diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index b92240a..39f4307 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ from waflib import Build, Errors, Logs
 APPNAME = "srt"
 VERSION = "1.1.0"
 
+CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE = "Debug"
+
 def configure(conf):
-    conf.set_cxx_std(17)
+    if conf.has_tool_option("cxx_debug"):
+        CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE = "Debug"
+
 
 
 
@@ -24,7 +28,10 @@ def build(bld):
     bld.add_group()
     lib_path = target.find_node("lib")
     include_path = target.find_node("include")
-    bld.read_stlib('srt', paths=[lib_path], export_includes=[include_path])
+    print("lib path: ", lib_path)
+    print("include path: ", include_path)
+    bld(name="srt_includes", export_includes=[include_path])
+    bld.read_stlib('srt_static', paths=[lib_path], export_includes=[include_path])
     
     
     if bld.is_toplevel():
@@ -33,7 +40,7 @@ def build(bld):
             source= bld.path.ant_glob(
             "test/**/*.cpp"),
             target="srt_test",
-            use=["srt", "srt_includes", "gtest"],
+            use=["srt_static", "srt_includes", "gtest", "platform_includes" ],
         )
 
 
@@ -47,6 +54,7 @@ def CMakeBuildTask(task):
         if os.path.isdir(f"{source_dir}/cmake_build"):
             shutil.rmtree(f"{source_dir}/cmake_build")
         os.makedirs (f"{source_dir}/cmake_build")
+        print(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
         # SRT cmake flags
         flags = " ".join([
             "-DENABLE_SHARED=ON",
@@ -54,12 +62,12 @@ def CMakeBuildTask(task):
             "-DENABLE_APPS=OFF",
             "-DENABLE_ENCRYPTION=OFF",
             "-DENABLE_BONDING=ON",
-            "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug",
+            f"-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}",
         ])
         try:
             task.generator.bld.cmd_and_log(f"cmake {flags} -S {source_dir} -B {source_dir}/cmake_build", quiet=0, output=0)
-            task.generator.bld.cmd_and_log(f"cmake --build {source_dir}/cmake_build --parallel", quiet=0, output=0)
-            task.generator.bld.cmd_and_log(f"cmake --install {source_dir}/cmake_build --prefix {output}", quiet=0, output=0)
+            task.generator.bld.cmd_and_log(f"cmake --build {source_dir}/cmake_build --parallel --config {CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}", quiet=0, output=0)
+            task.generator.bld.cmd_and_log(f"cmake --install {source_dir}/cmake_build --prefix {output} --config {CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}", quiet=0, output=0)
         except Errors.WafError as e:
             Logs.error(e.stderr)
             return -1