diff --git a/build_string.bat b/build_string.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec550bbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_string.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+@echo off
+
+build.bat /DSTRING_BUILD
+
+REM SET OPTS=-W4 -wd4310 -wd4100 -wd4201 -wd4505 -wd4996 -wd4127 -wd4510 -wd4512 -wd4610 -wd4390 -WX
+REM SET OPTS=%OPTS% -wd4611 -GR- -EHa- -nologo -FC
+REM 
+REM SET FirstError=0
+REM 
+REM pushd ..\build
+REM cl %OPTS% ..\code\string\4ed_string_builder.cpp /Zi /Festring_builder
+REM if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (set FirstError=1)
+REM if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (goto END)
+REM popd
+REM 
+REM pushd string
+REM ..\..\build\string_builder
+REM if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (set FirstError=1)
+REM popd
+REM 
+REM :END
diff --git a/string/build.sh b/build_string.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from string/build.sh
rename to build_string.sh
diff --git a/meta/4ed_build.cpp b/meta/4ed_build.cpp
index ec17efd9..6dc29981 100644
--- a/meta/4ed_build.cpp
+++ b/meta/4ed_build.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 /*
-4coder development build rule.
-*/
+ * Mr. 4th Dimention - Allen Webster
+ *
+ * ??.??.????
+ *
+ * 4coder development build rule.
+ *
+ */
 
 // TOP
 
@@ -189,20 +194,19 @@ get_defines_from_flags(u32 flags){
 "user32.lib winmm.lib gdi32.lib opengl32.lib "   \
 "..\\foreign_x86\\freetype.lib"
 
-
 #define CL_ICON "..\\res\\icon.res"
 
-static void
+internal void
 build(u32 flags, u32 arch, char *code_path, char **code_files, char *out_path, char *out_file, char **defines, char **exports, char **inc_folders){
     Temp_Dir temp = fm_pushdir(out_path);
-
+    
     Build_Line line;
     fm_init_build_line(&line);
     
     if (arch == Arch_X86){
         fm_add_to_line(line, "%s\\windows_scripts\\setup_cl_x86.bat &", code_path);
     }
-
+    
     fm_add_to_line(line, "cl");
     
     if (flags & OPTS){
@@ -210,8 +214,8 @@ build(u32 flags, u32 arch, char *code_path, char **code_files, char *out_path, c
     }
     
     switch (arch){
-        case Arch_X64: fm_add_to_line(line, "/DFTECH_64_BIT"); break;
-        case Arch_X86: fm_add_to_line(line, "/DFTECH_32_BIT"); break;
+        case Arch_X64: fm_add_to_line(line, "-DFTECH_64_BIT"); break;
+        case Arch_X86: fm_add_to_line(line, "-DFTECH_32_BIT"); break;
         default: InvalidCodePath;
     }
     
@@ -219,7 +223,7 @@ build(u32 flags, u32 arch, char *code_path, char **code_files, char *out_path, c
     if (inc_folders != 0){
         for (u32 i = 0; inc_folders[i] != 0; ++i){
             char *str = fm_str(code_path, "/", inc_folders[i]);
-            fm_add_to_line(line, "/I%s", str);
+            fm_add_to_line(line, "-I%s", str);
         }
     }
     
@@ -236,51 +240,51 @@ build(u32 flags, u32 arch, char *code_path, char **code_files, char *out_path, c
     }
     
     if (flags & DEBUG_INFO){
-        fm_add_to_line(line, "/Zi");
+        fm_add_to_line(line, "-Zi");
     }
     
     if (flags & OPTIMIZATION){
-        fm_add_to_line(line, "/O2");
+        fm_add_to_line(line, "-O2");
     }
     
     if (flags & SHARED_CODE){
-        fm_add_to_line(line, "/LD");
+        fm_add_to_line(line, "-LD");
     }
     
