diff --git a/application/common/CMakeLists.txt b/application/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 41a16ecfc..d16353f59 100644
--- a/application/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/application/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ PROJECT(common)
 SET(RESOURCES
   gplot.py
   ggobi.py
+  boxplot_eda_n_edasa.py
   )
 
 FOREACH(file ${RESOURCES})
diff --git a/application/common/boxplot_eda_n_edasa.py b/application/common/boxplot_eda_n_edasa.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a4086a677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/common/boxplot_eda_n_edasa.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from pylab import *
+#from pprint import pprint
+
+FILE_LOCATIONS = 'EDA_ResPop/list_of_files.txt'
+
+data = []
+
+locations = [ line.split()[0] for line in open( FILE_LOCATIONS ) ]
+#pprint( locations )
+
+for cur_file in locations:
+    fitnesses = [ float(line.split()[0]) for line in open( cur_file ).readlines()[1:-1] ]
+    data.append( fitnesses[1:] )
+
+#pprint( data )
+
+boxplot( data )
+
+# FILE_LOCATIONS = 'EDASA_ResPop/list_of_files.txt'
+
+# data = []
+
+# locations = [ line.split()[0] for line in open( FILE_LOCATIONS ) ]
+# #pprint( locations )
+
+# for cur_file in locations:
+#     fitnesses = [ float(line.split()[0]) for line in open( cur_file ).readlines()[1:-1] ]
+#     data.append( fitnesses[1:] )
+
+# #pprint( data )
+
+# boxplot( data )
+
+show()
diff --git a/application/eda/main.cpp b/application/eda/main.cpp
index dd5b81378..3e8e0fae4 100644
--- a/application/eda/main.cpp
+++ b/application/eda/main.cpp
@@ -159,15 +159,6 @@ int main(int ac, char** av)
 
     eoCheckPoint< EOT >& pop_continue = do_make_checkpoint(parser, state, eval, eo_continue);
 
-    doPopStat< EOT >* popStat = new doPopStat<EOT>;
-    state.storeFunctor(popStat);
-    pop_continue.add(*popStat);
-
-    doFileSnapshot* fileSnapshot = new doFileSnapshot("EDA_ResPop");
-    state.storeFunctor(fileSnapshot);
-    fileSnapshot->add(*popStat);
-    pop_continue.add(*fileSnapshot);
-
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -181,21 +172,6 @@ int main(int ac, char** av)
     doCheckPoint< Distrib >* distribution_continue = new doCheckPoint< Distrib >( *dummy_continue );
     state.storeFunctor(distribution_continue);
 
-    doDistribStat< Distrib >* distrib_stat = new doStatNormalMulti< EOT >();
-    state.storeFunctor(distrib_stat);
-
-    distribution_continue->add( *distrib_stat );
-
-    // eoMonitor* stdout_monitor = new eoStdoutMonitor();
-    // state.storeFunctor(stdout_monitor);
-    // stdout_monitor->add(*distrib_stat);
-    // distribution_continue->add( *stdout_monitor );
-
-    eoFileMonitor* file_monitor = new eoFileMonitor("eda_distribution_bounds.txt");
-    state.storeFunctor(file_monitor);
-    file_monitor->add(*distrib_stat);
-    distribution_continue->add( *file_monitor );
-
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -216,21 +192,9 @@ int main(int ac, char** av)
 
 
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // EDA algorithm configuration
+    // Some stuff to display helper when we are using -h option
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    doAlgo< Distrib >* algo = new doEDA< Distrib >
-    	(*selector, *estimator, *selectone, *modifier, *sampler,
-	 pop_continue, *distribution_continue,
-	 eval,
-	 //*sa_continue, *cooling_schedule, initial_temperature,
-	 *replacor);
-
-    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-    // state.storeFunctor(algo);
-
     if (parser.userNeedsHelp())
 	{
 	    parser.printHelp(std::cout);
@@ -242,6 +206,63 @@ int main(int ac, char** av)
     make_verbose(parser);
     make_help(parser);
 
