diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 30a22fb6..0402062d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ add_code_coverage_all_targets(EXCLUDE /nix/store/* ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/utest/*
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # c++ settings
 
-set(XO_PROJECT_NAME reflect)
 set(PROJECT_CXX_FLAGS "")
 #set(PROJECT_CXX_FLAGS "-fconcepts-diagnostics-depth=2")
-
 add_definitions(${PROJECT_CXX_FLAGS})
 
 xo_toplevel_compile_options()
diff --git a/src/reflect/CMakeLists.txt b/src/reflect/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b5c710e..6056ebca 100644
--- a/src/reflect/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/reflect/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,21 +3,7 @@
 set(SELF_LIBRARY_NAME reflect)
 set(SELF_SOURCE_FILES TypeDescr.cpp TypeDescrExtra.cpp TaggedRcptr.cpp atomic/AtomicTdx.cpp pointer/PointerTdx.cpp vector/VectorTdx.cpp struct/StructTdx.cpp struct/StructMember.cpp init_reflect.cpp)
 
-# build shared library 'reflect'
-add_library(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME} SHARED ${SELF_SOURCE_FILES})
-
-set_target_properties(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME}
-    PROPERTIES
-    VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
-    SOVERSION 1)
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------
-# all the errors+warnings!
-#
-#target_compile_options(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME} PRIVATE -Werror -Wall -Wextra)
-xo_compile_options(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME})
-xo_include_options2(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME})
-xo_install_library2(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME})
+xo_add_shared_library(${SELF_LIBRARY_NAME} ${PROJECT_VERSION} 1 ${SELF_SOURCE_FILES})
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # dependencies: logutil, ...