diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index acfd04d..38cfc96 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ I have no illusions here, this is not the next big language. What I propose is v
 - **User has full control over compilation!**
 - **No dependencies, permissive license, single file that compile both in C and C++!**
 - **Simpler then C:** core of the language is 4000 loc and entire package 11k loc.
-- **Statically typed, procedural and MODERN:** it's a mix of Go/Odin/Jai with "return to C" as ideal.
+- **Statically typed, procedural and modern:** it's a mix of Go/Odin/Jai with "return to C" as ideal.
 - **Complete:** it supports conditional compilation, modularity via packages etc.
 - **State of art error handling techniques** like AST poisoning, proper parsing recovery, catches tons of errors without misreporting!
 - **Great C integration:** using C libraries feels native, the language compiles easily to C with great debug info.
 
-**Library is in beta so I reserve the right to change things!**
-
 ## Example or [you can try the language online](https://krzosa.xyz/playground.html)
 
 ``` odin
diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index fc8ae12..c4f0075 100644
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ if not exist build\bld.exe (
 )
 
 rem ubuntu run ./build.sh
-build\bld.exe
+build\bld.exe --quick
diff --git a/build_file.cpp b/build_file.cpp
index 9de7d1f..72ec765 100644
--- a/build_file.cpp
+++ b/build_file.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    PackageCompiler();
+    // PackageCompiler();
     IO_Printf("Compiler packed successfully: lib_compiler.h\n");
 
     if (ShouldRun("test_readme")) {
diff --git a/examples/add_dynamic_array_macro/build.cpp b/examples/add_dynamic_array_macro/build.cpp
index e5cc626..ceded66 100644
--- a/examples/add_dynamic_array_macro/build.cpp
+++ b/examples/add_dynamic_array_macro/build.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ bool add_dynamic_array_macro() {
 
     LC_Intern name = LC_ILit("add_dynamic_array_macro");
     LC_ParsePackagesUsingRegistry(name);
+    LC_BuildIfPass();
     if (L->errors) {
         LC_LangEnd(lang);
         return false;
diff --git a/examples/generate_type_info/build.cpp b/examples/generate_type_info/build.cpp
index d5a3be3..e0c7c5a 100644
--- a/examples/generate_type_info/build.cpp
+++ b/examples/generate_type_info/build.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ bool generate_type_info() {
     LC_Intern name = LC_ILit("generate_type_info");
 
     LC_ParsePackagesUsingRegistry(name);
+    LC_BuildIfPass();
     if (L->errors) {
         LC_LangEnd(lang);
         return false;
diff --git a/examples/sandbox/build.cpp b/examples/sandbox/build.cpp
index 35ad1c2..f8ed0dd 100644
--- a/examples/sandbox/build.cpp
+++ b/examples/sandbox/build.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ bool sandbox() {
 
     LC_Intern name = LC_ILit("sandbox");
     LC_ParsePackagesUsingRegistry(name);
+    LC_BuildIfPass();
     if (L->errors) {
         LC_LangEnd(lang);
         return false;
diff --git a/src/build_file/ast_verify.cpp b/src/build_file/ast_verify.cpp
index 5f219d6..d267918 100644
--- a/src/build_file/ast_verify.cpp
+++ b/src/build_file/ast_verify.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 thread_local LC_Map DebugASTMap;
+thread_local bool   DebugInsideDiscarded;
 
 void DebugVerify_WalkAST(LC_ASTWalker *ctx, LC_AST *n) {
