Index: makefile
==================================================================
--- makefile
+++ makefile
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@
   # converters
 ctl: nkvd.so bgrd
   # manipulating disobedient software
 
 nkvd.so: nkvd.c
-	$(CC) -fPIC -pie $< -o$@ -Wl,-E -ldl $(nkvd-flags)
+	$(CC) -fPIC -pie -shared $< -o$@ -Wl,-E -ldl $(nkvd-flags)
 
 bgrd: bgrd.c
 	$(cc) $< -lutil -o$@ $(cc-post)
 
 safekill: safekill.c
 	$(cc) $< -lX11 -o$@ $(cc-post)
 
 xpriv: xpriv.c
 	$(cc) $< -lrt -lutil -lX11 -o $@ $(cc-post)

Index: nkvd.c
==================================================================
--- nkvd.c
+++ nkvd.c
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /* [ʞ] nkvd.c - XDG directory enforcer
  *  ~ lexi hale  <lexi@hale.su>
  *  © AGPLv3
- *  $ cc -fPIC -pie nkvd.c -Wl,-E -onkvd -ldl
+ *  $ cc -fPIC -pie -shared nkvd.c -Wl,-E -onkvd -ldl
  *       [-D_NO_GNU [-D_LIBC=…]] [-D_CONF_HOME=…]
  *  $ export LD_PRELOAD=nkvd.so <dissident>
  *
  *  ! NOTE:  for unknown reasons,  nkvd currently only works
  *    when  built without optimizations.  it's probably that
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
  *      this bug affects other compilers.
  *    - bizarre complication: the bug can only be reproduced
  *      if  the -O flag  itself is present;  turning on  the 
  *      same  individual  optimization flags that  -O<x>  is 
  *      supposed to represent does not trigger the problem.
- *    - conclusion: compiler devils.
+ *    - conclusion: compiler devils
  *
  *  ! WARNING: test this program thoroughly before you start
  *    exporting it from your shellrcs; if things get fucked,
  *    you  may not be able to execute any binaries with  the
  *    variable set,  and will need to log in as root or boot
@@ -136,20 +136,18 @@
 #		define SYMSRC hnd
 #	endif
 #endif
 #include <string.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 
 #ifndef _LIBC
 #	define _LIBC "libc.so.6"
 #endif
 
 #ifndef _CONF_HOME
 #	define _CONF_HOME ".config"
 #endif
-
 
 #define pstr(x) x,sizeof x
 #define hl(txt) "\x1b[1;31m" txt "\x1b[m"
 #define bold(txt) "\x1b[1m" txt "\x1b[21m"
 #define e_fatal hl("(nkvd fatal)") " "