diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index caf0732..af82e03 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 project(Zycore VERSION 1.1.0.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
-include(GenerateExportHeader)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 
@@ -112,22 +111,23 @@ if (ZYCORE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB)
     add_library("Zycore" SHARED)
 else ()
     add_library("Zycore" STATIC)
+    target_compile_definitions("Zycore" PUBLIC "ZYCORE_STATIC_BUILD")
 endif ()
 
 set_target_properties("Zycore" PROPERTIES
     LINKER_LANGUAGE C
-    VERSION ${Zycore_VERSION}
-    SOVERSION ${Zycore_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Zycore_VERSION_MINOR})
+    VERSION "${Zycore_VERSION}"
+    SOVERSION "${Zycore_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Zycore_VERSION_MINOR}"
+    DEFINE_SYMBOL "ZYCORE_SHOULD_EXPORT")
 target_include_directories("Zycore"
     PUBLIC
         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}>
         $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
     PRIVATE "src")
-target_compile_definitions("Zycore" PRIVATE "_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS" "ZYCORE_EXPORTS")
+target_compile_definitions("Zycore" PRIVATE "_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS")
 zyan_set_common_flags("Zycore")
 zyan_maybe_enable_wpo_for_lib("Zycore")
-generate_export_header("Zycore" BASE_NAME "ZYCORE" EXPORT_FILE_NAME "ZycoreExportConfig.h")
 
 if (ZYAN_NO_LIBC)
     target_compile_definitions("Zycore" PUBLIC "ZYAN_NO_LIBC")
@@ -207,9 +207,6 @@ install(TARGETS "Zycore" EXPORT "zycore-targets")
 install(EXPORT "zycore-targets"
     NAMESPACE "Zycore::"
     DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/zycore")
-install(FILES
-    "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/ZycoreExportConfig.h"
-    DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
 install(DIRECTORY "include/" DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
 
 # =============================================================================================== #
diff --git a/include/Zycore/API/Memory.h b/include/Zycore/API/Memory.h
index 570bb92..1030e83 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/API/Memory.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/API/Memory.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifndef ZYCORE_API_MEMORY_H
 #define ZYCORE_API_MEMORY_H
 
-#include <ZycoreExportConfig.h>
 #include <Zycore/Defines.h>
 #include <Zycore/Status.h>
 #include <Zycore/Types.h>
diff --git a/include/Zycore/API/Process.h b/include/Zycore/API/Process.h
index 03bbe5d..f8e1e4f 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/API/Process.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/API/Process.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifndef ZYCORE_API_PROCESS_H
 #define ZYCORE_API_PROCESS_H
 
-#include <ZycoreExportConfig.h>
 #include <Zycore/Status.h>
 #include <Zycore/Types.h>
 
diff --git a/include/Zycore/API/Synchronization.h b/include/Zycore/API/Synchronization.h
index f51e593..ec32f06 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/API/Synchronization.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/API/Synchronization.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifndef ZYCORE_API_SYNCHRONIZATION_H
 #define ZYCORE_API_SYNCHRONIZATION_H
 
-#include <ZycoreExportConfig.h>
 #include <Zycore/Defines.h>
 #include <Zycore/Status.h>
 
diff --git a/include/Zycore/API/Terminal.h b/include/Zycore/API/Terminal.h
index 17dc384..3bff8c1 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/API/Terminal.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/API/Terminal.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifndef ZYCORE_API_TERMINAL_H
 #define ZYCORE_API_TERMINAL_H
 
-#include <ZycoreExportConfig.h>
 #include <Zycore/LibC.h>
 #include <Zycore/Status.h>
 
diff --git a/include/Zycore/API/Thread.h b/include/Zycore/API/Thread.h
index 2abd487..402a2da 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/API/Thread.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/API/Thread.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifndef ZYCORE_API_THREAD_H
 #define ZYCORE_API_THREAD_H
 
-#include <ZycoreExportConfig.h>
 #include <Zycore/Defines.h>
 #include <Zycore/Status.h>
 
diff --git a/include/Zycore/Allocator.h b/include/Zycore/Allocator.h
index 6435171..ff80a2c 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/Allocator.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/Allocator.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifndef ZYCORE_ALLOCATOR_H
 #define ZYCORE_ALLOCATOR_H
 
-#include <ZycoreExportConfig.h>
 #include <Zycore/Status.h>
 #include <Zycore/Types.h>
 
diff --git a/include/Zycore/Bitset.h b/include/Zycore/Bitset.h
index e57ae0c..0404f87 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/Bitset.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/Bitset.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifndef ZYCORE_BITSET_H
 #define ZYCORE_BITSET_H
 
-#include <ZycoreExportConfig.h>
 #include <Zycore/Allocator.h>
 #include <Zycore/Status.h>
 #include <Zycore/Types.h>
diff --git a/include/Zycore/Defines.h b/include/Zycore/Defines.h
index f22e731..d823d34 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/Defines.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/Defines.h
@@ -160,6 +160,73 @@
 #   define ZYAN_RELEASE
 #endif
 
