diff --git a/shake-ext.cabal b/shake-ext.cabal
--- a/shake-ext.cabal
+++ b/shake-ext.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 1.18
 name: shake-ext
-version: 2.8.0.0
+version: 2.9.0.1
 license: BSD3
 license-file: LICENSE
 copyright: Copyright: (c) 2018 Vanessa McHale
diff --git a/src/Development/Shake/C.hs b/src/Development/Shake/C.hs
--- a/src/Development/Shake/C.hs
+++ b/src/Development/Shake/C.hs
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
                            , cBin
                            , cToLib
                            -- * Actions
+                           , pkgConfig
                            , binaryA
                            , staticLibA
                            , sharedLibA
+                           , stripA
                            -- * Helper functions
                            , cconfigToArgs
                            , ccToString
@@ -31,6 +33,15 @@
 import           System.Directory           (removeFile)
 import           System.Info
 
+-- cmake?? make (??)
+
+-- | Given a package name or path to a @.pc@ file, output flags for C compiler.
+pkgConfig :: String -> Action [String]
+pkgConfig pkg = do
+    (Stdout o) <- command [] "pkg-config" ["--cflags", pkg]
+    (Stdout o') <- command [] "pkg-config" ["--libs", pkg]
+    pure (words o <> words o')
+
 -- | Given C source code, return a list of included files. This writes to a file
 -- and then makes a call to either @clang@ or @gcc@, so it should be used
 -- sparingly.
@@ -71,6 +82,11 @@
 ccToString (GHC pre suff) = mkQualified pre suff "ghc"
 ccToString CompCert       = "ccomp"
 
+stripToString :: CCompiler -> String
+stripToString (GCC pre)   = mkQualified pre Nothing "strip"
+stripToString (GHC pre _) = mkQualified pre Nothing "strip"
+stripToString _           = "strip"
+
 arToString :: CCompiler -> String
 arToString (GCC pre)   = mkQualified pre Nothing "ar"
 arToString (GHC pre _) = mkQualified pre Nothing "ar"
@@ -132,13 +148,19 @@
      -> Rules ()
 cBin cc sources bin cfg = bin %> \out -> binaryA cc sources out cfg
 
+stripA :: CmdResult r
+       => FilePath -- ^ Build product to be stripped
+       -> CCompiler -- ^ C compiler
+       -> Action r
+stripA out cc = command mempty (stripToString cc) [out]
+
 -- | This action builds an executable.
 binaryA :: CmdResult r
-         => CCompiler
-         -> [FilePath] -- ^ Source files
-         -> FilePath -- ^ Executable output
-         -> CConfig
-         -> Action r
+        => CCompiler
+        -> [FilePath] -- ^ Source files
+        -> FilePath -- ^ Executable output
+        -> CConfig
+        -> Action r
 binaryA cc sources out cfg =
     need sources >>
     (command [EchoStderr False] (ccToString cc) . (("-o" : out : sources) <>) . cconfigToArgs) cfg
diff --git a/src/Development/Shake/Version.hs b/src/Development/Shake/Version.hs
--- a/src/Development/Shake/Version.hs
+++ b/src/Development/Shake/Version.hs
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 ghcVersion :: Action String
 ghcVersion = do
     ~(Stdout o) <- command mempty "ghc" ["--numeric-version"]
-    pure o
+    pure (head (lines o))
 
 $(mkVersions ["pandoc", "cabal"])