diff --git a/nix/bootstrap.nix b/nix/bootstrap.nix
index 7fcc6c70c2..b0af203064 100644
--- a/nix/bootstrap.nix
+++ b/nix/bootstrap.nix
@@ -95,12 +95,13 @@ lib.warn "The Nix-based build is deprecated" rec {
       Lean = attachSharedLib leanshared Lean' // { allExternalDeps = [ Std ]; };
       Lake = build {
         name = "Lake";
+        sharedLibName = "Lake_shared";
         src = src + "/src/lake";
         deps = [ Init Lean ];
       };
       Lake-Main = build {
-        name = "Lake.Main";
-        roots = [ "Lake.Main" ];
+        name = "LakeMain";
+        roots = [{ glob = "one"; mod = "LakeMain"; }];
         executableName = "lake";
         deps = [ Lake ];
         linkFlags = lib.optional stdenv.isLinux "-rdynamic";
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ lib.warn "The Nix-based build is deprecated" rec {
       mods = foldl' (mods: pkg: mods // pkg.mods) {} stdlib;
       print-paths = Lean.makePrintPathsFor [] mods;
       leanc = writeShellScriptBin "leanc" ''
-        LEAN_CC=${stdenv.cc}/bin/cc ${Leanc.executable}/bin/leanc -I${lean-bin-tools-unwrapped}/include ${stdlibLinkFlags} -L${libInit_shared} -L${leanshared_1} -L${leanshared} "$@"
+        LEAN_CC=${stdenv.cc}/bin/cc ${Leanc.executable}/bin/leanc -I${lean-bin-tools-unwrapped}/include ${stdlibLinkFlags} -L${libInit_shared} -L${leanshared_1} -L${leanshared} -L${Lake.sharedLib} "$@"
       '';
       lean = runCommand "lean" { buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin darwin.cctools; } ''
         mkdir -p $out/bin
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ lib.warn "The Nix-based build is deprecated" rec {
         name = "lean-${desc}";
         buildCommand = ''
           mkdir -p $out/bin $out/lib/lean
-          ln -sf ${leancpp}/lib/lean/* ${lib.concatMapStringsSep " " (l: "${l.modRoot}/* ${l.staticLib}/*") (lib.reverseList stdlib)} ${libInit_shared}/* ${leanshared_1}/* ${leanshared}/* $out/lib/lean/
+          ln -sf ${leancpp}/lib/lean/* ${lib.concatMapStringsSep " " (l: "${l.modRoot}/* ${l.staticLib}/*") (lib.reverseList stdlib)} ${libInit_shared}/* ${leanshared_1}/* ${leanshared}/* ${Lake.sharedLib}/* $out/lib/lean/
           # put everything in a single final derivation so `IO.appDir` references work
           cp ${lean}/bin/lean ${leanc}/bin/leanc ${Lake-Main.executable}/bin/lake $out/bin
           # NOTE: `lndir` will not override existing `bin/leanc`
diff --git a/nix/buildLeanPackage.nix b/nix/buildLeanPackage.nix
index 2d7e7feab1..c8b82ebde6 100644
--- a/nix/buildLeanPackage.nix
+++ b/nix/buildLeanPackage.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ lib.makeOverridable (
   pluginDeps ? [],
   # `overrideAttrs` for `buildMod`
   overrideBuildModAttrs ? null,
-  debug ? false, leanFlags ? [], leancFlags ? [], linkFlags ? [], executableName ? lib.toLower name, libName ? name,
+  debug ? false, leanFlags ? [], leancFlags ? [], linkFlags ? [], executableName ? lib.toLower name, libName ? name, sharedLibName ? libName,
   srcTarget ? "..#stage0", srcArgs ? "(\${args[*]})", lean-final ? lean-final' }@args:
 with builtins; let
   # "Init.Core" ~> "Init/Core"
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ in rec {
   cTree     = symlinkJoin { name = "${name}-cTree"; paths = map (mod: mod.c) (attrValues mods); };
   oTree     = symlinkJoin { name = "${name}-oTree"; paths = (attrValues objects); };
   iTree     = symlinkJoin { name = "${name}-iTree"; paths = map (mod: mod.ilean) (attrValues mods); };
-  sharedLib = mkSharedLib "lib${libName}" ''
+  sharedLib = mkSharedLib "lib${sharedLibName}" ''
     ${if stdenv.isDarwin then "-Wl,-force_load,${staticLib}/lib${libName}.a" else "-Wl,--whole-archive ${staticLib}/lib${libName}.a -Wl,--no-whole-archive"} \
     ${lib.concatStringsSep " " (map (d: "${d.sharedLib}/*") deps)}'';
   executable = lib.makeOverridable ({ withSharedStdlib ? true }: let
diff --git a/script/lib/update-stage0 b/script/lib/update-stage0
index de85b3c5b2..10b5878a30 100755
--- a/script/lib/update-stage0
+++ b/script/lib/update-stage0
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ done
 
