diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-install.yml b/.github/workflows/test-install.yml
index ee993cd72..9f4592a16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-install.yml
@@ -488,11 +488,6 @@ jobs:
         ${{ matrix.python-version }} --use-mamba
 
         '
-    - if: runner.os == 'macOS' && (matrix.install-method == 'conda' || matrix.install-method
-        == 'mamba')
-      name: (MACOS,CONDA) Install old MacOSX SDK for compatibility with the conda
-        llvm (7)
-      run: ./utils/setup_old_mac_sdk.sh
     - if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.install-sbml == true
       name: (LINUX) Install ncurses 5 for SBML runs with libroadrunner
       run: sudo apt-get install libncurses5 libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev
@@ -895,11 +890,6 @@ jobs:
         ${{ matrix.python-version }} --use-mamba
 
         '
-    - if: runner.os == 'macOS' && (matrix.install-method == 'conda' || matrix.install-method
-        == 'mamba')
-      name: (MACOS,CONDA) Install old MacOSX SDK for compatibility with the conda
-        llvm (7)
-      run: ./utils/setup_old_mac_sdk.sh
     - if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.install-sbml == true
       name: (LINUX) Install ncurses 5 for SBML runs with libroadrunner
       run: sudo apt-get install libncurses5 libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev
@@ -1278,11 +1268,6 @@ jobs:
         ${{ matrix.python-version }} --use-mamba
 
         '
-    - if: runner.os == 'macOS' && (matrix.install-method == 'conda' || matrix.install-method
-        == 'mamba')
-      name: (MACOS,CONDA) Install old MacOSX SDK for compatibility with the conda
-        llvm (7)
-      run: ./utils/setup_old_mac_sdk.sh
     - if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.install-sbml == true
       name: (LINUX) Install ncurses 5 for SBML runs with libroadrunner
       run: sudo apt-get install libncurses5 libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev
@@ -1642,11 +1627,6 @@ jobs:
         ${{ matrix.python-version }} --use-mamba
 
         '
-    - if: runner.os == 'macOS' && (matrix.install-method == 'conda' || matrix.install-method
-        == 'mamba')
-      name: (MACOS,CONDA) Install old MacOSX SDK for compatibility with the conda
-        llvm (7)
-      run: ./utils/setup_old_mac_sdk.sh
     - if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.install-sbml == true
       name: (LINUX) Install ncurses 5 for SBML runs with libroadrunner
       run: sudo apt-get install libncurses5 libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev
@@ -2005,11 +1985,6 @@ jobs:
         ${{ matrix.python-version }} --use-mamba
 
         '
-    - if: runner.os == 'macOS' && (matrix.install-method == 'conda' || matrix.install-method
-        == 'mamba')
-      name: (MACOS,CONDA) Install old MacOSX SDK for compatibility with the conda
-        llvm (7)
-      run: ./utils/setup_old_mac_sdk.sh
     - if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.install-sbml == true
       name: (LINUX) Install ncurses 5 for SBML runs with libroadrunner
       run: sudo apt-get install libncurses5 libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev
diff --git a/utils/test-install-base.yml b/utils/test-install-base.yml
index 0ebd6f8df..9fb229fd9 100644
--- a/utils/test-install-base.yml
+++ b/utils/test-install-base.yml
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ jobs:
         conda deactivate
         conda activate base
         python utils/setup_test_env.py build ${{ matrix.install-method }} --python ${{ matrix.python-version }} --use-mamba
-    - name: (MACOS,CONDA) Install old MacOSX SDK for compatibility with the conda llvm (7)
-      if: runner.os == 'macOS' && (matrix.install-method == 'conda' || matrix.install-method == 'mamba')
-      run: ./utils/setup_old_mac_sdk.sh
+    # - name: (MACOS,CONDA) Install old MacOSX SDK for compatibility with the conda llvm (7)
+    #   if: runner.os == 'macOS' && (matrix.install-method == 'conda' || matrix.install-method == 'mamba')
+    #   run: ./utils/setup_old_mac_sdk.sh
     - name: (LINUX) Install ncurses 5 for SBML runs with libroadrunner
       if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.install-sbml == true
       run: sudo apt-get install libncurses5 libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev
diff --git a/yggdrasil/drivers/CPPModelDriver.py b/yggdrasil/drivers/CPPModelDriver.py
index 89c627c3d..65ffbf406 100644
--- a/yggdrasil/drivers/CPPModelDriver.py
+++ b/yggdrasil/drivers/CPPModelDriver.py
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ class GPPLinker(GCCLinker):
     languages = GPPCompiler.languages
     default_executable = GPPCompiler.default_executable
     toolset = GPPCompiler.toolset
+    standard_library = GPPCompiler.standard_library
+    libraries = {}
 
 
 class ClangPPLinker(ClangLinker):
diff --git a/yggdrasil/drivers/CompiledModelDriver.py b/yggdrasil/drivers/CompiledModelDriver.py
index 8db6e816f..f2d5e1982 100644
--- a/yggdrasil/drivers/CompiledModelDriver.py
+++ b/yggdrasil/drivers/CompiledModelDriver.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 _all_toolsets = [
     'gnu', 'msvc', 'llvm',
 ]
-_default_libtype = 'shared'  # TODO: retry static'
+_default_libtype = 'static'  # TODO: retry static'
 _conda_prefix = tools.get_conda_prefix()
 _venv_prefix = tools.get_venv_prefix()
 _system_suffix = ""
@@ -924,7 +924,11 @@ def splitext(cls, fname):
         if fname.endswith('.dll.a'):
             ext = '.dll.a'
             return fname.rsplit(ext, 1)[0], ext
-        return os.path.splitext(fname)
+        base, ext = os.path.splitext(fname)
+        while ext and ext.startswith('.') and ext[1:].isnumeric():
+            base, ext2 = os.path.splitext(base)
+            ext = ext2 + ext
+        return (base, ext)
 
     @property
     def internal(self):
@@ -3021,6 +3025,15 @@ def _dependency_order(self, **kwargs):
             self.driver.libraries.add_compiler_libraries(self.basetool)
             alldeps.append((self.basetool.languages[0],
                             self.basetool.standard_library))
+        if ((self['libtype'] in self.linked_files
+             and self.tool('linker').standard_library
+             and self.is_rebuildable
+             and self.name != self.tool('linker').standard_library
+             and self.mixed_toolset)):
+            linker = self.tool('linker')
+            drv = import_component('model', linker.languages[0])
+            drv.libraries.add_compiler_libraries(linker)
+            alldeps.append((linker.languages[0], linker.standard_library))
         spec_libs = self.parent_driver.libraries.specialized(**spec_kws)
         for d in alldeps:
             dep = spec_libs.get(d)
@@ -3637,6 +3650,8 @@ def _search_linked(self, filetype, **kwargs):
             for lib in self.basetool.find_component(
                     self.name, cfg=self.cfg, flags=flags,
                     component_types='shared_libraries', **kwargs):
+                # TODO: temp
+                print(f"FIND_COMPONENT {self.name}: {lib}")
                 out = self._search_brute(lib, libtype='shared', **kwargs)
                 if out:
                     break
@@ -3683,7 +3698,8 @@ def _search_brute(self, fname, libtype=None, verbose=False,
             fname = fname_base + fname_ext
         else:
             expected_ext = self.extension(libtype, return_all=True)
-            if fname_ext not in expected_ext:
+            if (((fname_ext not in expected_ext)
+                 and not fname_ext.startswith(tuple(expected_ext)))):
                 fname = fname_base + expected_ext[0]
                 fname_ext = expected_ext[0]
         if os.path.isfile(fname):