diff --git a/src/gfx/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gfx/CMakeLists.txt
index dddf5172..03a12f82 100644
--- a/src/gfx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gfx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ if (WIN32)
   # add_definitions(-DGFX_EXPORTS=1)
   target_compile_definitions(gfx PUBLIC GFX_EXPORTS=1)
 else()
-  target_compile_options(gfx PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  # target_compile_options(gfx PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  set_property(TARGET gfx PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 endif()
 
 target_sources(gfx
diff --git a/src/libpng/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libpng/CMakeLists.txt
index 12c047b3..f056683c 100644
--- a/src/libpng/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libpng/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ else()
   target_compile_options(qmpng PUBLIC "-fPIC")
 endif()
 
-install(TARGETS qmpng
-  FILE_SET HEADERS
-)
+# install(TARGETS qmpng
+#   FILE_SET HEADERS
+# )
diff --git a/src/modules/anim/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/anim/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ce43ae4..775f530c 100644
--- a/src/modules/anim/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/anim/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ target_link_libraries(anim PRIVATE qlib gfx qsys molstr Boost::filesystem Boost:
 
 MCWRAPGEN_SCR_WRAPPERS(anim)
 
-install(TARGETS anim
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-  )
+# install(TARGETS anim
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+#   )
diff --git a/src/modules/importers/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/importers/CMakeLists.txt
index e1911330..81b0a57f 100644
--- a/src/modules/importers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/importers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ add_library(importers STATIC ${IMPORTERS_SRCS} ${MCWG_HEADERS})
 if (WIN32)
   add_definitions(-DIMPORTERS_EXPORTS=1)
 else()
-  target_compile_options(importers PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  # target_compile_options(importers PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  set_property(TARGET importers PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 endif()
 target_link_libraries(importers PRIVATE qlib gfx qsys molstr molvis surface symm)
 
 MCWRAPGEN_SCR_WRAPPERS(importers)
 
-install(TARGETS importers
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-  )
+# install(TARGETS importers
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+#   )
diff --git a/src/modules/lwview/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/lwview/CMakeLists.txt
index c63015f7..336aa798 100644
--- a/src/modules/lwview/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/lwview/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,14 +37,15 @@ add_library(lwview STATIC ${LWVIEW_SRCS} ${MCWG_HEADERS})
 if (WIN32)
   add_definitions(-DLWVIEW_EXPORTS=1)
 else()
-  target_compile_options(lwview PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  # target_compile_options(lwview PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  set_target_properties(lwview PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(lwview PRIVATE qlib gfx qsys molstr render)
 
 MCWRAPGEN_SCR_WRAPPERS(lwview)
 
-install(TARGETS lwview
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-  )
+# install(TARGETS lwview
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+#   )
diff --git a/src/modules/mdtools/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/mdtools/CMakeLists.txt
index e3a63bef..c51b705c 100644
--- a/src/modules/mdtools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/mdtools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ target_link_libraries(mdtools PRIVATE qlib gfx qsys molstr)
 
 MCWRAPGEN_SCR_WRAPPERS(mdtools)
 
-install(TARGETS mdtools
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-  )
+# install(TARGETS mdtools
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+#   )
diff --git a/src/modules/molanl/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/molanl/CMakeLists.txt
index bf969cdc..2478ef46 100644
--- a/src/modules/molanl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/molanl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ target_link_libraries(molanl PRIVATE qlib gfx qsys molstr)
 
 MCWRAPGEN_SCR_WRAPPERS(molanl)
 
-install(TARGETS molanl
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-  )
+# install(TARGETS molanl
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+#   )
diff --git a/src/modules/molstr/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/molstr/CMakeLists.txt
index 9192b157..adeeda01 100644
--- a/src/modules/molstr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/molstr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ target_link_libraries(molstr PRIVATE qlib gfx qsys Boost::filesystem Boost::thre
 
 MCWRAPGEN_SCR_WRAPPERS(molstr)
 
-install(TARGETS molstr
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-  )
+# install(TARGETS molstr
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+#   )
diff --git a/src/modules/molvis/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/molvis/CMakeLists.txt
index a1790488..65071145 100644
--- a/src/modules/molvis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/molvis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ target_link_libraries(molvis PRIVATE qlib gfx qsys molstr Boost::filesystem Boos
 
