diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2974d8116..1c4d6f417 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -585,11 +585,21 @@ target_compile_options(notcurses-static
     -fPIE
 )
 
-file(GLOB NOTCURSES_HEADERS
-  CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
-  LIST_DIRECTORIES false
-  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/notcurses/*.h
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/version.h)
+target_compile_options(notcurses++-static
+  PRIVATE
+  ${NCPP_COMPILE_OPTIONS}
+  -fPIE
+)
+
+target_compile_definitions(notcurses++
+  PUBLIC
+    ${NCPP_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_PUBLIC}
+)
+
+target_compile_definitions(notcurses++-static
+  PUBLIC
+    ${NCPP_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_PUBLIC}
+)
 
 file(GLOB NCPP_HEADERS
   CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
@@ -601,12 +611,18 @@ file(GLOB NCPP_INTERNAL_HEADERS
   LIST_DIRECTORIES false
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/ncpp/internal/*.hh)
 
-export(PACKAGE notcurses)
-
-install(FILES ${NOTCURSES_HEADERS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/notcurses)
 install(FILES ${NCPP_HEADERS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/ncpp)
 install(FILES ${NCPP_INTERNAL_HEADERS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/ncpp/internal)
 
+export(PACKAGE notcurses)
+
+file(GLOB NOTCURSES_HEADERS
+  CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+  LIST_DIRECTORIES false
+  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/notcurses/*.h
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/version.h)
+install(FILES ${NOTCURSES_HEADERS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/notcurses)
+
 # tiny proofs of concept, one binary per source file
 if(USE_POC)
 file(GLOB POCSRCS CONFIGURE_DEPENDS src/poc/*.c)
@@ -1024,11 +1040,12 @@ configure_file(tools/notcurses-ffi.pc.in
   @ONLY
 )
 endif()
-configure_file(tools/notcurses++.pc.in
+if(${USE_CXX})
+   configure_file(tools/notcurses++.pc.in
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/notcurses++.pc
   @ONLY
 )
-
+endif()
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 configure_file(tools/version.h.in include/version.h)
 configure_file(tools/builddef.h.in include/builddef.h)
@@ -1053,6 +1070,7 @@ write_basic_package_version_file(
   COMPATIBILITY SameMajorVersion
 )
 
+if(${USE_CXX})
 configure_package_config_file(tools/Notcurses++Config.cmake.in
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Notcurses++Config.cmake
   INSTALL_DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/Notcurses++
@@ -1062,6 +1080,7 @@ write_basic_package_version_file(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Notcurses++ConfigVersion.cmake
   COMPATIBILITY SameMajorVersion
 )
+endif()
 
 # Installation
 install(FILES
@@ -1076,11 +1095,13 @@ install(FILES
   DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/Notcurses"
 )
 
+if(${USE_CXX})
 install(FILES
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Notcurses++Config.cmake"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Notcurses++ConfigVersion.cmake"
   DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/Notcurses++"
 )
+endif()
 
 install(FILES
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/notcurses-core.pc
@@ -1099,10 +1120,12 @@ install(FILES
 )
 endif()
 
+if(${USE_CXX})
 install(FILES
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/notcurses++.pc
   DESTINATION ${PKGCONFIG_DIR}
 )
+endif()
 
 if(NOT ${USE_MULTIMEDIA} STREQUAL "none")
 file(GLOB TESTDATA CONFIGURE_DEPENDS data/*)