diff --git a/source/qb64.bas b/source/qb64.bas
index 62a605dc3..cfebeefc5 100644
--- a/source/qb64.bas
+++ b/source/qb64.bas
@@ -65,22 +65,26 @@ END IF
 
 DIM SHARED Include_GDB_Debugging_Info 'set using "options.bin"
 
-DIM SHARED DEPENDENCY_LAST
-CONST DEPENDENCY_LOADFONT = 1: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1
-CONST DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_CONVERSION = 2: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1
-CONST DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_DECODE = 3: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1
-CONST DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_OUT = 4: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1
-CONST DEPENDENCY_GL = 5: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1
-CONST DEPENDENCY_IMAGE_CODEC = 6: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1
-CONST DEPENDENCY_CONSOLE_ONLY = 7: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1 '=2 if via -g switch, =1 if via metacommand $CONSOLE:ONLY
-CONST DEPENDENCY_SOCKETS = 8: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1
-CONST DEPENDENCY_PRINTER = 9: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1
-CONST DEPENDENCY_ICON = 10: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1
-CONST DEPENDENCY_SCREENIMAGE = 11: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1
-CONST DEPENDENCY_DEVICEINPUT = 12: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1 'removes support for gamepad input if not present
-CONST DEPENDENCY_ZLIB = 13: DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1 'ZLIB library linkage, if desired, for compression/decompression.
-
+DIM SHARED DEPENDENCY_LAST AS LONG
+DIM SHARED AS LONG DEPENDENCY_LOADFONT, DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_CONVERSION, DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_DECODE
+DIM SHARED AS LONG DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_OUT, DEPENDENCY_GL, DEPENDENCY_IMAGE_CODEC
+DIM SHARED AS LONG DEPENDENCY_CONSOLE_ONLY, DEPENDENCY_SOCKETS, DEPENDENCY_PRINTER
+DIM SHARED AS LONG DEPENDENCY_ICON, DEPENDENCY_SCREENIMAGE, DEPENDENCY_DEVICEINPUT
+DIM SHARED AS LONG DEPENDENCY_ZLIB
 
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_LOADFONT = DEPENDENCY_LAST
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_CONVERSION = DEPENDENCY_LAST
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_DECODE = DEPENDENCY_LAST
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_AUDIO_OUT = DEPENDENCY_LAST
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_GL = DEPENDENCY_LAST
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_IMAGE_CODEC = DEPENDENCY_LAST
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_CONSOLE_ONLY = DEPENDENCY_LAST '=2 if via -g switch, =1 if via metacommand $CONSOLE:ONLY
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_SOCKETS = DEPENDENCY_LAST
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_PRINTER = DEPENDENCY_LAST
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_ICON = DEPENDENCY_LAST
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_SCREENIMAGE = DEPENDENCY_LAST
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_DEVICEINPUT = DEPENDENCY_LAST 'removes support for gamepad input if not present
+DEPENDENCY_LAST = DEPENDENCY_LAST + 1: DEPENDENCY_ZLIB = DEPENDENCY_LAST 'ZLIB library linkage, if desired, for compression/decompression.
 
 DIM SHARED DEPENDENCY(1 TO DEPENDENCY_LAST)
 
@@ -12068,6 +12072,10 @@ ELSE
     defines$ = defines$ + defines_header$ + "DEPENDENCY_NO_ICON"
 END IF
 
+IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_STRINGS_STRING) THEN
+    defines$ = defines$ + defines_header$ + "DEPENDENCY_STRINGS_STRING"
+END IF
+
 IF DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_SCREENIMAGE) THEN
     defines$ = defines$ + defines_header$ + "DEPENDENCY_SCREENIMAGE"
 ELSE