diff --git a/bootstrap-carla.sh b/bootstrap-carla.sh
index d14cdb5..f5d31cd 100755
--- a/bootstrap-carla.sh
+++ b/bootstrap-carla.sh
@@ -302,11 +302,6 @@ PYQT5_EXTRAFLAGS="--qmake ${PAWPAW_PREFIX}/bin/qmake --sip ${PAWPAW_PREFIX}/bin/
 download PyQt5${PYQT5_SUFFIX} "${PYQT5_VERSION}" "${PYQT5_DOWNLOAD_URL}"
 build_pyqt PyQt5${PYQT5_SUFFIX} "${PYQT5_VERSION}" "${PYQT5_EXTRAFLAGS} --concatenate --confirm-license -c"
 
-# TODO: finish this
-if [ "${WIN32}" -eq 1 ]; then
-    exit 0
-fi
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # cython (optional)
 
@@ -318,9 +313,26 @@ fi
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # pyliblo
 
+export EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(${PAWPAW_PREFIX}/bin/python3-config --cflags | awk 'sub("-ne","")')"
+export EXTRA_CFLAGS+=" $(pkg-config --cflags liblo)"
+
+export EXTRA_LDFLAGS="-shared -L/home/falktx/PawPawBuilds/targets/win64/bin $(${PAWPAW_PREFIX}/bin/python3-config --ldflags | awk 'sub("-ne","")' | awk 'sub("/lib -lpython3.8","/lib -Wl,-Bdynamic -lpython3.8")')"
+export EXTRA_LDFLAGS+=" -Wl,-Bstatic $(pkg-config --libs liblo)"
+
+# export LINK="${TARGET_CXX}"
+# export LINKER="${TARGET_CXX}"
+export LDSHARED="${TARGET_CXX}"
+
+# export PYTHONPATH="/home/falktx/PawPawBuilds/targets/win64/lib/python3.8"
+
 download pyliblo "${PYLIBLO_VERSION}" "http://das.nasophon.de/download"
 build_python pyliblo "${PYLIBLO_VERSION}"
 
+# TODO: finish this
+if [ "${WIN32}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # setuptools_scm (optional)
 
diff --git a/setup/functions.sh b/setup/functions.sh
index d29d873..3470625 100644
--- a/setup/functions.sh
+++ b/setup/functions.sh
@@ -375,11 +375,11 @@ function build_python() {
     local pkgdir="${PAWPAW_BUILDDIR}/${name}-${version}"
     local python=python3
 
-    if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 1 ]; then
-        python="${EXE_WRAPPER} ${PAWPAW_PREFIX}/bin/python3${APP_EXT}"
-    elif [ ! -e "${PAWPAW_PREFIX}/bin/python3" ] && ! which python3 > /dev/null; then
-        python=python
-    fi
+#     if [ "${CROSS_COMPILING}" -eq 1 ]; then
+#         python="${EXE_WRAPPER} ${PAWPAW_PREFIX}/bin/python3${APP_EXT}"
+#     elif [ ! -e "${PAWPAW_PREFIX}/bin/python3" ] && ! which python3 > /dev/null; then
+        python=python3.8
+#     fi
 
     _prebuild "${name}" "${pkgdir}"
 
@@ -392,20 +392,21 @@ function build_python() {
     export CXXFLAGS="$(echo ${CXXFLAGS} | sed -e 's/-fvisibility-inlines-hidden//')"
     export CXXFLAGS="$(echo ${CXXFLAGS} | sed -e 's/-fdata-sections -ffunction-sections//')"
     export LDFLAGS="$(echo ${LDFLAGS} | sed -e 's/-Wl,-dead_strip -Wl,-dead_strip_dylibs//')"
+    export LDFLAGS="$(echo ${LDFLAGS} | sed -e 's/-Wl,--strip-all//')"
     export LDFLAGS="$(echo ${LDFLAGS} | sed -e 's/-fdata-sections -ffunction-sections//')"
 
     touch "${pkgdir}/.stamp_configured"
 
     if [ ! -f "${pkgdir}/.stamp_built" ]; then
         pushd "${pkgdir}"
-        ${python} setup.py build ${extraconfrules}
+        ${python} setup.py build ${extraconfrules} --verbose
         touch .stamp_built
         popd
     fi
 
     if [ ! -f "${pkgdir}/.stamp_installed" ]; then
         pushd "${pkgdir}"
-        ${python} setup.py install --prefix="${PAWPAW_PREFIX}" ${extraconfrules}
+        ${python} setup.py install --prefix="${PAWPAW_PREFIX}" ${extraconfrules} --verbose
         touch .stamp_installed
         popd
     fi