVER
+extern std::ostream *dout_client_ptr;
+extern std::ostream *derr_client_ptr;
+#define dout_client (*dout_client_ptr)
+#define derr_client (*derr_client_ptr)
+
+#endif
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 
 #include "irrlicht.h" // createDevice
 
-#include "main.h"
 #include "mainmenumanager.h"
 #include "irrlichttypes_extrabloated.h"
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -59,38 +58,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "touchscreengui.h"
 #endif
 
-/*
-	Settings.
-	These are loaded from the config file.
-*/
-static Settings main_settings;
-Settings *g_settings = &main_settings;
-std::string g_settings_path;
-
-// Global profiler
-Profiler main_profiler;
-Profiler *g_profiler = &main_profiler;
-
-// Menu clouds are created later
-Clouds *g_menuclouds = 0;
-irr::scene::ISceneManager *g_menucloudsmgr = 0;
-
-/*
-	Debug streams
-*/
-
-// Connection
-std::ostream *dout_con_ptr = &dummyout;
-std::ostream *derr_con_ptr = &verbosestream;
-
-// Server
-std::ostream *dout_server_ptr = &infostream;
-std::ostream *derr_server_ptr = &errorstream;
-
-// Client
-std::ostream *dout_client_ptr = &infostream;
-std::ostream *derr_client_ptr = &errorstream;
-
 #define DEBUGFILE "debug.txt"
 #define DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT 30000
 
@@ -137,26 +104,6 @@ static bool migrate_database(const GameParams &game_params, const Settings &cmd_
 
 /**********************************************************************/
 
-#ifndef SERVER
-/*
-	Random stuff
-*/
-
-/* mainmenumanager.h */
-
-gui::IGUIEnvironment* guienv = NULL;
-gui::IGUIStaticText *guiroot = NULL;
-MainMenuManager g_menumgr;
-
-bool noMenuActive()
-{
-	return (g_menumgr.menuCount() == 0);
-}
-
-// Passed to menus to allow disconnecting and exiting
-MainGameCallback *g_gamecallback = NULL;
-#endif
-
 /*
 	gettime.h implementation
 */

diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
diff --git a/src/mainmenumanager.h b/src/mainmenumanager.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class IGameCallback
 	virtual void signalKeyConfigChange() = 0;
 };
 
-extern gui::IGUIEnvironment* guienv;
+extern gui::IGUIEnvironment *guienv;
 extern gui::IGUIStaticText *guiroot;
 
 // Handler for the modal menus

diff --git a/src/map.cpp b/src/map.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "map.h"
 #include "mapsector.h"
 #include "mapblock.h"
-#include "main.h"
 #include "filesys.h"
 #include "voxel.h"
 #include "porting.h"

diff --git a/src/mapblock_mesh.cpp b/src/mapblock_mesh.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "light.h"
 #include "mapblock.h"
 #include "map.h"
-#include "main.h" // for g_profiler
 #include "profiler.h"
 #include "nodedef.h"
 #include "gamedef.h"

diff --git a/src/mapgen.cpp b/src/mapgen.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "content_mapnode.h" // For content_mapnode_get_new_name
 #include "voxelalgorithms.h"
 #include "profiler.h"
-#include "settings.h" // For g_settings
-#include "main.h" // For g_profiler
+#include "settings.h"
 #include "treegen.h"
 #include "serialization.h"
 #include "util/serialize.h"

diff --git a/src/mapgen_v5.cpp b/src/mapgen_v5.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "voxelalgorithms.h"
 #include "profiler.h"
 #include "settings.h" // For g_settings
-#include "main.h" // For g_profiler
 #include "emerge.h"
 #include "dungeongen.h"
 #include "cavegen.h"

diff --git a/src/mapgen_v6.cpp b/src/mapgen_v6.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "voxelalgorithms.h"
 #include "profiler.h"
 #include "settings.h" // For g_settings
-#include "main.h" // For g_profiler
 #include "emerge.h"
 #include "dungeongen.h"
 #include "cavegen.h"

diff --git a/src/mapgen_v7.cpp b/src/mapgen_v7.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "voxelalgorithms.h"
 #include "profiler.h"
 #include "settings.h" // For g_settings
-#include "main.h" // For g_profiler
 #include "emerge.h"
 #include "dungeongen.h"
 #include "cavegen.h"

diff --git a/src/mapnode.cpp b/src/mapnode.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "irrlichttypes_extrabloated.h"
 #include "mapnode.h"
 #include "porting.h"
-#include "main.h" // For g_settings
 #include "nodedef.h"
 #include "content_mapnode.h" // For mapnode_translate_*_internal
 #include "serialization.h" // For ser_ver_supported

diff --git a/src/mg_biome.cpp b/src/mg_biome.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "map.h" //for MMVManip
 #include "log.h"
 #include "util/numeric.h"
-#include "main.h"
 #include "util/mathconstants.h"
 #include "porting.h"
 

diff --git a/src/mods.cpp b/src/mods.cpp
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 */
 
+#include <cctype>
+#include <fstream>
 #include "mods.h"
-#include "main.h"
 #include "filesys.h"
 #include "strfnd.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "subgame.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "strfnd.h"
-#include <cctype>
 #include "convert_json.h"
 
 static bool parseDependsLine(std::istream &is,

diff --git a/src/network/connection.cpp b/src/network/connection.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "connection.h"
-#include "main.h"
 #include "serialization.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "porting.h"

diff --git a/src/network/serverpackethandler.cpp b/src/network/serverpackethandler.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "content_abm.h"
 #include "content_sao.h"
 #include "emerge.h"
-#include "main.h"
 #include "nodedef.h"
 #include "player.h"
 #include "rollback_interface.h"

diff --git a/src/nodedef.cpp b/src/nodedef.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 
 #include "nodedef.h"
 
