diff --git a/fdpp/cdata.S b/fdpp/kernel/cdata.S
similarity index 96%
rename from fdpp/cdata.S
rename to fdpp/kernel/cdata.S
index 15df49fd..cfea82b3 100644
--- a/fdpp/cdata.S
+++ b/fdpp/kernel/cdata.S
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 %include "segs.inc"
-#include "../hdr/version.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 segment CONST2
 
diff --git a/fdpp/kernel/makefile b/fdpp/kernel/makefile
index 0e5c0a63..e5985785 100644
--- a/fdpp/kernel/makefile
+++ b/fdpp/kernel/makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ PPINC = $(TOP)/include/fdpp
 AVER = $(shell echo FDPP_API_VER | cpp -include $(PPINC)/thunks.h - | tail -n 1)
 BVER = $(shell echo BPRM_VER | cpp -include $(PPINC)/bprm.h - | tail -n 1)
 TARGET=fdppkrnl.$(AVER).$(BVER)
+VERSION = 1.7
+CPPFLAGS += -I$(TOP)/fdpp
 
 NASMFLAGS += -i$(SRC) -i$(HDR) -f elf32
 
@@ -94,15 +96,15 @@ $(PPOBJS): %.o: %.asm makefile
 
 plt.o: plt.asm plt.inc $(SRC)/segs.inc
 
-plt.asm: $(srcdir)/$(T)/plt.S $(SRC)/glob_asm.h $(TOP)/include/fdpp/bprm.h \
+plt.asm: $(srcdir)/plt.S $(SRC)/glob_asm.h $(TOP)/include/fdpp/bprm.h \
    $(srcdir)/$(T)/thunks_priv.h $(srcdir)/makefile
-	$(CPP) -iquote $(PPINC) -P $< >$@ || ($(RM) $@ ; false)
+	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -iquote $(PPINC) -P $< >$@ || ($(RM) $@ ; false)
 
 GIT_DESCRIBE := $(shell git describe)
 
-cdata.asm: $(srcdir)/$(T)/cdata.S $(HDR)/version.h $(GIT_REV) $(srcdir)/makefile
-	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -DKERNEL_VERSION="$(VERSION) [GIT: $(GIT_DESCRIBE)]" \
-	-P $< | sed 's/" "/","/g' >$@
+cdata.asm: $(srcdir)/cdata.S $(HDR)/version.h $(GIT_REV) $(srcdir)/makefile
+	$(CPP) -iquote $(HDR) -DKERNEL_VERSION="$(VERSION) [GIT: $(GIT_DESCRIBE)]" \
+	-DCMA=, -P $< >$@
 
