diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 38a71c8..975b8ad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ cl.exe :  $(SRCS)
 	link $(LFLAGS) $** $(API_LIBS) /out:cl.exe
 
 install : cl.exe
-	@if not exist "$(PREFIX)" mkdir "$(PREFIX)""
+	@if not exist "$(PREFIX)" mkdir "$(PREFIX)"
 	@if not exist "$(PREFIX)\cl.exe" move cl.exe "$(PREFIX)"
 	@if not exist "$(PREFIX)\link.exe" mklink "$(PREFIX)\link.exe" "$(PREFIX)\cl.exe"
 	@if not exist "$(PREFIX)\ifx.exe" mklink "$(PREFIX)\ifx.exe" "$(PREFIX)\cl.exe"
diff --git a/src/coff_reader_writer.cxx b/src/coff_reader_writer.cxx
index 6e34736..abddb60 100644
--- a/src/coff_reader_writer.cxx
+++ b/src/coff_reader_writer.cxx
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ bool CoffReaderWriter::Open() {
         return false;
     }
     try {
-        ScopedFileAccess const obtain_write(coff_file, GENERIC_ALL);
+        ScopedFileAccess obtain_write(coff_file, GENERIC_ALL);
+        obtain_write.Access();
         this->pe_stream_.open(this->file_,
                               std::ios::in | std::ios::out | std::ios::binary);
         return this->pe_stream_.is_open();
diff --git a/src/commandline.cxx b/src/commandline.cxx
index df2bff1..9d977e0 100644
--- a/src/commandline.cxx
+++ b/src/commandline.cxx
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ std::map<std::string, std::string> ParseReport(int argc, const char** args) {
     return opts;
 }
 
-bool CheckAndPrintHelp(const char** arg, int argc) {
-    if (argc < 2) {
+bool CheckAndPrintHelp(const char** arg, bool no_args, bool is_report, bool is_relocate) {
+    if (no_args && (is_relocate || is_report)) {
         return print_help();
     }
-    if (strcmp(arg[1], "--help") == 0 || strcmp(arg[1], "-h") == 0) {
+    if (!no_args && (strcmp(arg[1], "--help") == 0 || strcmp(arg[1], "-h") == 0)) {
         return print_help();
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/src/commandline.h b/src/commandline.h
index 28c93e2..d0e1cd5 100644
--- a/src/commandline.h
+++ b/src/commandline.h
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ std::map<std::string, std::string> ParseRelocate(const char** args, int argc);
 std::map<std::string, std::string> ParseReport(int argc, const char** args);
 
 // Writes CLI help message to stdout
-bool CheckAndPrintHelp(const char** arg, int argc);
\ No newline at end of file
+bool CheckAndPrintHelp(const char** arg, bool no_args, bool is_report, bool is_relocate);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ld.cxx b/src/ld.cxx
index c3fbc76..b6472ac 100644
--- a/src/ld.cxx
+++ b/src/ld.cxx
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ DWORD LdInvocation::InvokeToolchain() {
     } catch (const FileIOError& e) {
         return ExitConditions::FILE_IO_FAILURE;
     }
+    // If there are no arguments (or the argument is just "/?")
+    // just print help and return
+    if(this->inputs.empty() || link_run.isHelp()) {
+        return ToolChainInvocation::InvokeToolchain();
+    }
 
     try {
         link_run.makeRsp();
diff --git a/src/linker_invocation.cxx b/src/linker_invocation.cxx
index e7b7b4f..07fe2e7 100644
--- a/src/linker_invocation.cxx
+++ b/src/linker_invocation.cxx
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ void LinkerInvocation::ProcessTokens(const std::string &normal_token, const std:
                 this->piped_args_.end()) {
         this->piped_args_.at(normal_token).emplace_back(token);
     }   
+    else if (normal_token == "?") {
+        this->is_help_ = true;
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -113,7 +116,9 @@ void LinkerInvocation::Parse() {
     // /NAME
     // if no /NAME
     // first input file (post rc expansion)
-
+    if (this->is_help_ || this->input_files_.empty()) {
+        return;
+    }
     this->processDefFile();
     std::string const ext = this->is_exe_ ? ".exe" : ".dll";
     if (this->output_.empty()) {
@@ -318,3 +323,7 @@ std::string LinkerInvocation::get_mangled_out() const {
 bool LinkerInvocation::IsExeLink() const {
     return this->is_exe_ || endswith(this->get_out(), ".exe");
 }
+
+bool LinkerInvocation::isHelp() const {
+    return this->is_help_;
+}
diff --git a/src/linker_invocation.h b/src/linker_invocation.h
index 2a41639..7429351 100644
--- a/src/linker_invocation.h
+++ b/src/linker_invocation.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class LinkerInvocation {
     StrList get_input_files() const;
     std::string get_lib_link_args() const;
     bool makeRsp();
+    bool isHelp() const;
 
