diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 8844633..e0c2784 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,53 +1,21 @@
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-
 fn main() {
-    std::env::var("MESON_BUILD_ROOT").expect("build this through meson please!!");
-    let out_path = std::path::PathBuf::from(std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap());
-
-    // compile blueprints
-    {
-        let mut command = std::process::Command::new("blueprint-compiler");
-
-        command
-            .arg("batch-compile")
-            .arg(out_path.join("resources"))
-            .arg("resources");
-
-        for source in [
-            "play_queue.blp",
-            "play_queue_song.blp",
-            "playbar.blp",
-            "setup.blp",
-            "window.blp",
-        ] {
-            command.arg(format!("resources/{source}"));
-        }
-
-        let output = command.output().unwrap();
-        assert!(
-            output.status.success(),
-            "blueprint-compiler failed with exit status {} and stdout:\n{}",
-            output.status,
-            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout)
-        );
-
-        println!("cargo::rerun-if-changed=resources");
-    }
-
+    let meson_build_root =
+        std::env::var("MESON_BUILD_ROOT").expect("build this through meson please!!");
     glib_build_tools::compile_resources(
-        &[PathBuf::from("resources"), out_path.join("resources")],
+        &["resources", &format!("{meson_build_root}/resources")],
         "resources/audrey.gresource.xml",
         "audrey.gresource",
     );
     println!("cargo::rerun-if-changed=resources/audrey.gresource.xml");
 
     // TODO: consider using meson to pass include paths
-    println!("cargo::rustc-link-lib=mpv");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=mpv");
     let bindings = bindgen::Builder::default()
         .header("src/mpv/wrapper.h")
         .parse_callbacks(Box::new(bindgen::CargoCallbacks::new()))
         .generate()
         .expect("could not generate bindings for mpv");
+    let out_path = std::path::PathBuf::from(std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap());
     bindings
         .write_to_file(out_path.join("mpv_ffi.rs"))
         .expect("could not write mpv bindings");
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 432b7bc..70d92fd 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
 
 subdir('data')
 subdir('po')
+subdir('resources')
 subdir('src')
 
 if get_option('buildtype') == 'debug'
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ custom_target(
   'cargo-build',
   build_by_default: true,
   build_always_stale: true,
+  depends: blueprints,
   input: config_rs,
   console: true,
   # means nothing (always stale and uncopied), we can't cp since env: drops the /bin/sh wrapper
diff --git a/resources/meson.build b/resources/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57c1863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+blueprints = custom_target(
+  'blueprints',
+  input: files(
+    'play_queue.blp',
+    'play_queue_song.blp',
+    'playbar.blp',
+    'setup.blp',
+    'window.blp',
+  ),
+  output: [
+    'play_queue.ui',
+    'play_queue_song.ui',
+    'playbar.ui',
+    'setup.ui',
+    'window.ui',
+  ],
+  command: [
+    find_program('blueprint-compiler'),
+    'batch-compile',
+    '@OUTDIR@',
+    '@CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@',
+    '@INPUT@',
+  ],
+)
diff --git a/src/mpv/wait_event.rs b/src/mpv/wait_event.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f00309..0000000
--- a/src/mpv/wait_event.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-use std::future::Future;
-use std::task::Waker;
-
-pub struct WaitEvent<'a>(&'a Handle);
-
-impl Future for WaitEvent {
-    type Output = Event;
-
-    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        // set wakeup before polling, don't miss any wakeup events
-        {
-            let waker = self.0.wakeup.lock();
-            match waker.as_mut() {
-                None => *waker = cx.waker().clone(),
-                Some(waker) if !cx.waker().will_wake(waker) => *waker = cx.waker().clone,
-                _ => {}
-            }
-        }
-
-        match self.0.wait_event_timeout(0.0) {
-            Some(event) => Poll::Ready(event),
-            None => Poll::Pending,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub(super) extern "C" fn callback(d: *mut c_void) {
-    let d = d as *const Mutex<Option<Waker>>;
-    let waker = unsafe { &*d };
-    let waker = waker.lock().unwrap();
-    if let Some(waker) = waker.take() {
-        waker.wake();
-    }
-}