diff -rauN notion/ioncore/bindmaps.c notion-minimal-patch/ioncore/bindmaps.c
--- notion/ioncore/bindmaps.c	2023-07-24 05:52:11.000000000 +0200
+++ notion-minimal-patch/ioncore/bindmaps.c	2023-07-31 19:44:35.484759283 +0200
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
     if(bindmap==NULL)
         return NULL;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_X11_XCB
     b.ksb=XkbKeycodeToKeysym(ioncore_g.dpy, kcb, 0, 0);
     b.kcb=kcb;
     b.state=state;
@@ -228,6 +229,9 @@
         b.state|=ShiftMask;
         bindmap_add_binding(bindmap, &b);
     }
+#else
+    return NULL;
+#endif
 
     return bindmap;
 }
diff -rauN notion/mod_sm/Makefile notion-minimal-patch/mod_sm/Makefile
--- notion/mod_sm/Makefile	2023-07-24 05:52:11.000000000 +0200
+++ notion-minimal-patch/mod_sm/Makefile	2023-07-31 19:44:35.484759283 +0200
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 INCLUDES += $(X11_INCLUDES) $(LIBTU_INCLUDES) $(LIBEXTL_INCLUDES) -I..
 CFLAGS += $(XOPEN_SOURCE) $(C99_SOURCE)
-LIBS += $(X11_LIBS) -lSM -lICE
+LIBS += $(X11_LIBS) @@BASE@@/build/stage1/lib/libSM.a @@BASE@@/build/stage1/lib/libICE.a
 
 SOURCES=sm.c sm_matchwin.c sm_session.c
 
diff -rauN notion/modulelist.mk notion-minimal-patch/modulelist.mk
--- notion/modulelist.mk	2023-07-24 05:52:11.000000000 +0200
+++ notion-minimal-patch/modulelist.mk	2023-07-31 19:44:35.484759283 +0200
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 MODULE_LIST = mod_tiling mod_query mod_menu \
 	      mod_dock mod_sp mod_sm mod_statusbar \
-	      de mod_xinerama mod_xrandr mod_xkbevents mod_notionflux
+	      de mod_xkbevents mod_xinerama mod_xrandr mod_notionflux
diff -rauN notion/mod_xrandr/mod_xrandr.c notion-minimal-patch/mod_xrandr/mod_xrandr.c
--- notion/mod_xrandr/mod_xrandr.c	2023-07-24 05:52:11.000000000 +0200
+++ notion-minimal-patch/mod_xrandr/mod_xrandr.c	2023-07-31 19:44:35.484759283 +0200
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
     if(rotations==NULL)
         return FALSE;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_XRANDR
     FOR_ALL_SCREENS(scr){
         Rotation rot=RR_Rotate_90;
         int randr_screen_id = XRRRootToScreen(ioncore_g.dpy, ((WMPlex*) scr)->win.win);
@@ -153,6 +154,9 @@
 
         insrot(scr->id, rr2scrrot(rot));
     }
+#else
+    return FALSE;
+#endif
 
     return TRUE;
 }
@@ -163,18 +167,26 @@
 
 bool mod_xrandr_init()
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_XRANDR
     hasXrandR=
         XRRQueryExtension(ioncore_g.dpy,&xrr_event_base,&xrr_error_base);
+#else
+    hasXrandR=FALSE;
+#endif
 
     if(!check_pivots())
         return FALSE;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_XRANDR
     if(hasXrandR){
         XRRSelectInput(ioncore_g.dpy,ioncore_g.rootwins->dummy_win,
                        RRScreenChangeNotifyMask);
     }else{
+#endif
         warn_obj("mod_xrandr","XRandR is not supported on this display");
+#ifdef HAVE_XRANDR
     }
+#endif
 
     hook_add(ioncore_handle_event_alt,(WHookDummy *)handle_xrandr_event);
 
