diff --git a/.gn b/.gn
index b90b382106..8bcc1f92ea 100644
--- a/.gn
+++ b/.gn
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ secondary_source = "//v8/"
 default_args = {
   clang_use_chrome_plugins = false
   is_component_build = false
+  treat_warnings_as_errors = false
+
   linux_use_bundled_binutils = false
   use_dummy_lastchange = true
   use_sysroot = false
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 48221b6e54..ab6601143f 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ fn main() {
     false
   };
 
-  // Build from source
-  if env::var_os("V8_FROM_SOURCE").is_some() {
+
+  // Build from source -- FORCED for dynamic library build
+  // if env_bool("V8_FROM_SOURCE") {
+  if true {
     if is_asan && std::env::var_os("OPT_LEVEL").unwrap_or_default() == "0" {
       panic!("v8 crate cannot be compiled with OPT_LEVEL=0 and ASAN.\nTry `[profile.dev.package.v8] opt-level = 1`.\nAborting before miscompilations cause issues.");
     }
@@ -157,18 +159,64 @@ fn build_v8(is_asan: bool) {
     gn_args.push("use_custom_libcxx=false".to_string());
   }
 
-  // Fix GN's host_cpu detection when using x86_64 bins on Apple Silicon
-  if cfg!(target_os = "macos") && cfg!(target_arch = "aarch64") {
-    gn_args.push("host_cpu=\"arm64\"".to_string())
+  gn_args.push(r#"extra_cflags = [ "-D_LIBCPP_DISABLE_ASSERTS" ]"#.to_string());
+
+  gn_args.push(r#"default_symbol_visibility = "hidden""#.to_string());
+  let repo_root = env::current_dir().unwrap();
+  let abseil_options_path = repo_root
+    .join("third_party")
+    .join("abseil-cpp")
+    .join("absl")
+    .join("base")
+    .join("options.h");
+
+  modify_abseil_options(&abseil_options_path).expect("Failed to modify options.h");
+
+  if cfg!(target_os = "windows" ) {
+    patch_inspector_protocol();
+  }
+
+  if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+    // Fix GN's host_cpu detection when using x86_64 bins on Apple Silicon
+    let host_arch = std::env::var("HOST_ARCH").unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+      // Detect the host architecture
+      match std::env::consts::ARCH {
+          "x86_64" => "x64".to_string(),
+          "aarch64" => "arm64".to_string(),
+          other => other.to_string(),
+      }
+    });
+
+    if host_arch == "x64" {
+      patch_v8_files();
+    }
+  
+    let target_cpu = match target_arch.as_str() {
+        "x86_64" => "x64",
+        "aarch64" => "arm64",
+        _ => panic!("Unsupported architecture"),
+    };
+  
+    gn_args.push(format!("target_cpu=\"{}\"", target_cpu));
+    gn_args.push(format!("host_cpu=\"{}\"", host_arch));
+
+    if target_arch == "x86_64" {
+      gn_args.push(r#"extra_cflags += [ "-arch", "x86_64" ]"#.to_string());
+      gn_args.push(r#"extra_ldflags = [ "-arch", "x86_64" ]"#.to_string());
+    } else if target_arch == "aarch64" {
+      gn_args.push(r#"extra_cflags += [ "-arch", "arm64" ]"#.to_string());
+      gn_args.push(r#"extra_ldflags = [ "-arch", "arm64" ]"#.to_string());
+    }
   }
 
   if env::var_os("DISABLE_CLANG").is_some() {
     gn_args.push("is_clang=false".into());
     // -gline-tables-only is Clang-only
     gn_args.push("line_tables_only=false".into());
-  } else if let Some(clang_base_path) = find_compatible_system_clang() {
+  } else if let Some(clang_base_path) = find_compatible_system_clang(&target_os) {
     println!("clang_base_path (system): {}", clang_base_path.display());
-    gn_args.push(format!("clang_base_path={:?}", clang_base_path));
+    let clang_base_path_str = format!("\"{}\"", clang_base_path.display());
+    gn_args.push(format!("clang_base_path={}", clang_base_path_str));
     gn_args.push("treat_warnings_as_errors=false".to_string());
   } else {
     println!("using Chromium's clang");
@@ -547,7 +595,7 @@ where
   let mut inflate_state = InflateState::default();
   let mut input_buffer = [0; 16 * 1024];
   let mut output_buffer = [0; 16 * 1024];
-  let mut input_offset = 0;
+  let mut input_offset = 0; 
 
   // Skip the gzip header
   gzip_header::read_gz_header(input).unwrap();
@@ -617,6 +665,26 @@ fn copy_archive(url: &str, filename: &Path) {
 
 fn print_link_flags() {
   println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=rusty_v8");
+
+  /*
+  // Platform-specific linker arguments
+  if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+    let target_arch = env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_ARCH").unwrap();
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native=./target/release/gn_out/{}", target_arch);
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=v8_libplatform");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=v8_libbase");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=v8");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=third_party_icu_icui18n");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=icuuc");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=third_party_abseil-cpp_absl");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=c++_chrome");
+  } else if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
+      //println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=c++");
+  } else if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
+      // Windows uses a different mechanism; rpath is not used
+      // You might need to copy the DLLs next to the executable
+  }
+   */
   let should_dyn_link_libcxx = env::var("CARGO_FEATURE_USE_CUSTOM_LIBCXX")
     .is_err()
     || env::var("GN_ARGS").map_or(false, |gn_args| {
@@ -666,6 +734,7 @@ fn print_link_flags() {
   }
 }
 
