diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c5d2d5..2a36dad 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@ set(LIB_SOURCES
 if(TARGET ${CORE_NAME}_cpp)
     list(APPEND LIB_SOURCES ${${CORE_NAME}_OUTPUT_FILES})
 else()
-    FILE(GLOB GEN_SOURCES
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src-gen/iss/arch/*.cpp
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src-gen/vm/interp/vm_*.cpp
-    )
-    list(APPEND LIB_SOURCES ${GEN_SOURCES})
+    FILE(GLOB GEN_ISS_SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src-gen/iss/arch/*.cpp)
+    FILE(GLOB GEN_VM_SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src-gen/vm/interp/vm_*.cpp)
+    list(APPEND LIB_SOURCES ${GEN_ISS_SOURCES} ${GEN_VM_SOURCES})
+    foreach(FILEPATH ${GEN_ISS_SOURCES})
+        get_filename_component(CORE ${FILEPATH} NAME_WE)
+        string(TOUPPER ${CORE} CORE)
+        list(APPEND LIB_DEFINES CORE_${CORE})
+    endforeach()
+    message("Defines are ${LIB_DEFINES}")
 endif()
 
 if(TARGET RapidJSON OR TARGET RapidJSON::RapidJSON)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a3999ad..5aeb3f8 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <array>
 #include "iss/factory.h"
 
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
@@ -170,27 +172,29 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (clim.count("plugin")) {
             for (std::string const& opt_val : clim["plugin"].as<std::vector<std::string>>()) {
                 std::string plugin_name=opt_val;
-                std::string filename{"cycles.txt"};
+                std::string arg{""};
                 std::size_t found = opt_val.find('=');
                 if (found != std::string::npos) {
                     plugin_name = opt_val.substr(0, found);
-                    filename = opt_val.substr(found + 1, opt_val.size());
+                    arg = opt_val.substr(found + 1, opt_val.size());
                 }
                 if (plugin_name == "ic") {
-                    auto *ic_plugin = new iss::plugin::instruction_count(filename);
+                    auto *ic_plugin = new iss::plugin::instruction_count(arg);
                     vm->register_plugin(*ic_plugin);
                     plugin_list.push_back(ic_plugin);
                 } else if (plugin_name == "ce") {
-                    auto *ce_plugin = new iss::plugin::cycle_estimate(filename);
+                    auto *ce_plugin = new iss::plugin::cycle_estimate(arg);
                     vm->register_plugin(*ce_plugin);
                     plugin_list.push_back(ce_plugin);
                 } else if (plugin_name == "pctrace") {
-                    auto *plugin = new iss::plugin::pctrace(filename);
+                    auto *plugin = new iss::plugin::pctrace(arg);
                     vm->register_plugin(*plugin);
                     plugin_list.push_back(plugin);
                } else {
 #ifndef WIN32
-                    std::array<char const*, 1> a{{filename.c_str()}};
+                    std::vector<char const*> a{};
+                    if(arg.length())
+                        a.push_back({arg.c_str()});
                     iss::plugin::loader l(plugin_name, {{"initPlugin"}});
                     auto* plugin = l.call_function<iss::vm_plugin*>("initPlugin", a.size(), a.data());
                     if(plugin){