 # special handling for Lake files due to its nested directory
 # copy the README to ensure the `stage0/src/lake` directory is comitted
-for f in $(git ls-files 'src/lake/Lake/*' src/lake/Lake.lean src/lake/README.md ':!:src/lakefile.toml'); do
+for f in $(git ls-files 'src/lake/Lake/*' src/lake/Lake.lean src/lake/LakeMain.lean src/lake/README.md ':!:src/lakefile.toml'); do
     if [[ $f == *.lean ]]; then
         f=${f#src/lake}
         f=${f%.lean}.c
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 825c3ec998..6ccb39580d 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -333,7 +333,12 @@ if(NOT LEAN_STANDALONE)
 endif()
 
 # flags for user binaries = flags for toolchain binaries + Lake
-string(APPEND LEANC_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS " ${TOOLCHAIN_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS} -lLake")
+set(LEANC_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS " ${TOOLCHAIN_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS} -lLake")
+if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
+  set(LEANC_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS " ${TOOLCHAIN_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--as-needed -lLake_shared -Wl,--no-as-needed")
+else()
+  set(LEANC_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS " ${TOOLCHAIN_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -lLake_shared")
+endif()
 
 if (LLVM)
   string(APPEND LEANSHARED_LINKER_FLAGS " -L${LLVM_CONFIG_LIBDIR} ${LLVM_CONFIG_LDFLAGS} ${LLVM_CONFIG_LIBS} ${LLVM_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBS}")
@@ -378,16 +383,20 @@ if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
   string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " -fPIC -ftls-model=initial-exec")
   string(APPEND LEANC_EXTRA_FLAGS " -fPIC")
   string(APPEND TOOLCHAIN_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS " -Wl,-rpath=\\$$ORIGIN/..:\\$$ORIGIN")
+  string(APPEND LAKESHARED_LINKER_FLAGS " -Wl,--whole-archive ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/temp/libLake.a.export -Wl,--no-whole-archive")
   string(APPEND CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS " -Wl,-rpath=\\\$ORIGIN/../lib:\\\$ORIGIN/../lib/lean")
 elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
   string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " -ftls-model=initial-exec")
   string(APPEND INIT_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS " -install_name @rpath/libInit_shared.dylib")
   string(APPEND LEANSHARED_1_LINKER_FLAGS " -install_name @rpath/libleanshared_1.dylib")
   string(APPEND LEANSHARED_LINKER_FLAGS " -install_name @rpath/libleanshared.dylib")
+  string(APPEND LAKESHARED_LINKER_FLAGS " -Wl,-force_load,${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/temp/libLake.a.export -install_name @rpath/libLake_shared.dylib")
   string(APPEND CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS " -Wl,-rpath,@executable_path/../lib -Wl,-rpath,@executable_path/../lib/lean")
 elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Emscripten")
   string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " -fPIC")
   string(APPEND LEANC_EXTRA_FLAGS " -fPIC")
+elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Windows")
+  string(APPEND LAKESHARED_LINKER_FLAGS " -Wl,--out-implib,${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/lean/libLake_shared.dll.a -Wl,--whole-archive ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/temp/libLake.a.export -Wl,--no-whole-archive")
 endif()
 