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // population output (after helper)
+    //
+    // FIXME: theses objects are instanciate there in order to avoid a folder
+    // removing as doFileSnapshot does within ctor.
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    doPopStat< EOT >* popStat = new doPopStat<EOT>;
+    state.storeFunctor(popStat);
+    pop_continue.add(*popStat);
+
+    doFileSnapshot* fileSnapshot = new doFileSnapshot("EDA_ResPop");
+    state.storeFunctor(fileSnapshot);
+    fileSnapshot->add(*popStat);
+    pop_continue.add(*fileSnapshot);
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // distribution output (after helper)
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    doDistribStat< Distrib >* distrib_stat = new doStatNormalMulti< EOT >();
+    state.storeFunctor(distrib_stat);
+
+    distribution_continue->add( *distrib_stat );
+
+    // eoMonitor* stdout_monitor = new eoStdoutMonitor();
+    // state.storeFunctor(stdout_monitor);
+    // stdout_monitor->add(*distrib_stat);
+    // distribution_continue->add( *stdout_monitor );
+
+    eoFileMonitor* file_monitor = new eoFileMonitor("eda_distribution_bounds.txt");
+    state.storeFunctor(file_monitor);
+    file_monitor->add(*distrib_stat);
+    distribution_continue->add( *file_monitor );
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // EDA algorithm configuration
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    doAlgo< Distrib >* algo = new doEDA< Distrib >
+    	(*selector, *estimator, *selectone, *modifier, *sampler,
+	 pop_continue, *distribution_continue,
+	 eval,
+	 //*sa_continue, *cooling_schedule, initial_temperature,
+	 *replacor);
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Beginning of the algorithm call
diff --git a/application/eda_sa/main.cpp b/application/eda_sa/main.cpp
index 6e4729de3..2d72ad832 100644
--- a/application/eda_sa/main.cpp
+++ b/application/eda_sa/main.cpp
@@ -159,15 +159,6 @@ int main(int ac, char** av)
 
     eoCheckPoint< EOT >& pop_continue = do_make_checkpoint(parser, state, eval, eo_continue);
 
-    doPopStat< EOT >* popStat = new doPopStat<EOT>;
-    state.storeFunctor(popStat);
-    pop_continue.add(*popStat);
-
-    doFileSnapshot* fileSnapshot = new doFileSnapshot("EDASA_ResPop");
-    state.storeFunctor(fileSnapshot);
-    fileSnapshot->add(*popStat);
-    pop_continue.add(*fileSnapshot);
-
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -181,21 +172,6 @@ int main(int ac, char** av)
     doCheckPoint< Distrib >* distribution_continue = new doCheckPoint< Distrib >( *dummy_continue );
     state.storeFunctor(distribution_continue);
 
-    doDistribStat< Distrib >* distrib_stat = new doStatNormalMulti< EOT >();
-    state.storeFunctor(distrib_stat);
-
-    distribution_continue->add( *distrib_stat );
-
-    // eoMonitor* stdout_monitor = new eoStdoutMonitor();
-    // state.storeFunctor(stdout_monitor);
-    // stdout_monitor->add(*distrib_stat);
-    // distribution_continue->add( *stdout_monitor );
-
-    eoFileMonitor* file_monitor = new eoFileMonitor("eda_sa_distribution_bounds.txt");
-    state.storeFunctor(file_monitor);
-    file_monitor->add(*distrib_stat);
-    distribution_continue->add( *file_monitor );
-
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -216,20 +192,9 @@ int main(int ac, char** av)
 
 
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // EDASA algorithm configuration
+    // Some stuff to display helper when we are using -h option
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    doAlgo< Distrib >* algo = new doEDASA< Distrib >
-    	(*selector, *estimator, *selectone, *modifier, *sampler,
-	 pop_continue, *distribution_continue,
-	 eval, *sa_continue, *cooling_schedule,
-    	 initial_temperature, *replacor);
-
-    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-    // state.storeFunctor(algo);
-
     if (parser.userNeedsHelp())
 	{
 	    parser.printHelp(std::cout);
@@ -241,6 +206,62 @@ int main(int ac, char** av)
     make_verbose(parser);
     make_help(parser);
 
