docs: update version in readme and add entry in changelog for 1.0.0-pre.12

- debug and release targets now produce both shared and static libs
- obj dirs split into shared/ and static/ to keep fPIC objects isolated
- install no longer depends on release, guards with existence check instead
- build.sh handles privilege escalation for install/uninstall via doas or
  sudo, falling back gracefully if already root
- uninstall cleans up static lib alongside shared

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,51 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.0.0-pre.12] - 2026-03-29
+
+### Fixed
+- `gmake.mk`: changed static library extension on Windows from `.lib` to `.a` for MinGW compatibility
+- `module_loader`: use `RTLD_GLOBAL` when loading modules to correctly expose host symbols to dynamic libraries
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.11] - 2026-03-15
+
+### Fixed
+- `gmake.mk`: `PREFIX` now defaults to `/usr` on Linux instead of `/usr/local`
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.10] - 2026-03-14
+
+### Fixed
+- `bmake.mk`: all target and object paths now anchored with `${.CURDIR}` to fix incorrect path nesting when building from outside the project root; substitution delimiters switched to `|` to avoid conflicts with path separators; compile rules now emit `-MT`/`-MF` for correct dependency file targeting; removed stale `.-include` directives for `.d` files; release lib rules now use `${.TARGET}` consistently
+- `gmake.mk`: removed `AR`/`ARFLAGS_STATIC` variables and the `ifeq`-guarded static lib rules; both debug and release static lib rules now use `ar rcs` directly, as MinGW ships `ar` and `lib.exe` was incorrect
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.9] - 2026-03-12
+
+### Changed
+- `debug` and `release` targets now produce both a shared and static library alongside each other
+- obj directories split into `shared/` and `static/` subdirs to keep `-fPIC` objects isolated
+- `install` no longer depends on `release`; guards with an existence check and exits with a clear message if artifacts are missing
+- `uninstall` removes static lib alongside shared lib
+- `build.sh`: `install` and `uninstall` now handle privilege escalation automatically via `doas` or `sudo`; skips escalation if already root
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.8] - 2026-03-08
+
+### Fixed
+- `stk_poll()`: stale index corruption when simultaneous load and unload events occurred in the same poll cycle. New modules were previously loaded into pre-compaction slot indices; they now always append to the compacted array via `module_count + successful_appends`, matching the `append_modules` path. The two load loops have been unified into one.
+- `stk_poll()`: `cascade_indices` was a fixed-size stack array of `STK_PATH_MAX` (256) elements with no bounds check. It is now heap-allocated to `module_count` entries per iteration, eliminating the silent overflow risk.
+- `stk_pending_retry()`: module array was pre-allocated to `module_count + stk_pending_count` but never shrunk when fewer entries loaded than were pending. Now calls `stk_module_realloc_memory(module_count)` after the retry loop completes.
+- `stk_collect_dependents()`: missing bounds guard on the `indices` write: `(*count)++` had no check against the buffer capacity before writing. Added `capacity` parameter (passed as `module_count` from the call site) and a guard that skips the write if the capacity is reached, preventing a silent overflow.
+- `stk_log_modules()`: `%lu` format specifier used with `size_t` is undefined behaviour on platforms where `unsigned long` is narrower than `size_t` (e.g. MSVC 64-bit). Fixed with an explicit `(unsigned long)` cast, preserving C89 compatibility.
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.7] - 2026-03-07
+
+### Fixed
+- `stk_module_load()`: added missing dependency failure logging when a module is deferred to the pending queue.
+
+## [1.0.0-pre.6] - 2026-03-07
+
+### Changed
+- `stk_poll()`: replaced per-module `stk_pending_add()` calls inside the load holes and `append_modules` loops with batch collection followed by a single `stk_pending_add_batch()` call after both loops complete.
+
 ## [1.0.0-pre.5] - 2026-03-07
 
