diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a7360b6cd..75576482d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-.PHONY: configure rom check target format clean setup_release setup_debug release debug
+.PHONY: all release debug check rom target format clean distclean setup_release setup_debug configure
 
 SHELL := /bin/bash
-POKEPLATINUM_BUILD ?= build
+BUILD ?= build
 TOOLS := tools
 MESON ?= meson
 NINJA ?= ninja
-ROOT_INI := $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD)/root.ini
-DOT_MWCONFIG := $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD)/.mwconfig
+ROOT_INI := $(BUILD)/root.ini
+DOT_MWCONFIG := $(BUILD)/.mwconfig
 WINELOADER ?= wine
 
 UNAME_R := $(shell uname -r)
@@ -23,41 +23,22 @@ else
 WSL_ACCESSING_WINDOWS := 1
 endif
 
+WRAP_CONFIG := 0
 ifneq (,$(findstring Linux,$(UNAME_S)))
 ifeq (0,$(WSL_ACCESSING_WINDOWS))
 NATIVE := native.ini
 CROSS := cross_unix.ini
-WRAP_CONFIG := 0
 else
 NATIVE := native_unix.ini
 CROSS := cross_unix.ini
-WRAP_CONFIG := 0
 endif
 else
 ifneq (,$(findstring Darwin,$(UNAME_S)))
 NATIVE := native_macos.ini
 CROSS := cross_unix.ini
-WRAP_CONFIG := 0
 else
 NATIVE := native.ini
 CROSS := cross.ini
-WRAP_CONFIG := 1
-endif
-endif
-
-ifneq (,$(findstring native_,$(NATIVE)))
-WRAP_WINE := $(shell which $(WINELOADER))
-WRAP_PATH_UNX := $(CWD)
-WRAP_PATH_WIN := $(shell $(WRAP_WINE) winepath -w $(WRAP_PATH_UNX))
-WRAP_PATH_BUILD_UNX := $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD)
-WRAP_PATH_BUILD_WIN := $(shell $(WRAP_WINE) winepath -w $(WRAP_PATH_BUILD_UNX))
-else
-ifeq (0,$(WSL_ACCESSING_WINDOWS))
-WRAP_WINE :=
-WRAP_PATH_UNX := $(CWD)
-WRAP_PATH_WIN := $(shell wslpath -w $(WRAP_PATH_UNX))
-WRAP_PATH_BUILD_UNX := $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD)
-WRAP_PATH_BUILD_WIN := $(shell wslpath -w $(WRAP_PATH_BUILD_UNX))
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -65,68 +46,81 @@ WRAP := $(TOOLS)/cw
 WRAP_BUILD := $(WRAP)/build
 MWRAP := $(WRAP)/mwrap
 
-ROOT := $(CWD)
-
-NINJA_STATUS := "[%p %f/%t] "
+export NINJA_STATUS := [%p %f/%t] 
 
 all: release check
 
-release: setup_release rom
+release: setup_release .WAIT rom
 
-debug: setup_debug rom
-	@NINJA_STATUS=$(NINJA_STATUS) $(MESON) compile -C $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD) "debug.nef" "overlay.map"
+debug: setup_debug .WAIT rom
+	$(MESON) compile -C $(BUILD) "debug.nef" "overlay.map"
 
-setup_release:
-	@$(MESON) configure build "-Dgdb_debugging=false"
+check: rom
+	$(MESON) test -C $(BUILD)
 
-setup_debug:
-	@$(MESON) configure build "-Dgdb_debugging=true"
+rom: $(BUILD)/build.ninja
+	$(MESON) compile -C $(BUILD) "pokeplatinum.us.nds"
 
-rom:
-	@NINJA_STATUS=$(NINJA_STATUS) $(MESON) compile -C $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD) "pokeplatinum.us.nds"
+target: $(BUILD)/build.ninja
+	$(MESON) compile -C $(BUILD) $(MESON_TARGET)
 
-check:
-	@NINJA_STATUS=$(NINJA_STATUS) $(MESON) test -C $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD)
+format: $(BUILD)/build.ninja
+	$(MESON) compile -C $(BUILD) clang-format
 
