diff --git a/build_linux.sh b/build_linux.sh
index cb0cb16..567aba9 100755
--- a/build_linux.sh
+++ b/build_linux.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ do
         || abort_compile $fn
 done
 
-# Final executable
+# Final executable 
+# --std= : c++2a vs c++17
 g++ \
     --std=c++2a \
     -I../../deps_linux \
diff --git a/debug_linux.sh b/debug_linux.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6af9638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug_linux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cp src/scripts/*.py bin/linux/scripts/
+cd bin/linux
+gdb ./mcrogueface
diff --git a/symbols_linux.sh b/symbols_linux.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..46be5e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/symbols_linux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#rm -R bin/linux
+mkdir -p bin/linux/lib
+mkdir -p obj
+rm obj/*
+
+# copy shared objects, squish "linux" subdirectory in bin/linux/lib
+#cp -R lib/linux/* bin/linux/lib
+
+# copy assets directory (font, sprites, etc)
+cp -R assets bin/linux
+
+# copy Python code
+cp -R src/scripts bin/linux/scripts
+
+# work from output directory and change every g++ path to relative D:<
+cd bin/linux
+
+# prepare object files of engine classes
+abort_compile()
+{
+    echo "Compilation failed on $fn.cpp"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Precompile engine classes. Get errors in their file, not where they're included
+for fn in $(ls ../../src/*.cpp -1 | cut -d/ -f4 | cut -d. -f1)
+do
+    # Skip combined_poc.cpp, it has a duplicate main
+    if [ "$fn" = "combined_poc" ]; then continue; fi
+
+    echo "Compile $fn.cpp"
+    g++ \
+        -g \
+        -I../../deps_linux \
+        -I../../deps_linux/Python-3.11.1 \
+        -I../../platform/linux \
+        --std=c++2a \
+        -c ../../src/$fn.cpp \
+        -o ../../obj/$fn.o \
+        -lm \
+        -ldl \
+        -lutil \
+        -lpthread \
+        -lpython3.11 \
+        -lsfml-graphics \
+        -lsfml-window \
+        -lsfml-system \
+        -lsfml-audio \
+        -ltcod \
+        || abort_compile $fn
+done
+
+# Final executable 
+# --std= : c++2a vs c++17
+g++ \
+    -g \
+    --std=c++2a \
+    -I../../deps_linux \
+    -I../../deps_linux/Python-3.11.1 \
+    -I../../platform/linux \
+    ../../obj/*.o \
+    -o mcrogueface \
+    -Wl,-rpath lib \
+    -L../../deps_linux \
+    -lm \
+    -ldl \
+    -lutil \
+    -lpthread \
+    -lpython3.11 \
+    -lsfml-graphics \
+    -lsfml-window \
+    -lsfml-system \
+    -lsfml-audio \
+    -ltcod \
+