diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index eeaad6834..67e6da6e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ jobs:
 
         # gh-action runners have 2 cpus with 1 thread each
       - name: make everything
-        run: make -j2
+        run: V=0 make -j2
 
 
diff --git a/build/bootstrap/compile.com b/build/bootstrap/compile.com
index 4a68b5dbe..9621eafc9 100755
Binary files a/build/bootstrap/compile.com and b/build/bootstrap/compile.com differ
diff --git a/examples/pyapp/pyapp.mk b/examples/pyapp/pyapp.mk
index 49e88b386..7a9c674a3 100644
--- a/examples/pyapp/pyapp.mk
+++ b/examples/pyapp/pyapp.mk
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ o/$(MODE)/examples/pyapp/pyapp.com.dbg: \
 		o/$(MODE)/examples/pyapp/pyapp.o \
 		$(CRT) \
 		$(APE_NO_MODIFY_SELF)
-	$(LINK) $(LINKARGS) -o $@
+	@$(COMPILE) -ALINK.ape $(LINK) $(LINKARGS) -o $@
 
 # # Unwrap the APE .COM binary, that's embedded within the linked file
 # # NOTE: This line can be commented out, since it's in build/rules.mk
diff --git a/libc/str/strcmp.c b/libc/str/strcmp.c
index 96aa0f319..48743cb1a 100644
--- a/libc/str/strcmp.c
+++ b/libc/str/strcmp.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 │ TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR             │
 │ PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.                                                │
 ╚─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
+#include "libc/dce.h"
 #include "libc/str/str.h"
 
 static inline noasan uint64_t UncheckedAlignedRead64(const char *p) {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ int strcmp(const char *a, const char *b) {
   uint64_t v, w, d;
   if (a == b) return 0;
   if ((c = (*a & 255) - (*b & 255))) return c;
-  if (((uintptr_t)a & 7) == ((uintptr_t)b & 7)) {
+  if (!IsTiny() && ((uintptr_t)a & 7) == ((uintptr_t)b & 7)) {
     for (; (uintptr_t)(a + i) & 7; ++i) {
       if (a[i] != b[i] || !b[i]) {
         return (a[i] & 255) - (b[i] & 255);
diff --git a/tool/build/compile.c b/tool/build/compile.c
index 43229b237..85cdd1cc7 100644
--- a/tool/build/compile.c
+++ b/tool/build/compile.c
@@ -1179,7 +1179,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
       } else {
         appendd(&output, command, n);
       }
-      appendw(&output, '\n');
     } else {
       n = 0;
       if (verbose >= 3) {