diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
deleted file mode 100644
index d2871691..00000000
Binary files a/.DS_Store and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1f095691..104964db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 vc120.pdb
-4ed_data.ctm
\ No newline at end of file
+4ed_data.ctm
+.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build_string.bat b/build_string.bat
index ec550bbf..23ee197d 100644
--- a/build_string.bat
+++ b/build_string.bat
@@ -1,21 +1,3 @@
 @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/build_string.sh b/build_string.sh
index 2832e70c..7a9fd107 100755
--- a/build_string.sh
+++ b/build_string.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-WARNINGS="-Wno-write-strings -Wno-comment -Wno-logical-op-parentheses -Wno-null-dereference -Wno-switch"
-FLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE -fPIC -fpermissive"
-
-g++ $WARNINGS $FLAGS ../code/string/4ed_string_builder.cpp -g -o ../build/string_builder
-
-pushd string
-../../build/string_builder
-popd
+chmod 777 build.sh
+./build.sh "-DSTRING_BUILD"
 
diff --git a/meta/.DS_Store b/meta/.DS_Store
deleted file mode 100644
index 05640d8b..00000000
Binary files a/meta/.DS_Store and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/package.sh b/package.sh
index ca2ce96e..cd5f161f 100755
--- a/package.sh
+++ b/package.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-WARNINGS="-Wno-write-strings"
-FLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE -fPIC -fpermissive -DPACKAGE"
-
-g++ $WARNINGS $FLAGS meta/build.cpp -g -o ../build/build
-../build/build
+chmod 777 build.sh
+./build.sh "-DPACKAGE"
diff --git a/site/.DS_Store b/site/.DS_Store
deleted file mode 100644
index d8dfa096..00000000
Binary files a/site/.DS_Store and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/string/.DS_Store b/string/.DS_Store
deleted file mode 100644
index a499b661..00000000
Binary files a/string/.DS_Store and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/string/4coder_string_build_num.txt b/string/4coder_string_build_num.txt
index 33a9a573..0809364e 100644
--- a/string/4coder_string_build_num.txt
+++ b/string/4coder_string_build_num.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 1
 0
-92
+93
 
 
diff --git a/string/build.bat b/string/build.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index d4299d9d..00000000
--- a/string/build.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-
-SET OPTS=-W4 -wd4310 -wd4100 -wd4201 -wd4505 -wd4996 -wd4127 -wd4510 -wd4512 -wd4610 -wd4390 -WX
-SET OPTS=%OPTS% -wd4611 -GR- -EHa- -nologo -FC
-
-SET FirstError=0
-
-pushd ..\build
-cl %OPTS% ..\code\string\4ed_string_builder.cpp /Zi /Festring_builder
-if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (set FirstError=1)
-if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (goto END)
-popd
-
-pushd string
-..\..\build\string_builder
-if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (set FirstError=1)
-popd
-
-:END