diff --git a/nimterop/build.nim b/nimterop/build.nim
index a3dd95f..bcbd96a 100644
--- a/nimterop/build.nim
+++ b/nimterop/build.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import macros, osproc, regex, strformat, strutils, tables
+import macros, osproc, strformat, strutils, tables
 
 import os except findExe, sleep
 
@@ -253,31 +253,52 @@ proc gitPull*(url: string, outdir = "", plist = "", checkout = "") =
     echo "# Pulling repository"
     discard execAction(&"cd {outdirQ} && git pull --depth=1 origin master")
 
-proc findFile*(file: string|Regex, dir: string, recurse = true, first = false): string =
+proc findFile*(file: string, dir: string, recurse = true, first = false, regex = false): string =
   ## Find the file in the specified directory
   ##
-  ## `file` can be a string or a regex object
+  ## `file` is a regular expression if `regex` is true
   ##
   ## Turn off recursive search with `recurse` and stop on first match with
   ## `first`. Without it, the shortest match is returned.
-  when file is Regex:
-    var
-      rm: RegexMatch
+  var
+    cmd =
+      when defined(windows):
+        "nimgrep --filenames --oneline --nocolor $1 $2 $3"
+      elif defined(linux):
+        "find $3 $1 -regextype egrep -regex $2"
+      elif defined(osx):
+        "find -E $3 $1 -regex $2"
+
+    recursive = ""
+
+  if recurse:
+    when defined(windows):
+      recursive = "--recursive"
   else:
+    when not defined(windows):
+      recursive = "-maxdepth 1"
+
+  if not regex:
     let
       dir = dir / file.parentDir()
       file = file.extractFilename
 
-  for f in walkDirRec(dir, yieldFilter = {pcFile, pcLinkToFile},
-    followFilter = if recurse: {pcDir} else: {}):
-    let
-      fn = f.extractFilename()
-    when file is string:
-      if (result.len == 0 or result.len > f.len) and fn == file:
-        result = f
-        if first: break
-    else:
-      if (result.len == 0 or result.len > f.len) and fn.match(file, rm):
+  cmd = cmd % [recursive, (".*[\\\\/]" & file & "$").quoteShell, dir.sanitizePath]
+
+  let
+    (files, ret) = gorgeEx(cmd)
+  if ret == 0:
+    for line in files.splitLines():
+      let f =
+        when defined(windows):
+          if ": " in line:
+            line.split(": ", maxsplit = 1)[1]
+          else:
+            ""
+        else:
+          line
+
+      if (f.len != 0 and (result.len == 0 or result.len > f.len)):
         result = f
         if first: break
 
@@ -442,7 +463,7 @@ proc cmake*(path, check, flags: string) =
 
   doAssert (path / check).fileExists(), "# cmake failed"
 
-proc make*(path, check: string|Regex, flags = "") =
+proc make*(path, check: string, flags = "", regex = false) =
   ## Run the `make` command to build all binaries in the specified path
   ##
   ## `check` is a file that will be generated by the `make` command.
@@ -451,9 +472,11 @@ proc make*(path, check: string|Regex, flags = "") =
   ##
   ## `flags` are any flags that should be passed to the `make` command.
   ##
+  ## `regex` can be set to true if `check` is a regular expression.
+  ##
   ## If `make.exe` is missing and `mingw32-make.exe` is available, it will
   ## be copied over to make.exe in the same location.
-  if findFile(check, path).len != 0:
+  if findFile(check, path, regex = regex).len != 0:
     return
 
   echo "# Running make " & flags
@@ -474,7 +497,7 @@ proc make*(path, check: string|Regex, flags = "") =
 
   echo execAction(cmd)
 
-  doAssert findFile(check, path).len != 0, "# make failed"
+  doAssert findFile(check, path, regex = regex).len != 0, "# make failed"
 
 proc getGccPaths*(mode = "c"): seq[string] =
   var
@@ -532,7 +555,7 @@ proc getStdPath(header: string): string =
 
 proc getStdLibPath(lname: string): string =
   for lib in getGccLibPaths():
-    result = findFile(re(lname), lib, recurse = false, first = true)
+    result = findFile(lname, lib, recurse = false, first = true, regex = true)
     if result.len != 0:
       break
 
@@ -596,7 +619,7 @@ proc buildLibrary(lname, outdir, conFlags, cmakeFlags, makeFlags: string): strin
     conDepStr = ""
     cmakeDeps = false
     cmakeDepStr = ""
-    lpath = findFile(re(lname), outdir)
+    lpath = findFile(lname, outdir, regex = true)
     makeFlagsProc = &"-j {getNumProcs()} {makeFlags}"
     made = false
     makePath = outdir
@@ -643,7 +666,7 @@ proc buildLibrary(lname, outdir, conFlags, cmakeFlags, makeFlags: string): strin
         conDepStr &= "bash executable missing"
 
   if fileExists(makePath / "Makefile"):
-    make(makePath, re(lname), makeFlagsProc)
+    make(makePath, lname, makeFlagsProc, regex = true)
     made = true
 
   var
@@ -656,7 +679,7 @@ proc buildLibrary(lname, outdir, conFlags, cmakeFlags, makeFlags: string): strin
     error = "No build files found in " & outdir
   doAssert cmakeDeps or conDeps or made, &"\n# Build configuration failed - {error}\n"
 
