diff --git a/codecs/basis/Makefile b/codecs/basis/Makefile
index c8dada8c..b4c39467 100644
--- a/codecs/basis/Makefile
+++ b/codecs/basis/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 CODEC_URL := https://github.com/BinomialLLC/basis_universal/archive/refs/tags/v1.15_rel2.tar.gz
 CODEC_DIR := node_modules/basis
+CODEC_BUILD_DIR := $(CODEC_DIR)/build
+CODEC_LIB := $(CODEC_BUILD_DIR)/basis.a
 ENVIRONMENT = worker
 
 OUT_JS := enc/basis_enc.js dec/basis_dec.js
@@ -33,10 +35,8 @@ CODEC_C_SOURCE_FILES := \
 	encoder/apg_bmp.c \
 	zstd/zstd.c
 
-CODEC_CPP_OBJECT_FILES := $(CODEC_CPP_SOURCE_FILES:.cpp=.o)
-CODEC_C_OBJECT_FILES := $(CODEC_C_SOURCE_FILES:.c=.o)
-CODEC_CPP_OBJECT_FILE_PATHS := $(addprefix $(CODEC_DIR)/, $(CODEC_CPP_OBJECT_FILES))
-CODEC_C_OBJECT_FILE_PATHS := $(addprefix $(CODEC_DIR)/, $(CODEC_C_OBJECT_FILES))
+CODEC_CPP_SOURCE_FILE_PATHS := $(addprefix $(CODEC_DIR)/, $(CODEC_CPP_SOURCE_FILES))
+CODEC_C_SOURCE_FILE_PATHS := $(addprefix $(CODEC_DIR)/, $(CODEC_C_SOURCE_FILES))
 
 override CXXFLAGS += -DBASISU_FORCE_DEVEL_MESSAGES=1
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ $(filter dec/%,$(OUT_JS)): dec/basis_dec.cpp
 
 # enc/mozjpeg_node_enc.js dec/mozjpeg_node_dec.js: ENVIRONMENT = node
 
-%.js: $(CODEC_CPP_OBJECT_FILE_PATHS) $(CODEC_C_OBJECT_FILE_PATHS)
+%.js: $(CODEC_LIB)
 	$(CXX) \
 		-I $(CODEC_DIR)/encoder \
 		-I $(CODEC_DIR)/transcoder \
@@ -68,21 +68,21 @@ $(filter dec/%,$(OUT_JS)): dec/basis_dec.cpp
 		-o $@ \
 		$+ 
 
-$(CODEC_CPP_OBJECT_FILES): $(CODEC_DIR)
+$(CODEC_LIB): $(CODEC_DIR)
+	mkdir -p $(CODEC_BUILD_DIR)
+	cd $(CODEC_BUILD_DIR) && \
 	$(CXX) \
 		${CXXFLAGS} \
-		-o $@ \
-		-c $(@:.o=.cpp)
-
-$(CODEC_C_OBJECT_FILES): $(CODEC_DIR)
+		-c $(addprefix ../, $(CODEC_CPP_SOURCE_FILES))
+	cd $(CODEC_BUILD_DIR) && \
 	$(CC) \
 		${CFLAGS} \
-		-o $@ \
-		-c $(@:.o=.c)
+		-c $(addprefix ../, $(CODEC_C_SOURCE_FILES))
+	$(AR) rc $(CODEC_LIB) $(CODEC_BUILD_DIR)/*.o
 
 $(CODEC_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $@
 	curl -sL $(CODEC_URL) | tar xz --strip 1 -C $@
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) $(OUT_JS) $(OUT_WASM)
+	$(RM) $(OUT_JS) $(OUT_WASM) $(CODEC_BUILD_DIR)
diff --git a/codecs/basis/dec/basis_dec.js b/codecs/basis/dec/basis_dec.js
index 509c0f42..e0439a0b 100644
--- a/codecs/basis/dec/basis_dec.js
+++ b/codecs/basis/dec/basis_dec.js
@@ -971,9 +971,9 @@ function updateGlobalBufferAndViews(buf) {
   Module['HEAPF64'] = HEAPF64 = new Float64Array(buf);
 }
 
-var STACK_BASE = 5776352,
+var STACK_BASE = 5775920,
     STACKTOP = STACK_BASE,
-    STACK_MAX = 533472;
+    STACK_MAX = 533040;
 
 var TOTAL_STACK = 5242880;
 