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // population output (after helper)
+    //
+    // FIXME: theses objects are instanciate there in order to avoid a folder
+    // removing as doFileSnapshot does within ctor.
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    doPopStat< EOT >* popStat = new doPopStat<EOT>;
+    state.storeFunctor(popStat);
+    pop_continue.add(*popStat);
+
+    doFileSnapshot* fileSnapshot = new doFileSnapshot("EDASA_ResPop");
+    state.storeFunctor(fileSnapshot);
+    fileSnapshot->add(*popStat);
+    pop_continue.add(*fileSnapshot);
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // distribution output (after helper)
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    doDistribStat< Distrib >* distrib_stat = new doStatNormalMulti< EOT >();
+    state.storeFunctor(distrib_stat);
+
+    distribution_continue->add( *distrib_stat );
+
+    // eoMonitor* stdout_monitor = new eoStdoutMonitor();
+    // state.storeFunctor(stdout_monitor);
+    // stdout_monitor->add(*distrib_stat);
+    // distribution_continue->add( *stdout_monitor );
+
+    eoFileMonitor* file_monitor = new eoFileMonitor("eda_sa_distribution_bounds.txt");
+    state.storeFunctor(file_monitor);
+    file_monitor->add(*distrib_stat);
+    distribution_continue->add( *file_monitor );
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // EDASA algorithm configuration
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    doAlgo< Distrib >* algo = new doEDASA< Distrib >
+    	(*selector, *estimator, *selectone, *modifier, *sampler,
+	 pop_continue, *distribution_continue,
+	 eval, *sa_continue, *cooling_schedule,
+    	 initial_temperature, *replacor);
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Beginning of the algorithm call
diff --git a/src/utils/doFileSnapshot.cpp b/src/utils/doFileSnapshot.cpp
index 3ad012f76..268cfe82e 100644
--- a/src/utils/doFileSnapshot.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/doFileSnapshot.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@ doFileSnapshot::doFileSnapshot(std::string dirname,
 			       std::string filename /*= "gen"*/,
 			       std::string delim /*= " "*/,
 			       unsigned int counter /*= 0*/,
-			       bool rmFiles /*= true*/)
+			       bool rmFiles /*= true*/,
+			       bool saveFilenames /*= true*/)
     : _dirname(dirname), _frequency(frequency),
       _filename(filename), _delim(delim),
-      _counter(counter), _boolChanged(true)
+      _counter(counter), _saveFilenames(saveFilenames),
+      _descOfFiles( NULL ), _boolChanged(true)
 {
     std::string s = "test -d " + _dirname;
 
@@ -72,8 +74,15 @@ doFileSnapshot::doFileSnapshot(std::string dirname,
     int dummy;
     dummy = system(s.c_str());
     // all done
+
+    _descOfFiles = new std::ofstream( std::string(dirname + "/list_of_files.txt").c_str() );
+
 }
 
+doFileSnapshot::~doFileSnapshot()
+{
+    delete _descOfFiles;
+}
 
 void doFileSnapshot::setCurrentFileName()
 {
@@ -93,6 +102,7 @@ eoMonitor& doFileSnapshot::operator()(void)
     _counter++;
     _boolChanged = true;
     setCurrentFileName();
+
     std::ofstream os(_currentFileName.c_str());
 
     if (!os)
@@ -101,6 +111,11 @@ eoMonitor& doFileSnapshot::operator()(void)
 	    throw std::runtime_error(str);
 	}
 
+    if ( _saveFilenames )
+	{
+	    *_descOfFiles << _currentFileName.c_str() << std::endl;
+	}
+
     return operator()(os);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/doFileSnapshot.h b/src/utils/doFileSnapshot.h
index 9329eed97..ea0ffeb63 100644
--- a/src/utils/doFileSnapshot.h
+++ b/src/utils/doFileSnapshot.h
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ public:
 		   std::string filename = "gen",
 		   std::string delim = " ",
 		   unsigned int counter = 0,
-		   bool rmFiles = true);
+		   bool rmFiles = true,
+		   bool saveFilenames = true);
+
+    virtual ~doFileSnapshot();
 
     virtual bool hasChanged() {return _boolChanged;}
     virtual std::string getDirName() { return _dirname; }
@@ -63,6 +66,8 @@ private :
     std::string _delim;
     std::string _currentFileName;
     unsigned int _counter;
+    bool _saveFilenames;
+    std::ofstream* _descOfFiles;
     bool _boolChanged;
 };