diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_many_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build_many_linux.yml
index 2ad92a28..1b65ca32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_many_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_many_linux.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - run: make nix
+    - run: ./res/ci/nixish_setup.sh && make nix -j2
 
     - env:
         MKN_GCC_PREFERRED: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_nix.yml b/.github/workflows/build_nix.yml
index c983400b..930a3710 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_nix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_nix.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - run: make nix
+    - run: ./res/ci/nixish_setup.sh && make nix -j2
 
     - env:
         MKN_GCC_PREFERRED: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_osx.yml b/.github/workflows/build_osx.yml
index c3dc7ede..0a9f511b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_osx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_osx.yml
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - run: make bsd
+    - run: ./res/ci/nixish_setup.sh && make bsd -j2
 
     - env:
         MKN_LIB_LINK_LIB: 1
         KUL_GIT_CO: --depth 1
       run: |
+        brew install ccache
         mkdir ~/.maiken && cp res/mkn/clang.yml ~/.maiken/settings.yaml
         KLOG=3 ./mkn build -dtKO 2 -W 9 -g 0
         KLOG=3 ./mkn build -dtOp test_mod
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6d982279..37bda579 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
       strategy:
         matrix:
-          os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-12, macos-latest]
+          os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
       runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
       steps:
         - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
             MKN_GCC_PREFERRED: 1
             KUL_GIT_CO: --depth 1
           run: |
-            make nix
+            ./res/ci/nixish_setup.sh && make nix -j2
             KLOG=3 ./mkn build -dtKa "-std=c++17 -fPIC" -O 2 -g 0 -W 9 -o mkn_nix
 
         - if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     container: quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - run: make nix
+    - run: ./res/ci/nixish_setup.sh && make nix -j2
     - env:
         MKN_GCC_PREFERRED: 1
         KUL_GIT_CO: --depth 1
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-12
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - run: make bsd
+    - run: ./res/ci/nixish_setup.sh && make bsd -j2
     - env:
         MKN_GCC_PREFERRED: 1
         KUL_GIT_CO: --depth 1
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - run: make bsd
+    - run: ./res/ci/nixish_setup.sh && make bsd -j2
     - env:
         MKN_GCC_PREFERRED: 1
         KUL_GIT_CO: --depth 1
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index baff82ff..cae2626c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 
-KUL_GIT=master
-YAML_GIT=master
-
 CWD:=$(CURDIR)
 ifeq ($(strip $(CURDIR)),)
   CWD:=$(.CURDIR)
@@ -9,18 +6,20 @@ endif
 
 OS =
 CXX=g++
-CXXFLAGS=-std=c++17 -Os -Wall -fmessage-length=0 -fPIC -g3
+CXXFLAGS=-std=c++17 -O2 -Wall -fmessage-length=0 -fPIC
 INCS =  -Iinc \
-		-Iext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT)/p/include \
-		-Iext/mkn/kul/$(KUL_GIT)/inc \
-		-Iext/mkn/kul/$(KUL_GIT)/os/$(OS)/inc \
-		-Iext/mkn/kul/$(KUL_GIT)/os/nixish/inc
-
-YAML = ext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT)/p/bin/libyaml.a
+		-Iext/parse/yaml/p/include \
+		-Iext/mkn/kul/inc \
+		-Iext/mkn/kul/os/$(OS)/inc \
+		-Iext/mkn/kul/os/nixish/inc
+YAML = bin/yaml/libyaml.a
 LDFLAGS = -pthread -ldl -rdynamic
 
-EXE=mkn
-WHICH=which
+YAML_SOURCES :=$(shell find ext/parse/yaml/p/src -type f -name '*.cpp')
+YAML_LIB :=$(YAML_SOURCES:.cpp=)
+
+MKN_SOURCES :=$(shell find src -type f -name '*.cpp')
+MKN_BIN :=$(MKN_SOURCES:.cpp=)
 
 entry:
 	@@echo "Options include"
@@ -41,53 +40,23 @@ bsd:
 	$(eval CXXFLAGS := $(CXXFLAGS))
 	$(MAKE) general OS=$(OS)
 
