diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f1a93901..34c5a066 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,3 @@
 		endif()
 	endif()
 endif()
-
-macro(_add_exec _name)
-	set_property(TARGET ${_name} PROPERTY
-		POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE True)
-endmacro()
diff --git a/examples/meson.build b/examples/meson.build
index 31a47a83..266d9e24 100644
--- a/examples/meson.build
+++ b/examples/meson.build
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ libui_examples = {
 	},
 }
 foreach name, args : libui_examples
+	# TODO once we upgrade to 0.49.0, add pie: true
 	executable(name, args['sources'] + libui_example_sources,
 		dependencies: args.get('deps', []) + libui_binary_deps,
 		link_with: libui_libui,
@@ -60,4 +61,4 @@ foreach name, args : libui_examples
 		install: false)
 endforeach
 
-# TODO define the top-level examples target here
+# MESONTODO define the top-level examples target here
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3b7408ce..780cbf49 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -7,24 +7,24 @@
 #     [--layout=flat] \                    (useful for distribution and Windows DLL tests)
 #     [--b_sanitize=whatever]
 # It turns out that I wouldn't really need any custom options; go figure.
-# TODO I'm not sure how to allow building 32-bit instead of 64-bit with meson.
-# TODO figure out what (meson/ninja) dist do
-# TODO figure out why test and examples aren't included in ninja all
-# TODO figure out how to make an overarching "examples" target
-# TODOs from cmake; not sure if they're relevant here:
+# MESONTODO I'm not sure how to allow building 32-bit instead of 64-bit with meson.
+# MESONTODO figure out what (meson/ninja) dist do
+# MESONTODO figure out why test and examples aren't included in ninja all
+# MESONTODO figure out how to make an overarching "examples" target
+# MESONTODOs from cmake; not sure if they're relevant here:
 # - uname -s for more refined OS control
 # 	- Haiku for haiku
 # - debian DESTDIR? https://github.com/andlabs/libui/pull/10
 # - disable incremental linking? I forget if meson already doesn't do this or not; we did it manually in cmake
 
-# we have to specify C++ here even if we're not using C++ immediately because otherwise none of the C++ built-in options are available (sigh; TODO)
+# we have to specify C++ here even if we're not using C++ immediately because otherwise none of the C++ built-in options are available (sigh; MESONTODO)
 project('libui', ['c', 'cpp'],
 	meson_version: '>=0.48.0',
 	default_options: [
 		'buildtype=debug',				# build debug by default
 		'default_library=shared',			# build shared libraries by default
 
-		# these are forced options, but meson doesn't let me set these up separately before I call project() (TODO)
+		# these are forced options, but meson doesn't let me set these up separately before I call project() (MESONTODO)
 		'warning_level=3',				# always max warnings
 		'b_pch=false',					# we don't want precompiled headers
 		'b_staticpic=true',				# use PIC even for static libraries
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ project('libui', ['c', 'cpp'],
 	],
 	license: 'MIT')
 
-# TODO move these below the next part (I need them here for other reasons)
+# MESONTODO move these below the next part (I need them here for other reasons)
 libui_OS = host_machine.system()
 libui_MSVC = meson.get_compiler('c').get_id() == 'msvc'
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if libui_OS == 'darwin'
 		required: true)
 endif
 
-# TODO switch to tabs; the spaces are just so I can share this file while I'm writing it
+# MESONTODO switch to tabs; the spaces are just so I can share this file while I'm writing it
 libui_forced_options = {
 	'warning_level': '3',     # always max warnings
 	'b_pch':         'false', # we don't want precompiled headers
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ libui_forced_options = {
 	'cpp_winlibs':   '[]',    # likewise as with c_winlibs
 }
 foreach name, value : libui_forced_options
-	# TODO why does meson need this guard? why aren't all options defined regardless of target?!
+	# MESONTODO why does meson need this guard? why aren't all options defined regardless of target?!
 	if not ((name == 'c_winlibs' or name == 'cpp_eh' or name == 'cpp_winlibs') and not libui_MSVC) and not (name == 'c_std' and libui_MSVC)
 		actual = '@0@'.format(get_option(name))
 		if actual != value
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 744fa3ac..928d814e 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ if libui_OS == 'windows'
 	]
 endif
 
-# TODO meson doesn't let us name this target test, but also doesn't seem to provide a way to override the executable name????
+# MESONTODO meson doesn't let us name this target test, but also doesn't seem to provide a way to override the executable name????
+# TODO once we upgrade to 0.49.0, add pie: true
 executable('tester', libui_test_sources,
 	dependencies: libui_binary_deps,
 	link_with: libui_libui,
diff --git a/unix/meson.build b/unix/meson.build
index 5b48ad98..9a2c8f74 100644
--- a/unix/meson.build
+++ b/unix/meson.build
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ libui_deps += [
 		version: '>=3.10.0',
 		method: 'pkg-config',
 		required: true),
-	# TODO are there better ways for these two?
+	# MESONTODO are there better ways for these two? I forget if I asked this already...
 	meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('m',
 		required: true),
 	meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('dl',
diff --git a/windows/meson.build b/windows/meson.build
index 1d1a3baf..bfd496fe 100644
--- a/windows/meson.build
+++ b/windows/meson.build
@@ -70,10 +70,8 @@ libui_sources += [
 # For a DLL, we have to include this directly, so we do so.
 # Windows won't link resources in static libraries, so including this would have no effect.
 # In those cases, we just need them to include the manifest with the executable (or link it directly into the output executable themselves); they can also customize the manifest as they see fit (assuming nothing breaks in the process).
-# TODO make sure this gets added to both binary-only archives and install rules in this case
 if libui_mode == 'shared'
 	libui_sources += [
-		# TODO settle the path thing once and for all
 		windows.compile_resources('resources.rc',
 			args: libui_manifest_args,
 			depend_files: ['libui.manifest'],
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ if libui_mode == 'shared'
 endif
 
 # TODO prune this list
-# TODO find out if we can just pass libui_winlibs to find_library()
+# MESONTODO find out if we can just pass libui_winlibs to find_library()
 libui_winlibs = 'user32 kernel32 gdi32 comctl32 uxtheme msimg32 comdlg32 d2d1 dwrite ole32 oleaut32 oleacc uuid windowscodecs'.split(' ')
 foreach lib : libui_winlibs
 	libui_deps += [