 ### Changed
@@ -173,7 +218,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Dependency management and versioning not yet implemented
 - API is unstable and subject to change in future releases
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.5...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.12...HEAD
+[1.0.0-pre.12]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.11...v1.0.0-pre.12
+[1.0.0-pre.11]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.10...v1.0.0-pre.11
+[1.0.0-pre.10]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.9...v1.0.0-pre.10
+[1.0.0-pre.9]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.8...v1.0.0-pre.9
+[1.0.0-pre.8]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.7...v1.0.0-pre.8
+[1.0.0-pre.7]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.6...v1.0.0-pre.7
+[1.0.0-pre.6]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.5...v1.0.0-pre.6
 [1.0.0-pre.5]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.4...v1.0.0-pre.5
 [1.0.0-pre.4]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.3...v1.0.0-pre.4
 [1.0.0-pre.3]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.2...v1.0.0-pre.3

README.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ It is designed to run on modern systems running POSIX and Windows using C89.
 - **Hot-swapping** of modules at runtime
 - **Cross-platform** (Linux, BSD, Windows, macOS)
 - **Optional WASM support** for multi-language modules (planned)
-- **Developer tools**: lightweight metadata, logging/tracing, and dependency management (in progress)
+- **Developer tools**: lightweight metadata, logging/tracing, and dependency management
 - **Minimal, portable API**
 
 ---
@@ -43,19 +43,19 @@ build.bat debug release
 
 #### Unix (Linux/BSD/macOS)
 ```bash
-sudo ./build.sh install
+./build.sh install
 ```
 
-Installs to `/usr/local` by default. Use `PREFIX` to customize:
+Installs to `/usr` on Linux, `/usr/local` on BSD/macOS by default. Use `PREFIX` to customize:
 ```bash
-sudo ./build.sh PREFIX=$HOME/.local install
+./build.sh PREFIX=$HOME/.local install
 ```
 
 #### Windows
 ```
 build.bat release
 ```
-* Once finished building, copy the headers from `include/` to `your_project/include/stk/` and `bin/release/stk.dll` to your project's lib directory.
+* Once finished building, copy the headers from `include/` to `your_project/include/stk/` and copy `bin/release/stk.dll` or `bin/release/stk.lib` to your project's `lib` directory, depending on whether you are linking dynamically or statically.
 
 ---
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ stk_init();
 
 ## Project Status
 
-**Current Version:** 1.0.0-pre.5
+**Current Version:** 1.0.0-pre.12
 
 ### What Works
 - Cross-platform module loading and hot-reloading

bmake.mk

@@ -12,44 +12,59 @@ FULL_LIB     = lib${LIB_NAME}.dylib
 FULL_LIB     = lib${LIB_NAME}.so
 .endif
 
+STATIC_LIB   = lib${LIB_NAME}.a
+
 LDFLAGS_PLAT = -ldl
 CFLAGS_PLAT  = -fPIC
 CFLAGS_BASE  = -Wall -Wpedantic -I${.CURDIR}/${INC_DIR} -std=c89 ${CFLAGS_PLAT}
+CFLAGS_STATIC =
 
 .PHONY: all debug release clean test install uninstall
 
 all: debug
 
-OBJS_DEBUG   = ${SRCS:S/^src\//obj\/debug\//:S/.c$/.o/}
-OBJS_RELEASE = ${SRCS:S/^src\//obj\/release\//:S/.c$/.o/}
+OBJS_DEBUG_SHARED   = ${SRCS:S|^src/|${.CURDIR}/obj/debug/shared/|:S/.c$/.o/}
+OBJS_DEBUG_STATIC   = ${SRCS:S|^src/|${.CURDIR}/obj/debug/static/|:S/.c$/.o/}
+OBJS_RELEASE_SHARED = ${SRCS:S|^src/|${.CURDIR}/obj/release/shared/|:S/.c$/.o/}
+OBJS_RELEASE_STATIC = ${SRCS:S|^src/|${.CURDIR}/obj/release/static/|:S/.c$/.o/}
 
-debug: ${BIN_DIR}/debug/${FULL_LIB}
-release: ${BIN_DIR}/release/${FULL_LIB}
+debug: ${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/debug/${FULL_LIB} ${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/debug/${STATIC_LIB}
+release: ${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/release/${FULL_LIB} ${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/release/${STATIC_LIB}
 
