I like this, and used the same approach myself (well C++ that's basically C plus a a few nice things from C++), including the same single md4c external dependen

I like this, and used the same approach myself (well C++ that's basically C plus a a few nice things from C++), including the same single md4c external dependency, for a little static website generator of my own that I use extensively myself https://github.com/billforsternz/winged-spider https://github.com/billforsternz/winged-spider. I haven't touched it since I created it, but I use it all the time, eg https://wellingtonchess.club https://wellingtonchess.club and it builds my site instantaneously. I then use Filezilla to deploy like a primitive caveman. I didn't have problems with a C++ toolchain, I just go g++ *.cpp. No make, no cmake, no autotools (shudder). It's fine for small projects with a handful of source files and a few thousand LOC.