diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 5cf3ff6..6092ad6 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,149 +1,107 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2025 Quinn
 # Licensed under the MIT Licence. See LICENSE for details
-
-# dependencies:
-#  - make
-#  - C compiler
-#  - glfw3 (install glfw3:x64-mingw-dynamic via vcpkg for cross compilation)
-#  - xxd (tinyxxd recommended; faster)
-#  - (windows) git bash (recommended)
+SHELL = bash
+.SHELLFLAGS = -O globstar -c
 
 # build configuration, information about the current build process
-NAME    := mcaselector-lite
-VERSION := 0.0.0
+NAME    = mcaselector-lite
+VERSION = 0.0.0
 DEBUG   ?= 0
 CC      ?= cc
 LD      ?= ld
-CFLAGS  += -c -std=gnu99 -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Ilib -MMD -MP
+CFLAGS  += -c -std=gnu99 -Wall -MMD -MP
+CFLAGS  += -Ilib/glad/include
 LDFLAGS += -flto -lm
 MARCH   ?= $(shell uname -m)
 KERNEL  ?= $(shell uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 
-# check whether KERNEL is something nonsensical
-ISWIN := $(if $(filter linux darwin freebsd netbsd openbsd,$(KERNEL)),0,1)
+# compilation flags
+CFLAGS  = -c -std=gnu99 -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -MMD -MP
+LDFLAGS = -flto
+
+# architecture/OS detection
+ifeq ($(KERNEL),)
+ISWIN := $(if $(filter $(OS),Windows_NT),1,0)
+ifeq ($(ISWIN),1)
+KERNEL = mingw
+MARCH  = x86_64
+else
+MARCH  := $(shell uname -m)
+KERNEL := $(shell uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+endif
+else
+ISWIN := $(if $(filter $(KERNEL),mingw),1,0)
+endif
+ifeq ($(MARCH),)
+$(error must also set MARCH when manually setting KERNEL)
+endif
 
 # profiles
-ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)         # check whether we're debugging
-CFLAGS  += -UNDEBUG -Og -g
-PROF    := dbg
-ifeq ($(ISWIN),0)
-CFLAGS  += -fsanitize=address,undefined
-LDFLAGS += -fsanitize=address,undefined
-endif
-else ifeq ($(DEBUG),test) # check whether we're perhaps testing
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
+PROF = dbg
+CFLAGS  += -UNDEBUG -Og -g -Wextra -Wpedantic
+CFLAGS  += $(if $(filter 1,$(ISWIN)),,-fsanitize=address,undefined)
+LDFLAGS += $(if $(filter 1,$(ISWIN)),,-fsanitize=address,undefined)
+# |--profile: testing
+else ifeq ($(DEBUG),test)
+PROF = test
 CFLAGS  += -UNDEBUG -O2 -g
-PROF    := test
-ifeq ($(ISWIN),0)
-CFLAGS  += -fsanitize=address
-LDFLAGS += -fsanitize=address
-endif
-else                      # otherwise, assume release
-CFLAGS  += -DNDEBUG -O2
-PROF    := rel
-endif
-
-# setup the VCPKG_TRIPLET
-# because microsoft thinks they should use a different method of classifying stuff than the standard
-ifneq ($(VCPKG_ROOT),)
-VCPKG_TRIPLET ?= $(strip                        \
-	$(if $(filter x86_64,$(MARCH)),x64,           \
-))-$(strip                                      \
-	$(if $(filter linux,$(KERNEL)),linux-dynamic, \
-	$(if $(filter darwin,$(KERNEL)),osx-dynamic,  \
-	mingw-static))                                \
-)
-
-# override the pkg config path, so it is used instead of system packages
-export PKG_CONFIG_PATH := $(VCPKG_ROOT)/installed/$(VCPKG_TRIPLET)/lib/pkgconfig
-$(info using PKG_CONFIG_PATH: '$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH)')
-else ifneq ($(shell which pkg-config),)
-$(warning couldn't find VCPKG_ROOT, attempting to use system packages using pkg-config!)
+CFLAGS  += $(if $(filter 1,$(ISWIN)),,-fsanitize=address)
+LDFLAGS += $(if $(filter 1,$(ISWIN)),,-fsanitize=address)
 else
-$(error neither VCPKG_ROOT nor pkg-config were available!)
+PROF = rel
+CFLAGS += -DNDEBUG -O2
 endif
 
-# use pkg-config to set the include and linker information
-CFLAGS  += $(shell pkg-config --cflags glfw3 libarchive)
-LDFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --libs   glfw3 libarchive)
-
-# windows specific handling
-ifeq ($(ISWIN),1)
-NAME    := $(NAME).exe
-endif
-
-# build directory structure
-DIR_BIN := bin/$(MARCH)-$(KERNEL)/$(VERSION)/$(PROF)
-DIR_OBJ := obj/$(MARCH)-$(KERNEL)/$(VERSION)/$(PROF)
+CFLAGS  += $(shell pkg-config --cflags glfw3 libarchive) -Ilib/glad/include
+LDFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --libs glfw3 libarchive) -lm
 