     if (defines != 0){
         for (u32 i = 0; defines[i] != 0; ++i){
-            char *define_flag = fm_str("/D", defines[i]);
-            fm_add_to_line(line, define_flag);
+            char *define_flag = fm_str("-D", defines[i]);
+            fm_add_to_line(line, "%s", define_flag);
         }
     }
-
+    
     for (u32 i = 0; code_files[i]; ++i){
         fm_add_to_line(line, "\"%s\\%s\"", code_path, code_files[i]);
     }
-
-    fm_add_to_line(line, "/Fe%s", out_file);
-
-    fm_add_to_line(line, "/link /INCREMENTAL:NO");
+    
+    fm_add_to_line(line, "-Fe%s", out_file);
+    
+    fm_add_to_line(line, "-link -INCREMENTAL:NO");
     switch (arch){
-        case Arch_X64: fm_add_to_line(line, "/MACHINE:X64"); break;
-        case Arch_X86: fm_add_to_line(line, "/MACHINE:X86"); break;
+        case Arch_X64: fm_add_to_line(line, "-MACHINE:X64"); break;
+        case Arch_X86: fm_add_to_line(line, "-MACHINE:X86"); break;
         default: InvalidCodePath;
     }
     
     if (flags & DEBUG_INFO){
-        fm_add_to_line(line, "/DEBUG");
+        fm_add_to_line(line, "-DEBUG");
     }
     
     if (flags & SHARED_CODE){
         Assert(exports != 0);
-        fm_add_to_line(line, "/OPT:REF");
+        fm_add_to_line(line, "-OPT:REF");
         for (u32 i = 0; exports[i] != 0; ++i){
-            char *str = fm_str("/EXPORT:", exports[i]);
+            char *str = fm_str("-EXPORT:", exports[i]);
             fm_add_to_line(line, "%s", str);
         }
     }
     else{
-        fm_add_to_line(line, "/NODEFAULTLIB:library");
+        fm_add_to_line(line, "-NODEFAULTLIB:library");
     }
     
     fm_finish_build_line(&line);
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@ build(u32 flags, u32 arch, char *code_path, char **code_files, char *out_path, c
 # error gcc options not set for this platform
 #endif
 
-static void
+internal void
 build(u32 flags, u32 arch, char *code_path, char **code_files, char *out_path, char *out_file, char **defines, char **exports, char **inc_folders){
     Build_Line line;
     fm_init_build_line(&line);
@@ -387,7 +391,7 @@ build(u32 flags, u32 arch, char *code_path, char **code_files, char *out_path, c
             fm_add_to_line(line, "%s", define_flag);
         }
     }
-
+    
     fm_add_to_line(line, "-I\"%s\"", code_path);
     for (u32 i = 0; code_files[i] != 0; ++i){
         fm_add_to_line(line, "\"%s/%s\"", code_path, code_files[i]);
@@ -408,7 +412,7 @@ build(u32 flags, u32 arch, char *code_path, char **code_files, char *out_path, c
 # error build function not defined for this compiler
 #endif
 
-static void
+internal void
 build(u32 flags, u32 arch, char *code_path, char *code_file, char *out_path, char *out_file, char **defines, char **exports, char **inc_folders){
     char *code_files[2];
     code_files[0] = code_file;
@@ -416,7 +420,7 @@ build(u32 flags, u32 arch, char *code_path, char *code_file, char *out_path, cha
     build(flags, arch, code_path, code_files, out_path, out_file, defines, exports, inc_folders);
 }
 
-static void
+internal void
 site_build(char *cdir, u32 flags){
     {
         char *file = fm_str("site/4ed_sitegen.cpp");
@@ -426,7 +430,7 @@ site_build(char *cdir, u32 flags){
         END_TIME_SECTION("build sitegen");
     }
     
-    {
+    if (prev_error == 0){
         BEGIN_TIME_SECTION();
         char *cmd = fm_str(BUILD_DIR"/sitegen");
         char *code_dir = fm_str(".");
@@ -439,7 +443,7 @@ site_build(char *cdir, u32 flags){
     }
 }
 
-static void
+internal void
 build_and_run(char *cdir, char *filename, char *name, u32 flags){
     char *dir = fm_str(BUILD_DIR);
     
@@ -458,17 +462,36 @@ build_and_run(char *cdir, char *filename, char *name, u32 flags){
     }
 }
 
-static void
+internal void
 fsm_generator(char *cdir){
     build_and_run(cdir, "meta/4ed_fsm_table_generator.cpp", "fsmgen", OPTS | DEBUG_INFO);
 }
 