@@ -1418,12 +1418,6 @@ var ASM_CONSTS = {
       abort('Assertion failed: ' + UTF8ToString(condition) + ', at: ' + [filename ? UTF8ToString(filename) : 'unknown filename', line, func ? UTF8ToString(func) : 'unknown function']);
     }
 
-  var ExceptionInfoAttrs={DESTRUCTOR_OFFSET:0,REFCOUNT_OFFSET:4,TYPE_OFFSET:8,CAUGHT_OFFSET:12,RETHROWN_OFFSET:13,SIZE:16};
-  function ___cxa_allocate_exception(size) {
-      // Thrown object is prepended by exception metadata block
-      return _malloc(size + ExceptionInfoAttrs.SIZE) + ExceptionInfoAttrs.SIZE;
-    }
-
   function _atexit(func, arg) {
     }
   function ___cxa_thread_atexit(a0,a1
@@ -1431,88 +1425,6 @@ var ASM_CONSTS = {
   return _atexit(a0,a1);
   }
 
-  function ExceptionInfo(excPtr) {
-      this.excPtr = excPtr;
-      this.ptr = excPtr - ExceptionInfoAttrs.SIZE;
-  
-      this.set_type = function(type) {
-        HEAP32[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.TYPE_OFFSET))>>2)]=type;
-      };
-  
-      this.get_type = function() {
-        return HEAP32[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.TYPE_OFFSET))>>2)];
-      };
-  
-      this.set_destructor = function(destructor) {
-        HEAP32[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.DESTRUCTOR_OFFSET))>>2)]=destructor;
-      };
-  
-      this.get_destructor = function() {
-        return HEAP32[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.DESTRUCTOR_OFFSET))>>2)];
-      };
-  
-      this.set_refcount = function(refcount) {
-        HEAP32[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.REFCOUNT_OFFSET))>>2)]=refcount;
-      };
-  
-      this.set_caught = function (caught) {
-        caught = caught ? 1 : 0;
-        HEAP8[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.CAUGHT_OFFSET))>>0)]=caught;
-      };
-  
-      this.get_caught = function () {
-        return HEAP8[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.CAUGHT_OFFSET))>>0)] != 0;
-      };
-  
-      this.set_rethrown = function (rethrown) {
-        rethrown = rethrown ? 1 : 0;
-        HEAP8[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.RETHROWN_OFFSET))>>0)]=rethrown;
-      };
-  
-      this.get_rethrown = function () {
-        return HEAP8[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.RETHROWN_OFFSET))>>0)] != 0;
-      };
-  
-      // Initialize native structure fields. Should be called once after allocated.
-      this.init = function(type, destructor) {
-        this.set_type(type);
-        this.set_destructor(destructor);
-        this.set_refcount(0);
-        this.set_caught(false);
-        this.set_rethrown(false);
-      }
-  
-      this.add_ref = function() {
-        var value = HEAP32[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.REFCOUNT_OFFSET))>>2)];
-        HEAP32[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.REFCOUNT_OFFSET))>>2)]=value + 1;
-      };
-  
-      // Returns true if last reference released.
-      this.release_ref = function() {
-        var prev = HEAP32[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.REFCOUNT_OFFSET))>>2)];
-        HEAP32[(((this.ptr)+(ExceptionInfoAttrs.REFCOUNT_OFFSET))>>2)]=prev - 1;
-        return prev === 1;
-      };
-    }
-  
-  var exceptionLast=0;
-  
-  function __ZSt18uncaught_exceptionv() { // std::uncaught_exception()
-      return __ZSt18uncaught_exceptionv.uncaught_exceptions > 0;
-    }
-  function ___cxa_throw(ptr, type, destructor) {
-      var info = new ExceptionInfo(ptr);
-      // Initialize ExceptionInfo content after it was allocated in __cxa_allocate_exception.
-      info.init(type, destructor);
-      exceptionLast = ptr;
-      if (!("uncaught_exception" in __ZSt18uncaught_exceptionv)) {
-        __ZSt18uncaught_exceptionv.uncaught_exceptions = 1;
-      } else {
-        __ZSt18uncaught_exceptionv.uncaught_exceptions++;
-      }
-      throw ptr;
-    }
-
   function getShiftFromSize(size) {
       switch (size) {
           case 1: return 0;
@@ -2619,9 +2531,7 @@ function intArrayToString(array) {
 __ATINIT__.push({ func: function() { ___wasm_call_ctors() } });
 var asmLibraryArg = {
   "__assert_fail": ___assert_fail,
-  "__cxa_allocate_exception": ___cxa_allocate_exception,
   "__cxa_thread_atexit": ___cxa_thread_atexit,
-  "__cxa_throw": ___cxa_throw,
   "_embind_register_bool": __embind_register_bool,
   "_embind_register_emval": __embind_register_emval,
   "_embind_register_float": __embind_register_float,
@@ -2651,11 +2561,6 @@ var ___wasm_call_ctors = Module["___wasm_call_ctors"] = function() {
   return (___wasm_call_ctors = Module["___wasm_call_ctors"] = Module["asm"]["__wasm_call_ctors"]).apply(null, arguments);
 };
 
