diff --git a/quick_compile.bat b/quick_compile.bat
index d7767b1..75e9379 100644
--- a/quick_compile.bat
+++ b/quick_compile.bat
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if not exist %BUILDDIR%\ (
 
 if exist %BUILDDIR%\ (
     meson compile -C %BUILDDIR%
-    meson install -C %BUILDDIR%
+    meson install --skip-subprojects -C %BUILDDIR%
 )
 
 pause
diff --git a/src/maya/meson.build b/src/maya/meson.build
index 1bd14ab..54c308f 100644
--- a/src/maya/meson.build
+++ b/src/maya/meson.build
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ simplex_maya = shared_library(
   install: true,
   install_dir : meson.global_source_root() / 'output_Maya' + maya_version,
   include_directories : simplex_maya_inc,
-  dependencies : [maya_dep, simplexlib_dep, rapidjson_dep],
+  dependencies : [maya_dep, simplexlib_dep],
   name_prefix : '',
   name_suffix : maya_name_suffix,
 )
diff --git a/src/python/meson.build b/src/python/meson.build
index df358d4..f575680 100644
--- a/src/python/meson.build
+++ b/src/python/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ endif
 simplex_python = py_inst.extension_module(
   'simplex_python',
   simplex_python_files,
-  dependencies : [simplexlib_dep, rapidjson_dep],
+  dependencies : simplexlib_dep,
   install: true,
   install_dir : meson.global_source_root() / 'output_Python',
   limited_api : lapi,
diff --git a/src/simplexlib/meson.build b/src/simplexlib/meson.build
index f22327c..24349f8 100644
--- a/src/simplexlib/meson.build
+++ b/src/simplexlib/meson.build
@@ -12,19 +12,10 @@ simplexlib_files = files([
 
 rapidjson_dep = dependency('rapidjson')
 eigen_dep = dependency('eigen3')
-inc = include_directories(['include'])
-
-simplexlib = static_library(
-  'simplexlib', 
-  simplexlib_files,
-  include_directories : inc,
-  dependencies : [
-    rapidjson_dep,
-    eigen_dep,
-  ]
-)
+simplexlib_inc = include_directories(['include'])
 
 simplexlib_dep = declare_dependency(
-  include_directories : inc,
-  link_with : simplexlib,
+  include_directories : simplexlib_inc,
+  sources : simplexlib_files,
+  dependencies : [eigen_dep, rapidjson_dep],
 )
diff --git a/subprojects/maya/meson.build b/subprojects/maya/meson.build
index 43caa6f..65df36e 100644
--- a/subprojects/maya/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/maya/meson.build
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ elif os_name == 'darwin'
   endif
   maya_compile_args += ['-DOSMac_']
   if meson.get_compiler('cpp').get_id() == 'clang'
-    maya_compile_args += ['--std', 'c++17', '--stdlib', 'libc++']
+    maya_compile_args += ['--stdlib', 'libc++']
     maya_compile_args += ['-arch', 'x86_64']
     maya_link_args += ['-arch', 'x86_64']
     if maya_version.version_compare('>=2024')
-      # build both the arm and x86 plugins when compiling for mac
+      # clang will build for both x86 and arm
+      # if both arches are in the command line args
       maya_compile_args += ['-arch', 'arm64']
       maya_link_args += ['-arch', 'arm64']
-    else
     endif
   endif
 
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ maya_dep = declare_dependency(
   variables : {'name_suffix' : maya_plugin_ext, 'maya_version' : maya_version},
   compile_args : maya_compile_args,
   link_args : maya_link_args,
-
 )
 
 meson.override_dependency('maya', maya_dep)