diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 752540f..a3c84d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -128,23 +128,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           which i686-w64-mingw32-gcc || echo "WARNING: i686-w64-mingw32-gcc not found"
           which x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc || echo "WARNING: x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc not found"
-      - name: Setup sccache wrappers for all compilers
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p $HOME/.ccache-bin
-
-          # Use LLVM-MinGW for all Windows architectures (x86, x64, arm64)
-          # This provides a consistent, modern toolchain across all targets
-          LLVM_MINGW_BIN="$(pwd)/llvm-mingw-20240619-ucrt-ubuntu-20.04-x86_64/bin"
-
-          for arch in i686 x86_64 aarch64; do
-            for tool in gcc g++; do
-              echo '#!/bin/sh' > $HOME/.ccache-bin/${arch}-w64-mingw32-$tool
-              echo "exec sccache $LLVM_MINGW_BIN/${arch}-w64-mingw32-${tool} \"\$@\"" >> $HOME/.ccache-bin/${arch}-w64-mingw32-$tool
-              chmod +x $HOME/.ccache-bin/${arch}-w64-mingw32-$tool
-            done
-          done
-
-          echo "$HOME/.ccache-bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
       - name: Install autoconf and automake
         run: |
           # xz 5.8.2 was built with automake 1.18.1 and autoconf 2.72
diff --git a/native/build-linux-arm.sh b/native/build-linux-arm.sh
index ab16b4a..3b15744 100755
--- a/native/build-linux-arm.sh
+++ b/native/build-linux-arm.sh
@@ -42,21 +42,12 @@ if [ ! -f "$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/arm-linux-gcc" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-export CC=arm-linux-gcc
-export CXX=arm-linux-g++
-export AR=arm-linux-ar
-export RANLIB=arm-linux-ranlib
-
-# Generate sccache wrappers for compilers only (not ar/ranlib)
-echo "Setting up sccache wrappers..."
-mkdir -p .ccache-bin
-for tool in gcc g++; do
-    printf '#!/bin/sh\nexec sccache "%s/bin/arm-linux-%s" "$@"\n' "$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX" "$tool" > .ccache-bin/arm-linux-$tool
-    chmod +x .ccache-bin/arm-linux-$tool
-done
-
-# Add wrappers to PATH (before toolchain bin)
-export PATH="$(pwd)/.ccache-bin:$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
+export CC="sccache $TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/arm-linux-gcc"
+export CXX="sccache $TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/arm-linux-g++"
+export AR=$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/arm-linux-ar
+export RANLIB=$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/arm-linux-ranlib
+
+export PATH="$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Keep PREFIX for our built libraries (same as before)
 export PREFIX="${PREFIX:-$(pwd)/local}"
@@ -78,7 +69,7 @@ download_all_libraries
 # Build compression libraries (static only to avoid conflicts with -static LDFLAGS)
 echo "Building lz4 ${LZ4_VERSION}..."
 cd lz4-${LZ4_VERSION}/lib
-make -j$NCPU liblz4.a CC=$CC AR=$AR
+make -j$NCPU liblz4.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp liblz4.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp lz4.h lz4hc.h lz4frame.h $PREFIX/include/
@@ -86,7 +77,7 @@ cd ../..
 
 echo "Building zstd ${ZSTD_VERSION}..."
 cd zstd-${ZSTD_VERSION}/lib
-make -j$NCPU libzstd.a CC=$CC AR=$AR
+make -j$NCPU libzstd.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp libzstd.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp zstd.h zstd_errors.h zdict.h $PREFIX/include/
@@ -94,7 +85,7 @@ cd ../..
 
 echo "Building bzip2 ${BZIP2_VERSION}..."
 cd bzip2-${BZIP2_VERSION}
-make -j$NCPU libbz2.a CC=$CC AR=$AR RANLIB=$RANLIB CFLAGS="-fPIC -O2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
+make -j$NCPU libbz2.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR" "RANLIB=$RANLIB" CFLAGS="-fPIC -O2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp libbz2.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp bzlib.h $PREFIX/include/
diff --git a/native/build-linux-arm64.sh b/native/build-linux-arm64.sh
index 2ea0d92..e534365 100755
--- a/native/build-linux-arm64.sh
+++ b/native/build-linux-arm64.sh
@@ -42,21 +42,12 @@ if [ ! -f "$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/aarch64-linux-gcc" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-export CC=aarch64-linux-gcc
-export CXX=aarch64-linux-g++
-export AR=aarch64-linux-ar
-export RANLIB=aarch64-linux-ranlib
-
-# Generate sccache wrappers for compilers only (not ar/ranlib)
-echo "Setting up sccache wrappers..."
-mkdir -p .ccache-bin
-for tool in gcc g++; do
-    printf '#!/bin/sh\nexec sccache "%s/bin/aarch64-linux-%s" "$@"\n' "$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX" "$tool" > .ccache-bin/aarch64-linux-$tool
-    chmod +x .ccache-bin/aarch64-linux-$tool
-done
-
-# Add wrappers to PATH (before toolchain bin)
-export PATH="$(pwd)/.ccache-bin:$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
+export CC="sccache $TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/aarch64-linux-gcc"
+export CXX="sccache $TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/aarch64-linux-g++"
+export AR=$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/aarch64-linux-ar
+export RANLIB=$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/aarch64-linux-ranlib
+
+export PATH="$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Keep PREFIX for our built libraries (same as before)
 export PREFIX="${PREFIX:-$(pwd)/local}"
@@ -78,7 +69,7 @@ download_all_libraries
 # Build compression libraries (static only to avoid conflicts with -static LDFLAGS)
 echo "Building lz4 ${LZ4_VERSION}..."
 cd lz4-${LZ4_VERSION}/lib
-make -j$NCPU liblz4.a CC=$CC AR=$AR
+make -j$NCPU liblz4.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp liblz4.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp lz4.h lz4hc.h lz4frame.h $PREFIX/include/
@@ -86,7 +77,7 @@ cd ../..
 
