diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index c5945adf0..83be997e9 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #if HAVE_BOEHMGC
 
+#define GC_INCLUDE_NEW
+
 #include <gc/gc.h>
 #include <gc/gc_cpp.h>
 
@@ -57,6 +59,12 @@ static char * dupStringWithLen(const char * s, size_t size)
 }
 
 
+RootValue allocRootValue(Value * v)
+{
+    return std::allocate_shared<Value *>(traceable_allocator<Value *>(), v);
+}
+
+
 static void printValue(std::ostream & str, std::set<const Value *> & active, const Value & v)
 {
     checkInterrupt();
diff --git a/src/libexpr/json-to-value.cc b/src/libexpr/json-to-value.cc
index 1fdce1983..76e1a26bf 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/json-to-value.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/json-to-value.cc
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
 using json = nlohmann::json;
-using std::unique_ptr;
 
 namespace nix {
 
@@ -13,69 +12,69 @@ namespace nix {
 class JSONSax : nlohmann::json_sax<json> {
     class JSONState {
     protected:
-        unique_ptr<JSONState> parent;
-        Value * v;
+        std::unique_ptr<JSONState> parent;
+        RootValue v;
     public:
-        virtual unique_ptr<JSONState> resolve(EvalState &)
+        virtual std::unique_ptr<JSONState> resolve(EvalState &)
         {
             throw std::logic_error("tried to close toplevel json parser state");
-        };
-        explicit JSONState(unique_ptr<JSONState>&& p) : parent(std::move(p)), v(nullptr) {};
-        explicit JSONState(Value* v) : v(v) {};
-        JSONState(JSONState& p) = delete;
-        Value& value(EvalState & state)
+        }
+        explicit JSONState(std::unique_ptr<JSONState> && p) : parent(std::move(p)) {}
+        explicit JSONState(Value * v) : v(allocRootValue(v)) {}
+        JSONState(JSONState & p) = delete;
+        Value & value(EvalState & state)
         {
-            if (v == nullptr)
-                v = state.allocValue();
-            return *v;
-        };
-        virtual ~JSONState() {};
-        virtual void add() {};
+            if (!v)
+                v = allocRootValue(state.allocValue());
+            return **v;
+        }
+        virtual ~JSONState() {}
+        virtual void add() {}
     };
 
     class JSONObjectState : public JSONState {
         using JSONState::JSONState;
-        ValueMap attrs = ValueMap();
-        virtual unique_ptr<JSONState> resolve(EvalState & state) override
+        ValueMap attrs;
+        std::unique_ptr<JSONState> resolve(EvalState & state) override
         {
-            Value& v = parent->value(state);
+            Value & v = parent->value(state);
             state.mkAttrs(v, attrs.size());
             for (auto & i : attrs)
                 v.attrs->push_back(Attr(i.first, i.second));
             return std::move(parent);
         }
-        virtual void add() override { v = nullptr; };
+        void add() override { v = nullptr; }
     public:
-        void key(string_t& name, EvalState & state)
+        void key(string_t & name, EvalState & state)
         {
-            attrs[state.symbols.create(name)] = &value(state);
+            attrs.insert_or_assign(state.symbols.create(name), &value(state));
         }
     };
 
     class JSONListState : public JSONState {
-        ValueVector values = ValueVector();
-        virtual unique_ptr<JSONState> resolve(EvalState & state) override
+        ValueVector values;
+        std::unique_ptr<JSONState> resolve(EvalState & state) override
         {
-            Value& v = parent->value(state);
+            Value & v = parent->value(state);
             state.mkList(v, values.size());
             for (size_t n = 0; n < values.size(); ++n) {
                 v.listElems()[n] = values[n];
             }
             return std::move(parent);
         }
-        virtual void add() override {
-            values.push_back(v);
+        void add() override {
+            values.push_back(*v);
             v = nullptr;
-        };
+        }
     public:
-        JSONListState(unique_ptr<JSONState>&& p, std::size_t reserve) : JSONState(std::move(p))
+        JSONListState(std::unique_ptr<JSONState> && p, std::size_t reserve) : JSONState(std::move(p))
         {
             values.reserve(reserve);
         }
     };
 
     EvalState & state;
-    unique_ptr<JSONState> rs;
+    std::unique_ptr<JSONState> rs;
 
     template<typename T, typename... Args> inline bool handle_value(T f, Args... args)
     {
@@ -107,12 +106,12 @@ public:
         return handle_value(mkInt, val);
     }
 
