diff --git a/crates/algorithms/.cargo/config.toml b/crates/algorithms/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2ee3037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/algorithms/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[build]
+target = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+
+[alias]
+abuild = "build --target thumbv6m-none-eabi"
+atest = "test --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+abench = "bench --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+acheck = "check --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+aclippy = "clippy --target thumbv6m-none-eabi"
+cflash = "flash --chip STM32L053R8"
+
+[env]
+DEFMT_LOG = "trace" # sets the log level to trace
diff --git a/crates/algorithms/build.rs b/crates/algorithms/build.rs
index 53f2a08..2f02505 100755
--- a/crates/algorithms/build.rs
+++ b/crates/algorithms/build.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn main() {
             .status()
             .expect("could not cleanup old algorithms-c files");
     }
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     {
         std::process::Command::new("ceedling")
             .arg("clobber")
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("ceedling.bat");
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("ceedling");
     cmd.arg("release");
 
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ fn main() {
     let pw = env("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_POINTER_WIDTH");
     let os = env("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS");
 
-    if arch == "arm" && pw == "32" && os == "none" {
+    if arch == "arm" && pw == "32" && os == "none" && !cfg!(test) {
         cmd.env("CC", "arm-none-eabi-gcc")
             .env("AR", "arm-none-eabi-ar")
             .env("CC_FLAGS", "-march=armv6-m");
-    } else if os == "linux" || os == "windows" {
+    } else if os == "linux" || os == "windows" || cfg!(test) {
         cmd.env("CC", "gcc").env("AR", "ar");
     } else {
         panic!("Unsupported build target")
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fn main() {
         .status()
         .expect("could not make c stuff");
     if !status.success() {
-        panic!("make returned an error")
+        panic!("ceedling returned an error")
     }
     let cwd = std::env::current_dir().unwrap().display().to_string();
     let libpath_s = format!("{cwd}/algorithms-c/build/artifacts/release/libalgorithms.a");