 # get source files
-ifneq ($(DEBUG),test)
-SRC := $(shell find src/ -name '*.c')
-else
-SRC    := $(filter-out src/main.c, $(shell find test/ src/ -name '*.c'))
+SRC := $(shell echo src/**/*.c) lib/glad/src/gl.c
+RES := $(wildcard res/*.glsl)
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),test)
+SRC := $(filter-out src/main.c, $(SRC)) $(shell echo test/**/*.c)
 endif
-RES   := $(shell find res/ -type f)
+
+NAME += $(if $(filter 1,$(ISWIN)),.exe,)
+DIR_BIN := bin/$(MARCH)-$(KERNEL)/$(VERSION)/$(PROF)
+DIR_OBJ := obj/$(MARCH)-$(KERNEL)/$(VERSION)/$(PROF)
 
 # output files
 BIN := $(DIR_BIN)/$(NAME)
 OBJ := $(SRC:%.c=$(DIR_OBJ)/%.o) $(RES:%=$(DIR_OBJ)/%.o)
-DEP := $(OBJ:.o=.d)
+DEP := $(OBJ:%.o=%.d)
 
-COMPILE_COMMANDS := $(DIR_OBJ)/compile_commands.json
+.PHONY:
+run: compile
+	$(if $(filter 1,$(ISWIN)),wine,) $(BIN)
 
-.PHONY: run compile echo
-run:     echo compile_commands $(BIN)
-ifeq ($(ISWIN),0)
-	$(BIN)
-else
-	wine $(BIN)
-endif
-compile: echo compile_commands $(BIN)
-echo:
-	$(info $(shell printf "\033[36m")compiling for: $(MARCH), $(KERNEL)$(shell printf "\033[0m"))
-	$(info $(shell printf "\033[36m")using compiler: $(CC)$(shell printf "\033[0m"))
-
-# some definitions for "default" and assumed compilers, for bulk selection
-.PHONY: all x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
-all: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
-x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc:;   $(MAKE) $(CALL) $(MAKEFLAGS) CC=$@ MARCH=x86_64 KERNEL=linux NOCMDS=1
-x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc:; $(MAKE) $(CALL) $(MAKEFLAGS) CC=$@ MARCH=x86_64 KERNEL=mingw NOCMDS=1
-
-# creates the binary (linking step)
-$(BIN): $(OBJ)
-	@mkdir -p $(@D)
-	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS)
-
-# compilation rule
-$(DIR_OBJ)/%.o: %.c
-	@mkdir -p $(@D)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
-
-# use linker to embed the resources into the final binary
-$(DIR_OBJ)/res/%.o: res/%
-	@mkdir -p $(@D)
-	$(LD) -r -b binary -o $@ $<
+.PHONY:
+compile: $(BIN)
 
 .PHONY .NOTPARALLEL:
 clean:
-	rm -rf obj bin compile_commands.json
+	@rm -rv obj/
+	@rm -rv bin/
 
-# update compile commands if the makefile has been updated (for linting)
-compile_commands: # default, empty rule
-ifneq ($(shell which bear),)
-ifneq ($(COMPILE_COMMANDS),)
-ifeq ($(NOCMDS),)
-.PHONY .NOTPARALLEL:
-compile_commands: $(COMPILE_COMMANDS)
-	ln -sf $< compile_commands.json
+$(BIN): $(OBJ)
+	$(info [CC/LD] $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
+	@$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS)
 
-.NOTPARALLEL:
-$(COMPILE_COMMANDS): makefile
-	@$(warning regenerating compile_commands.json thus recompiling.)
-	@mkdir -p ${@D} # ensure the target directory exists
-	@touch $@       # create the file so it isn't retriggered (will just change modification time if already exists)
-	@bear --output $@ -- make -B compile NOCMDS=1 # rebuild the current target using bear, to create the compile commands
-endif
-endif
-endif
+$(DIR_OBJ)/%.o: %.c
+	$(info [CC] $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
+	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
+
+$(DIR_OBJ)/res/%.o: res/%
+	$(info [LD] $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
+	@$(LD) -r -b binary -o $@ $<
+
+# some definitions for "default" and assumed compilers, for bulk selection
+.PHONY: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
+x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc:;   $(MAKE) $(CALL) $(MAKEFLAGS) CC=$@ MARCH=x86_64 KERNEL=linux
+x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc:; $(MAKE) $(CALL) $(MAKEFLAGS) CC=$@ MARCH=x86_64 KERNEL=mingw
 
 -include $(DEP)