     bool created = LC_InsertWithoutReplace(&DebugASTMap, n, (void *)(intptr_t)100);
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ void DebugVerify_WalkAST(LC_ASTWalker *ctx, LC_AST *n) {
         }
     }
 
-    if (LC_IsType(n) && ctx->inside_discarded == 0) {
+    if (LC_IsType(n) && DebugInsideDiscarded == false) {
         if (!n->type) {
             LC_ReportASTError(n, "typespec doesn't hold type");
         }
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ void DebugVerify_WalkAST(LC_ASTWalker *ctx, LC_AST *n) {
             }
         }
 
-        bool should_have_type = parent_is_builtin == false && ctx->inside_note == 0 && ctx->inside_discarded == 0;
+        bool should_have_type = parent_is_builtin == false && ctx->inside_note == 0 && DebugInsideDiscarded == false;
         if (should_have_type && !n->type) {
             LC_ReportASTError(n, "expression doesn't have type");
         }
@@ -78,8 +79,7 @@ void VerifyASTCopy(LC_ASTRefList packages) {
 
             {
                 LC_ASTWalker walker = LC_GetDefaultWalker(L->arena, VerifyCopy_Walk);
-                walker.visit_notes = walker.visit_discarded = true;
-                walker.user_data                            = (void *)&copy_counter;
+                walker.user_data    = (void *)&copy_counter;
                 LC_WalkAST(&walker, copy);
                 walker.user_data = (void *)&original_counter;
                 LC_WalkAST(&walker, copy);
@@ -101,13 +101,15 @@ void DebugVerifyAST(LC_ASTRefList packages) {
     LC_MapReserve(&DebugASTMap, 4096);
 
     LC_ASTWalker walker = LC_GetDefaultWalker(L->arena, DebugVerify_WalkAST);
-    walker.visit_notes = walker.visit_discarded = true;
-    for (LC_ASTRef *it = packages.first; it; it = it->next) {
-        LC_WalkAST(&walker, it->ast);
-    }
+    walker.visit_notes  = true;
+    for (LC_ASTRef *it = packages.first; it; it = it->next) LC_WalkAST(&walker, it->ast);
     LC_WalkAST(&walker, L->tstring->decl->ast);
     LC_WalkAST(&walker, L->tany->decl->ast);
 
+    DebugInsideDiscarded = true;
+    for (LC_ASTRef *it = L->discarded.first; it; it = it->next) LC_WalkAST(&walker, it->ast);
+    DebugInsideDiscarded = false;
+
     for (int i = 0; i < L->ast_count; i += 1) {
         LC_AST *it = (LC_AST *)L->ast_arena->memory.data + i;
         if (it == L->builtin_package) continue;
diff --git a/src/build_file/testsuite.cpp b/src/build_file/testsuite.cpp
index 503d023..edb2e2a 100644
--- a/src/build_file/testsuite.cpp
+++ b/src/build_file/testsuite.cpp
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ void RunTestFile(TestDesc it) {
 
     L->first_package = name;
     LC_ParsePackagesUsingRegistry(name);
+    LC_BuildIfPass();
     if (L->errors) {
         result = Failed_Parse;
         goto end_of_test;
diff --git a/src/compiler/ast_copy.c b/src/compiler/ast_copy.c
index 5bd804e..efe2b46 100644
--- a/src/compiler/ast_copy.c
+++ b/src/compiler/ast_copy.c
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ LC_FUNCTION LC_AST *LC_CopyAST(LC_Arena *arena, LC_AST *n) {
             LC_AST *it_copy = LC_CopyAST(arena, it);
             LC_DLLAdd(result->afile.fdecl, result->afile.ldecl, it_copy);
         }
-        LC_ASTFor(it, n->afile.fdiscarded) {
-            LC_AST *it_copy = LC_CopyAST(arena, it);
-            LC_DLLAdd(result->afile.fdiscarded, result->afile.ldiscarded, it_copy);
-        }
-
-        result->afile.build_if = n->afile.build_if;
     } break;
 
