diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 731c98a..653bd17 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,17 +64,18 @@ if(NOT DEFINED MCPL_NOTOUCH_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-option( BUILD_EXAMPLES  "Whether to build examples." OFF )
-option( BUILD_WITHZLIB  "Whether to link with zlib if available." ON )
-option( BUILD_WITHSSW   "Whether to build the MCPL-SSW converters (for MCNP)." ON )
-option( BUILD_WITHPTRAC "Whether to build the MCPL-PTRAC converters (for MCNP)." ON )
-option( BUILD_WITHPHITS "Whether to build the MCPL-PHITS converters." ON )
-option( BUILD_WITHT4    "Whether to build the TRIPOLI-4 converters." ON )
-option( BUILD_WITHSSV   "Whether to build the ASCII-SSV converters." ON )
-option( BUILD_WITHG4    "Whether to build Geant4 plugins." OFF )
-option( BUILD_FAT       "Whether to also build the fat binaries." OFF )
-option( INSTALL_PY      "Whether to also install mcpl python files." ON )
-option( MODIFY_RPATH    "Whether to try to set RPATH in installed binaries (if disabled all special RPATH handling is skipped)." ON )
+option( BUILD_EXAMPLES    "Whether to build examples." OFF )
+option( BUILD_WITHZLIB    "Whether to link with zlib if available." ON )
+option( BUILD_WITHSSW     "Whether to build the MCPL-SSW converters (for MCNP)." ON )
+option( BUILD_WITHPTRAC   "Whether to build the MCPL-PTRAC converters (for MCNP)." ON )
+option( BUILD_WITHPHITS   "Whether to build the MCPL-PHITS converters." ON )
+option( BUILD_WITHT4      "Whether to build the TRIPOLI-4 converters." ON )
+option( BUILD_WITHSSV     "Whether to build the ASCII-SSV converters." ON )
+option( BUILD_WITHG4      "Whether to build Geant4 plugins." OFF )
+option( BUILD_FAT         "Whether to also build the fat binaries." OFF )
+option( INSTALL_PY        "Whether to also install mcpl python files." ON )
+option( MODIFY_RPATH      "Whether to try to set RPATH in installed binaries (if disabled all special RPATH handling is skipped)." ON )
+option( BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Whether to build shared libraries." ON )
 
 if ( DEFINED MCPL_FORCE_GEANT4_SUPPORT AND MCPL_FORCE_GEANT4_SUPPORT )
   set( BUILD_WITHG4 ON )
@@ -173,9 +174,9 @@ else ()
   endif()
 endif ()
 
-add_library(mcpl SHARED "${SRC}/mcpl/mcpl.c")
+add_library(mcpl "${SRC}/mcpl/mcpl.c")
 set(MCPL_LIBNAME "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}mcpl${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
-target_link_libraries( mcpl PRIVATE common )
+target_link_libraries( mcpl PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:common> )
 
 target_include_directories(mcpl
  PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/mcpl>
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ install( FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/MCPLConfigVersion.cmake" "${PROJECT_BINARY
 install(FILES "${SRC}/mcpl/mcpl.h" DESTINATION ${MCPL_INCDIR})
 
 if (BUILD_WITHSSW)
-  add_library(sswmcpl SHARED "${SRC}/mcnpssw/sswmcpl.c" "${SRC}/mcnpssw/sswread.c")
+  add_library(sswmcpl "${SRC}/mcnpssw/sswmcpl.c" "${SRC}/mcnpssw/sswread.c")
   target_include_directories(sswmcpl PUBLIC "${SRC}/mcnpssw")
   target_link_libraries(sswmcpl mcpl common)
   if (MATH_NEEDS_LIBM)
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ if (BUILD_WITHSSW)
 endif()
 