 thunk_calls.tmp: $(SRC)/proto.h
 	srcdir=$(srcdir)/$(T)/parsers CPP="$(CPP)" \
diff --git a/fdpp/kernel/meson.build b/fdpp/kernel/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d739e6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fdpp/kernel/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+project('kernel', ['nasm', 'c'], version: '1.7')
+TOP = '../..'
+PD = TOP / 'fdpp/parsers/parse_decls.sh'
+SRC = TOP / 'kernel'
+DSRC = SRC / 'drivers'
+kernel_ld = TOP / 'kernel.ld'
+rel_inc = TOP / 'include/fdpp'
+abs_inc = meson.current_source_dir() / rel_inc
+incdir = include_directories(rel_inc)
+cpp = meson.get_compiler('c')
+AVER = cpp.get_define('FDPP_API_VER',
+  include_directories: incdir,
+  prefix: '#include "thunks.h"')
+BVER = cpp.get_define('BPRM_VER',
+  include_directories: incdir,
+  prefix: '#include "bprm.h"')
+FVER = AVER + '.' + BVER
+TARGET = 'fdppkrnl.' + FVER
+GIT_DESCRIBE = run_command('git', 'describe', check: true).stdout().strip()
+hdr = [TOP / 'kernel', TOP / 'hdr', TOP / 'fdpp', rel_inc]
+incdir2 = include_directories(hdr)
+sfiles = cpp.preprocess(['cdata.S', 'plt.S'],
+  output : '@BASENAME@.asm',
+  include_directories: incdir2,
+  compile_args : [
+    '-D__ASSEMBLER__',
+    '-DKERNEL_VERSION=' + meson.project_version() +
+        ' [GIT: ' + GIT_DESCRIBE + ']',
+    '-DCMA=,', '-P'])
+env = environment()
+env.set('CPP', 'cpp')
+env.set('srcdir', meson.current_source_dir() / '../parsers')
+tct = custom_target('thunk_calls.tmp',
+  output: 'thunk_calls.tmp',
+  input: SRC / 'proto.h',
+  env: env,
+  command: [PD, '1', '@INPUT@'],
+  capture: true)
+plt_inc = custom_target('plt.inc',
+  output: 'plt.inc',
+  input: tct,
+  command: [PD, '3', '@INPUT@'],
+  capture: true)
+
+SRCS = [
+    SRC/'console.asm',
+    SRC/'cpu.asm',
+    SRC/'dosidle.asm',
+    SRC/'entry.asm',
+    SRC/'execrh.asm',
+    SRC/'int2f.asm',
+    SRC/'intr.asm',
+    SRC/'io.asm',
+    SRC/'irqstack.asm',
+    SRC/'kernel.asm',
+    SRC/'nls_hc.asm',
+    SRC/'nlssupt.asm',
+    SRC/'printer.asm',
+    SRC/'procsupt.asm',
+    SRC/'serial.asm',
+
+    DSRC/'floppy.asm',
+    DSRC/'rdpcclk.asm',
+    DSRC/'wrpcclk.asm',
+    DSRC/'wratclk.asm',
+]
+
+nargs = ['-DXCPU=186', '-DWITHFAT32', '-DFDPP']
+
+lib = static_library('dummy',
+  [SRCS, sfiles, plt_inc],
+  include_directories: incdir2,
+  nasm_args: nargs,
+  build_by_default: false)
+nasm_ld = find_program(['i686-linux-gnu-ld', 'i386-elf-ld', 'x86_64-linux-gnu-ld', 'ld'])
+custom_target(TARGET + '.elf',
+  output: [TARGET + '.elf', TARGET + '.map'],
+  input: lib.extract_all_objects(recursive: true),
+  command: [nasm_ld, '-melf_i386', '-static',
+    '-Map=@OUTPUT1@', '-o', '@OUTPUT0@',
+    '--emit-relocs', '-T' + kernel_ld, '@INPUT@'],
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'fdpp',
+  install_mode: 'rw-r--r--',
+  build_by_default: true)
diff --git a/fdpp/plt.S b/fdpp/kernel/plt.S
similarity index 100%
rename from fdpp/plt.S
rename to fdpp/kernel/plt.S
diff --git a/fdpp/kernel/toolchain.ini b/fdpp/kernel/toolchain.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ba25d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fdpp/kernel/toolchain.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[binaries]
+nasm = 'nasm-segelf'
+c = 'gcc'
+strip = 'llvm-strip'
+
+[constants]
+arch = 'i386-linux-gnu'
+
+[host_machine]
+system = 'linux'
+cpu_family = 'x86'
+cpu = 'i386'
+endian = 'little'
diff --git a/fdpp/loader/meson.build b/fdpp/loader/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e7846b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fdpp/loader/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+project('loader', 'c', version: '0.1')
+TOP = '../..'
+rel_inc = TOP / 'include/fdpp'