+
 // Chromium depot_tools contains helpers
 // which delegate to the "relevant" `buildtools`
 // directory when invoked, so they don't count.
@@ -688,7 +757,7 @@ fn need_gn_ninja_download() -> bool {
 // * unversioned (Linux) packages of clang (if recent enough)
 // but unfortunately it doesn't work with version-suffixed packages commonly
 // found in Linux packet managers
-fn is_compatible_clang_version(clang_path: &Path) -> bool {
+fn is_compatible_clang_version(clang_path: &str) -> bool {
   if let Ok(o) = Command::new(clang_path).arg("--version").output() {
     let _output = String::from_utf8(o.stdout).unwrap();
     // TODO check version output to make sure it's supported.
@@ -696,19 +765,67 @@ fn is_compatible_clang_version(clang_path: &Path) -> bool {
     const _MIN_LLVM_CLANG_VER: f32 = 8.0;
     return true;
   }
-  false
+  true
+}
+
+fn deactivate_lld() {
+  // Add use_lld=false to GN_ARGS environment variable
+  if let Ok(mut gn_args) = env::var("GN_ARGS") {
+    if !gn_args.contains("use_lld=false") {
+      if !gn_args.is_empty() {
+        gn_args.push(' ');
+      }
+      gn_args.push_str("use_lld=false");
+      env::set_var("GN_ARGS", gn_args);
+    }
+  } else {
+    env::set_var("GN_ARGS", "use_lld=false");
+  }
 }
 
-fn find_compatible_system_clang() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+fn find_compatible_system_clang(target_os: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
   if let Ok(p) = env::var("CLANG_BASE_PATH") {
     let base_path = Path::new(&p);
     let clang_path = base_path.join("bin").join("clang");
-    if is_compatible_clang_version(&clang_path) {
+    if is_compatible_clang_version(&clang_path.display().to_string()) {
       return Some(base_path.to_path_buf());
+    } else {
+      None
+    }
+  } else if target_os == "macos" {
+    let clang_path = Path::new("/usr").join("bin").join("clang");
+    if is_compatible_clang_version(&clang_path.display().to_string()) {
+      deactivate_lld();
+      return Some(Path::new("/usr").to_path_buf());
+    } else {
+      None
     }
+  } else if target_os == "windows" {
+    let _llvm_path = Path::new("C:\\")
+        .join("Program Files (x86)")
+        .join("Microsoft Visual Studio")
+        .join("2022")
+        .join("BuildTools")
+        .join("VC")
+        .join("Tools")
+        .join("Llvm");
+
+    let llvm_path = Path::new("C:\\").join("LLVM");
+    let clang_path = llvm_path.clone()
+      .join("bin")
+      .join("clang-cl.exe");
+
+    let clang_path_str = format!("\"{}\"", clang_path.display());
+
+    if is_compatible_clang_version(&clang_path_str) {
+      deactivate_lld();
+      return Some(llvm_path);
+    } else {
+      None
+    }
+  } else {
+    None
   }
-
-  None
 }
 
 // Download chromium's clang into OUT_DIR because Cargo will not allow us to
@@ -777,12 +894,13 @@ fn maybe_symlink_root_dir(dirs: &mut Dirs) {
   use std::os::windows::fs::symlink_dir;
 
   let get_prefix = |p: &Path| {
-    p.components()
+    let prefix = p.components()
       .find_map(|c| match c {
         std::path::Component::Prefix(p) => Some(p),
         _ => None,
       })
-      .map(|p| p.as_os_str().to_owned())
+      .map(|p| p.as_os_str().to_string_lossy().to_lowercase());
+    prefix
   };
 
   let Dirs { out, root } = dirs;
@@ -820,7 +938,9 @@ pub fn is_debug() -> bool {
 }
 
 fn gn() -> String {
-  env::var("GN").unwrap_or_else(|_| "gn".to_owned())
+  let gn = env::var("GN").unwrap_or_else(|_| "gn".to_owned());
+  println!("Using gn: {}", gn.clone());
+  gn
 }
 