 if (BUILD_WITHPTRAC)
-  add_library(ptracmcpl SHARED "${SRC}/mcnpptrac/ptracmcpl.c" "${SRC}/mcnpptrac/ptracread.c")
+  add_library(ptracmcpl "${SRC}/mcnpptrac/ptracmcpl.c" "${SRC}/mcnpptrac/ptracread.c")
   target_include_directories(ptracmcpl PUBLIC "${SRC}/mcnpptrac")
   target_link_libraries(ptracmcpl mcpl common)
   if (MATH_NEEDS_LIBM)
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ if (BUILD_WITHPTRAC)
 endif()
 
 if (BUILD_WITHPHITS)
-  add_library(phitsmcpl SHARED "${SRC}/phits/phitsmcpl.c" "${SRC}/phits/phitsread.c")
+  add_library(phitsmcpl "${SRC}/phits/phitsmcpl.c" "${SRC}/phits/phitsread.c")
   target_include_directories(phitsmcpl PUBLIC "${SRC}/phits")
   target_link_libraries(phitsmcpl mcpl common)
   add_executable(phits2mcpl "${SRC}/phits/phits2mcpl_app.c")
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ if (BUILD_WITHPHITS)
 endif()
 
 if (BUILD_WITHT4)
-  add_library(stockmcpl SHARED "${SRC}/tripolistock/stockmcpl.c" "${SRC}/tripolistock/stockread.c")
+  add_library(stockmcpl "${SRC}/tripolistock/stockmcpl.c" "${SRC}/tripolistock/stockread.c")
   target_include_directories(stockmcpl PUBLIC "${SRC}/tripolistock")
   target_link_libraries(stockmcpl mcpl common)
   if (MATH_NEEDS_LIBM)
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ if (BUILD_WITHT4)
 endif()
 
 if (BUILD_WITHSSV)
-  add_library(ssvmcpl SHARED "${SRC}/ssv/ssvmcpl.c" "${SRC}/ssv/ssvread.c")
+  add_library(ssvmcpl "${SRC}/ssv/ssvmcpl.c" "${SRC}/ssv/ssvread.c")
   target_include_directories(ssvmcpl PUBLIC "${SRC}/ssv")
   target_link_libraries(ssvmcpl mcpl common)
   if (MATH_NEEDS_LIBM)
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@ if (BUILD_EXAMPLES)
 endif()
 
 if (BUILD_FAT)
-  add_library(mcpl_fat SHARED "${SRCFAT}/mcpl_fat.c")
+  add_library(mcpl_fat "${SRCFAT}/mcpl_fat.c")
   target_include_directories(mcpl_fat PUBLIC "${SRC}/mcpl")
   add_executable(mcpltool_fat "${SRCFAT}/mcpltool_app_fat.c")
   install(TARGETS mcpl_fat mcpltool_fat ${INSTDEST})
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if (Geant4_FOUND)
-  add_library(g4mcpl SHARED "${SRC}/geant4/G4MCPLGenerator.cc" "${SRC}/geant4/G4MCPLWriter.cc")
+  add_library(g4mcpl "${SRC}/geant4/G4MCPLGenerator.cc" "${SRC}/geant4/G4MCPLWriter.cc")
   set(G4MCPL_LIBNAME "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}g4mcpl${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
   target_link_libraries( g4mcpl PUBLIC mcpl ${Geant4_LIBRARIES} PRIVATE common )
   target_include_directories(g4mcpl
diff --git a/src/mcpl/mcpl.c b/src/mcpl/mcpl.c
index bbdbaeb..027351e 100644
--- a/src/mcpl/mcpl.c
+++ b/src/mcpl/mcpl.c
@@ -106,11 +106,15 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <math.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #ifdef MCPL_THIS_IS_MS
 #  include <fcntl.h>
 #  include <io.h>
+#  define F_OK 0
+#  define STDOUT_FILENO 1
+#  define access(name,type) _access(name,type)
+#else
+#include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
 #define MCPLIMP_NPARTICLES_POS 8