diff --git a/build_desktop_debug.bat b/build_desktop_debug.bat
index 6cda265..87d4c60 100644
--- a/build_desktop_debug.bat
+++ b/build_desktop_debug.bat
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if "%should_do_blender_export%"=="1" ( call blender_export.bat || goto :error )
 if "%should_do_codegen%"=="1" ( call run_codegen.bat || goto :error )
 
 @REM start /B zig cc -DDEVTOOLS -Igen -Ithirdparty -lDbghelp -lGdi32 -lD3D11 -lOle32 -lwinhttp -gfull -gcodeview -o main_zig.exe main.c
-cl /diagnostics:caret /DDEVTOOLS /Igen /Ithirdparty /Wall /FC /Zi /WX Dbghelp.lib winhttp.lib main.c || goto :error
+cl /nologo /diagnostics:caret /DDEVTOOLS /Igen /Ithirdparty /Wall /FC /Zi /WX main.c /link /noimplib /noexp || goto :error
 
 goto :EOF
 
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 08e8d5a..55a742a 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 
 #pragma warning(push, 3)
 #include <Windows.h>
-#include <processthreadsapi.h>
-#include <dbghelp.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 // https://developer.download.nvidia.com/devzone/devcenter/gamegraphics/files/OptimusRenderingPolicies.pdf
@@ -474,6 +472,7 @@ LPCWSTR windows_string(MD_String8 s)
 #ifdef DESKTOP
 #ifdef WINDOWS
 #pragma warning(push, 3)
+#pragma comment(lib, "WinHttp")
 #include <WinHttp.h>
 #include <process.h>
 #pragma warning(pop)
@@ -3751,9 +3750,11 @@ typedef enum
 typedef BUFF(char, 200) StacktraceElem;
 typedef BUFF(StacktraceElem, 16) StacktraceInfo;
 
+#if 0 // #ifdef WINDOWS
+#include <dbghelp.h>
+#pragma comment(lib, "DbgHelp")
 StacktraceInfo get_stacktrace()
 {
-#ifdef WINDOWS
 	StacktraceInfo to_return = {0};
 	void *stack[ARRLEN(to_return.data)] = {0};
 	int captured = CaptureStackBackTrace(0, ARRLEN(to_return.data), stack, 0);
@@ -3787,10 +3788,13 @@ StacktraceInfo get_stacktrace()
 		free(symbol);
 	}
 	return to_return;
+}
 #else
+StacktraceInfo get_stacktrace()
+{
 	return (StacktraceInfo){0};
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
 typedef struct DrawParams
 {
diff --git a/run_codegen.bat b/run_codegen.bat
index 5d638b7..0465f88 100644
--- a/run_codegen.bat
+++ b/run_codegen.bat
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ if exist gen\ (
 thirdparty\sokol-shdc.exe --input threedee.glsl --output gen\threedee.glsl.h --slang glsl100:hlsl5:metal_macos:glsl330 || goto :error
 
 @REM metadesk codegen
-cl /Ithirdparty /W3 /Zi /WX codegen.c || goto :error
+cl /nologo /diagnostics:caret /Ithirdparty /W3 /Zi /WX codegen.c || goto :error
 @REM zig cc -Ithirdparty -gfull -gcodeview codegen.c -o codegen.exe || goto error
 codegen || goto :error
 
-@REM cl /Ithirdparty /Igen /W3 /Zi /WX maketraining.c || goto :error
+@REM cl /nologo /diagnostics:caret /Ithirdparty /Igen /W3 /Zi /WX maketraining.c || goto :error
 @REM maketraining || goto :error
 
 goto :EOF