diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index dd613764..b690c859 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -125,11 +125,18 @@ libmist = library('mist',
   'websocket.cpp',
   extra_code,
   include_directories: incroot,
-  dependencies: ssl_deps,
+  dependencies: mist_deps,
   install: true,
 )
 
+libmist_dep = declare_dependency(
+    link_with: [libmist],
+    dependencies: mist_deps,
+    include_directories: incroot
+)
+
 if have_srt
-  libmist_srt = library('mist_srt', 'socket_srt.cpp', include_directories: incroot, link_with: libmist, dependencies: libsrt, install: true)
+  libmist_srt = library('mist_srt', 'socket_srt.cpp', dependencies: [libsrt, libmist_dep], install: true)
+  libmist_srt_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: [libmist_srt])
 endif
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5297faca..79bfc7d3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -13,9 +13,19 @@ release = release.strip()
 
 # Grab version number from git, if available
 # Falls back to a file called "VERSION" or the string "Unknown" otherwise
-rv = run_command('git', 'describe', '--tags', check: false)
-version = rv.stdout().strip()
-if rv.returncode() != 0
+git = find_program('git', required: false)
+if git.found()
+  rv = run_command(git, 'describe', '--tags', check: false)
+  version = rv.stdout().strip()
+  if rv.returncode() != 0
+    fs = import('fs') 
+    if fs.is_file('VERSION')
+      version = fs.read('VERSION').strip()
+    else 
+      version = 'Unknown'
+    endif
+  endif
+else
   fs = import('fs') 
   if fs.is_file('VERSION')
     version = fs.read('VERSION').strip()
@@ -90,7 +100,7 @@ message('Building release @0@ for version @1@ @ debug level @2@'.format(release,
 
 # Set dependencies
 
-ssl_deps = []
+mist_deps = []
 
 if usessl
   ccpp = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
@@ -119,8 +129,8 @@ if usessl
     mbedcrypto = mbedtls_proj.get_variable('mbedcrypto_dep')
   endif
 
-  srtp2 = dependency('libsrtp2', fallback : ['libsrtp2', 'libsrtp2_dep'])
-  ssl_deps = [mbedtls, mbedx509, mbedcrypto]
+  mist_deps += [mbedtls, mbedx509, mbedcrypto]
+  mist_deps += dependency('libsrtp2', default_options: ['tests=disabled'], fallback: ['libsrtp2', 'libsrtp2_dep'])
 endif
 
 libsrt = false
@@ -135,6 +145,13 @@ if not get_option('NORIST')
 endif
 have_librist = not get_option('NORIST') and librist.found()
 
+# Add thread dependency since we always have thread code in libmist
+mist_deps += dependency('threads')
+
+# Add rt dependency when using shared memory
+if not get_option('NOSHM')
+  mist_deps += ccpp.find_library('rt', required : true)
+endif
 
 # Set build targets
 
@@ -160,7 +177,6 @@ foreach exec : executables
   exec_tgts += executable(
     exec.get('name'),
     exec.get('sources'),
-    link_with: exec.get('link'),
     dependencies: exec.get('deps'),
     cpp_args: exec.get('defines'),
     install: true,
diff --git a/src/analysers/meson.build b/src/analysers/meson.build
index 9ca82f61..97b4cdf3 100644
--- a/src/analysers/meson.build
+++ b/src/analysers/meson.build
@@ -21,20 +21,18 @@ foreach analyser : analysers
                           'analyser_'+analyser.get('format')+'.cpp'),
                     header_tgts,
                  ],
-                 'link': libmist,
                  'defines': [
                     string_opt.format('ANALYSERHEADER', 'analyser_'+analyser.get('format')+'.h'),
                     '-DANALYSERTYPE=Analyser'+analyser.get('name')
                  ],
-                 'deps': []
+                 'deps': [libmist_dep]
                 }
 endforeach
 
 executables += {
   'name': 'MistTranslateH264', 
   'sources' : [files('h264_translate.cpp'),  header_tgts],
-  'link': libmist, 
   'defines': [],
-  'deps' : []
+  'deps' : [libmist_dep]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/controller/meson.build b/src/controller/meson.build
index 682f424b..54ac1f5e 100644
--- a/src/controller/meson.build
+++ b/src/controller/meson.build
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ executables += {
            'controller_push.cpp'),
     header_tgts,
     server_html],
-  'link': libmist, 
   'defines': [],
-  'deps' : []
+  'deps' : [libmist_dep]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/input/meson.build b/src/input/meson.build
index eb0de5e9..437e47bc 100644
--- a/src/input/meson.build
+++ b/src/input/meson.build
@@ -45,24 +45,20 @@ endif
 inputs_tgts = []
 
 foreach input : inputs
-  link_libs = [libmist]
-  deps = []
+  deps = [libmist_dep]
 