     case LC_ASTKind_DeclProc: {
diff --git a/src/compiler/ast_walk.c b/src/compiler/ast_walk.c
index 3fe01ce..54cd909 100644
--- a/src/compiler/ast_walk.c
+++ b/src/compiler/ast_walk.c
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ LC_FUNCTION void LC_WalkAST(LC_ASTWalker *ctx, LC_AST *n) {
 
     case LC_ASTKind_Package: {
         LC_ASTFor(it, n->apackage.ffile) LC_WalkAST(ctx, it);
-
-        ctx->inside_discarded += 1;
-        if (ctx->visit_discarded) LC_ASTFor(it, n->apackage.fdiscarded) LC_WalkAST(ctx, it);
-        ctx->inside_discarded -= 1;
     } break;
 
     case LC_ASTKind_File: {
@@ -70,10 +66,6 @@ LC_FUNCTION void LC_WalkAST(LC_ASTWalker *ctx, LC_AST *n) {
             if (ctx->visit_notes == false && it->kind == LC_ASTKind_DeclNote) continue;
             LC_WalkAST(ctx, it);
         }
-
-        ctx->inside_discarded += 1;
-        if (ctx->visit_discarded) LC_ASTFor(it, n->afile.fdiscarded) LC_WalkAST(ctx, it);
-        ctx->inside_discarded -= 1;
     } break;
 
     case LC_ASTKind_DeclProc: {
diff --git a/src/compiler/lib_compiler.h b/src/compiler/lib_compiler.h
index 59d07f2..451bdbb 100644
--- a/src/compiler/lib_compiler.h
+++ b/src/compiler/lib_compiler.h
@@ -369,12 +369,8 @@ struct LC_ASTFile {
     LC_AST *limport;
     LC_AST *fdecl;
     LC_AST *ldecl;
-    LC_AST *fdiscarded;
-    LC_AST *ldiscarded; // @build_if
 
     LC_Token *doc_comment;
-
-    bool build_if;
 };
 
 struct LC_ASTPackage {
@@ -384,8 +380,6 @@ struct LC_ASTPackage {
     LC_StringList injected_filepaths; // to sidestep regular file finding, implement single file packages etc.
     LC_AST       *ffile;
     LC_AST       *lfile;
-    LC_AST       *fdiscarded;
-    LC_AST       *ldiscarded; // #build_if
 
     LC_Token *doc_comment;
 
@@ -446,7 +440,7 @@ struct LC_ExprCompoItem {
 };
 
 // clang-format off
-union LC_Val               { LC_BigInt i; double d; LC_Intern name; };
+union  LC_Val             { LC_BigInt i; double d; LC_Intern name; };
 struct LC_ExprIdent       { LC_Intern name; LC_Decl *resolved_decl; };
 struct LC_ExprUnary       { LC_TokenKind op; LC_AST *expr; };
 struct LC_ExprBinary      { LC_TokenKind op; LC_AST *left; LC_AST *right; };
@@ -487,7 +481,7 @@ struct LC_DeclNote        { LC_DeclBase base; LC_AST *expr; bool processed; }; /
 struct LC_GlobImport      { LC_Intern name; LC_Intern path; bool resolved; LC_Decl *resolved_decl; };
 
 struct LC_ASTRef          { LC_ASTRef *next; LC_ASTRef *prev; LC_AST *ast; };
-struct LC_ASTRefList       { LC_ASTRef *first; LC_ASTRef *last; };
+struct LC_ASTRefList      { LC_ASTRef *first; LC_ASTRef *last; };
 // clang-format on
 
 struct LC_TypeAndVal {
@@ -650,10 +644,8 @@ struct LC_ASTWalker {
     LC_ASTArray stack;
 
     int inside_builtin;
-    int inside_discarded;
     int inside_note;
 
-    uint8_t         visit_discarded;
     uint8_t         visit_notes;
     uint8_t         depth_first;
     uint8_t         dont_recurse; // breathfirst only
@@ -905,6 +897,7 @@ struct LC_Lang {
     LC_Intern     first_package;
     LC_ASTRefList ordered_packages;
     LC_StringList package_dirs;
+    LC_ASTRefList discarded;
 
     LC_Map   interns;
     LC_Map   declared_notes;
@@ -1656,10 +1649,6 @@ LC_FUNCTION wchar_t *LC_ToWidechar(LC_Arena *allocator, LC_String string);
             (node)->prev->next = (node)->next;         \
             (node)->next->prev = (node)->prev;         \
         }                                              \
