diff --git a/CMakeLists.dist-minimal b/CMakeLists.dist-minimal
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39dcf9e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.dist-minimal
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+##
+## This is the minimal template for CMakeList.txt which could be used
+## to build libmdbx from the "amalgamated form" of libmdbx's source code.
+##
+## The amalgamated form is intended to embedding libmdbx in other projects
+## in cases when using as git-submodule is not acceptable or inconveniently.
+##
+## The amalgamated form could be generated from full git repository
+## on Linux just by `make dist`.
+##
+
+##
+##  Copyright 2019 Leonid Yuriev <leo@yuriev.ru>
+##  and other libmdbx authors: please see AUTHORS file.
+##  All rights reserved.
+##
+##  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+##  modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
+##  Public License.
+##
+##  A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
+##  top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
+##  <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
+##
+
+##
+##  libmdbx = { Revised and extended descendant of Symas LMDB. }
+##  Please see README.md at https://github.com/leo-yuriev/libmdbx
+##
+##  Libmdbx is superior to LMDB in terms of features and reliability,
+##  not inferior in performance. libmdbx works on Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS X
+##  and other systems compliant with POSIX.1-2008, but also support Windows
+##  as a complementary platform.
+##
+##  The next version is under active non-public development and will be
+##  released as MithrilDB and libmithrildb for libraries & packages.
+##  Admittedly mythical Mithril is resembling silver but being stronger and
+##  lighter than steel. Therefore MithrilDB is rightly relevant name.
+##
+##  MithrilDB will be radically different from libmdbx by the new database
+##  format and API based on C++17, as well as the Apache 2.0 License.
+##  The goal of this revolution is to provide a clearer and robust API,
+##  add more features and new valuable properties of database.
+##
+##  The Future will (be) Positive. Всё будет хорошо.
+##
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8.2)
+cmake_policy(PUSH)
+cmake_policy(VERSION 3.8.2)
+if(NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.12)
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0075 NEW)
+endif()
+
+if(DEFINED PROJECT_NAME)
+  set(SUBPROJECT ON)
+  set(NOT_SUBPROJECT OFF)
+else()
+  set(SUBPROJECT OFF)
+  set(NOT_SUBPROJECT ON)
+  project(libmdbx C CXX)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release CACHE STRING
+    "Choose the type of build, options are: Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel."
+    FORCE)
+endif()
+
+# not supported by this (minimal) script
+add_definitions(-DMDBX_AVOID_CRT=0)
+
+# provide build timestamp
+string(TIMESTAMP MDBX_BUILD_TIMESTAMP UTC)
+add_definitions(-DMDBX_BUILD_TIMESTAMP="${MDBX_BUILD_TIMESTAMP}")
+
+# provide compiler info
+execute_process(COMMAND sh -c "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} --version | head -1"
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE MDBX_BUILD_COMPILER
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+  ERROR_QUIET
+  RESULT_VARIABLE rc)
+if(rc OR NOT MDBX_BUILD_COMPILER)
+  string(STRIP "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}-${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION}" MDBX_BUILD_COMPILER)
+endif()
+add_definitions(-DMDBX_BUILD_COMPILER="${MDBX_BUILD_COMPILER}")
+
+# provide cpu/arch-system pair
+if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET)
+  set(MDBX_BUILD_TARGET "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET}")
+elseif(CMAKE_C_PLATFORM_ID AND NOT CMAKE_C_PLATFORM_ID STREQUAL CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME)
+  string(STRIP "${CMAKE_C_PLATFORM_ID}-${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MDBX_BUILD_TARGET)
+elseif(CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE)
+  string(STRIP "${CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE}-${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MDBX_BUILD_TARGET)
+elseif(CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM AND NOT CMAKE_C_PLATFORM_ID STREQUAL CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME)
+  string(STRIP "${CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM}-${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MDBX_BUILD_TARGET)
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_ARCH)
+  string(STRIP "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_ARCH}-${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MDBX_BUILD_TARGET)
+else()
+  string(STRIP "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}-${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MDBX_BUILD_TARGET)
+endif()
+add_definitions(-DMDBX_BUILD_TARGET="${MDBX_BUILD_TARGET}")
+
+# provide build target-config
+if(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
+  add_definitions(-DMDBX_BUILD_CONFIG="$<CONFIG>")
+else()
+  add_definitions(-DMDBX_BUILD_CONFIG="${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
+endif()
+
+# provide build cflags
+set(MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS "")
+list(APPEND MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS})
+list(APPEND MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES})
+if(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
+  add_definitions(-MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS_CONFIG="$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_DEBUG}>$<$<CONFIG:Release>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_RELEASE}>$<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_RELWITHDEBINFO}>$<$<CONFIG:MinSizeRel>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_MINSIZEREL}>")
+else()
+  string(TOUPPER ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPERCASE)
+  list(APPEND MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPERCASE}})
+  list(APPEND MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPERCASE}})
+endif()
+list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS)
+add_definitions(-DMDBX_BUILD_FLAGS="${MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS}")
+
+# add targets both for shared and static libraries
+# static library used for tools, to avoid rpath/dll-path troubles
+add_library(mdbx SHARED mdbx.c mdbx.h)
+add_library(mdbx-static STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL mdbx.c mdbx.h)
+target_compile_definitions(mdbx PRIVATE -DLIBMDBX_EXPORTS=1 INTERFACE -DLIBMDBX_IMPORTS=1)
+
+# link libraries
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+target_link_libraries(mdbx PRIVATE ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+target_link_libraries(mdbx-static INTERFACE ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+if(WIN32)
+  target_link_libraries(mdbx PRIVATE ntdll.lib)
+  target_link_libraries(mdbx-static INTERFACE ntdll.lib)
+endif()
+
+# add target for mdbx-tools
+foreach(TOOL mdbx_chk mdbx_copy mdbx_stat mdbx_dump mdbx_load)
+  add_executable(${TOOL} ${TOOL}.c)
+  target_link_libraries(${TOOL} mdbx-static)
+endforeach()
+
+cmake_policy(POP)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 117bcd44..bd837af4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
+if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release CACHE STRING
+    "Choose the type of build, options are: Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel."
+    FORCE)
+endif()
+
 macro(add_mdbx_option NAME DESCPTION DEFAULT)
   list(APPEND MDBX_BUILD_OPTIONS ${NAME})
   if(NOT ${DEFAULT} STREQUAL "AUTO")
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 4e0af71f..bc62e85f 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ define uname2titer
   esac
 endef
 
