diff --git a/engine/audio/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/audio/CMakeLists.txt
index 15a444c..863189a 100755
--- a/engine/audio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/audio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@ target_link_libraries(Audio PRIVATE
     opusfile
     portaudio_static
     Core)
-target_compile_features(Audio PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
-set_target_properties(Audio PROPERTIES CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+set_engine_properties(Audio)
diff --git a/engine/core/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e2e8fc..a5f11b8 100755
--- a/engine/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-if(TARGET BulletDynamics)
-    set(BULLET_LIBRARIES BulletDynamics BulletCollision LinearMath)
-    set(BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/bullet-src/src)
-else()
-    find_package(Bullet REQUIRED)
-endif()
-
 set(SRC
     include/engine.hpp
     include/app.hpp
@@ -41,7 +34,7 @@ add_library(Core STATIC ${SRC})
 target_include_directories(Core PUBLIC
     include)
 target_include_directories(Core SYSTEM PUBLIC
-    ${BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/bullet-src/src)
 target_link_libraries(Core PUBLIC
     Utility
     GFX
@@ -53,5 +46,7 @@ target_link_libraries(Core PUBLIC
     ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES}
     Asset
     PRIVATE
-    ${BULLET_LIBRARIES})
+    BulletDynamics
+    BulletCollision
+    LinearMath)
 set_engine_properties(Core)
diff --git a/engine/core/src/file.cpp b/engine/core/src/file.cpp
index c9b55dd..d516dc3 100755
--- a/engine/core/src/file.cpp
+++ b/engine/core/src/file.cpp
@@ -45,3 +45,7 @@ file::Path file::get_domain_path(const Domain domain) {
 file::Path parent_domain(const file::Path path) {
     return path;
 }
+
+file::Path file::get_relative_path(const Domain domain, const Path path) {
+    // unimplemented
+}
diff --git a/engine/gfx/metal/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/gfx/metal/CMakeLists.txt
index a915562..c2c9841 100755
--- a/engine/gfx/metal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/gfx/metal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-set(HEADERS
+set(SRC
     include/gfx_metal.hpp
+    
+    src/gfx_metal.mm
     src/gfx_metal_buffer.hpp
     src/gfx_metal_pipeline.hpp
     src/gfx_metal_texture.hpp
@@ -8,8 +10,7 @@ set(HEADERS
     src/gfx_metal_sampler.hpp)
 
 add_library(GFXMetal STATIC
-    src/gfx_metal.mm
-    ${HEADERS})
+    ${SRC})
 
 set_target_properties(GFXMetal PROPERTIES
     FRAMEWORK TRUE
diff --git a/engine/log/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/log/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b3722d..ea0cffc 100755
--- a/engine/log/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/log/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ set(SRC
 
 add_library(Log STATIC ${SRC})
 target_include_directories(Log PUBLIC include)
-target_compile_features(Log PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
-set_target_properties(Log PROPERTIES CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 target_link_libraries(Log PRIVATE Utility)
+set_engine_properties(Log)
diff --git a/engine/math/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/math/CMakeLists.txt
index 9469342..dbd9363 100755
--- a/engine/math/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/math/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ set(SRC
 
 add_library(Math STATIC ${SRC})
 target_include_directories(Math PUBLIC include)
-target_compile_features(Math PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
-set_target_properties(Math PROPERTIES CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+set_engine_properties(Math)
diff --git a/tools/common/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/common/CMakeLists.txt
index b9c5849..59e8219 100755
--- a/tools/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_library(EditorCommon
+set(SRC
 	include/commoneditor.hpp
 	include/debugpass.hpp
     include/undostack.hpp
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ add_library(EditorCommon
 	src/commoneditor.cpp
 	src/debugpass.cpp
     src/undostack.cpp)
+
+add_library(EditorCommon ${SRC})
 target_include_directories(EditorCommon PUBLIC include)
 target_link_libraries(EditorCommon PUBLIC
 	Renderer
 	imgui
 	Core)
-set_target_properties(EditorCommon PROPERTIES
-    CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set_engine_properties(EditorCommon)
diff --git a/tools/modelcompiler/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/modelcompiler/CMakeLists.txt
index 16053aa..912eae2 100755
--- a/tools/modelcompiler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/modelcompiler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@ target_include_directories(ModelCompiler PUBLIC
     include
     PRIVATE
     ${ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-add_dependencies(ModelCompiler BuildShaders)
 set_engine_properties(ModelCompiler)