-        if (node) {                                    \
-            (node)->prev = 0;                          \
-            (node)->next = 0;                          \
-        }                                              \
     } while (0)
 #define LC_DLLRemove(first, last, node) LC_DLLRemoveMod(first, last, node, next, prev)
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/packages.c b/src/compiler/packages.c
index 3eab82a..ea355fb 100644
--- a/src/compiler/packages.c
+++ b/src/compiler/packages.c
@@ -221,6 +221,36 @@ LC_FUNCTION void LC_ParsePackagesUsingRegistry(LC_Intern name) {
     }
 }
 
+LC_FUNCTION void LC_BuildIfPass(void) {
+    LC_ASTFor(n, L->fpackage) {
+        for (LC_AST *fit = n->apackage.ffile; fit;) {
+            LC_AST *next = fit->next;
+
+            LC_AST *build_if = LC_HasNote(fit, L->ibuild_if);
+            if (build_if) {
+                if (!LC_ResolveBuildIf(build_if)) {
+                    LC_DLLRemove(n->apackage.ffile, n->apackage.lfile, fit);
+                    LC_AddASTToRefList(&L->discarded, fit);
+                    fit = next;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            for (LC_AST *dit = fit->afile.fdecl; dit; dit = dit->next) {
+                LC_AST *build_if = LC_HasNote(dit, L->ibuild_if);
+                if (build_if) {
+                    if (!LC_ResolveBuildIf(build_if)) {
+                        LC_DLLRemove(fit->afile.fdecl, fit->afile.ldecl, dit);
+                        LC_AddASTToRefList(&L->discarded, dit);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            fit = next;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 LC_FUNCTION void LC_AddOrderedPackageToRefList(LC_AST *n) {
     LC_ASTRefList *ordered = &L->ordered_packages;
     for (LC_ASTRef *it = ordered->first; it; it = it->next) {
@@ -315,6 +345,7 @@ LC_FUNCTION void LC_ResolveAllProcBodies(void) {
 
 LC_FUNCTION LC_ASTRefList LC_ResolvePackageByName(LC_Intern name) {
     LC_ParsePackagesUsingRegistry(name);
+    LC_BuildIfPass();
     LC_ASTRefList empty = {0};
     if (L->errors) return empty;
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse.c b/src/compiler/parse.c
index af5ead9..86c5c68 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse.c
+++ b/src/compiler/parse.c
@@ -776,6 +776,33 @@ LC_FUNCTION LC_AST *LC_ParseNotes(void) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+LC_FUNCTION bool ParseHashBuildIf(LC_AST *n) {
+    LC_Token *t0 = LC_GetI(0);
+    LC_Token *t1 = LC_GetI(1);
+    if (t0->kind == LC_TokenKind_Hash && t1->kind == LC_TokenKind_Ident && t1->ident == L->ibuild_if) {
+        LC_Next();
+
+        LC_AST *note = LC_ParseNote();
+        if (note->kind == LC_ASTKind_Error) {
+            LC_EatUntilNextValidDecl();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (!LC_Match(LC_TokenKind_Semicolon)) {
+            LC_ReportParseError(LC_GetI(-1), "expected ';' semicolon");
+            LC_EatUntilNextValidDecl();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        LC_AST *note_list = LC_CreateAST(t0, LC_ASTKind_NoteList);
+        LC_DLLAdd(note_list->anote_list.first, note_list->anote_list.last, note);
+        n->notes = note_list;
+
+        return LC_ResolveBuildIf(note);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 LC_FUNCTION bool LC_ResolveBuildIf(LC_AST *build_if) {
     LC_ExprCompo *note = &build_if->anote;
     if (note->size != 1) {
@@ -785,7 +812,7 @@ LC_FUNCTION bool LC_ResolveBuildIf(LC_AST *build_if) {
 