-static void
+internal void
 metagen(char *cdir){
     build_and_run(cdir, "meta/4ed_metagen.cpp", "metagen", OPTS | DEBUG_INFO);
 }
 
-static void
+internal void
+string_build(char *cdir){
+    char *dir = fm_str(BUILD_DIR);
+    
+    {
+        char *file = fm_str("string/4ed_string_builder.cpp");
+        BEGIN_TIME_SECTION();
+        build(OPTS | DEBUG_INFO, Arch_X64, cdir, file, dir, "string_builder", 0, 0, includes);
+        END_TIME_SECTION("build string_builder");
+    }
+    
+    if (prev_error == 0){
+        char *cmd = fm_str(cdir, "/", dir, "/string_builder");
+        BEGIN_TIME_SECTION();
+        fm_execute_in_dir(fm_str(cdir, "/string"), cmd, 0);
+        END_TIME_SECTION("run string_builder");
+    }
+}
+
+internal void
 do_buildsuper(char *cdir, char *file, u32 arch){
     BEGIN_TIME_SECTION();
     Temp_Dir temp = fm_pushdir(fm_str(BUILD_DIR));
@@ -485,7 +508,7 @@ do_buildsuper(char *cdir, char *file, u32 arch){
     END_TIME_SECTION("build custom");
 }
 
-static void
+internal void
 build_main(char *cdir, b32 update_local_theme, u32 flags, u32 arch){
     char *dir = fm_str(BUILD_DIR);
     
@@ -515,7 +538,7 @@ build_main(char *cdir, b32 update_local_theme, u32 flags, u32 arch){
     }
 }
 
-static void
+internal void
 standard_build(char *cdir, u32 flags, u32 arch){
     fsm_generator(cdir);
     metagen(cdir);
@@ -541,7 +564,7 @@ get_4coder_dist_name(u32 platform, char *tier, u32 arch){
     return(name);
 }
 
-static void
+internal void
 package(char *cdir){
     // NOTE(allen): meta
     fsm_generator(cdir);
@@ -664,6 +687,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
 #elif defined(SITE_BUILD)
     site_build(cdir, DEBUG_INFO);
     
+#elif defined(STRING_BUILD)
+    string_build(cdir);
+    
 #else
 # error No build type specified.
 #endif
diff --git a/meta/4ed_file_moving.h b/meta/4ed_file_moving.h
index a9105a55..7733e1a4 100644
--- a/meta/4ed_file_moving.h
+++ b/meta/4ed_file_moving.h
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ fm__prepare(umem item_size, void *i1, va_list list){
     umem size = listsize(i1, item_size);
     void *result = (void*)fm__push(size);
     memcpy(result, i1, size);
-
+    
     void *ln = va_arg(list, void*);
     for (;ln != 0;){
         size = listsize(ln, item_size);
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ fm__prepare(umem item_size, void *i1, va_list list){
         memcpy(new_str, ln, size);
         ln = va_arg(list, void*);
     }
-
+    
     void *terminator = (void*)fm__push(item_size);
     memset(terminator, 0, item_size);
     return(result);
diff --git a/project.4coder b/project.4coder
index 92444508..2c59a44b 100644
--- a/project.4coder
+++ b/project.4coder
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 extensions=".c.cpp.h.m.bat.sh.4coder";
 open_recursively=true;
 
-fkey_command_win[1]  = {"echo build: x64 & build.bat", "*compilation*", true , true };
-fkey_command_win[2]  = {"build_site.bat", "*site*", false , true };
-fkey_command_win[3]  = {"string\\build.bat", "*compilation*", true , true };
-fkey_command_win[4]  = {"echo build: x86 & build.bat /DDEV_BUILD_X86", "*compilation*", true , true };
-fkey_command_win[5]  = {"..\\misc\\run.bat", "*run*", false, false };
-fkey_command_win[6]  = {"run_profile.bat", "*profile*", false, true };
-fkey_command_win[12] = {"package.bat", "*package*", false, true };
+fkey_command_win[1]  = {"echo build: x64 & build.bat", "*compilation*" , true , true  };
+fkey_command_win[2]  = {"build_site.bat"             , "*site*"        , false, true  };
+fkey_command_win[3]  = {"build_string.bat"           , "*compilation*" , true , true  };
+fkey_command_win[4]  = {"echo build: x86 & build.bat /DDEV_BUILD_X86"  , "*compilation*", true, true };
+fkey_command_win[5]  = {"..\\misc\\run.bat"          , "*run*"         , false, false };
+fkey_command_win[6]  = {"run_profile.bat"            , "*profile*"     , false, true  };
+fkey_command_win[12] = {"package.bat"                , "*package*"     , false, true  };
 