-target:
-	@NINJA_STATUS=$(NINJA_STATUS) $(MESON) compile -C $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD) $(MESON_TARGET)
+clean: $(BUILD)/build.ninja
+	$(MESON) compile -C $(BUILD) --clean
+
+distclean:
+	rm -rf $(BUILD) $(MWRAP)
+
+setup_release: $(BUILD)/build.ninja
+	$(MESON) configure build -Dgdb_debugging=false
+
+setup_debug: $(BUILD)/build.ninja
+	$(MESON) configure build -Dgdb_debugging=true
+
+configure: $(BUILD)/build.ninja
+
+$(BUILD)/build.ninja: $(ROOT_INI) $(DOT_MWCONFIG) | $(BUILD)
+	MWCONFIG=$(abspath $(DOT_MWCONFIG)) $(MESON) setup \
+	         --wrap-mode=nopromote \
+	         --native-file=meson/$(NATIVE) \
+	         --native-file=$(ROOT_INI) \
+	         --cross-file=meson/$(CROSS) \
+	         --cross-file=$(ROOT_INI) \
+	         -- $(BUILD)
+
+$(ROOT_INI): | $(BUILD)
+	echo "[constants]" > $@
+	echo "root = '$$PWD'" >> $@
+
+$(DOT_MWCONFIG): $(MWRAP) | $(BUILD)
+ifneq (,$(filter native_%.ini,$(NATIVE)))
+	WINE="$$(command -v $(WINELOADER))"; \
+	BUILD="$(BUILD)"; \
+	MWCONFIG=$(abspath $(DOT_MWCONFIG)) $(MWRAP) -conf \
+	         -wine "$$WINE" \
+	         -path_unx "$$PWD" \
+	         -path_win "$$("$$WINE" winepath -w "$$PWD")" \
+	         -path_build_unx "$$BUILD" \
+	         -path_build_win "$$("$$WINE" winepath -w "$$BUILD")"
+else ifeq (0,$(WSL_ACCESSING_WINDOWS))
+	BUILD="$(BUILD)"; \
+	MWCONFIG=$(abspath $(DOT_MWCONFIG)) $(MWRAP) -conf \
+	         -path_unx "$$PWD" \
+	         -path_win "$$(wslpath -w "$$PWD")" \
+	         -path_build_unx "$$BUILD" \
+	         -path_build_win "$$(wslpath -w "$$PWD")"
+else
+	touch $(DOT_MWCONFIG)
+endif
+
+$(BUILD):
+	mkdir -p -- $(BUILD)
 
 $(MWRAP):
 	rm -rf $(MWRAP) $(WRAP_BUILD)
-	$(MESON) setup "$(WRAP_BUILD)" "$(WRAP)"
-	$(MESON) compile -C "$(WRAP_BUILD)"
-	install -m755 "$(WRAP_BUILD)/$(@F)" $@
+	$(MESON) setup $(WRAP_BUILD) $(WRAP)
+	$(MESON) compile -C $(WRAP_BUILD)
+	install -m755 $(WRAP_BUILD)/$(@F) $@
 	rm -rf $(WRAP_BUILD)
-
-$(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD):
-	mkdir -p -- $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD)
-
-$(ROOT_INI): | $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD)
-	echo "[constants]" > $@
-	echo "root = '$(ROOT)'" >> $@
-
-$(DOT_MWCONFIG): | $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD)
-	touch $(DOT_MWCONFIG)
-
-configure: $(MWRAP) $(ROOT_INI) $(DOT_MWCONFIG)
-ifeq (0,$(WRAP_CONFIG))
-	MWCONFIG=$(realpath -- $(DOT_MWCONFIG)) $(MWRAP) -conf \
-			 -wine "$(WRAP_WINE)" \
-			 -path_unx "$(WRAP_PATH_UNX)" \
-			 -path_win "$(WRAP_PATH_WIN)" \
-			 -path_build_unx "$(WRAP_PATH_BUILD_UNX)" \
-			 -path_build_win "$(WRAP_PATH_BUILD_WIN)"
-endif
-	MWCONFIG=$(realpath -- $(DOT_MWCONFIG)) $(MESON) setup \
-			 --wrap-mode=nopromote \
-			 --native-file=meson/$(NATIVE) \
-			 --native-file=$(ROOT_INI) \
-			 --cross-file=meson/$(CROSS) \
-			 --cross-file=$(ROOT_INI) \
-			 -- $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD)
-
-format:
-	@$(NINJA) -C $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD) clang-format
-
-clean:
-	@$(MESON) compile -C $(POKEPLATINUM_BUILD) --clean