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
@@ -587,8 +596,13 @@ if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Emscripten")
   )
   add_custom_target(leanshared ALL
     DEPENDS Init_shared leancpp
+    COMMAND touch ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libleanshared_1${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
     COMMAND touch ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libleanshared${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
   )
+  add_custom_target(lake_shared ALL
+    DEPENDS leanshared
+    COMMAND touch ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libLake_shared${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+  )
 else()
   add_custom_target(Init_shared ALL
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${LEAN_SOURCE_DIR}
@@ -606,11 +620,21 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Emscripten")
-  add_custom_target(lake ALL
+  add_custom_target(lake_lib ALL
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${LEAN_SOURCE_DIR}
     DEPENDS leanshared
     COMMAND $(MAKE) -f ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/stdlib.make Lake
     VERBATIM)
+  add_custom_target(lake_shared ALL
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${LEAN_SOURCE_DIR}
+    DEPENDS lake_lib
+    COMMAND $(MAKE) -f ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/stdlib.make libLake_shared
+    VERBATIM)
+  add_custom_target(lake ALL
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${LEAN_SOURCE_DIR}
+    DEPENDS lake_shared
+    COMMAND $(MAKE) -f ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/stdlib.make lake
+    VERBATIM)
 endif()
 
 if(PREV_STAGE)
diff --git a/src/lake/Lake/Main.lean b/src/lake/LakeMain.lean
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lake/Lake/Main.lean
rename to src/lake/LakeMain.lean
diff --git a/src/stdlib.make.in b/src/stdlib.make.in
index 785908775d..dc35254d01 100644
--- a/src/stdlib.make.in
+++ b/src/stdlib.make.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ifeq "${STAGE}" "0"
   LEANMAKE_OPTS+=C_ONLY=1 C_OUT=${LEAN_SOURCE_DIR}/../stdlib/
 endif
 
-.PHONY: Init Std Lean leanshared Lake lean
+.PHONY: Init Std Lean leanshared Lake Lake_shared lake lean
 
 # These can be phony since the inner Makefile will have the correct dependencies and avoid rebuilds
 Init:
@@ -100,9 +100,24 @@ leanshared: ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libleanshared${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRAR
 
 Lake:
 # lake is in its own subdirectory, so must adjust relative paths...
-	+"${LEAN_BIN}/leanmake" -C lake bin lib PKG=Lake BIN_NAME=lake${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX} $(LEANMAKE_OPTS) LINK_OPTS='${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MAKE_MAKE}' OUT="../${LIB}" LIB_OUT="../${LIB}/lean" OLEAN_OUT="../${LIB}/lean"
+	+"${LEAN_BIN}/leanmake" -C lake lib lib.export ../${LIB}/temp/LakeMain.o.export  PKG=Lake $(LEANMAKE_OPTS) OUT="../${LIB}" LIB_OUT="../${LIB}/lean" TEMP_OUT="../${LIB}/temp" OLEAN_OUT="../${LIB}/lean" EXTRA_SRC_ROOTS=LakeMain.lean
 
-${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/lean${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}: ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libInit_shared${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libleanshared${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} ${LIB}/temp/libleanmain.a
+${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libLake_shared${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}: ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libInit_shared${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libleanshared_1${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libleanshared${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} ${LIB}/temp/libLean.a.export ${LIB}/temp/libLake.a.export
+	@echo "[    ] Building $@"
+	"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/leanc.sh" -shared -o $@ \
+	  ${LAKESHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -lleanshared -lleanshared_1 -lInit_shared ${TOOLCHAIN_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} ${LEANC_OPTS}
+
+libLake_shared: ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libLake_shared${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+
+${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/lake${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}: ${LIB}/temp/LakeMain.o.export ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libLake_shared${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+	@echo "[    ] Building $@"
+# on Windows, must remove file before writing a new one (since the old one may be in use)
+	@rm -f $@
+	"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/leanc.sh" $^ ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MAKE} ${LEANC_OPTS} -o $@
+
+lake: ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/lake${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}
+
+${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/lean${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}: ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libInit_shared${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libleanshared_1${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/libleanshared${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} ${LIB}/temp/libleanmain.a
 	@echo "[    ] Building $@"
 # on Windows, must remove file before writing a new one (since the old one may be in use)
 	@rm -f $@