 echo "Building zstd ${ZSTD_VERSION}..."
 cd zstd-${ZSTD_VERSION}/lib
-make -j$NCPU libzstd.a CC=$CC AR=$AR
+make -j$NCPU libzstd.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp libzstd.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp zstd.h zstd_errors.h zdict.h $PREFIX/include/
@@ -94,7 +85,7 @@ cd ../..
 
 echo "Building bzip2 ${BZIP2_VERSION}..."
 cd bzip2-${BZIP2_VERSION}
-make -j$NCPU libbz2.a CC=$CC AR=$AR RANLIB=$RANLIB CFLAGS="-fPIC -O2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
+make -j$NCPU libbz2.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR" "RANLIB=$RANLIB" CFLAGS="-fPIC -O2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp libbz2.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp bzlib.h $PREFIX/include/
diff --git a/native/build-linux-x86.sh b/native/build-linux-x86.sh
index 31ca60a..d724045 100755
--- a/native/build-linux-x86.sh
+++ b/native/build-linux-x86.sh
@@ -42,21 +42,12 @@ if [ ! -f "$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/i686-linux-gcc" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-export CC=i686-linux-gcc
-export CXX=i686-linux-g++
-export AR=i686-linux-ar
-export RANLIB=i686-linux-ranlib
-
-# Generate sccache wrappers for compilers only (not ar/ranlib)
-echo "Setting up sccache wrappers..."
-mkdir -p .ccache-bin
-for tool in gcc g++; do
-    printf '#!/bin/sh\nexec sccache "%s/bin/i686-linux-%s" "$@"\n' "$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX" "$tool" > .ccache-bin/i686-linux-$tool
-    chmod +x .ccache-bin/i686-linux-$tool
-done
-
-# Add wrappers to PATH (before toolchain bin)
-export PATH="$(pwd)/.ccache-bin:$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
+export CC="sccache $TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/i686-linux-gcc"
+export CXX="sccache $TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/i686-linux-g++"
+export AR=$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/i686-linux-ar
+export RANLIB=$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/i686-linux-ranlib
+
+export PATH="$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Keep PREFIX for our built libraries (same as before)
 export PREFIX="${PREFIX:-$(pwd)/local}"
@@ -78,7 +69,7 @@ download_all_libraries
 # Build compression libraries (static only to avoid conflicts with -static LDFLAGS)
 echo "Building lz4 ${LZ4_VERSION}..."
 cd lz4-${LZ4_VERSION}/lib
-make -j$NCPU liblz4.a CC=$CC AR=$AR
+make -j$NCPU liblz4.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp liblz4.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp lz4.h lz4hc.h lz4frame.h $PREFIX/include/
@@ -86,7 +77,7 @@ cd ../..
 
 echo "Building zstd ${ZSTD_VERSION}..."
 cd zstd-${ZSTD_VERSION}/lib
-make -j$NCPU libzstd.a CC=$CC AR=$AR
+make -j$NCPU libzstd.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp libzstd.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp zstd.h zstd_errors.h zdict.h $PREFIX/include/
@@ -94,7 +85,7 @@ cd ../..
 
 echo "Building bzip2 ${BZIP2_VERSION}..."
 cd bzip2-${BZIP2_VERSION}
-make -j$NCPU libbz2.a CC=$CC AR=$AR RANLIB=$RANLIB CFLAGS="-fPIC -O2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
+make -j$NCPU libbz2.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR" "RANLIB=$RANLIB" CFLAGS="-fPIC -O2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp libbz2.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp bzlib.h $PREFIX/include/
diff --git a/native/build-linux.sh b/native/build-linux.sh
index 12eae6b..a053943 100755
--- a/native/build-linux.sh
+++ b/native/build-linux.sh
@@ -42,21 +42,12 @@ if [ ! -f "$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/x86_64-linux-gcc" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-export CC=x86_64-linux-gcc
-export CXX=x86_64-linux-g++
-export AR=x86_64-linux-ar
-export RANLIB=x86_64-linux-ranlib
-
-# Generate sccache wrappers for compilers only (not ar/ranlib)
-echo "Setting up sccache wrappers..."
-mkdir -p .ccache-bin
-for tool in gcc g++; do
-    printf '#!/bin/sh\nexec sccache "%s/bin/x86_64-linux-%s" "$@"\n' "$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX" "$tool" > .ccache-bin/x86_64-linux-$tool
-    chmod +x .ccache-bin/x86_64-linux-$tool
-done
-
-# Add wrappers to PATH (before toolchain bin)
-export PATH="$(pwd)/.ccache-bin:$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
+export CC="sccache $TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/x86_64-linux-gcc"
+export CXX="sccache $TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/x86_64-linux-g++"
+export AR=$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/x86_64-linux-ar
+export RANLIB=$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin/x86_64-linux-ranlib
+
+export PATH="$TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Keep PREFIX for our built libraries (same as before)
 export PREFIX="${PREFIX:-$(pwd)/local}"
@@ -78,7 +69,7 @@ download_all_libraries
 # Build compression libraries (static only to avoid conflicts with -static LDFLAGS)
 echo "Building lz4 ${LZ4_VERSION}..."
 cd lz4-${LZ4_VERSION}/lib
-make -j$NCPU liblz4.a CC=$CC AR=$AR
+make -j$NCPU liblz4.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp liblz4.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp lz4.h lz4hc.h lz4frame.h $PREFIX/include/
@@ -86,7 +77,7 @@ cd ../..
 
 echo "Building zstd ${ZSTD_VERSION}..."
 cd zstd-${ZSTD_VERSION}/lib
-make -j$NCPU libzstd.a CC=$CC AR=$AR
+make -j$NCPU libzstd.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp libzstd.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp zstd.h zstd_errors.h zdict.h $PREFIX/include/
@@ -94,7 +85,7 @@ cd ../..
 
 echo "Building bzip2 ${BZIP2_VERSION}..."
 cd bzip2-${BZIP2_VERSION}
-make -j$NCPU libbz2.a CC=$CC AR=$AR RANLIB=$RANLIB CFLAGS="-fPIC -O2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
+make -j$NCPU libbz2.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR" "RANLIB=$RANLIB" CFLAGS="-fPIC -O2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp libbz2.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp bzlib.h $PREFIX/include/
diff --git a/native/build-windows.sh b/native/build-windows.sh
index 6b4eeb0..5477200 100755
--- a/native/build-windows.sh
+++ b/native/build-windows.sh
@@ -45,8 +45,13 @@ if ! command -v ${MINGW_PREFIX}-gcc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 # Windows-specific build settings
-export CC="${MINGW_PREFIX}-gcc"
-export CXX="${MINGW_PREFIX}-g++"
+if command -v sccache >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    export CC="sccache ${MINGW_PREFIX}-gcc"
+    export CXX="sccache ${MINGW_PREFIX}-g++"
+else
+    export CC="${MINGW_PREFIX}-gcc"
+    export CXX="${MINGW_PREFIX}-g++"
+fi
 export AR="${MINGW_PREFIX}-ar"
 export RANLIB="${MINGW_PREFIX}-ranlib"
 export RC="${MINGW_PREFIX}-windres"
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ fi
 # Build compression libraries
 echo "Building lz4 ${LZ4_VERSION}..."
 cd lz4-${LZ4_VERSION}/lib
-make -j$NCPU liblz4.a CC=$CC AR=$AR
+make -j$NCPU liblz4.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp liblz4.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp lz4.h lz4hc.h lz4frame.h $PREFIX/include/
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ cd ../..
 
 echo "Building bzip2 ${BZIP2_VERSION}..."
 cd bzip2-${BZIP2_VERSION}
-make -j$NCPU libbz2.a CC=$CC AR=$AR RANLIB=$RANLIB CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
+make -j$NCPU libbz2.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR" "RANLIB=$RANLIB" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
 # Verify library was built and has symbols
 ls -lh libbz2.a
 ${MINGW_PREFIX}-nm -g libbz2.a | grep BZ2_bzCompressInit || echo "WARNING: BZ2_bzCompressInit not found in libbz2.a"
@@ -106,7 +111,7 @@ cd ..
 
 echo "Building zstd ${ZSTD_VERSION}..."
 cd zstd-${ZSTD_VERSION}/lib
-make -j$NCPU libzstd.a CC=$CC AR=$AR
+make -j$NCPU libzstd.a "CC=$CC" "AR=$AR"
 mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib $PREFIX/include
 cp libzstd.a $PREFIX/lib/
 cp zstd.h zstd_errors.h zdict.h $PREFIX/include/