-fkey_command_linux[1]  = {"echo build: x64 & ./build.sh", "*compilation*", true , true };
-fkey_command_linux[2]  = {"build_site.sh", "*site*", false , true };
-fkey_command_linux[4]  = {"echo build: x86 & ./build.sh -DDEV_BUILD_X86", "*compilation*", true, true };
-fkey_command_linux[12] = {"./package.sh",  "*package*", false, true };
+fkey_command_linux[1]  = {"echo build: x64 & ./build.sh", "*compilation*" , true , true };
+fkey_command_linux[2]  = {"build_site.sh"               , "*site*"        , false, true };
+fkey_command_linux[3]  = {"build_string.sh"             , "*compilation*" , true , true };
+fkey_command_linux[4]  = {"echo build: x86 & ./build.sh -DDEV_BUILD_X86"  , "*compilation*", true, true };
+fkey_command_linux[12] = {"./package.sh"                , "*package*"     , false, true };
diff --git a/string/4coder_string_build_num.txt b/string/4coder_string_build_num.txt
index c4fa2f97..33a9a573 100644
--- a/string/4coder_string_build_num.txt
+++ b/string/4coder_string_build_num.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 1
 0
-98
+92
 
 
diff --git a/string/4ed_string_builder.cpp b/string/4ed_string_builder.cpp
index ca570fa7..7b1521fc 100644
--- a/string/4ed_string_builder.cpp
+++ b/string/4ed_string_builder.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 /*
-Builder for the 4coder_string.h header.
-By Allen Webster
-Created 21.01.2017 (dd.mm.yyyy)
-*/
+ * Mr. 4th Dimention - Allen Webster
+ *
+ * 21.01.2017
+ *
+ * Builder for the 4coder_string.h header.
+ *
+ */
 
 // TOP
 
+// TODO(allen): Make sure to only publish the 4coder_string.h if it builds and passes a series of tests.
+
 #define BUILD_NUMBER_FILE "4coder_string_build_num.txt"
 
 #define GENERATED_FILE "4coder_string.h"
@@ -15,31 +20,28 @@ Created 21.01.2017 (dd.mm.yyyy)
 #define PUBLISH_FOLDER ".." SLASH "4coder_helper"
 
 #include "../4cpp/4cpp_lexer.h"
-// TODO(allen): Make sure to only publish the 4coder_string.h if it builds and passes a series of tests.
 #define FSTRING_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../4coder_lib/4coder_string.h"
 
 #include "../4ed_defines.h"
 #include "../meta/4ed_meta_defines.h"
-
 #define FTECH_FILE_MOVING_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../meta/4ed_file_moving.h"
+#include "../4coder_lib/4coder_mem.h"
+
+#include "../meta/4ed_meta_parser.cpp"
+#include "../meta/4ed_out_context.cpp"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "../4coder_lib/4coder_mem.h"
-
 #define V_MAJ_NUM 1
 #define V_MIN_NUM 0
 
 #define V_MAJ STR_(V_MAJ_NUM)
 #define V_MIN STR_(V_MIN_NUM)
 
-#include "../meta/4ed_meta_parser.cpp"
-#include "../meta/4ed_out_context.cpp"
-
 static b32
 parse_build_number(char *file_name, i32 *major_out, i32 *minor_out, i32 *build_out){
     b32 result = false;
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ file_move(char *path, char *file_name){
 
 int main(){
     META_BEGIN();
+    fm_init_system();
     
     fm_init_system();
 
@@ -280,8 +283,6 @@ int main(){
                     Item_Node *item = string_unit.set.items + j;
                     
                     if (item->t == Item_Function){
-                        //append_ss       (&line, item->marker);
-                        //append_padding  (&line, ' ', RETURN_PADDING);
                         append_ss       (&line, item->ret);
                         append_padding  (&line, ' ', SIG_PADDING);
                         append_ss       (&line, item->name);