-  result = findFile(re(lname), outdir)
+  result = findFile(lname, outdir, regex = true)
 
 proc getDynlibExt(): string =
   when defined(windows):
diff --git a/nimterop/docs.nim b/nimterop/docs.nim
index 0b46967..8fd396b 100644
--- a/nimterop/docs.nim
+++ b/nimterop/docs.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import macros, strformat
 
 when (NimMajor, NimMinor, NimPatch) >= (0, 19, 9):
-  from os import parentDir
+  from os import parentDir, getCurrentCompilerExe
   proc getNimRootDir(): string =
     #[
     hack, but works
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ when (NimMajor, NimMinor, NimPatch) >= (0, 19, 9):
     nimRootDir
     ]#
     fmt"{currentSourcePath}".parentDir.parentDir.parentDir
+else:
+  proc getCurrentCompilerExe*(): string =
+    "nim"
 
-proc buildDocs*(files: seq[string], path: string, baseDir = getProjectPath() & "/") =
+proc buildDocs*(files: openArray[string], path: string, baseDir = getProjectPath() & "/",
+                defines: openArray[string] = @[]) =
   ## Generate docs for all specified nim `files` to the specified `path`
   ##
   ## `baseDir` is the project path by default and `files` and `path` are relative
@@ -30,16 +34,22 @@ proc buildDocs*(files: seq[string], path: string, baseDir = getProjectPath() & "
       else:
         baseDir
     path = baseDir & path
+    defStr = block:
+      var defStr = ""
+      for def in defines:
+        defStr &= " -d:" & def
+      defStr
+    nim = getCurrentCompilerExe()
   for file in files:
-    echo gorge(&"nim doc -o:{path} --project --index:on {baseDir & file}")
+    echo gorge(&"{nim} doc {defStr} -o:{path} --project --index:on {baseDir & file}")
 
-  echo gorge(&"nim buildIndex -o:{path}/theindex.html {path}")
+  echo gorge(&"{nim} buildIndex -o:{path}/theindex.html {path}")
   when declared(getNimRootDir):
     #[
     this enables doc search, works at least locally with:
     cd {path} && python -m SimpleHTTPServer 9009
     ]#
-    echo gorge(&"nim js -o:{path}/dochack.js {getNimRootDir()}/tools/dochack/dochack.nim")
+    echo gorge(&"{nim} js -o:{path}/dochack.js {getNimRootDir()}/tools/dochack/dochack.nim")
 
   for i in 0 .. paramCount():
     if paramStr(i) == "--publish":
diff --git a/nimterop/getters.nim b/nimterop/getters.nim
index 20fd8b3..d08b318 100644
--- a/nimterop/getters.nim
+++ b/nimterop/getters.nim
@@ -380,9 +380,11 @@ proc getPragma*(nimState: NimState, pragmas: varargs[string]): string =
   if ", cdecl" in result and dy.len != 0:
     result = result.replace(".}", dy & ".}")
 
-proc getComments*(nimState: NimState): string =
+proc getComments*(nimState: NimState, strip = false): string =
   if not nimState.gState.nocomments and nimState.commentStr.len != 0:
     result = "\n" & nimState.commentStr
+    if strip:
+      result = result.replace("\n  ", "\n")
     nimState.commentStr = ""
 
 proc dll*(path: string): string =
diff --git a/nimterop/grammar.nim b/nimterop/grammar.nim
index bfc5def..b14a208 100644
--- a/nimterop/grammar.nim
+++ b/nimterop/grammar.nim
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ proc initGrammar(): Grammar =
     if ndname.nBl and ndname != nname:
       if isEnum:
         if nimState.addNewIdentifer(ndname):
-          nimState.enumStr &= &"{nimState.getComments()}\ntype {ndname}* = {dptr}{nname}"
+          nimState.enumStr &= &"{nimState.getComments(true)}\ntype {ndname}* = {dptr}{nname}"
       else:
         if nimState.addNewIdentifer(ndname):
           let
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ proc initGrammar(): Grammar =
         nimState.getIdentifier(name, nskType)
 
     if nname.nBl and nimState.addNewIdentifer(nname):
-      nimState.enumStr &= &"{nimState.getComments()}\ndefineEnum({nname})"
+      nimState.enumStr &= &"{nimState.getComments(true)}\ndefineEnum({nname})"
 
       var
         i = fstart
@@ -579,9 +579,9 @@ proc initGrammar(): Grammar =
             pragma = nimState.getPragma(nimState.getImportC(fname, fnname), "cdecl")
 
           if fptr.len != 0 or ftyp != "object":
-            nimState.procStr &= &"{nimState.getComments()}\nproc {fnname}*({pout}): {getPtrType(fptr&ftyp)}{pragma}"
+            nimState.procStr &= &"{nimState.getComments(true)}\nproc {fnname}*({pout}): {getPtrType(fptr&ftyp)}{pragma}"
           else:
-            nimState.procStr &= &"{nimState.getComments()}\nproc {fnname}*({pout}){pragma}"
+            nimState.procStr &= &"{nimState.getComments(true)}\nproc {fnname}*({pout}){pragma}"
   ))
 
   # // comment
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ proc initGrammar(): Grammar =
         let
           line = line.multiReplace([("//", ""), ("/*", ""), ("*/", "")])
 
-        nimState.commentStr &= &"\n# {line.strip(leading=false)}"
+        nimState.commentStr &= &"\n  # {line.strip(leading=false)}"
   ))
 
 proc initRegex(ast: ref Ast) =