+abs_inc = meson.current_source_dir() / rel_inc
+lelf = dependency('libelf')
+incdir = include_directories(rel_inc)
+cpp = meson.get_compiler('c')
+AVER = cpp.get_define('FDPP_API_VER',
+  include_directories: incdir,
+  prefix: '#include "thunks.h"')
+BVER = cpp.get_define('BPRM_VER',
+  include_directories: incdir,
+  prefix: '#include "bprm.h"')
+FVER = AVER + '.' + BVER
+TARGET = 'fdppkrnl.' + FVER
+shared_library('fdldr', 'elf.c', 'loader.c',
+  dependencies: lelf, include_directories: incdir,
+  version: FVER,
+  c_args: [
+    '-DFDPPKRNLDIR=' + get_option('prefix') / get_option('datadir') / 'fdpp',
+    '-DKRNL_ELFNAME=' + TARGET + '.elf',
+    '-DKRNL_MAP_NAME=' + TARGET + '.map'
+  ],
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: get_option('libdir') / 'fdpp')
diff --git a/fdpp/meson.build b/fdpp/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09d22971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fdpp/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+project('libfdpp', ['c', 'cpp'], version: '0.1')
+TOP = '..'
+MF = meson.current_source_dir() / 'parsers/mkfar.sh'
+MA = meson.current_source_dir() / 'parsers/mkasmdefs.sh'
+PD = meson.current_source_dir() / 'parsers/parse_decls.sh'
+M4 = meson.current_source_dir() / 'parsers/thunks.m4'
+TG = './thunk_gen/build/thunk_gen'
+TFLAGS = ['-a', '2', '-p', '2']
+SRC = TOP / 'kernel'
+rel_inc = TOP / 'include/fdpp'
+abs_inc = meson.current_source_dir() / rel_inc
+incdir = include_directories(rel_inc)
+cpp = meson.get_compiler('c')
+AVER = cpp.get_define('FDPP_API_VER',
+  include_directories: incdir,
+  prefix: '#include "thunks.h"')
+BVER = cpp.get_define('BPRM_VER',
+  include_directories: incdir,
+  prefix: '#include "bprm.h"')
+FVER = AVER + '.' + BVER
+TARGET = 'fdppkrnl.' + FVER
+
+CFILES = [
+    SRC / 'blockio.c',
+    SRC / 'break.c',
+    SRC / 'chario.c',
+    SRC / 'dosfns.c',
+    SRC / 'dsk.c',
+    SRC / 'error.c',
+    SRC / 'fatdir.c',
+    SRC / 'fatfs.c',
+    SRC / 'fattab.c',
+    SRC / 'fcbfns.c',
+    SRC / 'hmamgr.c',
+    SRC / 'inthndlr.c',
+    SRC / 'ioctl.c',
+    SRC / 'memmgr.c',
+    SRC / 'misc.c',
+    SRC / 'newstuff.c',
+    SRC / 'network.c',
+    SRC / 'nls.c',
+    SRC / 'strings.c',
+    SRC / 'sysclk.c',
+    SRC / 'systime.c',
+    SRC / 'task.c',
+    SRC / 'config.c',
+    SRC / 'initoem.c',
+    SRC / 'main.c',
+    SRC / 'inithma.c',
+    SRC / 'dyninit.c',
+    SRC / 'initdisk.c',
+    SRC / 'initclk.c',
+    SRC / 'prf.c',
+    SRC / 'share.c']
+
+ccgen = generator(find_program(MF),
+  output: '@BASENAME@.cc',
+  arguments: '@INPUT@',
+  capture: true)
+ccfiles = ccgen.process(CFILES)
+
+gad = custom_target('glob_asmdefs.h',
+  output: 'glob_asmdefs.h',
+  input: SRC / 'glob_asm.h',
+  command: [MA, '@INPUT@'],
+  capture: true)
+
+GEN_TMP = { '1':'thunk_calls.tmp', '2':'thunk_asms.tmp' }
+GEN_H = { 'plt_asmc.h':'4', 'plt_asmp.h':'5' }
+
+env = environment()
+env.set('CPP', 'cpp')
+env.set('srcdir', meson.current_source_dir() / 'parsers')
+pd = find_program(PD)
+gtgen = generator(pd,
+  arguments: ['@EXTRA_ARGS@', '@INPUT@'],
+  output: '@BASENAME@.tmp',
+  capture: true)
+gt = []
+foreach n: GEN_TMP.keys()
+  gt += gtgen.process(SRC / 'proto.h',
+      extra_args: n,
+      env: ['CPP=cpp', 'srcdir=' + meson.current_source_dir() / 'parsers'])
+endforeach
+GEN = { GEN_TMP['1']:gt[0], GEN_TMP['2']:gt[1] }
+pac = custom_target('plt_asmc.h',
+  output: 'plt_asmc.h',
+  input: GEN['thunk_asms.tmp'],
+  command: [PD, GEN_H['plt_asmc.h'], '@INPUT@'],
+  env: env,
+  capture: true)
+pap = custom_target('plt_asmp.h',
+  output: 'plt_asmp.h',
+  input: GEN['thunk_asms.tmp'],
+  command: [PD, GEN_H['plt_asmp.h'], '@INPUT@'],
+  env: env,
+  capture: true)
+
+tc = custom_target('thunk_calls.h',