-#include "main.h" // For g_settings
 #include "itemdef.h"
 #ifndef SERVER
 #include "client/tile.h"

diff --git a/src/particles.cpp b/src/particles.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "particles.h"
 #include "constants.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "main.h" // For g_profiler and g_settings
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "client/tile.h"
 #include "gamedef.h"

diff --git a/src/porting.cpp b/src/porting.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "filesys.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "util/string.h"
-#include "main.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include <list>
 

diff --git a/src/profiler.cpp b/src/profiler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+Minetest
+Copyright (C) 2015 celeron55, Perttu Ahola <celeron55@gmail.com>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
+with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+*/
+
+#include "profiler.h"
+
+static Profiler main_profiler;
+Profiler *g_profiler = &main_profiler;
diff --git a/src/profiler.h b/src/profiler.h
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "jthread/jmutex.h"
 #include "jthread/jmutexautolock.h"
 #include "util/timetaker.h"
-#include "util/numeric.h" // paging()
-#include "debug.h" // assert()
+#include "util/numeric.h"      // paging()
+#include "debug.h"             // assert()
 
 #define MAX_PROFILER_TEXT_ROWS 20
 
+// Global profiler
+class Profiler;
+extern Profiler *g_profiler;
+
 /*
 	Time profiler
 */

diff --git a/src/script/common/c_internal.cpp b/src/script/common/c_internal.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "common/c_internal.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "log.h"
-#include "main.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 
 std::string script_get_backtrace(lua_State *L)

diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_internal.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_internal.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #if (defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32_WCE))
 #define NO_MAP_LOCK_REQUIRED
 #else
-#include "main.h"
 #include "profiler.h"
 #define NO_MAP_LOCK_REQUIRED \
 	ScopeProfiler nolocktime(g_profiler,"Scriptapi: unlockable time",SPT_ADD)

diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "emerge.h"
 #include "sound.h"
 #include "settings.h"
-#include "main.h" // for g_settings
 #include "log.h"
 #include "EDriverTypes.h"
 

diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_mapgen.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_mapgen.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "mapgen_v5.h"
 #include "mapgen_v7.h"
 #include "settings.h"
-#include "main.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
 

diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_util.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_util.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "tool.h"
 #include "filesys.h"
 #include "settings.h"
-#include "main.h"  //required for g_settings, g_settings_path
 
 // debug(...)
 // Writes a line to dstream

diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "map.h"
 #include "jthread/jmutexautolock.h"
-#include "main.h"
 #include "constants.h"
 #include "voxel.h"
 #include "config.h"

diff --git a/src/serverlist.cpp b/src/serverlist.cpp
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 */
 
+#include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <algorithm>
 
 #include "version.h"
-#include "main.h" // for g_settings
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "serverlist.h"
 #include "filesys.h"

diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include <cctype>
 #include <algorithm>
 
+static Settings main_settings;
+Settings *g_settings = &main_settings;
+std::string g_settings_path;
 
 Settings::~Settings()
 {

diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 class Settings;
 struct NoiseParams;
 
+// Global objects
+extern Settings *g_settings;
+extern std::string g_settings_path;
+
 /** function type to register a changed callback */
 typedef void (*setting_changed_callback)(const std::string, void*);
 

diff --git a/src/shader.cpp b/src/shader.cpp
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 */
 
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iterator>
 #include "shader.h"
 #include "irrlichttypes_extrabloated.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "main.h" // for g_settings
 #include "filesys.h"
 #include "util/container.h"
 #include "util/thread.h"
 #include "settings.h"
-#include <iterator>
 #include <ICameraSceneNode.h>
 #include <IGPUProgrammingServices.h>
 #include <IMaterialRenderer.h>

diff --git a/src/sky.cpp b/src/sky.cpp
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 #include "ICameraSceneNode.h"
 #include "S3DVertex.h"
 #include "client/tile.h"
-#include "noise.h" // easeCurve
-#include "main.h" // g_profiler
+#include "noise.h"            // easeCurve
 #include "profiler.h"
-#include "util/numeric.h" // MYMIN
+#include "util/numeric.h"
 #include <cmath>
 #include "settings.h"
-#include "camera.h" // CameraModes
+#include "camera.h"           // CameraModes
 
 //! constructor
 Sky::Sky(scene::ISceneNode* parent, scene::ISceneManager* mgr, s32 id,

diff --git a/src/socket.cpp b/src/socket.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "log.h"
-#include "main.h" // for g_settings
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	#ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN

diff --git a/src/subgame.cpp b/src/subgame.cpp
@@ -21,16 +21,15 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "porting.h"
 #include "filesys.h"
 #include "settings.h"
-#include "main.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "strfnd.h"
 #include "defaultsettings.h"  // for override_default_settings
 #include "mapgen.h"  // for MapgenParams
-#include "main.h" // for g_settings
+#include "util/string.h"
+
 #ifndef SERVER
-#include "client/tile.h" // getImagePath
+	#include "client/tile.h" // getImagePath
 #endif
-#include "util/string.h"
 
 bool getGameMinetestConfig(const std::string &game_path, Settings &conf)
 {

diff --git a/src/test.cpp b/src/test.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "map.h"
 #include "player.h"
-#include "main.h"
 #include "socket.h"
 #include "network/connection.h"
 #include "serialization.h"

diff --git a/src/wieldmesh.cpp b/src/wieldmesh.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 */
 
-#include "main.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "wieldmesh.h"
 #include "inventory.h"