diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 1979033c2..9885e91a4 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ task:
   name: Cirrus CI (FreeBSD)
   install_script:
     - pkg install -y git autoconf automake libtool pkgconf harfbuzz lua52 lua52-luarocks lua52-luafilesystem lua52-lpeg lua52-lzlib fontconfig png gmake bash lua52-luasec lua52-luasocket lua52-luaexpat
-    - luarocks52 install luaepnf
-    - luarocks52 install linenoise
     - luarocks52 install cassowary
     - luarocks52 install compat53
+    - luarocks52 install cosmo
+    - luarocks52 install linenoise
     - luarocks52 install lua-zlib
     - luarocks52 install lua_cliargs
+    - luarocks52 install luaepnf
     - luarocks52 install luarepl
     - luarocks52 install penlight
     - luarocks52 install stdlib
     - luarocks52 install vstruct
-    - luarocks52 install cosmo
-    - sh bootstrap.sh
+    - git fetch --prune --tags ||:
+    - ./bootstrap.sh
     - ./configure --with-system-luarocks CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include" LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib"
+    - gmake all
     - gmake install
   test_script: gmake test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index fa42c5e69..9d9538c3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::set-env name=MAKEFLAGS::-j$(nproc) -Otarget"
       - name: Make package
         run: |
-          make dist
+          make am__remove_distdir= dist
       - name: Upload Artifacts
         if: ${{ !contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
diff --git a/Makefile-luarocks b/Makefile-luarocks
index 9af2eaa1d..616bda396 100644
--- a/Makefile-luarocks
+++ b/Makefile-luarocks
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ lua_modules: $(LUAMODSPEC) $(shell $(rocksmatch) || echo force)
 	else
 		rm -rf lua_modules
 		cp -a lua_modules_dist lua_modules
-		$(foreach LUA,$(filter-out $(LUA_VERSION),$(SUPPORTED_LUAS)),
-		find lua_modules -maxdepth 3 -type d -name "*$(LUA)" -execdir rm -rf {} \;)
+		for luaver in $(filter-out $(LUA_VERSION),$(SUPPORTED_LUAS)); do
+			find lua_modules -maxdepth 3 -type d -name "*$$luaver" -execdir rm -rf {} \;
+		done
 	fi
 
 $(LUAMODLOCK): lua_modules $(LUAMODSPEC)
@@ -37,8 +38,9 @@ disallow-dist-with-system-luarocks:
 endif
 
 .PHONY: lua_modules_dist
-lua_modules_dist: LUAROCKS = luarocks --tree lua_modules_dist
-lua_modules_dist: $(LUAMODSPEC) force disallow-dist-with-system-luarocks
-	$(foreach LUA,$(SUPPORTED_LUAS),
-	$(LUAROCKS) $(LUAROCKSARGS) --lua-version $(LUA) install --only-deps $<)
+lua_modules_dist: $(foreach LUA,$(SUPPORTED_LUAS),lua_modules_dist_$(LUA))
 
+.PHONY: lua_modules_dist_%
+lua_modules_dist_%: LUAROCKS = luarocks --tree lua_modules_dist --lua-version $*
+lua_modules_dist_%: $(LUAMODSPEC) disallow-dist-with-system-luarocks
+	$(LUAROCKS) $(LUAROCKSARGS) install --only-deps $<
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 93b78f4f9..8701eb7c5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ endif
 
 MANUAL = documentation/sile.pdf
 
-Makefile-distfiles: build-aux/list-dist-files.sh .version sile-dev-1.rockslock
+Makefile-distfiles: build-aux/list-dist-files.sh $(wildcard .version sile-dev-1.rockslock)
 	$< 2>/dev/null > $@
 
 include Makefile-distfiles
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ SHELL = bash
 .SECONDARY:
 .SECONDEXPANSION:
 .DELETE_ON_ERROR:
-am__remove_distdir =
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = .version
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ BUILT_SOURCES = .version
 dist-hook: lua_modules_dist | $(MANUAL) $(EXAMPLES)
 	echo $(VERSION) > $(distdir)/.tarball-version
 	cp -fa $< $(distdir)/
-	sed -i -e '/rm -f/s/ core / /' configure aclocal.m4 ||:
+	sed -i -e '/rm -f/s/ core / /' $(distdir)/configure $(distdir)/aclocal.m4 ||:
 
 _DATA_HOOK_DEPS =
 if MANUAL
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index f760294cc..d9d514831 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,41 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 set -e
 