-${BIN_DIR}/debug/${FULL_LIB}: ${OBJS_DEBUG}
+${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/debug/${FULL_LIB}: ${OBJS_DEBUG_SHARED}
 	@mkdir -p ${.TARGET:H}
 	${CC} -shared -o ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC} ${LDFLAGS_PLAT}
 
-${BIN_DIR}/release/${FULL_LIB}: ${OBJS_RELEASE}
-	@mkdir -p ${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/release
-	${CC} -shared -s -o ${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/release/${FULL_LIB} ${.ALLSRC} ${LDFLAGS_PLAT}
+${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/debug/${STATIC_LIB}: ${OBJS_DEBUG_STATIC}
+	@mkdir -p ${.TARGET:H}
+	ar rcs ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC}
 
+${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/release/${FULL_LIB}: ${OBJS_RELEASE_SHARED}
+	@mkdir -p ${.TARGET:H}
+	${CC} -shared -s -o ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC} ${LDFLAGS_PLAT}
+
+${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/release/${STATIC_LIB}: ${OBJS_RELEASE_STATIC}
+	@mkdir -p ${.TARGET:H}
+	ar rcs ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC}
 
 .for _src in ${SRCS}
-_obj_base = ${_src:S/^src\///:S/.c$/.o/}
-
-obj/debug/${_obj_base}: ${_src}
+${.CURDIR}/obj/debug/shared/${_src:S|^src/||:S/.c$/.o/}: ${.CURDIR}/${_src}
 	@mkdir -p ${.TARGET:H}
-	${CC} ${CFLAGS_BASE} -g -O0 -MMD -MP -c ${.ALLSRC} -o ${.TARGET}
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS_BASE} -g -O0 -MMD -MP -MT ${.TARGET} -MF ${.TARGET:S/.o$/.d/} -c ${.ALLSRC} -o ${.TARGET}
 
-obj/release/${_obj_base}: ${_src}
+${.CURDIR}/obj/debug/static/${_src:S|^src/||:S/.c$/.o/}: ${.CURDIR}/${_src}
 	@mkdir -p ${.TARGET:H}
-	${CC} ${CFLAGS_BASE} -O2 -MMD -MP -c ${.ALLSRC} -o ${.TARGET}
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS_BASE} ${CFLAGS_STATIC} -g -O0 -MMD -MP -MT ${.TARGET} -MF ${.TARGET:S/.o$/.d/} -c ${.ALLSRC} -o ${.TARGET}
+
+${.CURDIR}/obj/release/shared/${_src:S|^src/||:S/.c$/.o/}: ${.CURDIR}/${_src}
+	@mkdir -p ${.TARGET:H}
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS_BASE} -O2 -MMD -MP -MT ${.TARGET} -MF ${.TARGET:S/.o$/.d/} -c ${.ALLSRC} -o ${.TARGET}
+
+${.CURDIR}/obj/release/static/${_src:S|^src/||:S/.c$/.o/}: ${.CURDIR}/${_src}
+	@mkdir -p ${.TARGET:H}
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS_BASE} ${CFLAGS_STATIC} -O2 -MMD -MP -MT ${.TARGET} -MF ${.TARGET:S/.o$/.d/} -c ${.ALLSRC} -o ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
 
-.-include "obj/debug/*.d"
-.-include "obj/release/*.d"
-
 clean:
 	rm -rf ${.CURDIR}/${OBJ_DIR} ${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}
 
@@ -57,13 +72,16 @@ test: debug
 	@echo "=== Building and running stk tests ==="
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/test && ${MAKE} -f bmake.mk
 