-/** @type {function(...*):?} */
-var _free = Module["_free"] = function() {
-  return (_free = Module["_free"] = Module["asm"]["free"]).apply(null, arguments);
-};
-
 /** @type {function(...*):?} */
 var _realloc = Module["_realloc"] = function() {
   return (_realloc = Module["_realloc"] = Module["asm"]["realloc"]).apply(null, arguments);
@@ -2666,6 +2571,11 @@ var _malloc = Module["_malloc"] = function() {
   return (_malloc = Module["_malloc"] = Module["asm"]["malloc"]).apply(null, arguments);
 };
 
+/** @type {function(...*):?} */
+var _free = Module["_free"] = function() {
+  return (_free = Module["_free"] = Module["asm"]["free"]).apply(null, arguments);
+};
+
 /** @type {function(...*):?} */
 var ___getTypeName = Module["___getTypeName"] = function() {
   return (___getTypeName = Module["___getTypeName"] = Module["asm"]["__getTypeName"]).apply(null, arguments);
diff --git a/codecs/basis/dec/basis_dec.wasm b/codecs/basis/dec/basis_dec.wasm
index 303432de..62aeb4ae 100755
Binary files a/codecs/basis/dec/basis_dec.wasm and b/codecs/basis/dec/basis_dec.wasm differ
diff --git a/codecs/basis/enc/basis_enc.cpp b/codecs/basis/enc/basis_enc.cpp
index 376fe5c7..4da04f31 100644
--- a/codecs/basis/enc/basis_enc.cpp
+++ b/codecs/basis/enc/basis_enc.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ val encode(std::string image_in, int image_width, int image_height, BasisOptions
 
   basist::etc1_global_selector_codebook sel_codebook(basist::g_global_selector_cb_size,
                                                      basist::g_global_selector_cb);
-
   basis_compressor_params params;
   basis_compressor compressor;
   image img =
diff --git a/codecs/basis/enc/basis_enc.js b/codecs/basis/enc/basis_enc.js
index 277d5787..e6f61d60 100644
--- a/codecs/basis/enc/basis_enc.js
+++ b/codecs/basis/enc/basis_enc.js
@@ -971,9 +971,9 @@ function updateGlobalBufferAndViews(buf) {
   Module['HEAPF64'] = HEAPF64 = new Float64Array(buf);
 }
 
-var STACK_BASE = 5878720,
+var STACK_BASE = 5878144,
     STACKTOP = STACK_BASE,
-    STACK_MAX = 635840;
+    STACK_MAX = 635264;
 
 var TOTAL_STACK = 5242880;
 
@@ -2971,11 +2971,6 @@ var ___wasm_call_ctors = Module["___wasm_call_ctors"] = function() {
   return (___wasm_call_ctors = Module["___wasm_call_ctors"] = Module["asm"]["__wasm_call_ctors"]).apply(null, arguments);
 };
 
-/** @type {function(...*):?} */
-var _free = Module["_free"] = function() {
-  return (_free = Module["_free"] = Module["asm"]["free"]).apply(null, arguments);
-};
-
 /** @type {function(...*):?} */
 var _realloc = Module["_realloc"] = function() {
   return (_realloc = Module["_realloc"] = Module["asm"]["realloc"]).apply(null, arguments);
@@ -2986,6 +2981,11 @@ var _malloc = Module["_malloc"] = function() {
   return (_malloc = Module["_malloc"] = Module["asm"]["malloc"]).apply(null, arguments);
 };
 
+/** @type {function(...*):?} */
+var _free = Module["_free"] = function() {
+  return (_free = Module["_free"] = Module["asm"]["free"]).apply(null, arguments);
+};
+
 /** @type {function(...*):?} */
 var ___getTypeName = Module["___getTypeName"] = function() {
   return (___getTypeName = Module["___getTypeName"] = Module["asm"]["__getTypeName"]).apply(null, arguments);
diff --git a/codecs/basis/enc/basis_enc.wasm b/codecs/basis/enc/basis_enc.wasm
index d6ebe539..f016e033 100755
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