diff --git a/implementations/javascript/packages/schema/src/compiler.ts b/implementations/javascript/packages/schema/src/compiler.ts
index b678c74..a8b04af 100644
--- a/implementations/javascript/packages/schema/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/implementations/javascript/packages/schema/src/compiler.ts
@@ -474,6 +474,22 @@ function predicateFor(ctx: FunctionContext, v: string, p: Definition, recordOkAs
 export function compile(env: Environment, schema: Schema, options: CompilerOptions = {}): string {
     const mod = new ModuleContext(env, schema, options);
 
+    const pointerName = Schema._._field0(schema).get(M.$pointer);
+    mod.defineType(seq(`export type _ptr = `,
+                       pointerName === false ? 'never' : typeFor(mod, pointerName),
+                       `;`));
+    mod.defineType(`export type _val = _.Value<_ptr>;`);
+
+    mod.defineFunction(ctx =>
+        seq(`export const _decodePtr = `,
+            (pointerName === false
+                ? '() => { throw new _.DecodeError("Pointers forbidden"); }'
+                : seq(`(d: _.TypedDecoder<_ptr>) => `, ctx.block(() => [
+                    seq(`let result`),
+                    ... decoderFor(ctx, pointerName, 'result'),
+                    seq(`return result`)]))),
+            `;`));
+
     for (const [name0, def] of Schema._._field0(schema).get(M.$definitions)) {
         const name = name0 as symbol;
 
@@ -493,6 +509,10 @@ export function compile(env: Environment, schema: Schema, options: CompilerOptio
 
         mod.defineType(
             seq(`export type ${name.description!} = `, typeForDefinition(mod, name, def), `;`));
+    }
+
+    for (const [name0, def] of Schema._._field0(schema).get(M.$definitions)) {
+        const name = name0 as symbol;
 
         mod.defineFunction(ctx =>
             seq(`export function is${name.description!}`,
@@ -516,22 +536,6 @@ export function compile(env: Environment, schema: Schema, options: CompilerOptio
                                  seq(`return result`)])));
     }
 
-    const pointerName = Schema._._field0(schema).get(M.$pointer);
-    mod.defineType(seq(`export type _ptr = `,
-                       pointerName === false ? 'never' : typeFor(mod, pointerName),
-                       `;`));
-    mod.defineType(`export type _val = _.Value<_ptr>;`);
-
-    mod.defineFunction(ctx =>
-        seq(`export const _decodePtr = `,
-            (pointerName === false
-                ? '() => { throw new _.DecodeError("Pointers forbidden"); }'
-                : seq(`(d: _.TypedDecoder<_ptr>) => `, ctx.block(() => [
-                    seq(`let result`),
-                    ... decoderFor(ctx, pointerName, 'result'),
-                    seq(`return result`)]))),
-            `;`));
-
     const f = new Formatter();
     f.write(`import * as _ from ${JSON.stringify(options.preservesModule ?? '@preserves/core')};\n`);
     mod.imports.forEach(([identifier, path]) => {
diff --git a/implementations/javascript/packages/schema/src/gen/schema.ts b/implementations/javascript/packages/schema/src/gen/schema.ts
index e84db5a..a655ebf 100644
--- a/implementations/javascript/packages/schema/src/gen/schema.ts
+++ b/implementations/javascript/packages/schema/src/gen/schema.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ export const $tuple_STAR_ = Symbol.for("tuple*");
 export const $version = Symbol.for("version");
 export const __lit5 = false;
 
+export type _ptr = never;
+
+export type _val = _.Value<_ptr>;
+
 export const Schema = _.Record.makeConstructor<{
     "_field0": (
         {
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ export type Definition = (_.Record<(typeof $or), [Array<NamedAlternative>], _ptr
 
 export type NamedAlternative = [symbol, Alternative];
 
-export type Alternative = (_.Record<(typeof $and), [Array<Pattern>], _ptr> | Pattern);
+export type Alternative = (_.Record<(typeof $and), [Array<NamedPattern>], _ptr> | Pattern);
 
 export type Pattern = (SimplePattern | CompoundPattern);
 
@@ -104,10 +108,8 @@ export type Ref = _.Record<(typeof $ref), [ModulePath, symbol], _ptr>;
 
 export type ModulePath = Array<symbol>;
 
-export type _ptr = never;
-
-export type _val = _.Value<_ptr>;
 
+export const _decodePtr = () => { throw new _.DecodeError("Pointers forbidden"); };
 
 export function isSchema(v: any): v is Schema {
     let _tmp0, _tmp1, _tmp2: any;
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ export function isAlternative(v: any): v is Alternative {
                     _.Array.isArray(v[0]) &&
                     !_.Record.isRecord<_val, _.Tuple<_val>, _ptr>(v[0]) &&
                     (v[0].length >= 0) &&
-                    v[0].every(v => (isPattern(v)))
+                    v[0].every(v => (isNamedPattern(v)))
                 )
             )
         ) ||
@@ -338,18 +340,18 @@ export function decodeAlternative(d: _.TypedDecoder<_ptr>): Alternative | undefi
             if (d.openSequence()) {
                 let _tmp4: any;
                 {
-                    let vN: Array<Pattern> | undefined = [];
+                    let vN: Array<NamedPattern> | undefined = [];
                     while (!d.closeCompound()) {
                         _tmp4 = void 0;
-                        _tmp4 = decodePattern(d);
+                        _tmp4 = decodeNamedPattern(d);
                         if (_tmp4 === void 0) {vN = void 0; break;};
                         vN.push(_tmp4);
                     };
                     _tmp3 = vN;
                 };
             };
-            if (_tmp3 !== void 0) {if (d.closeCompound()) _tmp2 = [_tmp3] as [Array<Pattern>];};
-            if (_tmp2 !== void 0) result = _.Record<(typeof $and), [Array<Pattern>]>(_tmp1 as any, _tmp2 as any);
+            if (_tmp3 !== void 0) {if (d.closeCompound()) _tmp2 = [_tmp3] as [Array<NamedPattern>];};
+            if (_tmp2 !== void 0) result = _.Record<(typeof $and), [Array<NamedPattern>]>(_tmp1 as any, _tmp2 as any);
         };
     };
     if (result === void 0) {d.restoreMark(_tmp0); result = decodePattern(d);};
@@ -747,5 +749,3 @@ export function decodeModulePath(d: _.TypedDecoder<_ptr>): ModulePath | undefine
     return result;
 }
 
-export const _decodePtr = () => { throw new _.DecodeError("Pointers forbidden"); };
-
diff --git a/schema/schema.prs b/schema/schema.prs
index 02514e2..8d4e6d5 100644
--- a/schema/schema.prs
+++ b/schema/schema.prs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ NamedAlternative = [@name symbol @alternative Alternative].
 
 ; Pattern & Pattern & ...
 ; and the universal pattern, "any", is <and []>
-Alternative = <and [@patterns Pattern ...]> / Pattern .
+Alternative = <and [@patterns NamedPattern ...]> / Pattern .
 
 Pattern = SimplePattern / CompoundPattern .