diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cdb7ad456..563819c0a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2011-03-06  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@lrde.epita.fr>
+
+	Call divine to compile dve models.
+
+	* iface/dve2/dve2.cc (compile_dve2): New function.  Compile
+	the *.dve source if there is no newer *.dve2C already.
+	(load_dve2): Call compile_dve2 when given a *.dve file.
+	* iface/dve2/dve2.hh (load_dve2): Document it.
+
 2011-03-06  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@lrde.epita.fr>
 
 	Allow atomic propositions and identifiers like `X.Y'.
diff --git a/iface/dve2/dve2.cc b/iface/dve2/dve2.cc
index 18dbe5643..55b9ab9ab 100644
--- a/iface/dve2/dve2.cc
+++ b/iface/dve2/dve2.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <vector>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "misc/hashfunc.hh"
 #include "dve2.hh"
@@ -582,8 +584,56 @@ namespace spot
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // LOADER
 
-  kripke* load_dve2(const std::string& file_arg, bdd_dict* dict,
-		    ltl::atomic_prop_set* to_observe, bool verbose)
+
+  // Call divine to compile "foo.dve" as "foo.dve2C" if the latter
+  // does not exist already or is older.
+  bool
+  compile_dve2(std::string& filename, bool verbose)
+  {
+
+    std::string command = "divine compile --ltsmin " + filename;
+
+    struct stat s;
+    if (stat(filename.c_str(), &s) != 0)
+      {
+	if (verbose)
+	  {
+	    std::cerr << "Cannot open " << filename << std::endl;
+	    return true;
+	  }
+      }
+
+    std::string old = filename;
+    filename += "2C";
+
+    // Remove any directory, because the new file will
+    // be compiled in the current directory.
+    size_t pos = filename.find_last_of("/\\");
+    if (pos != std::string::npos)
+      filename = "./" + filename.substr(pos + 1);
+
+    struct stat d;
+    if (stat(filename.c_str(), &d) == 0)
+      if (s.st_mtime < d.st_mtime)
+	// The dve2C is up-to-date, no need to recompile it.
+	return false;
+
+    int res = system(command.c_str());
+    if (res)
+      {
+	if (verbose)
+	  std::cerr << "Execution of `" << command.c_str()
+		    << "' returned exit code " << WEXITSTATUS(res)
+		    << "." << std::endl;
+	return true;
+      }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+
+  kripke*
+  load_dve2(const std::string& file_arg, bdd_dict* dict,
+	    ltl::atomic_prop_set* to_observe, bool verbose)
   {
     std::string file;
     if (file_arg.find_first_of("/\\") != std::string::npos)
@@ -591,6 +641,25 @@ namespace spot
     else
       file = "./" + file_arg;
 
+    std::string ext = file.substr(file.find_last_of("."));
+    if (ext == ".dve")
+      {
+	if (compile_dve2(file, verbose))
+	  {
+	    if (verbose)
+	      std::cerr << "Failed to compile `" << file_arg
+			<< "'." << std::endl;
+	    return 0;
+	  }
+      }
+    else if (ext != ".dve2C")
+      {
+	if (verbose)
+	  std::cerr << "Unknown extension `" << ext
+		    << "'.  Use `.dve' or `.dve2C'." << std::endl;
+	return 0;
+      }
+
     if (lt_dlinit())
       {
 	if (verbose)
diff --git a/iface/dve2/dve2.hh b/iface/dve2/dve2.hh
index 2975d6d18..90a210786 100644
--- a/iface/dve2/dve2.hh
+++ b/iface/dve2/dve2.hh
@@ -28,6 +28,22 @@
 
 namespace spot
 {
+
+  // \brief Load a DVE model.
+  //
+  // The filename given can be either a *.dve source or a *.dve2C
+  // dynamic library compiled with "divine compile --ltsmin file".
+  // When the *.dve source is supplied, the *.dve2C will be updated
+  // only if it is not newer.
+  //
+  // This function returns 0 on error.
+  //
+  // \a file the name of the *.dve source file or of the *.dve2C
+  //         dynamic library
+  // \a to_observe the list of atomic propositions that should be observed
+  //               in the model
+  // \a dict the BDD dictionary to use
+  // \a verbose whether to output verbose messages
   kripke* load_dve2(const std::string& file,
 		    bdd_dict* dict,
 		    ltl::atomic_prop_set* to_observe,