     LC_ExprCompoItem *item = &note->first->ecompo_item;
     if (item->index != NULL || item->name != 0) {
-        LC_ReportParseError(LC_GetI(-1), "invalid syntax, #build_if shouldn't have a named or indexed first argument");
+        LC_ReportParseError(LC_GetI(-1), "invalid syntax, you have passed in a named or indexed argument to #build_if");
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -908,34 +935,6 @@ LC_FUNCTION bool LC_EatUntilNextValidDecl(void) {
     }
 }
 
-LC_FUNCTION bool LC_ParseHashBuildOn(LC_AST *n) {
-    LC_Token *t0 = LC_GetI(0);
-    LC_Token *t1 = LC_GetI(1);
-    if (t0->kind == LC_TokenKind_Hash && t1->kind == LC_TokenKind_Ident && t1->ident == L->ibuild_if) {
-        LC_Next();
-
-        LC_AST *build_if     = LC_CreateAST(t1, LC_ASTKind_DeclNote);
-        build_if->dnote.expr = LC_ParseNote();
-        if (build_if->dnote.expr->kind == LC_ASTKind_Error) {
-            LC_EatUntilNextValidDecl();
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if (!LC_Match(LC_TokenKind_Semicolon)) {
-            LC_ReportParseError(LC_GetI(-1), "expected ';' semicolon");
-            LC_EatUntilNextValidDecl();
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        LC_AST *note_list = LC_CreateAST(t0, LC_ASTKind_NoteList);
-        LC_DLLAdd(note_list->anote_list.first, note_list->anote_list.last, build_if);
-        n->notes = note_list;
-
-        return LC_ResolveBuildIf(build_if->dnote.expr);
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
 LC_FUNCTION LC_AST *LC_ParseImport(void) {
     LC_AST   *n      = NULL;
     LC_Token *import = LC_MatchKeyword(L->kimport);
@@ -965,7 +964,7 @@ LC_FUNCTION LC_AST *LC_ParseFileEx(LC_AST *package) {
     LC_AST *n            = LC_CreateAST(LC_Get(), LC_ASTKind_File);
     n->afile.x           = L->parser->x;
     n->afile.doc_comment = LC_Match(LC_TokenKind_FileDocComment);
-    n->afile.build_if    = LC_ParseHashBuildOn(n);
+    ParseHashBuildIf(n);
 
     // Parse imports
     while (!LC_Is(LC_TokenKind_EOF)) {
@@ -988,35 +987,15 @@ LC_FUNCTION LC_AST *LC_ParseFileEx(LC_AST *package) {
         if (decl->kind == LC_ASTKind_Error) {
             LC_EatUntilNextValidDecl();
         } else {
-            bool skip = false;
-
-            LC_AST *build_if = LC_HasNote(decl, L->ibuild_if);
-            if (build_if) {
-                skip = !LC_ResolveBuildIf(build_if);
-            }
-
-            if (L->on_decl_parsed) {
-                skip = L->on_decl_parsed(skip, decl);
-            }
-
-            if (skip) {
-                LC_DLLAdd(n->afile.fdiscarded, n->afile.ldiscarded, decl);
-            } else {
-                LC_DLLAdd(n->afile.fdecl, n->afile.ldecl, decl);
-            }
+            if (L->on_decl_parsed) L->on_decl_parsed(false, decl);
+            LC_DLLAdd(n->afile.fdecl, n->afile.ldecl, decl);
         }
     }
 
     if (package) {
         if (package->apackage.doc_comment) LC_ReportParseError(package_doc_comment, "there are more then 1 package doc comments in %s package", (char *)package->apackage.name);
         package->apackage.doc_comment = package_doc_comment;
-
-        if (n->afile.build_if) {
-            LC_AddFileToPackage(package, n);
-        } else {
-            LC_DLLAdd(package->apackage.fdiscarded, package->apackage.ldiscarded, n);
-            n->afile.package = package;
-        }
+        LC_AddFileToPackage(package, n);
     }
 
     return n;