diff --git a/run_py/build.py b/run_py/build.py
index edea2a1..3518ee3 100644
--- a/run_py/build.py
+++ b/run_py/build.py
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ def __repr__(self):
 base = BuildType('Base', is_default=True)
 
 base.compile_args += ['-static', '-std=gnu++2c', '-fcolor-diagnostics', '-ffunction-sections',
-    '-fdata-sections', '-funsigned-char', '-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2', '-Wformat',
-    '-Wformat-security', '-Werror=format-security', '-fno-plt', '-Wno-vla-extension', '-Wno-trigraphs']
+    '-fdata-sections', '-funsigned-char', '-fno-signed-zeros', '-fno-semantic-interposition',
+    '-fno-plt', '-fno-strict-aliasing', '-fno-exceptions',
+    '-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2', '-Wformat',
+    '-Wformat-security', '-Werror=format-security', '-Wno-vla-extension', '-Wno-trigraphs']
 
 if 'CXXFLAGS' in os.environ:
     base.compile_args += os.environ['CXXFLAGS'].split()
@@ -82,9 +84,8 @@ def __repr__(self):
 fast.compile_args += ['-O1']
 
 # Build type intended for practical usage (slow to build but very high performance)
-# TODO: enable -fno-signed-zeros -fno-signaling-nans -fno-trapping-math -fno-semantic-interposition  -fstrict-aliasing -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fvtable-gc
 release = BuildType('Release', base)
-release.compile_args += ['-O3', '-DNDEBUG', '-flto', '-fstack-protector']
+release.compile_args += ['-O3', '-DNDEBUG', '-flto', '-fstack-protector', '-fno-trapping-math']
 release.link_args += ['-flto']
 
 # Build type intended for debugging
diff --git a/src/dev_commands.py b/src/dev_commands.py
index 625f025..a5a5a2b 100644
--- a/src/dev_commands.py
+++ b/src/dev_commands.py
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ def run(args: str):
                           'LAN': 'enxe8802ee74415'
                       })
 
+gatekeeper_bin = 'debug_gatekeeper'
 
 def debug():
-    return run('build/debug_gatekeeper')
+    return run(f'build/{gatekeeper_bin}')
 
 
 def gdb():
-    return run('gdb build/debug_gatekeeper -q -ex run')
+    return run(f'gdb build/{gatekeeper_bin} -q -ex run')
 
 
 def net_reset():
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ def net_reset():
 
 def dogfood():
     '''Copy the binary to maf's router and run it.'''
-    sh('scp build/debug_gatekeeper root@protectli:/opt/gatekeeper/gatekeeper.new',
+    sh(f'scp build/{gatekeeper_bin} root@protectli:/opt/gatekeeper/gatekeeper.new',
        check=True)
     try:
         sh('ssh root@protectli "mv /opt/gatekeeper/gatekeeper{,.old} && mv /opt/gatekeeper/gatekeeper{.new,} && systemctl restart gatekeeper"',
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ def run_systemd(env):
     args = ['systemd-run', '--service-type=notify', '--same-dir', '--unit=gatekeeper-e2e', '--quiet']
     for k, v in env.items():
         args.append(f'--setenv={k}={v}')
-    args += ['build/debug_gatekeeper']
+    args += ['build/' + gatekeeper_bin]
     p = subprocess.run(args)
     p.invocation_id = subprocess.check_output(['systemctl', 'show', '--value', '-p', 'InvocationID', 'gatekeeper-e2e']).decode().strip()
     if p.returncode != 0:
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ def test_udp():
 
 
 def hook_final(srcs, objs, bins, recipe: make.Recipe):
-    deps = ['build/debug_gatekeeper']
+    deps = ['build/' + gatekeeper_bin]
     recipe.add_step(debug, [], deps)
     recipe.add_step(gdb, [], deps)
     recipe.add_step(net_reset, [], deps)
diff --git a/src/generator.hh b/src/generator.hh
index a173b83..bbf8066 100644
--- a/src/generator.hh
+++ b/src/generator.hh
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ public:
 
     void return_void() {}
 
+#if defined(__cpp_exceptions)
     void unhandled_exception() { throw; }
+#endif
 
     Ref Get() { return ref_.Get(); }
 
diff --git a/src/glibc.py b/src/glibc.py
index 1fffe05..502f820 100644
--- a/src/glibc.py
+++ b/src/glibc.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def hook_recipe(recipe):
     CFLAGS = build_type.CFLAGS()
     for bad_flag in BAD_CFLAGS:
       CFLAGS = list(filter(lambda x: not x.startswith(bad_flag), CFLAGS))
+    CFLAGS += ['-fvtable-gc', '-fno-signaling-nans']
     CFLAGS = ' '.join(CFLAGS)
 
 
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ def configure_gcc(prefix=PREFIX, gcc_objdir=GCC_OBJDIR):
           '--enable-threads=posix',
           '--enable-shared',
           '--enable-__cxa_atexit',
+          f'--enable-cxx-flags={CFLAGS}',
           '--disable-bootstrap',
           '--disable-cet',
           '--disable-default-pie',