    private:
     void ProcessTokens(const std::string &normal_token, const std::string& token);
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ class LinkerInvocation {
     StrList command_files_;
     StrList input_files_;
     StrList tokens_;
-    bool is_exe_;
+    bool is_exe_ = true;
+    bool is_help_ = false;
     std::map<std::string, StrList> piped_args_ = {
         {"export", {}},    {"include", {}}, {"libpath", {}},
         {"ltcg", {}},      {"machine", {}}, {"nodefaultlib", {}},
diff --git a/src/main.cxx b/src/main.cxx
index 7fa7708..9b704be 100644
--- a/src/main.cxx
+++ b/src/main.cxx
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
 #include <Intsafe.h>
 
 int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
-
-    if (CheckAndPrintHelp(argv, argc)) {
+    const bool is_relocate = IsRelocate(argv[0]);
+    const bool is_report = IsReport(argv[0]);
+    const bool no_args = argc < 2;
+    if (CheckAndPrintHelp(argv, no_args, is_report, is_relocate)) {
         return 0;
     }
-    if (IsRelocate(argv[0])) {
+    if (is_relocate) {
         std::map<std::string, std::string> patch_args =
             ParseRelocate(argv + 1, argc - 1);
         if (patch_args.empty()) {
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
             std::cerr << "Library rename failed\n";
             return ExitConditions::RENAME_FAILURE;
         }
-    } else if (IsReport(argv[0])) {
+    } else if (is_report) {
         std::map<std::string, std::string> report_args =
             ParseReport(argc - 1, argv + 1);
         if (report_args.empty()) {
diff --git a/src/utils.cxx b/src/utils.cxx
index 3d8ef6b..582d174 100644
--- a/src/utils.cxx
+++ b/src/utils.cxx
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ std::string stem(const std::string& file) {
 }
 
 std::string basename(const std::string& file) {
-    size_t const last_path = file.find_last_of('\\') + 1;
+    size_t const last_path = file.find_last_of("/\\") + 1;
     if (last_path == std::string::npos) {
         return file;
     }
diff --git a/src/winrpath.cxx b/src/winrpath.cxx
index 7953501..8128265 100644
--- a/src/winrpath.cxx
+++ b/src/winrpath.cxx
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ LibRename::LibRename(std::string p_exe, std::string coff, bool full,
 /**
  * Creates the line to be provided to dumpbin.exe to produce the exports of a given
  * dll in the case where we do not have access to the original link line
- * 
+ *
  * Produces something like `/EXPORTS <name of coff file>`
  */
 std::string LibRename::ComputeDefLine() {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ std::string LibRename::ComputeDefLine() {
 /**
  * Drives the process of running dumpbin.exe on a PE file to determine its exports
  * and produce a `.def` file
- * 
+ *
  * Returns the return code of the Def file computation operation
  */
 bool LibRename::ComputeDefFile() {
@@ -267,44 +267,28 @@ bool LibRename::ComputeDefFile() {
     if (def_res) {
         return false;
     }
-    // Need to process the produced def file because it's wrong
-    // Open input file
     std::ifstream input_file(this->tmp_def_file);
     if (!input_file.is_open()) {
         std::cerr << "Error: Could not open input file " << tmp_def_file
                   << '\n';
         return false;
     }
-
-    // Open output file
     std::ofstream output_file(this->def_file);
     if (!output_file.is_open()) {
         std::cerr << "Error: Could not open output file " << this->def_file
                   << '\n';
         return false;
     }
-
-    // Write the standard .def file header
-    // You might want to get the DLL name dynamically from the input filename or dumpbin output
     output_file << "EXPORTS\n";
-
     std::string line;
-    // Read until the output column titles
     while (std::getline(input_file, line)) {
-        std::smatch search_res = regexSearch(line, R"(ordinal\s+name)");
-        if (!search_res.empty()) break;
-        std::string const res = search_res.str();
-        if (!res.empty()) {
-            break;
-        }
+        if (!regexSearch(line, R"(ordinal\s+(?:hint\s+RVA\s+)?name)").empty()) break;
     }
     while (std::getline(input_file, line)) {
         if (line.empty()) {
             continue;
         }
-        if (line.find("Summary") !=
-            std::string::
-                npos) {  // Skip header in export block if still present
+        if (line.find("Summary") != std::string::npos) {
             break;
         }
         output_file << "    "