+  output: 'thunk_calls.h',
+  input: GEN['thunk_calls.tmp'],
+  command: [TG, TFLAGS],
+  feed: true,
+  capture: true)
+
+ta1 = custom_target('thunk_asms1.h',
+  output: 'thunk_asms1.h',
+  input: GEN['thunk_asms.tmp'],
+  command: [TG, TFLAGS, '1'],
+  feed: true,
+  capture: true)
+
+ta2 = custom_target('thunk_asms2.h',
+  output: 'thunk_asms2.h',
+  input: GEN['thunk_asms.tmp'],
+  command: [TG, TFLAGS, '2'],
+  feed: true,
+  capture: true)
+
+find_program('autom4te')
+ta = custom_target('thunk_asms.h',
+  output: 'thunk_asms.h',
+  input: [ta1, ta2],
+  command: ['sh', '-c', 'cat @INPUT0@ | sort | uniq | autom4te -l m4sugar ' +
+      M4 + ' - | cat - @INPUT1@'],
+  capture: true)
+
+FDPP_CFILES = ['smalloc.c', 'farhlp_sta.c']
+ccgen = generator(find_program('echo'),
+  arguments: ['#include', '"@INPUT@"'],
+  output: '@BASENAME@.cc',
+  capture: true)
+ppccf = ccgen.process(FDPP_CFILES)
+
+FDPP_CCFILES = ['thunks.cc', 'thunks_c.cc', 'thunks_a.cc', 'thunks_p.cc',
+  'dosobj.cc']
+CPPFILES = ['objhlp.cpp', 'ctors.cpp', 'farhlp.cpp', 'objtrace.cpp']
+hdr = [TOP / 'kernel', TOP / 'hdr', TOP / 'fdpp', rel_inc]
+incdir2 = include_directories(hdr)
+shared_library('fdpp', [ccfiles, ppccf, FDPP_CCFILES, CPPFILES],
+  include_directories: incdir2,
+  version: FVER,
+  sources: [gad, pac, pap, tc, ta],
+  cpp_args: ['-DFDPP', '-DDEBUG', '-DWITHFAT32',
+      '-fno-threadsafe-statics',
+      '-Werror=packed-non-pod', '-Wno-unknown-warning-option',
+      '-Wno-format-invalid-specifier', '-Wno-c99-designator'
+  ],
+  link_args: ['-Wl,-Bsymbolic'],
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: get_option('libdir') / 'fdpp')
diff --git a/fdpp/parsers/mkasmdefs.sh b/fdpp/parsers/mkasmdefs.sh
index 053ebeee..11c163e2 100755
--- a/fdpp/parsers/mkasmdefs.sh
+++ b/fdpp/parsers/mkasmdefs.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
 grep "__ASM(" $1 | grep -v '^/' | grep -v '#define' | \
 	sed -E 's/.+, (.+)\).*/#define \1 __ASYM\(__\1\)/'
 grep "__ASM_ARR(" $1 | grep -v '^/' | grep -v '#define' |  \
diff --git a/fdpp/parsers/mkfar.sh b/fdpp/parsers/mkfar.sh
index 18d53ccf..0b9da078 100755
--- a/fdpp/parsers/mkfar.sh
+++ b/fdpp/parsers/mkfar.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
 mkfar() {
     sed -E \
 	-e ':loop' \
diff --git a/fdpp/thunk_gen/meson.build b/fdpp/thunk_gen/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dbaf0c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fdpp/thunk_gen/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+project('thunk_gen', 'c', version: '0.1')
+
+flex = find_program('flex', required: true)
+bison = find_program('bison', required: true)
+
+lgen = generator(flex,
+  output : '@PLAINNAME@.yy.c',
+  arguments : ['-o', '@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT@'])
+lfiles = lgen.process('thunk_gen.l')
+
+pgen = generator(bison,
+  output : ['@BASENAME@.tab.c', '@BASENAME@.tab.h'],
+  arguments : ['@INPUT@', '--defines=@OUTPUT1@', '--output=@OUTPUT0@'])
+pfiles = pgen.process('thunk_gen.y')
+
+executable('thunk_gen', lfiles, pfiles)
diff --git a/fdpp/toolchain.ini b/fdpp/toolchain.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48ec5042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fdpp/toolchain.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[binaries]
+cpp = 'clang++'
diff --git a/hdr/version.h b/hdr/version.h
index dc3bdc78..3ac23e74 100644
--- a/hdr/version.h
+++ b/hdr/version.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 #endif
 
 /* actual version string */
-#define KVS(v) "FDPP kernel " #v " (compiled " __DATE__ ")"
+#ifndef CMA
+#define CMA
+#endif
+#define KVS(v) "FDPP kernel " CMA #v CMA " (compiled " CMA __DATE__ CMA ")"
 #define xKVS(v) KVS(v)
 #define KERNEL_VERSION_STRING xKVS(KERNEL_VERSION)