   if input.has_key('extra')
     if input.get('extra').contains('with_rist')
       deps += librist
     endif
     if input.get('extra').contains('with_srt')
-      link_libs += libmist_srt
+      deps += libmist_srt_dep
       deps += libsrt
     endif
   endif
   if input.get('name').contains('AV')
     deps += av_libs
   endif
-  if input.get('name').contains('HLS')
-    deps += ssl_deps
-  endif
 
   executables += {
     'name' : 'MistIn'+input.get('name'),
@@ -75,9 +71,7 @@ foreach input : inputs
       io_cpp,
       header_tgts
     ],
-    'link' : link_libs,
     'deps' : deps,
-    'inc': [],
     'defines': [
       string_opt.format('INPUTTYPE', 'input_'+input.get('format')+'.h')
     ]
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 3d9147e2..43c40a04 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ subdir('controller')
 executables += {
   'name': 'MistSession',
   'sources' : [files('session.cpp'),  header_tgts],
-  'link': libmist,
   'defines': [],
-  'deps' : []
+  'deps' : [libmist_dep]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/output/meson.build b/src/output/meson.build
index 42a762d6..f9f137bc 100644
--- a/src/output/meson.build
+++ b/src/output/meson.build
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ outputs = [
     {'name' : 'RTSP',              'format' : 'rtsp'},
     {'name' : 'WAV',               'format' : 'wav',                'extra': ['http']},
     {'name' : 'SDP',               'format' : 'sdp',                'extra': ['http']},
+    {'name' : 'HTTP',              'format' : 'http_internal',      'extra': ['http','embed']},
 ]
 
 if usessl 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ if have_srt
 endif
 
 if get_option('WITH_JPG')
-  outputs += {'name' : 'JPG', 'format' : 'jpg', 'extra': ['http','jpg']}
+  outputs += {'name' : 'JPG', 'format' : 'jpg', 'extra': ['http','embed']}
 endif
 
 if get_option('WITH_SANITY')
@@ -53,11 +54,9 @@ output_cpp = files('output.cpp')
 outputs_tgts = []
 
 foreach output : outputs 
-  link_libs = [libmist]
-  deps = []
+  deps = [libmist_dep]
   base = files('mist_out.cpp')
   tsBaseClass = 'Output'
-  extra_tgt_dep = []
 
   sources = [
     files('output.cpp',
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ foreach output : outputs
       endif
     endif
     if extra.contains('jpg')
-      extra_tgt_dep = embed_tgts
     endif
     if extra.contains('ts')
       sources += files('output_ts_base.cpp')
@@ -86,28 +84,25 @@ foreach output : outputs
       deps += librist
     endif
     if extra.contains('with_srt')
-      link_libs += libmist_srt
+      deps += libmist_srt_dep
       deps += libsrt
     endif
     if extra.contains('srtp')
-      deps += srtp2
       sources += files('output_webrtc_srtp.cpp', 'output_webrtc_srtp.h')
     endif
+    if extra.contains('embed')
+      sources += embed_tgts
+    endif
   else
     sources += base
   endif
-  if output.get('name').contains('HTTPS')
-    deps += ssl_deps
-  endif
 
   executables += {
     'name': 'MistOut'+output.get('name'),
     'sources' : [
       sources,
-      extra_tgt_dep,
       header_tgts
     ],
-    'link' : link_libs,
     'deps' : deps,
     'defines' : [
       string_opt.format('OUTPUTTYPE', 'output_'+output.get('format')+'.h'),
@@ -116,22 +111,3 @@ foreach output : outputs
   }
 endforeach
 
-executables += {
-  'name' : 'MistOutHTTP',
-  'sources' : [
-    files(
-      'mist_out.cpp',
-      'output.cpp',
-      'output_http.cpp',
-      'output_http_internal.cpp',
-    ),
-    io_cpp,
-    header_tgts,
-    embed_tgts,
-  ],
-  'link' : libmist,
-  'defines' :[
-    string_opt.format('OUTPUTTYPE', 'output_http_internal.h')
-  ],
-  'deps' : []
-}
diff --git a/src/process/meson.build b/src/process/meson.build
index d36e9fa9..30409786 100644
--- a/src/process/meson.build
+++ b/src/process/meson.build
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ process_common = static_library('mist_process_common',
                             output_cpp,
                             io_cpp,
                             header_tgts,
-                            include_directories: incroot,
+                            dependencies: libmist_dep,
                             install: false,
 )
+process_common_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: process_common)
 
 executables += {
     'name' : 'MistProcFFMPEG',
@@ -16,8 +17,7 @@ executables += {
         files('process_ffmpeg.cpp'),
         header_tgts
     ],
-    'link' : [libmist, process_common],
-    'deps' :[],
+    'deps' :[libmist_dep, process_common_dep],
     'defines': [],
 }
 
