diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4e22a5..491dc78 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,20 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
 
 project(logmeow CXX)
+
+# TODO don't hardcode compilers and linker
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "clang")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "clang++")
-
-set(LINUX_GL_LIBS -lGL)
-## ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-## OPENGL ES
-## ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-## This assumes a GL ES library available in the system, e.g. libGLESv2.so
-# set(FLAGS "${FLAGS} -DIMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_ES2")
-# set(LINUX_GL_LIBS -lGLESv2)
-## If you're on a Raspberry Pi and want to use the legacy drivers,
-## use the following instead:
-# set(LINUX_GL_LIBS -L/opt/vc/lib -lbrcmGLESv2)
+add_link_options(-fuse-ld=lld)
 
 ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## GENERIC BUILD FLAGS
@@ -23,30 +14,50 @@ set(LINUX_GL_LIBS -lGL)
 find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
 find_package(Freetype 2 REQUIRED)
 find_package(nlohmann_json REQUIRED)
-set(LIBS -lpcre2-8 -lpcre2-posix SDL2 nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json imgui)
-set(IMGUI_LIBS SDL2 Freetype::Freetype)
+list(APPEND LIBS -lpcre2-8 -lpcre2-posix SDL2 nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json imgui)
+list(APPEND IMGUI_LIBS SDL2 Freetype::Freetype)
 
-set(INCLUDES imgui imgui/backends imgui/misc/cpp imgui/freetype /usr/include/SDL2)
-set(SOURCES main.cpp event_loop.cpp logcat_thread.cpp logcat_entry.cpp log.cpp config.cpp filters.cpp misc.cpp pcre2_wrapper.cpp
+set(INCLUDES "")
+set(SOURCES "")
+set(IMGUI_SOURCES "")
+set(DEFINITIONS "")
+list(APPEND INCLUDES imgui imgui/backends imgui/misc/cpp imgui/freetype /usr/include/SDL2)
+list(APPEND SOURCES main.cpp event_loop.cpp logcat_thread.cpp logcat_entry.cpp log.cpp config.cpp filters.cpp misc.cpp pcre2_wrapper.cpp
     group_panel.cpp fragments/filters.cpp windows/logs.cpp windows/settings.cpp windows/filters.cpp windows/exclusions.cpp windows/main.cpp)
-set(IMGUI_SOURCES imgui/imgui.cpp imgui/imgui_draw.cpp imgui/imgui_widgets.cpp imgui/imgui_tables.cpp
+list(APPEND IMGUI_SOURCES imgui/imgui.cpp imgui/imgui_draw.cpp imgui/imgui_widgets.cpp imgui/imgui_tables.cpp
     imgui/misc/cpp/imgui_stdlib.cpp imgui/misc/freetype/imgui_freetype.cpp
     imgui/backends/imgui_impl_sdl.cpp imgui/backends/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp)
+list(APPEND DEFINITIONS -DIMGUI_USER_CONFIG="../myimconfig.h")
 
-if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
-    set(SOURCES ${SOURCES} windows/debug.cpp)
-    set(IMGUI_SOURCES ${IMGUI_SOURCES} imgui/imgui_demo.cpp)
-    if ("${FLAGS}" STREQUAL "")
-        set(FLAGS "-fsanitize=undefined,thread")
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Debug")
+    list(APPEND SOURCES windows/debug.cpp)
+    list(APPEND IMGUI_SOURCES imgui/imgui_demo.cpp)
+    if (NOT FLAGS)
+        list(APPEND FLAGS -fsanitize=undefined,thread)
     endif()
+    # https://sourceforge.net/p/valgrind/mailman/valgrind-users/thread/Ygze8PzaQAYWlKDj%40wildebeest.org/
+    list(APPEND FLAGS -gdwarf-4)
 endif()
 