-MAN_SRCDIR := src/man1/
+DIST_EXTRA := LICENSE README.md CMakeLists.txt GNUmakefile $(addprefix man1/, $(MANPAGES))
+DIST_SRC   := mdbx.h mdbx.c $(addsuffix .c, $(TOOLS))
 
 TEST_DB    ?= $(shell [ -d /dev/shm ] && echo /dev/shm || echo /tmp)/mdbx-test.db
 TEST_LOG   ?= $(shell [ -d /dev/shm ] && echo /dev/shm || echo /tmp)/mdbx-test.log
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ TEST_SRC   := test/osal-$(TEST_OSAL).cc $(filter-out $(wildcard test/osal-*.cc),
 TEST_INC   := $(wildcard test/*.h)
 TEST_OBJ   := $(patsubst %.cc,%.o,$(TEST_SRC))
 
+MAN_SRCDIR := src/man1/
 ALLOY_DEPS = $(wildcard src/elements/*)
 MDBX_VERSION_GIT = ${shell set -o pipefail; git describe --tags | sed -n 's|^v*\([0-9]\{1,\}\.[0-9]\{1,\}\.[0-9]\{1,\}\)\(.*\)|\1|p' || echo 'Please fetch tags and/or install latest git version'}
 MDBX_GIT_TIMESTAMP = $(shell git show --no-patch --format=%cI HEAD || echo 'Please install latest get version')
@@ -190,11 +192,8 @@ mdbx-static.o: src/elements/config.h src/elements/version.c src/alloy.c $(ALLOY_
 .PHONY: dist
 dist: lidmbx-sources-$(MDBX_VERSION_SUFFIX).tar.gz $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))
 
-lidmbx-sources-$(MDBX_VERSION_SUFFIX).tar.gz: dist/mdbx.c dist/mdbx.h \
-		dist/mdbx_chk.c dist/mdbx_copy.c dist/mdbx_dump.c dist/mdbx_load.c dist/mdbx_stat.c \
-		dist/GNUmakefile $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)) $(addprefix dist/man1/,$(MANPAGES))
-	tar -c -a -f $@ --owner=0 --group=0 -C dist mdbx.c mdbx.h \
-	mdbx_chk.c mdbx_copy.c mdbx_dump.c mdbx_load.c mdbx_stat.c GNUmakefile man1 \
+lidmbx-sources-$(MDBX_VERSION_SUFFIX).tar.gz: $(addprefix dist/, $(DIST_SRC) $(DIST_EXTRA)) $(addprefix dist/man1/,$(MANPAGES))
+	tar -c -a -f $@ --owner=0 --group=0 -C dist $(DIST_SRC) $(DIST_EXTRA) \
 	&& rm dist/@tmp-shared_internals.inc
 
 dist/mdbx.h: mdbx.h src/elements/version.c $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))
@@ -235,7 +234,12 @@ $(foreach file,$(TOOLS),$(eval $(call dist-tool-rule,$(file))))
 