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ executables += {
         files('process_exec.cpp'),
         header_tgts
     ],
-    'link' : [libmist, process_common],
-    'deps' :[],
+    'deps' :[libmist_dep, process_common_dep],
     'defines': [],
 }
 
@@ -43,8 +42,7 @@ executables += {
         io_cpp,
         header_tgts
     ],
-    'link' : [libmist],
-    'deps' :[],
+    'deps' :[libmist_dep],
     'defines': [],
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/meson.build b/src/utils/meson.build
index c69275aa..e07017d0 100644
--- a/src/utils/meson.build
+++ b/src/utils/meson.build
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ foreach util : utils
       files('util_'+util.get('file')+'.cpp'),
       header_tgts
     ],
-    'link' : libmist,
-    'deps' : [],
+    'deps' : [libmist_dep],
     'defines' :[],
   }
 endforeach
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/libsrt/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/libsrt/meson.build
index 30a5c6ef..5d18484b 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/libsrt/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/libsrt/meson.build
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ if not mbedtls_lib.found()
   mbedx509_lib = ccpp.find_library('mbedx509')
   mbedcrypto_lib = ccpp.find_library('mbedcrypto')
 endif
+thread_dep = dependency('threads')
 
 
 header_tgts = []
@@ -64,13 +65,13 @@ srt_src = files(
 libsrt = library(
   'srt',
   sources: [srt_src, versionfile],
-  dependencies: [mbedtls_lib, mbedx509_lib, mbedcrypto_lib],
+  dependencies: [mbedtls_lib, mbedx509_lib, mbedcrypto_lib, thread_dep],
   include_directories: ['srt', 'haicrypt', 'srtcore']
 )
 
 srt_dep = declare_dependency(
   link_with : [libsrt],
-  dependencies: [mbedtls_lib, mbedx509_lib, mbedcrypto_lib],
+  dependencies: [mbedtls_lib, mbedx509_lib, mbedcrypto_lib, thread_dep],
   sources: [header_tgts],
   include_directories: include_directories('.'),
 )
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 0f678f2d..7716aaf5 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 
 # Testing binaries that are not unit tests, but intended for manual use
 
-urltest = executable('urltest', 'url.cpp', include_directories: incroot, link_with: libmist)
-logtest = executable('logtest', 'log.cpp', include_directories: incroot, link_with: libmist)
-downloadertest = executable('downloadertest', 'downloader.cpp', include_directories: incroot, link_with: libmist)
-urireadertest = executable('urireadertest', 'urireader.cpp', include_directories: incroot, link_with: libmist, dependencies: ssl_deps)
-jsontest = executable('jsontest', 'json.cpp', include_directories: incroot, link_with: libmist)
-resolvetest = executable('resolvetest', 'resolve.cpp', include_directories: incroot, link_with: libmist, dependencies: ssl_deps)
-streamstatustest = executable('streamstatustest', 'status.cpp', include_directories: incroot, link_with: libmist)
-websockettest = executable('websockettest', 'websocket.cpp', include_directories: incroot, link_with: libmist)
+urltest = executable('urltest', 'url.cpp', dependencies: libmist_dep)
+logtest = executable('logtest', 'log.cpp', dependencies: libmist_dep)
+downloadertest = executable('downloadertest', 'downloader.cpp', dependencies: libmist_dep)
+urireadertest = executable('urireadertest', 'urireader.cpp', dependencies: libmist_dep)
+jsontest = executable('jsontest', 'json.cpp', dependencies: libmist_dep)
+resolvetest = executable('resolvetest', 'resolve.cpp', dependencies: libmist_dep)
+streamstatustest = executable('streamstatustest', 'status.cpp', dependencies: libmist_dep)
+websockettest = executable('websockettest', 'websocket.cpp', dependencies: libmist_dep)
 
 # Actual unit tests
 
-dtsc_sizing_test = executable('dtsc_sizing_test', 'dtsc_sizing.cpp', include_directories: incroot, link_with: libmist)
+dtsc_sizing_test = executable('dtsc_sizing_test', 'dtsc_sizing.cpp', dependencies: libmist_dep)
 test('DTSC Sizing Test', dtsc_sizing_test)
 
-bitwritertest = executable('bitwritertest', 'bitwriter.cpp', include_directories: incroot, link_with: libmist)
+bitwritertest = executable('bitwritertest', 'bitwriter.cpp', dependencies: libmist_dep)
 test('bitWriter Test', bitwritertest)
 
-#abst_test = executable('abst_test', 'abst_test.cpp', include_directories: incroot, link_with: libmist)
+#abst_test = executable('abst_test', 'abst_test.cpp', dependencies: libmist_dep)
 #test('MP4::ABST Test', abst_test)