-    bool number_float(number_float_t val, const string_t& s)
+    bool number_float(number_float_t val, const string_t & s)
     {
         return handle_value(mkFloat, val);
     }
 
-    bool string(string_t& val)
+    bool string(string_t & val)
     {
         return handle_value<void(Value&, const char*)>(mkString, val.c_str());
     }
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ public:
         return true;
     }
 
-    bool key(string_t& name)
+    bool key(string_t & name)
     {
         dynamic_cast<JSONObjectState*>(rs.get())->key(name, state);
         return true;
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index 08a1adf3b..6be88e6fd 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -122,16 +122,16 @@ static void prim_scopedImport(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args
         }
         w.attrs->sort();
 
-        static Value * fun = nullptr;
+        static RootValue fun;
         if (!fun) {
-            fun = state.allocValue();
+            fun = allocRootValue(state.allocValue());
             state.eval(state.parseExprFromString(
                 #include "imported-drv-to-derivation.nix.gen.hh"
-                , "/"), *fun);
+                , "/"), **fun);
         }
 
-        state.forceFunction(*fun, pos);
-        mkApp(v, *fun, w);
+        state.forceFunction(**fun, pos);
+        mkApp(v, **fun, w);
         state.forceAttrs(v, pos);
     } else {
         state.forceAttrs(*args[0]);
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchMercurial.cc b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchMercurial.cc
index f18351646..0a1ba49d5 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchMercurial.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchMercurial.cc
@@ -54,15 +54,14 @@ static void prim_fetchMercurial(EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * ar
     if (evalSettings.pureEval && !rev)
         throw Error("in pure evaluation mode, 'fetchMercurial' requires a Mercurial revision");
 
-    auto parsedUrl = parseURL(
-        url.find("://") != std::string::npos
-        ? "hg+" + url
-        : "hg+file://" + url);
-    if (rev) parsedUrl.query.insert_or_assign("rev", rev->gitRev());
-    if (ref) parsedUrl.query.insert_or_assign("ref", *ref);
-    // FIXME: use name
-    auto input = fetchers::inputFromURL(parsedUrl);
+    fetchers::Attrs attrs;
+    attrs.insert_or_assign("type", "hg");
+    attrs.insert_or_assign("url", url.find("://") != std::string::npos ? url : "file://" + url);
+    if (ref) attrs.insert_or_assign("ref", *ref);
+    if (rev) attrs.insert_or_assign("rev", rev->gitRev());
+    auto input = fetchers::inputFromAttrs(attrs);
 
+    // FIXME: use name
     auto [tree, input2] = input->fetchTree(state.store);
 
     state.mkAttrs(v, 8);
diff --git a/src/libexpr/value.hh b/src/libexpr/value.hh
index 60de60c67..1a0738241 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/value.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/value.hh
@@ -258,12 +258,17 @@ void mkPath(Value & v, const char * s);
 
 
 #if HAVE_BOEHMGC
-typedef std::vector<Value *, gc_allocator<Value *> > ValueVector;
-typedef std::map<Symbol, Value *, std::less<Symbol>, gc_allocator<std::pair<const Symbol, Value *> > > ValueMap;
+typedef std::vector<Value *, traceable_allocator<Value *> > ValueVector;
+typedef std::map<Symbol, Value *, std::less<Symbol>, traceable_allocator<std::pair<const Symbol, Value *> > > ValueMap;
 #else
 typedef std::vector<Value *> ValueVector;
 typedef std::map<Symbol, Value *> ValueMap;
 #endif
 
 
+/* A value allocated in traceable memory. */
+typedef std::shared_ptr<Value *> RootValue;
+
+RootValue allocRootValue(Value * v);
+
 }
diff --git a/src/nix/installables.cc b/src/nix/installables.cc
index fece68b17..99bbe9769 100644
--- a/src/nix/installables.cc
+++ b/src/nix/installables.cc
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #include "flake/eval-cache.hh"
 #include "url.hh"
 
-#include <gc/gc.h>
-
 #include <regex>
 #include <queue>
 
diff --git a/src/nix/show-config.cc b/src/nix/show-config.cc
index 55a3255d2..6104b10bc 100644
--- a/src/nix/show-config.cc
+++ b/src/nix/show-config.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct CmdShowConfig : Command, MixJSON
             std::map<std::string, Config::SettingInfo> settings;
             globalConfig.getSettings(settings);
             for (auto & s : settings)
-                logger->stdout(s.first + " = " + s.second.value);
+                logger->stdout("%s = %s", s.first, s.second.value);
         }
     }
 };