diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index deca2cf..1da2230 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-zig-cache
-zig-out
+libipc.a
+libipc.so
 .zig-cache
 docs
 *.swp
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index cd6cfa0..e3c9576 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ ZIGOPTIM ?= ReleaseSafe
 -include makefile.target
 
 build:
-	zig build -Doptimize=$(ZIGOPTIM) $(ZIGOPTS) $(TARGET_OPTION)
+	#zig build -Doptimize=$(ZIGOPTIM) $(ZIGOPTS) $(TARGET_OPTION)
+	zig build-lib -dynamic -O $(ZIGOPTIM) $(ZIGOPTS) $(TARGET_OPTION) src/ipc.zig
+	zig build-lib          -O $(ZIGOPTIM) $(ZIGOPTS) $(TARGET_OPTION) src/ipc.zig
 
 PREFIX       ?= /usr/local
 LIBDIR       ?= $(PREFIX)/lib
@@ -21,8 +23,8 @@ $(PKGCONFIGDIR)/ipc.pc: ipc.pc; install -m 0644 ipc.pc $(PKGCONFIGDIR)
 install-pkgconfig: $(PKGCONFIGDIR) $(PKGCONFIGDIR)/ipc.pc
 
 $(LIBDIR):; install -m 0755 -d $(LIBDIR)
-$(LIBDIR)/libipc.a:   zig-out/lib/libipc.a;	install -m 0644 zig-out/lib/libipc.a $(LIBDIR)
-$(LIBDIR)/libipc.so: zig-out/lib/libipc.so;	install -m 0644 zig-out/lib/libipc.so $(LIBDIR)
+$(LIBDIR)/libipc.a:  libipc.a;  install -m 0644 libipc.a $(LIBDIR)
+$(LIBDIR)/libipc.so: libipc.so; install -m 0644 libipc.so $(LIBDIR)
 install-library: $(LIBDIR) $(LIBDIR)/libipc.a $(LIBDIR)/libipc.so
 
 $(INCLUDEDIR):;	install -m 0755 -d $(INCLUDEDIR)
diff --git a/src/bindings.zig b/src/bindings.zig
index 2683bbf..24ade05 100644
--- a/src/bindings.zig
+++ b/src/bindings.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const log = std.log.scoped(.libipc_bindings);
-const ipc = @import("./main.zig");
+const ipc = @import("./ipc.zig");
 const Context = ipc.Context;
 const Message = ipc.Message;
 const CBEventType = ipc.CBEvent.Type;
diff --git a/src/context.zig b/src/context.zig
index cdcb81e..a543bc8 100644
--- a/src/context.zig
+++ b/src/context.zig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const print_eq = @import("./util.zig").print_eq;
 const Messages = @import("./message.zig").Messages;
 const SwitchDB = @import("./switch.zig").SwitchDB;
 const Connections = @import("./connection.zig").Connections;
-const CBEventType = @import("./main.zig").CBEvent.Type;
+const CBEventType = @import("./ipc.zig").CBEvent.Type;
 
 pub const PollFD = std.ArrayList(posix.pollfd);
 
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/ipc.zig
similarity index 100%
rename from src/main.zig
rename to src/ipc.zig
diff --git a/src/switch.zig b/src/switch.zig
index b337def..cb50796 100644
--- a/src/switch.zig
+++ b/src/switch.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const fmt = std.fmt;
 
 const net = std.net;
 
-const ipc = @import("./main.zig");
+const ipc = @import("./ipc.zig");
 const Message = ipc.Message;
 const CBEventType = ipc.CBEvent.Type;