 /*
@@ -828,13 +948,17 @@ fn gn() -> String {
  * variable or defaulting to `python3`.
  */
 fn python() -> String {
-  env::var("PYTHON").unwrap_or_else(|_| "python3".to_owned())
+  let python = env::var("PYTHON").unwrap_or_else(|_| "python3".to_owned());
+  println!("Using python: {}", python);
+  //env::var("PYTHON").unwrap_or_else(|_| "python".to_owned())
+  python
 }
 
 type NinjaEnv = Vec<(String, String)>;
 
 fn ninja(gn_out_dir: &Path, maybe_env: Option<NinjaEnv>) -> Command {
-  let cmd_string = env::var("NINJA").unwrap_or_else(|_| "ninja".to_owned());
+  let cmd_string = env::var("NINJA").unwrap_or_else(|_| "C:\\Strawberry\\c\\bin\\ninja.exe".to_owned());
+  println!("Using ninja: {}", cmd_string);
   let mut cmd = Command::new(cmd_string);
   cmd.arg("-C");
   cmd.arg(gn_out_dir);
@@ -854,7 +978,8 @@ pub type GnArgs = Vec<String>;
 
 pub fn maybe_gen(manifest_dir: &str, gn_args: GnArgs) -> PathBuf {
   let dirs = get_dirs(Some(manifest_dir));
-  let gn_out_dir = dirs.out.join("gn_out");
+  let target_arch = env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_ARCH").unwrap();
+  let gn_out_dir = dirs.out.join("gn_out").join(target_arch);
 
   if !gn_out_dir.exists() || !gn_out_dir.join("build.ninja").exists() {
     let args = if let Ok(extra_args) = env::var("EXTRA_GN_ARGS") {
@@ -887,8 +1012,14 @@ pub fn maybe_gen(manifest_dir: &str, gn_args: GnArgs) -> PathBuf {
 }
 
 pub fn build(target: &str, maybe_env: Option<NinjaEnv>) {
-  let gn_out_dir = get_dirs(None).out.join("gn_out");
+  let target_arch = env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_ARCH").unwrap();
+  let gn_out_dir = get_dirs(None).out.join("gn_out").join(target_arch);
+  if !gn_out_dir.exists() {
+    fs::create_dir_all(&gn_out_dir).expect("Failed to create gn_out_dir");
+  }
 
+  println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=CARGO_CFG_TARGET_ARCH");
+  println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=PROFILE");
   rerun_if_changed(&gn_out_dir, maybe_env.clone(), target);
 
   // This helps Rust source files locate the snapshot, source map etc.
@@ -975,6 +1106,87 @@ pub fn parse_ninja_graph(s: &str) -> HashSet<String> {
   out
 }
 
+fn modify_abseil_options(options_path: &PathBuf) -> io::Result<()> {
+    // Read the contents of options.h
+    let current_content = fs::read_to_string(&options_path)?;
+    
+    // Create the expected content
+    let new_content = current_content
+        .lines()
+        .map(|line| {
+            if line.contains("#define ABSL_OPTION_USE_INLINE_NAMESPACE") {
+                "#define ABSL_OPTION_USE_INLINE_NAMESPACE 1".to_string()
+            } else if line.contains("#define ABSL_OPTION_INLINE_NAMESPACE_NAME") {
+                "#define ABSL_OPTION_INLINE_NAMESPACE_NAME v8".to_string()
+            } else {
+                line.to_string()
+            }
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+        .join("\n");
+    
+    // Only write if content actually changed
+    if current_content != new_content {
+        let mut file = fs::File::create(&options_path)?;
+        file.write_all(new_content.as_bytes())?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+
+fn patch_v8_files() {
+  // List all files that need patching.
+  let files_to_patch = [
+      "v8/src/compiler/turboshaft/wasm-revec-reducer.h",
+      "v8/src/compiler/turboshaft/wasm-revec-phase.cc",
+  ];
+
+  for file in &files_to_patch {
+      if Path::new(file).exists() {
+          println!("Patching {}", file);
+          let status = Command::new("sed")
+              .args(&[
+                  "-i.bak",
+                  "s/\\.TryCast</.template TryCast</g",
+                  file,
+              ])
+              .status()
+              .expect("Failed to run sed for patching V8 source");
+          if !status.success() {
+              panic!("sed patch failed for {}", file);
+          }
+      } else {
+          println!("File {} not found; skipping patch", file);
+      }
+  }
+}
+
+fn patch_inspector_protocol() {
+  let v8_root = PathBuf::from(env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap()).join("v8");
+  let gni_path = v8_root.join("third_party/inspector_protocol/inspector_protocol.gni");
+  
+  // Read the original content
+  let mut content = fs::read_to_string(&gni_path)
+      .expect("Failed to read inspector_protocol.gni");
+  
+  // Patch the outputs_pre line
+  let old_line = "outputs = get_path_info(rebase_path(invoker.outputs, \".\", invoker.out_dir),\n                            \"abspath\")";
+  let new_lines = r#"outputs_pre = get_path_info(rebase_path(invoker.outputs, ".", invoker.out_dir), "abspath")
+  outputs = []
+  foreach(out, outputs_pre) {
+    outputs += [ string_replace(out, "/C:/", "C:/") ]
+  }"#;
+  if content.contains(old_line) {
+      content = content.replace(old_line, new_lines);
+      fs::write(&gni_path, content)
+          .expect("Failed to write patched inspector_protocol.gni");
+      println!("Patched inspector_protocol.gni to fix /C:/ paths");
+  } else {
+      println!("Warning: Could not find outputs_pre line to patch in inspector_protocol.gni");
+  }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
   use super::*;