+incomplete_source () {
+    echo -e "$1. Please either:\n" \
+            "* $2,\n" \
+            "* or use the source packages instead of a repo archive\n" \
+            "* or use a full Git clone.\n" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
 # We neet a local copy of the libtexpdf library to compile. If this was
 # downloaded as a src distibution package this will exist already, but if not
 # and we are part of a git repository that the user has not fully initialized,
 # go ahead and do the step of fetching the the submodule so the compile process
 # can run.
-if [ ! -f "libtexpdf/configure.ac" ] && [ -e ".git" ]; then
-    git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
+if [ ! -f "libtexpdf/configure.ac" ]; then
+    if [ -e ".git" ]; then
+        git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
+    else
+        incomplete_source "No libtexpdf sources found" \
+            "download and extract a copy yourself"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Make
+# directory. This enables easy building from Github's snapshot archives
+if [ ! -e ".git" ]; then
+    if [ ! -f ".tarball-version" ]; then
+    incomplete_source "No version information found" \
+        "identify the correct version with \`echo \$version > .tarball-version\`"
+    fi
+else
+    # Just a head start to save a ./configure cycle
+    ./build-aux/git-version-gen .tarball-version > .version
 fi
 
-touch -d @0 Makefile-distfiles
+touch -t 197001010200 Makefile-distfiles
 
 autoreconf --install -W none
 
diff --git a/build-aux/list-dist-files.sh b/build-aux/list-dist-files.sh
index d878e1877..86bfbdb42 100755
--- a/build-aux/list-dist-files.sh
+++ b/build-aux/list-dist-files.sh
@@ -1,24 +1,31 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -e
+set -o pipefail
 
-echo -n "nobase_dist_pkgdata_DATA ="
-find core classes languages packages lua-libraries -type f -name '*.lua' -printf ' %p'
-find classes -type f -name '*.sil' -printf ' %p'
+echo -n "nobase_dist_pkgdata_DATA = "
+{
+find core classes languages packages lua-libraries -type f -name '*.lua'
+find classes -type f -name '*.sil'
+} | xargs
 
-echo -ne "\nLUAMODULES ="
-find lua_modules -type f -not -name '*~' -printf ' %p' ||:
+echo -ne "\nLUAMODULES = "
+find lua_modules -type f ! -name '*~' | xargs ||:
 
-echo -ne "\nLUAMODULESDIST ="
-find lua_modules_dist -type f -not -name '*~' -printf ' %p' ||:
+echo -ne "\nLUAMODULESDIST = "
+find lua_modules_dist -type f ! -name '*~' | xargs ||:
 
-echo -ne "\nTESTSRCS ?="
-find tests -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.sil' -printf ' %p'
-find tests -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.xml' -printf ' %p'
+echo -ne "\nTESTSRCS ?= "
+{
+find tests -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.sil'
+find tests -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.xml'
+} | xargs
 
-echo -ne "\nTESTEXPECTS ?="
-find tests -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.expected' -printf ' %p'
+echo -ne "\nTESTEXPECTS ?= "
+find tests -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.expected' | xargs
 
-echo -ne "\nEXAMPLESSRCS ="
-find examples -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.sil' -printf ' %p'
-find examples/docbook -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.xml' -printf ' %p'
+echo -ne "\nEXAMPLESSRCS = "
+{
+find examples -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.sil'
+find examples/docbook -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.xml'
+} | xargs
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 31a11f149..6f26ee46c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ AS_IF([test "x$with_system_luarocks" = "xyes"], [
     AS_IF([test "$LUA_SHORT_VERSION" -lt 52],
         AX_LUA_MODULE([bit32], [bit32])
     )
-    AX_LUA_MODULE([lpeg], [lpeg])
     AX_LUA_MODULE([cassowary], [cassowary])
     AS_IF([test "$LUA_SHORT_VERSION" -lt 53],
         AX_LUA_MODULE([compat53], [compat53])
     )
     AX_LUA_MODULE([cosmo], [cosmo])
     AX_LUA_MODULE([linenoise], [linenoise])
+    AX_LUA_MODULE([lpeg], [lpeg])
     AX_LUA_MODULE([zlib], [lua-zlib])
     AX_LUA_MODULE([cliargs], [lua_cliargs])
     AX_LUA_MODULE([epnf], [luaepnf])
diff --git a/sile-dev-1.rockspec b/sile-dev-1.rockspec
index 799988ab2..ff5bc4f72 100644
--- a/sile-dev-1.rockspec
+++ b/sile-dev-1.rockspec
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ source = {
 dependencies = {
   "lua >= 5.1",
   "bit32",
-  "lpeg == 1.0.2-1",
   "cassowary == 2.2-1",
-  "cosmo == 16.06.04-1",
   "compat53 == 0.8-1",
+  "cosmo == 16.06.04-1",
   "linenoise == 0.9-1",
+  "lpeg == 1.0.2-1",
   "lua-zlib == 1.2-0",
   "lua_cliargs == 2.3-3",
   "luaepnf == 0.3-2",