@@ -192,6 +204,7 @@
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_XRANDR
 void add_output(ExtlTab result, XRROutputInfo *output_info, XRRCrtcInfo *crtc_info)
 {
     ExtlTab details = extl_create_table();
@@ -207,15 +220,34 @@
     extl_table_sets_i(details, "h", (int)crtc_info->height);
     extl_table_sets_t(result, strdup(output_info->name), details);
 }
+#else
+/* for now return one default screen resolution (fitting to the VESA mode
+ * 0x317, TODO: use older Xrandr functions to get mode data)
+ */
+void add_default_output(ExtlTab result)
+{
+    ExtlTab details = extl_create_table();
+    extl_table_sets_s(details, "name", strdup("standard"));
+    extl_table_sets_i(details, "x", 0);
+    extl_table_sets_i(details, "y", 0);
+    extl_table_sets_i(details, "w", 1024);
+    extl_table_sets_i(details, "h", 768);
+    extl_table_sets_t(result, strdup("standard"), details);
+}
+#endif
 
 EXTL_SAFE
 EXTL_EXPORT
 ExtlTab mod_xrandr_get_all_outputs()
 {
     int i;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_XRANDR
     XRRScreenResources *res = XRRGetScreenResources(ioncore_g.dpy, ioncore_g.rootwins->dummy_win);
+#endif
     ExtlTab result = extl_create_table();
 
+#ifdef HAVE_XRANDR
     for(i=0; i < res->noutput; i++){
         XRROutputInfo *output_info = XRRGetOutputInfo(ioncore_g.dpy, res, res->outputs[i]);
         if(output_info->crtc != None){
@@ -227,6 +259,9 @@
         }
         XRRFreeOutputInfo(output_info);
     }
+#else
+    add_default_output(result);
+#endif
 
     return result;
 
@@ -242,9 +277,13 @@
 ExtlTab mod_xrandr_get_outputs_for_geom(ExtlTab geom)
 {
     int i;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_XRANDR
     XRRScreenResources *res = XRRGetScreenResources(ioncore_g.dpy, ioncore_g.rootwins->dummy_win);
+#endif
     ExtlTab result = extl_create_table();
 
+#ifdef HAVE_XRANDR
     for(i=0; i < res->noutput; i++){
         int x,y;
         int w,h;
@@ -265,6 +304,9 @@
         }
         XRRFreeOutputInfo(output_info);
     }
+#else
+    add_default_output(result);
+#endif
 
     return result;
 }
diff -rauN notion/notion/Makefile notion-minimal-patch/notion/Makefile
--- notion/notion/Makefile	2023-07-24 05:52:11.000000000 +0200
+++ notion-minimal-patch/notion/Makefile	2023-07-31 19:44:35.484759283 +0200
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 INCLUDES += $(LIBMAINLOOP_INCLUDES) $(LIBTU_INCLUDES) $(LIBEXTL_INCLUDES)
 INCLUDES += -I..
 
-LIBS += $(X11_LIBS) -lSM -lICE
+LIBS += $(X11_LIBS) @@BASE@@/build/stage1/lib/libSM.a @@BASE@@/build/stage1/lib/libICE.a
 LIBS += $(WHOLEA) $(LIBMAINLOOP_LIBS) $(LIBEXTL_LIBS) $(LIBTU_LIBS) $(NO_WHOLEA)
 LIBS += $(LUA_LIBS) $(DL_LIBS)
 LIBS += -lm
diff -rauN notion/system-autodetect.mk notion-minimal-patch/system-autodetect.mk
--- notion/system-autodetect.mk	2023-07-24 05:52:11.000000000 +0200
+++ notion-minimal-patch/system-autodetect.mk	2023-07-31 19:44:35.494759298 +0200
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@
           -DHAS_SYSTEM_ASPRINTF=$(HAS_SYSTEM_ASPRINTF)
 
 LDFLAGS += -Wl,--as-needed $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
-EXPORT_DYNAMIC=-Xlinker --export-dynamic
+#EXPORT_DYNAMIC=-Xlinker --export-dynamic
+EXPORT_DYNAMIC=-rdynamic
 
 # The following options are mainly for development use and can be used
 # to check that the code seems to conform to some standards. Depending
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@
 INSTALL_STRIP =
 CFLAGS += -g
 
-ifeq ($(PRELOAD_MODULES),1)
-X11_LIBS += -lXinerama -lXrandr
-endif
+#ifeq ($(PRELOAD_MODULES),1)
+#X11_LIBS += -lXinerama -lXrandr
+#endif