-set(FLAGS "${FLAGS} -DIMGUI_USER_CONFIG='\"../myimconfig.h\"'")
 # https://t.me/NightShadowsHangout/670691
 # https://t.me/NightShadowsHangout/688372
-set(FLAGS "${FLAGS} -Werror -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpedantic -Wno-gnu-anonymous-struct -fPIC -Wconversion -Wno-unused-parameter -Wimplicit-fallthrough")
-# https://sourceforge.net/p/valgrind/mailman/valgrind-users/thread/Ygze8PzaQAYWlKDj%40wildebeest.org/
-set(FLAGS "${FLAGS} -gdwarf-4")
+list(APPEND FLAGS -Werror -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpedantic -Wno-gnu-anonymous-struct -fPIC -Wconversion -Wno-unused-parameter -Wimplicit-fallthrough)
+
+# i have no idea why this hack wasn't needed before but it's needed if sanitizers are used
+add_link_options(${FLAGS})
+
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+## OPENGL ES
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+set(LINUX_GL_LIBS -lGL)
+
+## This assumes a GL ES library available in the system, e.g. libGLESv2.so
+# list(APPEND FLAGS -DIMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_ES2)
+# set(LINUX_GL_LIBS -lGLESv2)
+## If you're on a Raspberry Pi and want to use the legacy drivers,
+## use the following instead:
+# set(LINUX_GL_LIBS -L/opt/vc/lib -lbrcmGLESv2)
 
 ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## BUILD FLAGS PER PLATFORM
@@ -54,31 +65,39 @@ set(FLAGS "${FLAGS} -gdwarf-4")
 
 if (LINUX)
     find_package(Fontconfig)
-    set(LIBS ${LIBS} ${LINUX_GL_LIBS} -ldl)
-    set(IMGUI_LIBS ${IMGUI_LIBS} ${LINUX_GL_LIBS} -ldl)
+    list(APPEND LIBS ${LINUX_GL_LIBS} -ldl)
+    list(APPEND IMGUI_LIBS ${LINUX_GL_LIBS} -ldl)
     if (Fontconfig_FOUND)
-        set(FLAGS "${FLAGS} -DUSE_FONTCONFIG")
-        set(LIBS ${LIBS} Fontconfig::Fontconfig)
-        set(SOURCES ${SOURCES} fonts.cpp)
+        list(APPEND FLAGS -DUSE_FONTCONFIG)
+        list(APPEND LIBS Fontconfig::Fontconfig)
+        list(APPEND SOURCES fonts.cpp)
     endif()
 elseif (APPLE)
-    set(LIBS ${LIBS} -framework OpenGL -framework Cocoa -framework IOKit -framework CoreVideo -L/usr/local/lib -L/opt/local/lib)
-    set(INCLUDES ${INCLUDES} /usr/local/include /opt/local/include)
+    list(APPEND LIBS -framework OpenGL -framework Cocoa -framework IOKit -framework CoreVideo -L/usr/local/lib -L/opt/local/lib)
+    list(APPEND INCLUDES /usr/local/include /opt/local/include)
 elseif (WIN32)
-    set(LIBS ${LIBS} -lgdi32 -lopengl32 -limm32)
+    list(APPEND LIBS -lgdi32 -lopengl32 -limm32)
 endif()
 
-add_link_options(-fuse-ld=lld)
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${FLAGS}")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${FLAGS}")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+## PROJECT
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 add_library(imgui STATIC ${IMGUI_SOURCES})
 target_include_directories(imgui PRIVATE ${INCLUDES})
 target_link_libraries(imgui PRIVATE ${IMGUI_LIBS})
+target_compile_definitions(imgui PRIVATE ${DEFINITIONS})
 # dear imgui has some fucky wucky with -Wconversion, hence -Wno-conversion
-target_compile_options(imgui PRIVATE -Wno-conversion)
+target_compile_options(imgui PRIVATE ${FLAGS} -Wno-conversion)
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SOURCES})
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME}
+    PROPERTIES
+        CXX_STANDARD 20
+        CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED YES
+        CXX_EXTENSIONS NO
+)
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${INCLUDES})
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${LIBS})
+target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${DEFINITIONS})
+target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${FLAGS})