+/* ============================================================================================== */
+/* Deprecation hint                                                                               */
+/* ============================================================================================== */
+
+#if defined(ZYAN_GCC) || defined(ZYAN_CLANG)
+#   define ZYAN_DEPRECATED __attribute__((__deprecated__))
+#elif defined(ZYAN_MSVC)
+#   define ZYAN_DEPRECATED __declspec(deprecated)
+#else
+#   define ZYAN_DEPRECATED
+#endif
+
+/* ============================================================================================== */
+/* Generic DLL import/export helpers                                                              */
+/* ============================================================================================== */
+
+#if defined(ZYAN_MSVC)
+#   define ZYAN_DLLEXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
+#   define ZYAN_DLLIMPORT __declspec(dllimport)
+#else
+#   define ZYAN_DLLEXPORT
+#   define ZYAN_DLLIMPORT
+#endif
+
+/* ============================================================================================== */
+/* Zycore dll{export,import}                                                                      */
+/* ============================================================================================== */
+
+// This is a cut-down version of what CMake's `GenerateExportHeader` would usually generate. To
+// simplify builds without CMake, we define these things manually instead of relying on CMake
+// to generate the header.
+//
+// For static builds, our CMakeList will define `ZYCORE_STATIC_BUILD`. For shared library builds,
+// our CMake will define `ZYCORE_SHOULD_EXPORT` depending on whether the target is being imported or
+// exported. If CMake isn't used, users can manually define these to fit their use-case.
+
+// Backward compatibility: CMake would previously generate these variables names. However, because
+// they have pretty cryptic names, we renamed them when we got rid of `GenerateExportHeader`. For
+// backward compatibility for users that don't use CMake and previously manually defined these, we
+// translate the old defines here and print a warning.
+#if defined(ZYCORE_STATIC_DEFINE)
+#   pragma message("ZYCORE_STATIC_DEFINE was renamed to ZYCORE_STATIC_BUILD.")
+#   define ZYCORE_STATIC_BUILD
+#endif
+#if defined(Zycore_EXPORTS)
+#   pragma message("Zycore_EXPORTS was renamed to ZYCORE_SHOULD_EXPORT.")
+#   define ZYCORE_SHOULD_EXPORT
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Symbol is exported in shared library builds.
+ */
+#if defined(ZYCORE_STATIC_BUILD)
+#   define ZYCORE_EXPORT
+#else
+#   if defined(ZYCORE_SHOULD_EXPORT)
+#       define ZYCORE_EXPORT ZYAN_DLLEXPORT
+#   else
+#       define ZYCORE_EXPORT ZYAN_DLLIMPORT
+#   endif
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Symbol is not exported and for internal use only.
+ */
+#define ZYCORE_NO_EXPORT
+
 /* ============================================================================================== */
 /* Misc compatibility macros                                                                      */
 /* ============================================================================================== */
diff --git a/include/Zycore/Format.h b/include/Zycore/Format.h
index b0401e6..006ca31 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/Format.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/Format.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifndef ZYCORE_FORMAT_H
 #define ZYCORE_FORMAT_H
 
-#include <ZycoreExportConfig.h>
 #include <Zycore/Status.h>
 #include <Zycore/String.h>
 #include <Zycore/Types.h>
diff --git a/include/Zycore/List.h b/include/Zycore/List.h
index 015a324..86244b8 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/List.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/List.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifndef ZYCORE_LIST_H
 #define ZYCORE_LIST_H
 
-#include <ZycoreExportConfig.h>
 #include <Zycore/Allocator.h>
 #include <Zycore/Object.h>
 #include <Zycore/Status.h>
diff --git a/include/Zycore/String.h b/include/Zycore/String.h
index a43bbf0..7bffaa6 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/String.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/String.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifndef ZYCORE_STRING_H
 #define ZYCORE_STRING_H
 
-#include <ZycoreExportConfig.h>
 #include <Zycore/Allocator.h>
 #include <Zycore/Status.h>
 #include <Zycore/Types.h>
diff --git a/include/Zycore/Vector.h b/include/Zycore/Vector.h
index 2041cc2..76068ac 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/Vector.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/Vector.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifndef ZYCORE_VECTOR_H
 #define ZYCORE_VECTOR_H
 
-#include <ZycoreExportConfig.h>
 #include <Zycore/Allocator.h>
 #include <Zycore/Comparison.h>
 #include <Zycore/Object.h>
diff --git a/include/Zycore/Zycore.h b/include/Zycore/Zycore.h
index 7c97b4d..f4f6bc6 100644
--- a/include/Zycore/Zycore.h
+++ b/include/Zycore/Zycore.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifndef ZYCORE_H
 #define ZYCORE_H
 
-#include <ZycoreExportConfig.h>
 #include <Zycore/Types.h>
 
 // TODO: