diff --git a/build b/build
index e349ab6..81572c9 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -19,29 +19,30 @@ go build -o $GOBIN/actool ${REPO_PATH}/app-container/actool
 echo "Building ACE validator..."
 GOOS=linux CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -a -ldflags '-extldflags "-static"' -o $GOBIN/ace-validator ${REPO_PATH}/app-container/ace
 
-echo "Building init (stage1)..."
-go build -o $GOBIN/init ${REPO_PATH}/stage1
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu" ]]; then
+	echo "Building init (stage1)..."
+	go build -o $GOBIN/init ${REPO_PATH}/stage1
 
-S1BINS=${PWD}/stage0
-S1INIT=${S1BINS}/stage1_init
-if [ $GOBIN/init -nt $S1INIT/bin.go ]; then
-	echo "Packaging init (stage1)..."
-	TMP=$(mktemp -d)
-	[ -d $S1INIT ] || mkdir -p $S1INIT
-	cp $GOBIN/init $TMP/s1init
-	go-bindata -o $S1INIT/bin.go -pkg="stage1_init" -prefix=$TMP $TMP
+	S1BINS=${PWD}/stage0
+	S1INIT=${S1BINS}/stage1_init
+	if [ $GOBIN/init -nt $S1INIT/bin.go ]; then
+		echo "Packaging init (stage1)..."
+		TMP=$(mktemp -d)
+		[ -d $S1INIT ] || mkdir -p $S1INIT
+		cp $GOBIN/init $TMP/s1init
+		go-bindata -o $S1INIT/bin.go -pkg="stage1_init" -prefix=$TMP $TMP
+	fi
+
+	S1ROOTFS=${S1BINS}/stage1_rootfs
+	if [ stage1/mkrootfs.sh -nt $S1ROOTFS/bin.go ]; then
+		echo "Generating and packaging rootfs (stage1)..."
+		[ -d "${S1ROOTFS}" ] || mkdir -p "${S1ROOTFS}"
+		pushd stage1
+		OUTPUT=$S1ROOTFS/bin.go ./mkrootfs.sh
+		popd
+	fi
 fi
 
-S1ROOTFS=${S1BINS}/stage1_rootfs
-if [ stage1/mkrootfs.sh -nt $S1ROOTFS/bin.go ]; then
-	echo "Generating and packaging rootfs (stage1)..."
-	[ -d "${S1ROOTFS}" ] || mkdir -p "${S1ROOTFS}"
-	pushd stage1
-	OUTPUT=$S1ROOTFS/bin.go ./mkrootfs.sh
-	popd
-fi
-
-
 echo "Building rkt (stage0)..."
 go build -o $GOBIN/rkt ${REPO_PATH}/rkt
 
diff --git a/rkt/run.go b/rkt/run_linux.go
similarity index 99%
rename from rkt/run.go
rename to rkt/run_linux.go
index a1c5913..d7b262a 100644
--- a/rkt/run.go
+++ b/rkt/run_linux.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//+build linux
+
 package main
 
 import (
diff --git a/rkt/run_other.go b/rkt/run_other.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3dc4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rkt/run_other.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//+build !linux
+
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+var (
+	cmdRun = &Command{
+		Name:    "run",
+		Summary: "Run image(s) in an application container in rocket",
+		Run:     runRun,
+	}
+)
+
+func runRun(args []string) (exit int) {
+	fmt.Println("run is not implemented on this platform.")
+	return
+}
diff --git a/rkt/status.go b/rkt/status_linux.go
similarity index 94%
rename from rkt/status.go
rename to rkt/status_linux.go
index 696bf2d..5175003 100644
--- a/rkt/status.go
+++ b/rkt/status_linux.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//+build linux
+
 package main
 
 import "fmt"
diff --git a/rkt/status_other.go b/rkt/status_other.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8647e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rkt/status_other.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//+build !linux
+
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+var (
+	cmdStatus = &Command{
+		Name:    "status",
+		Summary: "Check the status of a rkt job",
+		Run:     runStatus,
+	}
+)
+
+func runStatus(args []string) (exit int) {
+	fmt.Println("status is not implemented on this platform.")
+	return
+}
diff --git a/stage0/run.go b/stage0/run.go
index 1a3b6d4..2003a1c 100644
--- a/stage0/run.go
+++ b/stage0/run.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//+build linux
+
 package stage0
 
 //
diff --git a/stage1/container.go b/stage1/container.go
index 11c84df..44d2472 100644
--- a/stage1/container.go
+++ b/stage1/container.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//+build linux
+
 package main
 
 import (
diff --git a/stage1/init.go b/stage1/init.go
index 88f9387..7d0c314 100644
--- a/stage1/init.go
+++ b/stage1/init.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//+build linux
+
 package main
 
 // this implements /init of stage1/nspawn+systemd
diff --git a/stage1/path.go b/stage1/path.go
index 45fbc77..e587512 100644
--- a/stage1/path.go
+++ b/stage1/path.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//+build linux
+
 package main
 
 import (