-install: release
+install:
+	@test -f ${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/release/${FULL_LIB} || { echo "Run 'make -f bmake.mk release' before installing."; exit 1; }
 	install -d ${LIBDIR} ${INCDIR}/stk
 	install -m 755 ${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/release/${FULL_LIB} ${LIBDIR}/
+	install -m 644 ${.CURDIR}/${BIN_DIR}/release/${STATIC_LIB} ${LIBDIR}/
 	install -m 644 ${.CURDIR}/${INC_DIR}/stk.h ${INCDIR}/stk/
 	install -m 644 ${.CURDIR}/${INC_DIR}/stk_version.h ${INCDIR}/stk/
 	install -m 644 ${.CURDIR}/${INC_DIR}/stk_log.h ${INCDIR}/stk/
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f ${LIBDIR}/${FULL_LIB}
+	rm -f ${LIBDIR}/${STATIC_LIB}
 	rm -rf ${INCDIR}/stk

build.sh

@@ -8,4 +8,32 @@ else
 	MK_FILE="bmake.mk"
 fi
 
-make -f "$MK_FILE" "$@"
+HAS_INSTALL=0
+HAS_UNINSTALL=0
+for arg in "$@"; do
+	case "$arg" in
+		install)   HAS_INSTALL=1 ;;
+		uninstall) HAS_UNINSTALL=1 ;;
+	esac
+done
+
+if [ "$HAS_INSTALL" = "1" ] || [ "$HAS_UNINSTALL" = "1" ]; then
+	if [ "$HAS_INSTALL" = "1" ]; then
+		make -f "$MK_FILE" release
+	fi
+
+	if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
+		PRIV=""
+	elif command -v doas > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+		PRIV="doas"
+	elif command -v sudo > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+		PRIV="sudo"
+	else
+		echo "error: install requires root. neither doas nor sudo found." >&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	$PRIV make -f "$MK_FILE" "$@"
+else
+	make -f "$MK_FILE" "$@"
+fi

config.mk

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ OBJ_DIR = obj
 BIN_DIR = bin
 
 LIB_NAME = stk
+STATIC_LIB = lib$(LIB_NAME).a
 
 SRCS = src/module.c \
        src/platform.c \

gmake.mk

@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@ include config.mk
 
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
     SHELL := cmd.exe
-    FULL_LIB := $(LIB_NAME).dll 
-    LDFLAGS_PLAT := 
-    CFLAGS_PLAT := 
+    FULL_LIB := $(LIB_NAME).dll
+    STATIC_LIB := lib$(LIB_NAME).a
+    LDFLAGS_PLAT :=
+    CFLAGS_PLAT :=
+    CFLAGS_STATIC :=
     MKDIR = if not exist $(subst /,\,$(1)) mkdir $(subst /,\,$(1))
     RMDIR = if exist $(subst /,\,$(1)) rd /s /q $(subst /,\,$(1))
 else
-    FULL_LIB := lib$(LIB_NAME).so 
-    LDFLAGS_PLAT := -ldl 
-    CFLAGS_PLAT := -fPIC 
+    FULL_LIB := lib$(LIB_NAME).so
+    STATIC_LIB := lib$(LIB_NAME).a
+    LDFLAGS_PLAT := -ldl
+    CFLAGS_PLAT := -fPIC
+    CFLAGS_STATIC :=
     MKDIR = mkdir -p $(1)
     RMDIR = rm -rf $(1)
 endif
@@ -18,37 +22,55 @@ endif
 RELEASE_LDFLAGS := -s
 CFLAGS_BASE := -Wall -Wpedantic -I$(INC_DIR) -std=c89 $(CFLAGS_PLAT) 
 
-PREFIX ?= /usr/local
+PREFIX ?= /usr
 LIBDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/lib
 INCDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/include
 
 .PHONY: all debug release clean test install uninstall
 
-all: debug 
+all: debug
 
-debug: $(BIN_DIR)/debug/$(FULL_LIB) 
-release: $(BIN_DIR)/release/$(FULL_LIB) 
+debug: $(BIN_DIR)/debug/$(FULL_LIB) $(BIN_DIR)/debug/$(STATIC_LIB)
+release: $(BIN_DIR)/release/$(FULL_LIB) $(BIN_DIR)/release/$(STATIC_LIB)
 
 # Debug Rules
-$(BIN_DIR)/debug/$(FULL_LIB): $(SRCS:src/%.c=obj/debug/%.o) 
+$(BIN_DIR)/debug/$(FULL_LIB): $(SRCS:src/%.c=obj/debug/shared/%.o)
 	@$(call MKDIR,$(@D))
-	$(CC) -shared -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS_PLAT) 
+	$(CC) -shared -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS_PLAT)
 
