diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1201ba6..a55cedb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
-            zig build debugtext_print -DZigCC --summary all
-            zig build clear -DZigCC --summary all
-            zig build sgl_context -DZigCC --summary all
+            zig build debugtext_print -DZigCC -DBetterC --summary all
+            zig build clear -DZigCC -DBetterC --summary all
+            zig build sgl_context -DBetterC -DZigCC --summary all
             zig build cube -DZigCC --summary all
             zig build blend -DZigCC --summary all
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 1ddde90..f857d63 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *Builder) !void {
 
     // ldc2 w/ druntime + phobos2 works on MSVC
     if (builtin.os.tag == .windows and target.query.isNative())
-        target.query.abi = .msvc;
+        target.result.abi = .msvc;
 
     const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
     const sokol = buildSokol(b, target, optimize, config, "");
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ fn buildLDC(b: *Builder, lib: *CompileStep, config: ldcConfig) !*RunStep {
         "shape",
         "time",
         "debugtext",
+        "utils",
     };
     try cmds.append("-i");
     inline for (srcs) |src| {
diff --git a/src/sokol/app.d b/src/sokol/app.d
index 41c9484..5ff2e92 100644
--- a/src/sokol/app.d
+++ b/src/sokol/app.d
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 
 module sokol.app;
 
-// helper function to convert a C string to a D string
-string cStrTod(T)(scope T c_str) nothrow {
-    import std.conv: to;
-    return c_str.to!string;
-}
+// helper functions
+import sokol.utils: cStrTod;
+
 enum max_touchpoints = 8;
 enum max_mousebuttons = 3;
 enum max_keycodes = 512;
diff --git a/src/sokol/audio.d b/src/sokol/audio.d
index c683e1a..260adcf 100644
--- a/src/sokol/audio.d
+++ b/src/sokol/audio.d
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 
 module sokol.audio;
 
-// helper function to convert a C string to a D string
-string cStrTod(T)(scope T c_str) nothrow {
-    import std.conv: to;
-    return c_str.to!string;
-}
+// helper functions
+import sokol.utils: cStrTod;
+
 enum LogItem {
     Ok,
     Malloc_failed,
diff --git a/src/sokol/debugtext.d b/src/sokol/debugtext.d
index a1ab579..c34fe95 100644
--- a/src/sokol/debugtext.d
+++ b/src/sokol/debugtext.d
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 module sokol.debugtext;
 import sg = sokol.gfx;
 
-// helper function to convert a C string to a D string
-string cStrTod(T)(scope T c_str) nothrow {
-    import std.conv: to;
-    return c_str.to!string;
-}
+// helper functions
+import sokol.utils: cStrTod;
+
 
 // WIP: helper function to convert "anything" to a Range struct
 Range asRange(T)(T val) @trusted {
diff --git a/src/sokol/gfx.d b/src/sokol/gfx.d
index 3be34cd..fcda653 100644
--- a/src/sokol/gfx.d
+++ b/src/sokol/gfx.d
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 
 module sokol.gfx;
 
-// helper function to convert a C string to a D string
-string cStrTod(T)(scope T c_str) nothrow {
-    import std.conv: to;
-    return c_str.to!string;
-}
+// helper functions
+import sokol.utils: cStrTod;
+
 
 // WIP: helper function to convert "anything" to a Range struct
 Range asRange(T)(T val) @trusted {
diff --git a/src/sokol/gl.d b/src/sokol/gl.d
index 811a282..c6f2f04 100644
--- a/src/sokol/gl.d
+++ b/src/sokol/gl.d
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 module sokol.gl;
 import sg = sokol.gfx;
 
-// helper function to convert a C string to a D string
-string cStrTod(T)(scope T c_str) nothrow {
-    import std.conv: to;
-    return c_str.to!string;
-}
+// helper functions
+import sokol.utils: cStrTod;
+
 enum LogItem {
     Ok,
     Malloc_failed,
diff --git a/src/sokol/glue.d b/src/sokol/glue.d
index 955ae3e..4b735ce 100644
--- a/src/sokol/glue.d
+++ b/src/sokol/glue.d
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 module sokol.glue;
 import sg = sokol.gfx;
 
-// helper function to convert a C string to a D string
-string cStrTod(T)(scope T c_str) nothrow {
-    import std.conv: to;
-    return c_str.to!string;
-}
+// helper functions
+import sokol.utils: cStrTod;
+
 extern(C) sg.ContextDesc sapp_sgcontext() @system @nogc nothrow;
 sg.ContextDesc context() @trusted nothrow {
     return sapp_sgcontext();
diff --git a/src/sokol/log.d b/src/sokol/log.d
index 6f0b01d..408cb2b 100644
--- a/src/sokol/log.d
+++ b/src/sokol/log.d
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 
 module sokol.log;
 
-// helper function to convert a C string to a D string
-string cStrTod(T)(scope T c_str) nothrow {
-    import std.conv: to;
-    return c_str.to!string;
-}
+// helper functions
+import sokol.utils: cStrTod;
+
 extern(C) void slog_func(scope const(char)*, uint, uint, scope const(char)*, uint, scope const(char)*, void*) @system @nogc nothrow;
 alias func = slog_func;
diff --git a/src/sokol/shape.d b/src/sokol/shape.d
index d389402..3df2ea9 100644
--- a/src/sokol/shape.d
+++ b/src/sokol/shape.d
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 module sokol.shape;
 import sg = sokol.gfx;
 
-// helper function to convert a C string to a D string
-string cStrTod(T)(scope T c_str) nothrow {
-    import std.conv: to;
-    return c_str.to!string;
-}
+// helper functions
+import sokol.utils: cStrTod;
+
 
 // WIP: helper function to convert "anything" to a Range struct
 Range asRange(T)(T val) @trusted {
diff --git a/src/sokol/time.d b/src/sokol/time.d
index c2bf1cb..229f667 100644
--- a/src/sokol/time.d
+++ b/src/sokol/time.d
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 
 module sokol.time;
 
-// helper function to convert a C string to a D string
-string cStrTod(T)(scope T c_str) nothrow {
-    import std.conv: to;
-    return c_str.to!string;
-}
+// helper functions
+import sokol.utils: cStrTod;
+
 extern(C) void stm_setup() @system @nogc nothrow;
 void setup() @trusted nothrow {
     stm_setup();
diff --git a/src/sokol/utils.d b/src/sokol/utils.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d97330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sokol/utils.d
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module sokol.utils;
+
+// helper function to convert a C string to a D string
+string cStrTod(inout(char)* c_str) nothrow {
+    auto start = c_str;
+    auto end = cast(char*) c_str;
+    for (; *end; end++){}
+    return cast(string) c_str[0 .. end - start];
+}
\ No newline at end of file