diff --git a/.github/workflows/libxtracfg.yml b/.github/workflows/libxtracfg.yml
index 8a6146a..0c43ba7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/libxtracfg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/libxtracfg.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ jobs:
             type: macos
             platform: darwin-arm64
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os.runner }}
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        working-directory: ./libxtracfg/c
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.23.2"
+          cache-dependency-path: xtracfg/go.sum
       - uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
         with:
           java-version: "21"
@@ -31,21 +32,36 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-path: |
             xtracfg/*.gradle*
             xtracfg/**/gradle-wrapper.properties
-      - name: native-image
-        working-directory: ./xtracfg
+      - name: java
+        working-directory: ./libxtracfg/java
         run: |
           ./gradlew nativeCompile -PLIB=true
       - name: log
         run: |
-          ls -l ./build
-      - name: wrapper
+          ls -l ./libxtracfg/c/build
+      - name: c
+        working-directory: ./libxtracfg/c
         run: |
           ./build.sh
       - name: log2
         run: |
-          ls -l ./build
+          ls -l ./libxtracfg/c/build
+      - name: go
+        working-directory: ./xtracfg
+        env:
+          CGO_FLAGS: ${{ matrix.os.type == 'macos' && '-framework CoreServices -framework Foundation' || '' }}
+        run: |
+          go build -o build/xtracfg -v
+      - name: log3
+        run: |
+          ls -l ./xtracfg/build
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: libxtracfg-${{ matrix.os.platform }}
           path: ./libxtracfg/c/build/libxtracfg.a
           retention-days: 1
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: xtracfg-${{ matrix.os.platform }}
+          path: ./xtracfg/build/xtracfg
+          retention-days: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/xtracfg.yml b/.github/workflows/xtracfg.yml
index 44930f6..e68d174 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xtracfg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xtracfg.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: xtracfg
 
-on: [push]
+on: []
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/xtractl.yml b/.github/workflows/xtractl.yml
index 83bd324..1565bc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xtractl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xtractl.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: xtractl
 
-on: [push]
+on: []
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ec21a4f..958fd03 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ build
 .gradle
 .idea
 .DS_Store
+libxtracfg/go/xtracfg/libxtracfg.sha1sum
diff --git a/libxtracfg/c/build.sh b/libxtracfg/c/build.sh
index 8477773..b2d9f57 100755
--- a/libxtracfg/c/build.sh
+++ b/libxtracfg/c/build.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ echo "lib"
 clang -c -Wall -I./ -I$JAVA_HOME/include -I$JAVA_HOME/include/${PLATFORM} -o libxtracfg.o ../wrapper/libxtracfg.c
 cp libxtracfgjni.a libxtracfg.a
 ar -rv libxtracfg.a libxtracfg.o
+if [ "$PLATFORM" = "darwin" ]; then
+shasum libxtracfg.a > libxtracfg.sha1sum
+else
+sha1sum libxtracfg.a > libxtracfg.sha1sum
+fi
+cp libxtracfg.sha1sum ../../go/xtracfg/
 
 echo "test"
 
diff --git a/libxtracfg/c/test/main.c b/libxtracfg/c/test/main.c
index bb16dca..3d2c041 100644
--- a/libxtracfg/c/test/main.c
+++ b/libxtracfg/c/test/main.c
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
  #include "../include/libxtracfg.h"
 
+ void progress (const char* msg) {
+    printf("%s\n", msg);
+ }
+ 
  int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     if (argc != 2) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Usage:   %s <json command>\n", argv[0]);
@@ -10,9 +14,14 @@
         exit(1);
     }
 
+    xtracfg_init();
+    xtracfg_progress_subscribe(progress);
+
     int err = 0;
     char *result = xtracfg_execute( argv[1], &err);
 
+    xtracfg_cleanup();
+
     if (err > 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unexpected error: %s\n", result);
         free(result);
diff --git a/libxtracfg/go/xtracfg/client.go b/libxtracfg/go/xtracfg/client.go
index 2912885..f270fdf 100644
--- a/libxtracfg/go/xtracfg/client.go
+++ b/libxtracfg/go/xtracfg/client.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package xtracfg
 
 /*
 #cgo CFLAGS: -I ../../c/include
-#cgo LDFLAGS: -L../../c/build -lxtracfg -framework CoreServices -framework Foundation
+#cgo LDFLAGS: -L../../c/build -lxtracfg
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "libxtracfg.h"
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ void progress(char *msg);
 import "C"
 
 import (
+	_ "embed"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
+// needed to trigger a rebuild when libxtracfg.a changes
+//
+//go:embed libxtracfg.sha1sum
+var res string
+
 // Store is
 type Store struct {
 	source   *string