diff --git a/krakenGrammer.kgm b/krakenGrammer.kgm
index 28a1f9d..99b7401 100644
--- a/krakenGrammer.kgm
+++ b/krakenGrammer.kgm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Goal = translation_unit ;
 cast_expression = "\(" WS boolean_expression WS "\)" WS "cast" WS type ;
 translation_unit = WS unorderd_list_part WS ;
-unorderd_list_part = import WS unorderd_list_part | function WS unorderd_list_part | type_def line_end WS unorderd_list_part | adt_def line_end WS unorderd_list_part | if_comp WS unorderd_list_part | simple_passthrough WS unorderd_list_part | declaration_statement line_end WS unorderd_list_part | import | function | type_def line_end | adt_def line_end | if_comp | simple_passthrough | declaration_statement line_end ;
+unorderd_list_part = import WS unorderd_list_part | function WS unorderd_list_part | type_def line_end WS unorderd_list_part | adt_def line_end WS unorderd_list_part | if_comp WS unorderd_list_part | simple_passthrough WS unorderd_list_part | declaration_statement line_end WS unorderd_list_part | compiler_intrinsic line_end WS unorderd_list_part | import | function | type_def line_end | adt_def line_end | if_comp | simple_passthrough | declaration_statement line_end | compiler_intrinsic line_end ;
 
 type = "ref" WS pre_reffed | pre_reffed ;
 pre_reffed = "\*" WS pre_reffed | "void" | "char" | "uchar" | "short" | "ushort" | "int" | "uint" | "long" | "ulong" | "float" | "double" | scoped_identifier | scoped_identifier WS template_inst | function_type ;
diff --git a/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak b/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
index 2eccf91..116e1d6 100644
--- a/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
+++ b/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ obj ast_transformation (Object) {
             } else if (child->data.name == "declaration_statement") {
                 // second pass declaration can actually just call a normal transform (but maybe should be it's own method to do so because typedef has to do it too?)...
                 translation_unit->translation_unit.children.add(transform_declaration_statement(child, translation_unit, map<string, *type>()))
+            } else if (child->data.name == "compiler_intrinsic") {
+                translation_unit->translation_unit.children.add(transform_compiler_intrinsic(child, translation_unit, map<string, *type>()))
             }
         })
         // work on the ones already started
diff --git a/stdlib/c_generator.krak b/stdlib/c_generator.krak
index 7943f93..f36deb3 100644
--- a/stdlib/c_generator.krak
+++ b/stdlib/c_generator.krak
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ obj c_generator (Object) {
                     }
                     ast_node::simple_passthrough(backing) top_level_c_passthrough += generate_simple_passthrough(child, true)
                     ast_node::declaration_statement(backing) variable_declarations += generate_declaration_statement(child, null<ast_node>(), null<ast_node>(), null<stack<pair<bool,stack<*ast_node>>>>(), false).one_string() + ";\n" // false - don't do defer
+                    // shouldn't need to do anything with return, as the intrinsic should be something like link
+                    ast_node::compiler_intrinsic(backing) generate_compiler_intrinsic(child)
                     ast_node::function(backing) {
                         // check for and add to parameters if a closure
                         generate_function_definition(child, null<ast_node>(), false)
@@ -678,7 +680,7 @@ obj c_generator (Object) {
         return to_ret
     }
     fun generate_cast(node: *ast_node, enclosing_object: *ast_node, enclosing_func: *ast_node, defer_stack: *stack<pair<bool,stack<*ast_node>>>, need_variable: bool): code_triple {
-        return code_triple("(") + type_to_c(node->cast.to_type) + ")(" + generate(node->cast.value, enclosing_object, enclosing_func, defer_stack, false) + ")"
+        return code_triple("((") + type_to_c(node->cast.to_type) + ")(" + generate(node->cast.value, enclosing_object, enclosing_func, defer_stack, false) + "))"
     }
     fun generate_value(node: *ast_node, need_variable: bool): code_triple {
         var value = node->value.string_value
@@ -932,6 +934,11 @@ obj c_generator (Object) {
             if (node->compiler_intrinsic.parameters.size || node->compiler_intrinsic.type_parameters.size != 1)
                 error("wrong parameters to sizeof compiler intrinsic")
             return code_triple("sizeof(") + type_to_c(node->compiler_intrinsic.type_parameters[0]) + ")"
+        } else if (node->compiler_intrinsic.intrinsic == "link") {
+            node->compiler_intrinsic.parameters.for_each(fun(str: string) {
+                linker_string += string("-l") + str + " " 
+            })
+            return code_triple()
         }
         error(node->compiler_intrinsic.intrinsic + ": unknown intrinsic")
         return code_triple("ERROR")
diff --git a/tests/test_math b/tests/test_math
deleted file mode 100755
index 6b7426d..0000000
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