-prechecks:
-	@if [ -z "$$($(WHICH) git)" ]; then echo "git NOT FOUND - EXITING"; exit 1; fi
-
 general:
-	$(MAKE) prechecks
-
-	@if [ ! -d "./ext/mkn/kul/$(KUL_GIT)" ]; then \
-		git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mkn/mkn.kul.git --branch $(KUL_GIT) ext/mkn/kul/$(KUL_GIT); \
-	fi;
-
-	@if [ ! -d "ext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT)" ]; then \
-		git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mkn/parse.yaml.git --branch $(YAML_GIT) ext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT); \
-		cd ext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT); \
-		./mkn.sh;  \
-		cd ../../..; \
-	fi;
-	@if [ ! -d "ext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT)/p/bin" ]; then \
-		mkdir ext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT)/p/bin; \
-	fi;
-	@if [ ! -f "$(YAML)" ]; then \
-		$(MAKE) caml; \
-		$(MAKE) yaml; \
-	fi;
-
-	@mkdir -p bin;
-
-	@for f in $(shell find src -type f -name '*.cpp'); do \
-		echo $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCS) -o "bin/$$(basename $$f).o" -c "$$f"; \
-		$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCS) -o "bin/$$(basename $$f).o" -c "$$f" || exit 1 ; \
-	done;
-	@$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCS) -o "bin/mkn.cpp.o" -c "mkn.cpp"
+	@mkdir -p bin/yaml bin/mkn;
+	$(MAKE) compile
 	$(MAKE) link
-	@@rm -rf ext bin
+	@@rm -rf bin ext
 
-link:
-	$(eval FILES := $(foreach dir,$(shell find bin -type f -name *.o),$(dir)))
-	$(CXX) -o "$(EXE)" $(FILES) $(YAML) $(LDFLAGS)
+compile:$(YAML_LIB) $(MKN_BIN)
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCS) -o "bin/mkn/main.o" -c "mkn.cpp"
 
-caml:
-	@for f in $(shell find ext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT)/p/src -type f -name '*.cpp'); do \
-		echo $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -Iext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT)/p/include -o "ext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT)/p/bin/$$(basename $$f).o" -c "$$f"; \
-		$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -Iext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT)/p/include -o "ext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT)/p/bin/$$(basename $$f).o" -c "$$f" || exit 1 ; \
-	done;
+link:
+	ar -r $(YAML) bin/yaml/*.o
+	$(CXX) -o "mkn" bin/mkn/*.o $(YAML) $(LDFLAGS)
 