-obj/debug/%.o: src/%.c 
+$(BIN_DIR)/debug/$(STATIC_LIB): $(SRCS:src/%.c=obj/debug/static/%.o)
 	@$(call MKDIR,$(@D))
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_BASE) -g -O0 -MMD -MP -c $< -o $@ 
+	ar rcs $@ $^
+
+obj/debug/shared/%.o: src/%.c
+	@$(call MKDIR,$(@D))
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_BASE) -g -O0 -MMD -MP -c $< -o $@
+
+obj/debug/static/%.o: src/%.c
+	@$(call MKDIR,$(@D))
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_BASE) $(CFLAGS_STATIC) -g -O0 -MMD -MP -c $< -o $@
 
 # Release Rules
-$(BIN_DIR)/release/$(FULL_LIB): $(SRCS:src/%.c=obj/release/%.o) 
+$(BIN_DIR)/release/$(FULL_LIB): $(SRCS:src/%.c=obj/release/shared/%.o)
 	@$(call MKDIR,$(@D))
-	$(CC) -shared $(RELEASE_LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS_PLAT) 
+	$(CC) -shared $(RELEASE_LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS_PLAT)
 
-obj/release/%.o: src/%.c 
+$(BIN_DIR)/release/$(STATIC_LIB): $(SRCS:src/%.c=obj/release/static/%.o)
 	@$(call MKDIR,$(@D))
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_BASE) -O2 -MMD -MP -c $< -o $@ 
+	ar rcs $@ $^
 
--include $(wildcard obj/debug/*.d) 
--include $(wildcard obj/release/*.d) 
+obj/release/shared/%.o: src/%.c
+	@$(call MKDIR,$(@D))
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_BASE) -O2 -MMD -MP -c $< -o $@
+
+obj/release/static/%.o: src/%.c
+	@$(call MKDIR,$(@D))
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_BASE) $(CFLAGS_STATIC) -O2 -MMD -MP -c $< -o $@
+
+-include $(wildcard obj/debug/shared/*.d)
+-include $(wildcard obj/debug/static/*.d)
+-include $(wildcard obj/release/shared/*.d)
+-include $(wildcard obj/release/static/*.d) 
 
 clean: 
 	@$(call RMDIR,$(OBJ_DIR))
@@ -58,23 +80,26 @@ test: debug
 	@echo "=== Building and running stk tests ==="
 	@$(MAKE) -C test -f gmake.mk
 
-# Installation (Unix only)
 ifneq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
-install: release
+install:
+	@test -f $(BIN_DIR)/release/$(FULL_LIB) || { echo "Run 'make -f gmake.mk release' before installing."; exit 1; }
 	install -d $(LIBDIR) $(INCDIR)/stk
 	install -m 755 $(BIN_DIR)/release/$(FULL_LIB) $(LIBDIR)/
+	install -m 644 $(BIN_DIR)/release/$(STATIC_LIB) $(LIBDIR)/
 	install -m 644 $(INC_DIR)/stk.h $(INCDIR)/stk/
 	install -m 644 $(INC_DIR)/stk_version.h $(INCDIR)/stk/
 	install -m 644 $(INC_DIR)/stk_log.h $(INCDIR)/stk/
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(FULL_LIB)
+	rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(STATIC_LIB)
 	rm -rf $(INCDIR)/stk
 else
 install:
 	@echo "make install is not supported on Windows."
 	@echo "Copy include/ directory contents to your_project/include/stk/"
 	@echo "Copy bin/release/stk.dll to your project's lib directory."
+	@echo "Copy bin/release/stk.lib to your project's lib directory."
 
 uninstall:
 	@echo "make uninstall is not supported on Windows."

src/module.c

@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ unsigned char stk_module_load(const char *path, int index)
 
 	result = stk_validate_dependencies_single(index);
 	if (result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
+		stk_log_dependency_failures(index, "Deferring");
 		stk_module_discard(index);
 		return result;
 	}
@@ -746,7 +747,7 @@ cleanup:
 	free(result);
 }
 
