--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2026-07-18 10:09:58 UTC
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,117 +127,8 @@ function(setup_external_dependencies)
 #       BEECTL_LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS, BEECTL_CJSON_INCLUDE_DIRS,
 #       BEECTL_EXTERNAL_TARGETS (list of targets)
 function(setup_external_dependencies)
-  message(STATUS "Downloading and building libuv and cJSON from source")
-
-  # Configure cJSON build
-  set(cjson_cmake_args
-      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>
-      -DBUILD_SHARED_AND_STATIC_LIBS=On
-      -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=Off
-      -DENABLE_CJSON_TEST=Off
-      -DENABLE_CJSON_UTILS=On
-      -DENABLE_TARGET_EXPORT=On
-      -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
-      -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}
-      -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}
-      -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}
-      -DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS=${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}
-      -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}
-      -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}
-  )
-  if(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
-    list(APPEND cjson_cmake_args
-      -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE:FILEPATH=${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
-    )
-  endif()
-  if(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY)
-    list(APPEND cjson_cmake_args
-      -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0091=NEW
-      -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY=${CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY}
-    )
-  endif()
-  if(uppercase_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES WINDOWS)
-      list(APPEND cjson_cmake_args -DWIN32=ON)
-  endif()
-
-  ExternalProject_Add(cjson
-    GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON"
-    GIT_TAG "v1.7.18"
-    PREFIX "${EXTERNAL_DIR}/cJSON"
-    BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-    TEST_COMMAND ""
-    INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-    CMAKE_ARGS ${cjson_cmake_args}
-  )
-  ExternalProject_Get_Property(cjson source_dir)
-  ExternalProject_Get_Property(cjson binary_dir)
-  ExternalProject_Get_Property(cjson download_dir)
-  set(CJSON_SOURCE_DIR "${source_dir}")
-  set(CJSON_BINARY_DIR "${binary_dir}")
-  set(CJSON_DOWNLOAD_DIR "${download_dir}")
-  if(MSVC)
-      set(CJSON_STATIC_NAME "$<CONFIG>/libcjson.lib")
-  else()
-      set(CJSON_STATIC_NAME "libcjson.a")
-  endif()
-  set(CJSON_STATIC_LIB "${CJSON_BINARY_DIR}/${CJSON_STATIC_NAME}")
-
-  # Configure libuv build
-  set(LIBUV_TAG v1.51.0)
-  set(libuv_cmake_args
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<INSTALL_DIR>
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
-    -DLIBUV_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
-    -DLIBUV_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF
-    -DLIBUV_INSTALL=OFF
-    -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON
-    -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}
-  )
-  if(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
-    list(APPEND libuv_cmake_args
-      -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE:FILEPATH=${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
-    )
-  endif()
-  if(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY)
-    list(APPEND libuv_cmake_args
-      -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0091=NEW
-      -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY=${CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY}
-    )
-  endif()
-  if(uppercase_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES WINDOWS)
-    list(APPEND libuv_cmake_args -DWIN32=ON)
-  endif()
-
-  ExternalProject_Add(libuv_ep
-    GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/libuv/libuv.git"
-    GIT_TAG "${LIBUV_TAG}"
-    PREFIX "${EXTERNAL_DIR}/libuv"
-    CMAKE_ARGS ${libuv_cmake_args}
-    INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-    TEST_COMMAND ""
-  )
-  ExternalProject_Get_Property(libuv_ep source_dir)
-  ExternalProject_Get_Property(libuv_ep binary_dir)
-  set(LIBUV_SOURCE_DIR "${source_dir}")
-  set(LIBUV_BINARY_DIR "${binary_dir}")
-  if(MSVC)
-      set(LIBUV_STATIC_NAME "$<CONFIG>/libuv.lib")
-  else()
-      set(LIBUV_STATIC_NAME "libuv.a")
-  endif()
-  set(LIBUV_STATIC_LIB "${LIBUV_BINARY_DIR}/${LIBUV_STATIC_NAME}")
-
-  # Set standardized output variables for parent scope
-  set(BEECTL_LIBUV_LIBRARIES "${LIBUV_STATIC_LIB}" PARENT_SCOPE)
-  set(BEECTL_CJSON_LIBRARIES "${CJSON_STATIC_LIB}" PARENT_SCOPE)
-  set(BEECTL_LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS "${LIBUV_SOURCE_DIR}/include" PARENT_SCOPE)
-  set(BEECTL_CJSON_INCLUDE_DIRS "${CJSON_DOWNLOAD_DIR}" PARENT_SCOPE)
-  set(BEECTL_EXTERNAL_TARGETS "cjson;libuv_ep" PARENT_SCOPE)
+# cJSON and cJSONUtils installed from devel/libcjson
+# libuv installed from devel/libuv
 endfunction()
 
 # ============================================================================
@@ -326,7 +217,7 @@ if(BEECTL_EXTERNAL_TARGETS)
 
 # Add external project dependencies if any (empty for system deps)
 if(BEECTL_EXTERNAL_TARGETS)
-  add_dependencies(beectl ${BEECTL_EXTERNAL_TARGETS})
+  #add_dependencies(beectl ${BEECTL_EXTERNAL_TARGETS})
 endif()
 
 # ExternalProject_Add() creates an independent CMake invocation.
@@ -391,9 +282,9 @@ else()
     # On Linux/UNIX, use absolute system-wide paths if installing to a standard prefix.
     # Otherwise, use relative paths to support custom installation sandboxes and relocatable TGZ packaging.
     if(BEECTL_STANDARD_PREFIX)
-        set(default_chrome_manifest_dir "/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts")
-        set(default_chromium_manifest_dir "/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts")
-        set(default_firefox_manifest_dir "/usr/lib/mozilla/native-messaging-hosts")
+        set(default_chrome_manifest_dir "etc/chrome/native-messaging-hosts")
+        set(default_chromium_manifest_dir "etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts")
+        set(default_firefox_manifest_dir "lib/mozilla/native-messaging-hosts")
         set(default_firefox_manifest_dir_alt "/usr/lib64/mozilla/native-messaging-hosts")
         
         if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX STREQUAL "/")