diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 274ed38..8b1cee0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "fig"
 version = "0.1.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/ntBre/fig#37dcfda168ddbf8d1b5b83838de8d3982e8791fe"
 dependencies = [
  "nom",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0031350..baf56c7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ libc = "0.2.158"
 yeslogic-fontconfig-sys = "6.0.0"
 env_logger = "0.11.3"
 log = "0.4.21"
-fig = { path = "../fig" }
+fig = { git = "https://github.com/ntBre/fig" }
diff --git a/blocks/src/main.rs b/blocks/src/main.rs
index a22c03a..01edaf4 100644
--- a/blocks/src/main.rs
+++ b/blocks/src/main.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,53 @@ struct Globals<const N: usize> {
     statusstr: [String; 2],
 }
 
+fn getsigcmds<const N: usize>(g: *mut Globals<N>, signal: c_int) {
+    for (i, current) in BLOCKS.iter().enumerate() {
+        if current.signal == signal {
+            unsafe {
+                (*g).statusbar[i] = current.getcmd();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn getstatus<const N: usize>(g: *mut Globals<N>) -> bool {
+    unsafe {
+        (*g).statusstr[1] = std::mem::take(&mut (*g).statusstr[0]);
+        (*g).statusstr[0] = (*g).statusbar.join("").replace('\n', "");
+        (*g).statusstr[0] != (*g).statusstr[1]
+    }
+}
+
+/// NOTE: inlined from setroot, can also be pstdout with -p flag, presumably
+/// for debugging
+fn writestatus<const N: usize>(g: *mut Globals<N>) {
+    // only set root if text has changed
+    if !getstatus(g) {
+        return;
+    }
+    unsafe {
+        let dpy = XOpenDisplay(null());
+        let screen = XDefaultScreen(dpy);
+        let root = XRootWindow(dpy, screen);
+        let s = CString::new((*g).statusstr[0].clone()).unwrap();
+        XStoreName(dpy, root, s.as_ptr());
+        XCloseDisplay(dpy);
+    }
+}
+
+fn statusloop<const N: usize>(g: *mut Globals<N>) {
+    setupsignals();
+    unsafe {
+        (*g).getcmds(-1);
+        for i in 0.. {
+            (*g).getcmds(i);
+            writestatus(g);
+            sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<const N: usize> Globals<N> {
     const fn new() -> Self {
         const S: String = String::new();
@@ -36,47 +83,6 @@ impl<const N: usize> Globals<N> {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    fn getsigcmds(&mut self, signal: c_int) {
-        for (i, current) in BLOCKS.iter().enumerate() {
-            if current.signal == signal {
-                self.statusbar[i] = current.getcmd();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn getstatus(&mut self) -> bool {
-        self.statusstr[1] = std::mem::take(&mut self.statusstr[0]);
-        self.statusstr[0] = self.statusbar.join("").replace('\n', "");
-        self.statusstr[0] != self.statusstr[1]
-    }
-
-    /// NOTE: inlined from setroot, can also be pstdout with -p flag, presumably
-    /// for debugging
-    fn writestatus(&mut self) {
-        // only set root if text has changed
-        if !self.getstatus() {
-            return;
-        }
-        unsafe {
-            let dpy = XOpenDisplay(null());
-            let screen = XDefaultScreen(dpy);
-            let root = XRootWindow(dpy, screen);
-            let s = CString::new(self.statusstr[0].clone()).unwrap();
-            XStoreName(dpy, root, s.as_ptr());
-            XCloseDisplay(dpy);
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn statusloop(&mut self) {
-        setupsignals();
-        self.getcmds(-1);
-        for i in 0.. {
-            self.getcmds(i);
-            self.writestatus();
-            sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 /// adapted from
@@ -90,10 +96,8 @@ extern "C" fn termhandler(_: c_int) {
 }
 
 extern "C" fn sighandler(signum: c_int) {
-    unsafe {
-        GLOB.getsigcmds(signum - SIGRTMIN());
-        GLOB.writestatus();
-    }
+    getsigcmds(&raw mut GLOB, signum - SIGRTMIN());
+    writestatus(&raw mut GLOB);
 }
 
 struct Block {
@@ -139,6 +143,6 @@ fn main() {
     unsafe {
         signal(SIGTERM, get_handler(termhandler));
         signal(SIGINT, get_handler(termhandler));
-        GLOB.statusloop();
+        statusloop(&raw mut GLOB);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 731c2cb..825451b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ fn setup() {
             XA_ATOM,
             32,
             PropModeReplace,
-            NETATOM.as_ptr() as *mut c_uchar,
+            &raw mut NETATOM as *mut c_uchar,
             Net::Last as i32,
         );
         xlib::XDeleteProperty(DPY, ROOT, NETATOM[Net::ClientList as usize]);
@@ -2442,9 +2442,10 @@ fn manage(w: Window, wa: *mut xlib::XWindowAttributes) {
         log::trace!("manage: XConfigureWindow");
         xlib::XConfigureWindow(DPY, w, CWBorderWidth as u32, &mut wc);
         log::trace!(
-            "manage: XSetWindowBorder with DPY = {DPY:?} and w = {w:?}"
+            "manage: XSetWindowBorder with DPY = {:?} and w = {w:?}",
+            &raw const DPY
         );
-        log::trace!("scheme: {:?}", SCHEME);
+        log::trace!("scheme: {:?}", &raw const SCHEME);
         let scheme_norm: *mut Clr = *SCHEME.offset(Scheme::Norm as isize);
         log::trace!("scheme[SchemeNorm]: {scheme_norm:?}");
         let border: Clr = *scheme_norm.offset(Col::Border as isize);