diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bc915af9..f2961b4d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
     MAKEFILE: GNUmakefile
     binary: library
     target: libretro
+    local: portable
 
 .core-defs-windows:
   extends: .core-defs
   after_script:
     - mv ${MAKEFILE_PATH}/out/${CORENAME}_libretro.dll ${CORENAME}_libretro.dll
+    - if [ $STRIP_CORE_LIB -eq 1 ]; then strip --strip-unneeded ${CORENAME}_libretro.dll; fi
   variables:
     platform: windows
 
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@
   extends: .core-defs
   after_script:
     - mv ${MAKEFILE_PATH}/out/${CORENAME}_libretro.so ${CORENAME}_libretro.so
+    - if [ $STRIP_CORE_LIB -eq 1 ]; then strip --strip-unneeded ${CORENAME}_libretro.so; fi
   variables:
     platform: linux
 
diff --git a/bsnes/.gitignore b/bsnes/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22034c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bsnes/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.o
+*.so
+*.dll
diff --git a/bsnes/GNUmakefile b/bsnes/GNUmakefile
index 8cf89980..9edfe86a 100644
--- a/bsnes/GNUmakefile
+++ b/bsnes/GNUmakefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ target ?= bsnes
 binary ?= application
 build := performance
 openmp := true
-local := true
+local ?= true
 flags += -I. -I..
 
 # in order for this to work, obj/lzma.o must be omitted or bsnes will hang on startup.