 MCWRAPGEN_SCR_WRAPPERS(molvis)
 
-install(TARGETS molvis
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-  )
+# install(TARGETS molvis
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+#   )
 
 install(FILES ${GLSL_SHADER_FILES} DESTINATION data/shaders)
diff --git a/src/modules/rendering/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/rendering/CMakeLists.txt
index 356e505a..9f7aca5e 100644
--- a/src/modules/rendering/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/rendering/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,14 +52,15 @@ add_library(render STATIC ${RENDER_SRCS} ${MCWG_HEADERS})
 if (WIN32)
   add_definitions(-DRENDER_EXPORTS=1)
 else()
-  target_compile_options(render PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  # target_compile_options(render PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  set_property(TARGET render PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(render PRIVATE qlib gfx qsys CGAL::CGAL qmpng qmzlib Boost::filesystem)
 
 MCWRAPGEN_SCR_WRAPPERS(render)
 
-install(TARGETS render
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-  )
+# install(TARGETS render
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+#   )
diff --git a/src/modules/surface/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/surface/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b50abcd..5573dafa 100644
--- a/src/modules/surface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/surface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ target_link_libraries(surface PRIVATE qlib gfx qsys molstr CGAL::CGAL)
 
 MCWRAPGEN_SCR_WRAPPERS(surface)
 
-install(TARGETS surface
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-  )
+# install(TARGETS surface
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+#   )
diff --git a/src/modules/symm/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/symm/CMakeLists.txt
index 1899f229..d775bea0 100644
--- a/src/modules/symm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/symm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ target_link_libraries(symm PRIVATE qlib gfx qsys molstr)
 
 MCWRAPGEN_SCR_WRAPPERS(symm)
 
-install(TARGETS symm
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-  )
+# install(TARGETS symm
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+#   )
diff --git a/src/modules/xtal/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/xtal/CMakeLists.txt
index ec753144..37f134c1 100644
--- a/src/modules/xtal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/xtal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ target_link_libraries(xtal PRIVATE qlib gfx qsys molstr symm surface ${XTAL_LINK
 
 MCWRAPGEN_SCR_WRAPPERS(xtal)
 
-install(TARGETS xtal
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-)
+# install(TARGETS xtal
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+# )
 
 IF (GLSL_SHADER_FILES)
   install(FILES ${GLSL_SHADER_FILES} DESTINATION data/shaders)
diff --git a/src/qlib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 141b72ce..ab1fe5e4 100644
--- a/src/qlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ add_library(qlib STATIC)
 if (WIN32)
   target_compile_definitions(qlib PUBLIC QLIB_EXPORTS=1)
 else()
-  target_compile_options(qlib PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  # target_compile_options(qlib PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  set_property(TARGET qlib PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 endif()
 
 target_sources(qlib
diff --git a/src/qsys/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qsys/CMakeLists.txt
index 42bfbc8e..f22a4efe 100644
--- a/src/qsys/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qsys/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ if (WIN32)
   # add_definitions(-DQSYS_EXPORTS=1)
   target_compile_definitions(qsys PUBLIC QSYS_EXPORTS=1)
 else()
-  target_compile_options(qsys PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  # target_compile_options(qsys PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  set_property(TARGET qsys PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 endif()
 
 target_compile_definitions(qsys PUBLIC NO_SCRIPT=1)
diff --git a/src/sysdep/CMakeLists.txt b/src/sysdep/CMakeLists.txt
index 539343c4..e245faeb 100644
--- a/src/sysdep/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/sysdep/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ target_include_directories(
 if (WIN32)
   target_compile_definitions(sysdep PUBLIC SYSDEP_EXPORTS=1)
 else()
-  target_compile_options(sysdep PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  # target_compile_options(sysdep PUBLIC "-fPIC")
+  set_property(TARGET sysdep PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 endif()
 
 # message(STATUS "SYSDEP_LINK_LIBRARIES: ${SYSDEP_LINK_LIBRARIES}")
diff --git a/src/zlib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 07863be7..ebcad9d0 100644
--- a/src/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/zlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ else()
   target_compile_options(qmzlib PUBLIC "-fPIC")
 endif()
 
-install(TARGETS qmzlib
-  FILE_SET HEADERS
-)
+# install(TARGETS qmzlib
+#   FILE_SET HEADERS
+# )