diff --git a/linux_xcompile.sh b/linux_xcompile.sh
index b79843a..b77b14c 100644
--- a/linux_xcompile.sh
+++ b/linux_xcompile.sh
@@ -1,31 +1,10 @@
 # Crosscompile on linux (debian,fedora)
 
-proto() {
-    echo "proto: begin."
-
-    # (implementation...)
-    
-    echo "proto: done."
-}
 
 
-
-
-linux_patches() {
-    echo "linux_patches: begin."
-
-    # (implementation...)
-    
-    echo "linux_patches: done."
-}
-linux_artifacts() {
-    echo "linux_artifacts: begin."
-
-    # (implementation...)
-    
-    echo "linux_artifacts: done."
-}
-
+#
+# Creating the crosscompile environment on linux
+#
 
 
 
@@ -59,3 +38,192 @@ setup_rpm_user() {
 }
 
 
+
+
+
+
+#
+# linux_patches() and linux_artifacts()
+#
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+linux_patches() {
+    echo "linux_patches: begin."
+
+
+    if [ ! -d firefox-$pkgver ]; then exit 1; fi
+    cd firefox-$pkgver
+
+    echo 'Applying patches...'
+    
+    patch -p1 -i ../linux/context-menu.patch
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+    patch -p1 -i ../linux/megabar.patch
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+    patch -p1 -i ../linux/mozilla-vpn-ad.patch
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+    patch -p1 -i ../linux/remove_addons.patch
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+
+    
+    echo 'Creating mozconfig...'
+    cat >../mozconfig <<END
+ac_add_options --enable-application=browser
+
+# This supposedly speeds up compilation (We test through dogfooding anyway)
+ac_add_options --disable-tests
+ac_add_options --disable-debug
+
+ac_add_options --enable-release
+ac_add_options --enable-hardening
+ac_add_options --enable-rust-simd
+ac_add_options --enable-optimize
+
+
+# Branding
+ac_add_options --enable-update-channel=release
+# theming bugs: ac_add_options --with-app-name=librewolf
+# theming bugs: ac_add_options --with-app-basename=LibreWolf
+ac_add_options --with-branding=browser/branding/librewolf
+ac_add_options --with-distribution-id=io.gitlab.librewolf-community
+ac_add_options --with-unsigned-addon-scopes=app,system
+ac_add_options --allow-addon-sideload
+export MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING=0
+
+# Features
+ac_add_options --disable-crashreporter
+ac_add_options --disable-updater
+
+# Disables crash reporting, telemetry and other data gathering tools
+mk_add_options MOZ_CRASHREPORTER=0
+mk_add_options MOZ_DATA_REPORTING=0
+mk_add_options MOZ_SERVICES_HEALTHREPORT=0
+mk_add_options MOZ_TELEMETRY_REPORTING=0
+
+# first attempt to fix the win32 vcredist issue results in build errors..
+#WIN32_REDIST_DIR=$VCINSTALLDIR\redist\x86\Microsoft.VC141.CRT
+END
+    # just a straight copy for now..
+    cp -v ../mozconfig .
+
+    echo 'GNU sed patches...'
+    
+    patch -p1 -i ../patches/sed-patches/allow-searchengines-non-esr.patch
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+    patch -p1 -i ../patches/sed-patches/disable-pocket.patch
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+    patch -p1 -i ../patches/sed-patches/remove-internal-plugin-certs.patch
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+    patch -p1 -i ../patches/sed-patches/stop-undesired-requests.patch
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+
+    echo 'Copy librewolf branding files...'
+    
+    # copy branding resources
+    cp -vr ../common/source_files/* ./
+    # new branding stuff
+    cp -v ../files/configure.sh browser/branding/librewolf
+
+    echo 'Local patches...'
+    
+    # local win10 patches
+    patch -p1 -i ../patches/browser-confvars.patch # not sure about this one yet!
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+    
+    cd ..
+    
+    echo "linux_patches: done."
+}
+
+
+
+linux_artifacts_details() {
+exe=.exe
+objdir=obj-x86_64-pc-mingw32/dist/firefox
+ospkg=win64
+
+# sanity checks
+if [ ! -d $objdir ]; then
+    echo "artifacts_win.sh: directory $objdir not found. did you run './build.sh build'?"
+    exit 1;
+fi
+
+rm -rf ../firefox ../librewolf
+cp -r $objdir ..
+
+pushd ..
+
+mv firefox librewolf
+# apply the LibreWolf settings
+cp -rv settings/* librewolf
+# rename the executable manually
+pushd librewolf ; mv -v firefox$exe librewolf$exe ; popd
+# clean garbage files
+cd librewolf ; rm -rf maintenanceservice* pingsender* firefox.*.xml precomplete removed-files ; cd ..
+
+# windows: copy the windows icon
+cp -v common/source_files/browser/branding/librewolf/firefox.ico librewolf/librewolf.ico
+
+# create the final zip artifact
+rm -f librewolf-$pkgver.en-US.$ospkg.zip
+zip -qr9 librewolf-$pkgver.en-US.$ospkg.zip librewolf
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+
+# now to try to make the installer
+rm -f librewolf-$pkgver.en-US.win64-setup.exe tmp.nsi
+sed "s/pkg_version/$pkgver/g" < artifacts_win.nsi > tmp.nsi
+makensis-3.01.exe -V1 tmp.nsi
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+
+# patch to permissive config
+if [ ! -z $permissive ]; then
+    pushd librewolf
+    echo "Applying permissive patches..."
+    patch -p1 -i ../patches/permissive/librewolf-config.patch
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+    patch -p1 -i ../patches/permissive/librewolf-policies.patch
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+    popd
+
+    # create the final zip artifact
+    rm -f librewolf-$pkgver.en-US.$ospkg-permissive.zip
+    zip -qr9 librewolf-$pkgver.en-US.$ospkg-permissive.zip librewolf
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+
+    # now to try to make the installer
+    rm -f librewolf-$pkgver.en-US.win64-permissive-setup.exe tmp-permissive.nsi
+    sed "s/win64-setup/win64-permissive-setup/g" < tmp.nsi > tmp-permissive.nsi
+    makensis-3.01.exe -V1 tmp-permissive.nsi
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+fi
+
+popd
+}
+
+
+linux_artifacts() {
+    echo "linux_artifacts: begin."
+
+    if [ ! -d firefox-$pkgver ]; then exit 1; fi
+    cd firefox-$pkgver
+
+    ./mach package
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+    
+    echo ""
+    echo "artifacts_win: Creating final artifacts."
+    echo ""
+    
+    linux_artifacts_details
+
+    cd ..
+    
+    echo "linux_artifacts: done."
+}