-void stk_collect_dependents(size_t *indices, size_t *count)
+void stk_collect_dependents(size_t *indices, size_t *count, size_t capacity)
 {
 	size_t i, d;
 	int in_set, changed;
@@ -777,6 +778,8 @@ void stk_collect_dependents(size_t *indices, size_t *count)
 					for (k = 0; k < *count; k++) {
 						if (indices[k] ==
 						    (size_t)dep_index) {
+							if (*count >= capacity)
+								goto next_module;
 							indices[(*count)++] = i;
 							changed = 1;
 							goto next_module;
@@ -1092,6 +1095,9 @@ size_t stk_pending_retry(void)
 	if (stk_pending_count == 0)
 		stk_pending_free();
 
+	if (loaded > 0)
+		stk_module_realloc_memory(module_count);
+
 	return loaded;
 }
 

src/platform.c

@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void *platform_load_library(const char *path)
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	return (void *)LoadLibraryA(path);
 #else
-	return dlopen(path, RTLD_NOW);
+	return dlopen(path, RTLD_NOW | RTLD_GLOBAL);
 #endif
 }
 

src/stk.c

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void stk_pending_add_batch(const char (*paths)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS], size_t count);
 void stk_pending_remove(const char *id);
 size_t stk_pending_retry(void);
 void stk_sort_unload_order(size_t *indices, size_t n);
-void stk_collect_dependents(size_t *indices, size_t *count);
+void stk_collect_dependents(size_t *indices, size_t *count, size_t capacity);
 void stk_sort_load_order(int *file_indices, size_t n,
 			 char (*file_names)[STK_PATH_MAX], const char *tmp_dir);
 
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ static void stk_log_module(size_t index)
 static void stk_log_modules(void)
 {
 	size_t i;
-	stk_log(STK_LOG_INFO, "Loaded modules (%lu):", module_count);
+	stk_log(STK_LOG_INFO,
+		"Loaded modules (%lu):", (unsigned long)module_count);
 	for (i = 0; i < module_count; i++)
 		stk_log_module(i);
 }
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ size_t stk_poll(void)
 		  unload_count = 0;
 	int *reloaded_mod_indices = NULL, *reloaded_mod_file_indices = NULL,
 	    *unloaded_mod_indices = NULL, *loaded_mod_indices = NULL;
-	size_t remaining_loads, new_capacity, holes_to_fill;
+	size_t new_capacity;
 	char full_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS], tmp_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 	char mod_id[STK_MOD_ID_BUFFER];
 	int load_result;
@@ -321,16 +322,16 @@ size_t stk_poll(void)
 	size_t index, oi;
 	int is_orig;
 	size_t write;
-	size_t li;
-	int fi;
-	int file_index, mod_index, target_index;
-	size_t cascade_indices[STK_PATH_MAX];
+	int file_index, mod_index;
+	size_t *cascade_indices = NULL;
 	size_t cascade_count;
 	size_t j, k, cascade_write;
 	char (*dep_batch)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = NULL;
 	size_t dep_batch_count = 0;
 	char (*cascade_batch)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = NULL;
 	size_t cascade_batch_count = 0;
+	char (*load_batch)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = NULL;
+	size_t load_batch_count = 0;
 
 	if (module_count > 0) {
 		module_ids = malloc(module_count * sizeof(*module_ids));
@@ -406,8 +407,7 @@ size_t stk_poll(void)
 	goto begin_operations;
 
 handle_grow:
-	remaining_loads = load_count - unload_count;
-	new_capacity = module_count + remaining_loads;
+	new_capacity = module_count + load_count;
 	if (stk_module_realloc_memory(new_capacity) != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS)
 		goto free_poll;
 
@@ -419,7 +419,8 @@ begin_operations:
 		for (i = 0; i < unload_count; i++)
 			unload_order[i] = (size_t)unloaded_mod_indices[i];
 