 dist/man1/mdbx_%.1: src/man1/mdbx_%.1
 	mkdir -p dist/man1/ && cp $< $@
-
+dist/LICENSE: LICENSE
+	mkdir -p dist/man1/ && cp $< $@
+dist/README.md: README.md
+	mkdir -p dist/man1/ && cp $< $@
+dist/CMakeLists.txt: CMakeLists.dist-minimal
+	mkdir -p dist/man1/ && cp $< $@
 endif
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 23de0e52..a2c63c46 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,60 +127,34 @@ install(TARGETS mdbx
 #
 # library build info (used in library version output)
 #
-
-# get definitions as a string of "-Dxyz=124 ..."
-get_target_property(MDBX_DEFINITIONS mdbx COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
-if(NOT MDBX_DEFINITIONS)
-  set(MDBX_DEFINITIONS "")
-endif()
-list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES MDBX_DEFINITIONS)
-string(REGEX REPLACE "([^;]+)" " -D\\1" MDBX_DEFINITIONS "${MDBX_DEFINITIONS}")
-string(STRIP MDBX_DEFINITIONS "${MDBX_DEFINITIONS}")
-
-# get target compile options as a list
-get_target_property(mdbx_compile_options mdbx COMPILE_OPTIONS)
-if(NOT mdbx_compile_options)
-  set(mdbx_compile_options "")
-endif()
-
-# append cmake's common cxx flags and defines
-string(REPLACE " " ";" cmake_cxx_options "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}" "${CMAKE_C_DEFINES}")
-list(INSERT mdbx_compile_options 0 "${cmake_c_options}")
-unset(cmake_c_options)
+set(MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS "")
 
 # append cmake's build-type flags and defines
 if(NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
-  string(REPLACE " " ";" cmake_cxx_options
-    "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPERCASE}}"
-    "${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPERCASE}}")
-  list(APPEND mdbx_compile_options "${cmake_c_options}")
-  unset(cmake_c_options)
+  list(APPEND MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPERCASE}})
+  list(APPEND MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPERCASE}})
 endif()
 
 # append linker dll's options
 if(LIBMDBX_TYPE STREQUAL "SHARED")
-  string(REPLACE " " ";" cmake_shared_linker_options "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}")
-  list(APPEND mdbx_compile_options ${cmake_shared_linker_options})
-  unset(cmake_shared_linker_options)
+  list(APPEND MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS})
 endif()
 
-# drop duplicates in the option list
-list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES mdbx_compile_options)
+# get definitions
+get_target_property(defs_list mdbx COMPILE_DEFINITIONS)
+list(APPEND MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS ${defs_list})
 
-# make string of space separated flags
-string(REPLACE ";" " " MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS "${mdbx_compile_options}")
-unset(mdbx_compile_options)
-string(STRIP "${MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS}${MDBX_DEFINITIONS}" MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS)
+# get target compile options
+get_target_property(options_list mdbx COMPILE_OPTIONS)
+list(APPEND MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS ${options_list})
+
+list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS)
 if(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
   # add dynamic part via per-configuration define
   message(STATUS "MDBX Compile Flags: ${MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS} <AND CONFIGURATION DEPENDENT>")
-  set(MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS "${MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS}")
-  add_definitions(
-    -DMDBX_COMPILE_FLAGS="$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_DEBUG}>$<$<CONFIG:Release>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_RELEASE}>$<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_RELWITHDEBINFO}>$<$<CONFIG:MinSizeRel>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_MINSIZEREL}>"
-    )
+  add_definitions(-MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS_CONFIG="$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_DEBUG}>$<$<CONFIG:Release>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_RELEASE}>$<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_RELWITHDEBINFO}>$<$<CONFIG:MinSizeRel>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} ${CMAKE_C_DEFINES_MINSIZEREL}>")
 else()
   message(STATUS "MDBX Compile Flags: ${MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS}")
-  set(MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS "${MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS}")
 endif()
 
 # get compiler info
diff --git a/src/elements/core.c b/src/elements/core.c
index 1d7011b8..642bc8bc 100644
--- a/src/elements/core.c
+++ b/src/elements/core.c
@@ -14724,8 +14724,9 @@ __dll_export
         ,
 #ifdef MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS
         MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS
-#else
-        "@TODO: MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS"
+#endif
+#ifdef MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS_CONFIG
+        MDBX_BUILD_FLAGS_CONFIG
 #endif
     };
 
diff --git a/src/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index af7010be..e54f5146 100644
--- a/src/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-set(MDBX_TOOLS
-  mdbx_chk
-  mdbx_copy
-  mdbx_dump
-  mdbx_load
-  mdbx_stat
-  )
+set(MDBX_TOOLS mdbx_chk mdbx_copy mdbx_dump mdbx_load mdbx_stat)
 
-foreach (TOOL ${MDBX_TOOLS})
+foreach(TOOL ${MDBX_TOOLS})
   if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Windows")
     add_executable(${TOOL} ${TOOL}.c wingetopt.c wingetopt.h)
   else()