-yaml:
-	$(eval FILES := $(foreach dir,$(shell find ext/parse/yaml/$(YAML_GIT)/p/bin -type f -name *.o),$(dir)))
-	ar -r $(YAML) $(FILES)
+$(YAML_LIB):$(YAML_SOURCES)
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -Iext/parse/yaml/p/include -o "bin/yaml/$(shell basename $(shell dirname $@))_$(shell basename $@).o" -c $@.cpp
+$(MKN_BIN):$(MKN_SOURCES)
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCS) -o "bin/mkn/$(shell basename $(shell dirname $@))_$(shell basename $@).o" -c $@.cpp
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf bin ext
+	rm -rf bin
diff --git a/res/ci/mac_bintray.json b/res/ci/mac_bintray.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bf32428..00000000
--- a/res/ci/mac_bintray.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "package": {
-        "name": "mkn",
-        "repo": "maiken",
-        "subject": "dekken",
-        "desc": "I was pushed completely automatically",
-        "website_url": "www.jfrog.com",
-        "issue_tracker_url": "https://github.com/bintray/bintray-client-java/issues",
-        "vcs_url": "https://github.com/bintray/bintray-client-java.git",
-        "github_use_tag_release_notes": true,
-        "github_release_notes_file": "RELEASE.txt",
-        "licenses": ["BSD-3"],
-        "labels": ["none"],
-        "public_download_numbers": false,
-        "public_stats": false
-    },
-
-    "version": {
-        "name": "0.5",
-        "desc": "Yes",
-        "released": "2019-07-30",
-        "vcs_tag": "0.5",
-        "gpgSign": false
-    },
-    "files":
-    [
-        {"includePattern": "/Users/travis/build/Dekken/maiken/bin/build/mkn", "uploadPattern": "osx/master/mkn",
-          "matrixParams": { "override": 1 } },
-        {"includePattern": "/Users/travis/build/Dekken/maiken/bin/lib/libmkn.so", "uploadPattern": "osx/master/libmkn.so",
-          "matrixParams": { "override": 1 } }
-    ],
-    "publish": true
-}
diff --git a/res/ci/nix_bintray.json b/res/ci/nix_bintray.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 78d07370..00000000
--- a/res/ci/nix_bintray.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "package": {
-        "name": "mkn",
-        "repo": "maiken",
-        "subject": "dekken",
-        "desc": "I was pushed completely automatically",
-        "website_url": "www.jfrog.com",
-        "issue_tracker_url": "https://github.com/bintray/bintray-client-java/issues",
-        "vcs_url": "https://github.com/bintray/bintray-client-java.git",
-        "github_use_tag_release_notes": true,
-        "github_release_notes_file": "RELEASE.txt",
-        "licenses": ["BSD-3"],
-        "labels": ["none"],
-        "public_download_numbers": false,
-        "public_stats": false
-    },
-
-    "version": {
-        "name": "0.5",
-        "desc": "Yes",
-        "released": "2019-07-30",
-        "vcs_tag": "0.5",
-        "gpgSign": false
-    },
-    "files":
-    [
-        {"includePattern": "/home/travis/build/Dekken/maiken/bin/build/mkn", "uploadPattern": "nix/master/mkn",
-          "matrixParams": { "override": 1 } },
-        {"includePattern": "/home/travis/build/Dekken/maiken/bin/lib/libmkn.so", "uploadPattern": "nix/master/libmkn.so",
-          "matrixParams": { "override": 1 } }
-    ],
-    "publish": true
-}
diff --git a/res/ci/nix_travis.sh b/res/ci/nix_travis.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9625462f..00000000
--- a/res/ci/nix_travis.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -ex
-
-CWD="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-cd $CWD/../..
-ROOT=$PWD
-
-export MKN_GCC_PREFERRED=1
-make nix CXX="$CXX"
-CXXFLAGS="-std=c++17 -fPIC"
-KLOG=3 ./mkn build -WOdKta "$CXXFLAGS" -g 0 -p static
diff --git a/res/ci/nixish_setup.sh b/res/ci/nixish_setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..57b0862c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/ci/nixish_setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -exu
+CWD="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )" && cd "$CWD"/../..
+MKN_KUL_GIT=${MKN_KUL_GIT:-master}
+YAML_CPP_GIT=${YAML_CPP_GIT:-master}
+
+rm -rf bin && mkdir bin
+[ -d "./ext/mkn/kul" ] || \
+    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mkn/mkn.kul.git -b "${MKN_KUL_GIT}" "ext/mkn/kul";
+
+[ -d "ext/parse/yaml" ] || (
+  git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mkn/parse.yaml.git --branch "${YAML_CPP_GIT}" "ext/parse/yaml";
+  cd "ext/parse/yaml" && ./mkn.sh && mkdir -p p/bin
+)
diff --git a/res/ci/osx_travis.sh b/res/ci/osx_travis.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fecc1b37..00000000
--- a/res/ci/osx_travis.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -ex
-shell_session_update() { :; }
-CWD="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-cd $CWD/../..
-ROOT=$PWD
-
-
-make bsd CXX="clang++"
-CXXFLAGS="-std=c++17 -fPIC"
-KLOG=3 ./mkn build -WOdKta "$CXXFLAGS" -g 0
diff --git a/res/ci/win_appveyor.sh b/res/ci/win_appveyor.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 19843870..00000000
--- a/res/ci/win_appveyor.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -ex
-
-CWD="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-cd $CWD/../..
-ROOT=$PWD
-
-$CWD/win_build.sh
-
-export MKN_CL_PREFERRED=1
-export PYTHON=/c/Python36-x64/python.exe
-./mkn clean build -a -std:c++17 -dtKOg 0 -w mkn.ram[https]
-./mkn clean build -a -std:c++17 -dtSOg 0 -p lib
-$PYTHON /c/Python36-x64/Scripts/flawfinder .
-rm -rf bin/build/tmp bin/build/obj
-rm -rf bin/lib/tmp bin/lib/obj
-mkdir -p win/master
-cp bin/build/* win/master
-cp bin/lib/* win/master
-tar cf mkn.tar win
diff --git a/res/mkn/clang.yml b/res/mkn/clang.yml
index abf7e61d..acc882d7 100644
--- a/res/mkn/clang.yml
+++ b/res/mkn/clang.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ remote:
 file:
   - type: cpp:cxx:cc
     archiver: ar -cr
-    compiler: ccache clang++ -std=c++17 -fPIC
+    compiler: clang++ -std=c++17 -fPIC
     linker: g++