-		stk_collect_dependents(unload_order, &expanded_count);
+		stk_collect_dependents(unload_order, &expanded_count,
+				       module_count);
 		stk_sort_unload_order(unload_order, expanded_count);
 
 		dep_batch = malloc(expanded_count * sizeof(*dep_batch));
@@ -511,14 +512,12 @@ begin_operations:
 				stk_error_string(load_result));
 	}
 
-	holes_to_fill = (load_count < unload_count) ? load_count : unload_count;
-
-	for (li = 0; li < load_count; li++) {
-		fi = loaded_mod_indices[li];
+	for (i = 0; i < load_count; i++) {
+		file_index = loaded_mod_indices[i];
 		build_path(full_path, sizeof(full_path), stk_mod_dir,
-			   file_list[fi]);
+			   file_list[file_index]);
 		build_path(tmp_path, sizeof(tmp_path), stk_tmp_dir,
-			   file_list[fi]);
+			   file_list[file_index]);
 		platform_copy_file(full_path, tmp_path);
 	}
 
@@ -526,33 +525,10 @@ begin_operations:
 		stk_sort_load_order(loaded_mod_indices, load_count, file_list,
 				    stk_tmp_dir);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < holes_to_fill; ++i) {
-		target_index = unloaded_mod_indices[i];
-		file_index = loaded_mod_indices[i];
+	load_batch = malloc(load_count * sizeof(*load_batch));
+	load_batch_count = 0;
 
-		build_path(tmp_path, sizeof(tmp_path), stk_tmp_dir,
-			   file_list[file_index]);
-
-		load_result = stk_module_load(tmp_path, target_index);
-		if (load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_NOT_FOUND_ERROR ||
-		    load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_VERSION_MISMATCH_ERROR) {
-			stk_pending_add(tmp_path);
-		} else if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
-			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to load module %s: %s",
-				file_list[file_index],
-				stk_error_string(load_result));
-		} else {
-			module_count++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (load_count > unload_count)
-		goto append_modules;
-
-	goto validate_deps;
-
-append_modules:
-	for (; i < load_count; ++i) {
+	for (i = 0; i < load_count; ++i) {
 		file_index = loaded_mod_indices[i];
 
 		build_path(tmp_path, sizeof(tmp_path), stk_tmp_dir,
@@ -562,7 +538,9 @@ append_modules:
 							    successful_appends);
 		if (load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_NOT_FOUND_ERROR ||
 		    load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_VERSION_MISMATCH_ERROR) {
-			stk_pending_add(tmp_path);
+			if (load_batch)
+				memcpy(load_batch[load_batch_count++], tmp_path,
+				       STK_PATH_MAX_OS);
 		} else if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
 			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to load module %s: %s",
 				file_list[file_index],
@@ -574,9 +552,17 @@ append_modules:
 
 	module_count += successful_appends;
 
-	if (successful_appends < (load_count - holes_to_fill))
+	if (successful_appends < load_count)
 		stk_module_realloc_memory(module_count);
 
+	if (load_batch_count > 0)
+		stk_pending_add_batch(
+		    (const char (*)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS])load_batch,
+		    load_batch_count);
+
+	free(load_batch);
+	load_batch = NULL;
+
 	goto validate_deps;
 
 validate_deps:
@@ -586,6 +572,10 @@ validate_deps:
 	do {
 		cascade_count = 0;
 
+		cascade_indices = malloc(module_count * sizeof(size_t));
+		if (!cascade_indices)
+			break;
+
 		for (j = 0; j < module_count; j++) {
 			if (stk_modules[j].dep_count == 0)
 				continue;
@@ -598,8 +588,11 @@ validate_deps:
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (cascade_count == 0)
+		if (cascade_count == 0) {
+			free(cascade_indices);
+			cascade_indices = NULL;
 			break;
+		}
 
 		cascade_batch = malloc(cascade_count * sizeof(*cascade_batch));
 		cascade_batch_count = 0;
@@ -643,6 +636,9 @@ validate_deps:
 		}
 		module_count = cascade_write;
 
+		free(cascade_indices);
+		cascade_indices = NULL;
+
 	} while (cascade_count > 0);
 
 	if (module_count > 0)