diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 53fd9a9..037b5c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-build
+build*
 *.ll
 *.bc
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d2f5afd..1f97e81 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(STINCILLA CXX)
 enable_testing()
 
-find_package(AnyDSL-runtime REQUIRED)
-include(${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_CMAKE_DIR}/Runtime.cmake)
-include_directories(${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_DIR}/src)
+find_package(Impala REQUIRED)
 
 set(BACKEND ${BACKEND} CACHE STRING "select the backend from the following: CPU, AVX, NVVM, CUDA, OPENCL")
 if(NOT BACKEND)
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ endif()
 string(TOLOWER "${BACKEND}" BACKEND)
 message(STATUS "Selected backend: ${BACKEND}")
 
-set(BACKEND_FILE intrinsics_${BACKEND}.impala)
+set(BACKEND_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/intrinsics_${BACKEND}.impala)
 
 if(BACKEND STREQUAL "cpu" OR BACKEND STREQUAL "avx")
     set(DEVICE "cpu")
@@ -28,6 +26,21 @@ set(IMPALA_FLAGS --log-level info)
 set(STINCILLA_COMMON_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/common/pnm_image)
 include_directories(${STINCILLA_COMMON_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
+function (add_test_sample _name)
+    CMAKE_PARSE_ARGUMENTS ( "PARGS" "" "" "CXX;IMPALA" ${ARGN} )
+    set(_infiles ${PARGS_IMPALA})
+    set(_cxxfiles ${PARGS_CXX})
+    if (NOT (_infiles OR _cxxfiles))
+        set(_infiles ${PARGS_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
+    endif()
+    set(_backend_file ${BACKEND_FILE})
+    source_group("Impala Files" REGULAR_EXPRESSION "[.]impala$")
+    wrap_impala_sources(_outfiles OUTPUT_NAME ${_name} CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS} IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS} FILES ${_infiles} ${_backend_file})
+    add_executable(${_name} ${_outfiles} ${_infiles} ${_backend_file} ${_cxxfiles})
+    target_link_libraries(${_name} ${Impala_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
+    add_test("${_name}" ${_name})
+endfunction()
+
 add_subdirectory(aobench)
 add_subdirectory(bilateral_grid)
 add_subdirectory(harris_corner)
@@ -37,35 +50,9 @@ add_subdirectory(sorting_networks)
 add_subdirectory(vcycle)
 
 # simple CPU-based examples
-anydsl_runtime_wrap(MATMUL_PROGRAM
-    CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-    IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-    FILES ${BACKEND_FILE} utils.impala matmul.impala)
-add_executable(matmul ${MATMUL_PROGRAM})
-target_link_libraries(matmul ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
-add_test("matmul" matmul)
+add_test_sample(matmul utils.impala matmul.impala)
 
 # examples based on the "mapping"
-anydsl_runtime_wrap(GAUSSIAN_PROGRAM
-    CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-    IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-    FILES ${BACKEND_FILE} utils.impala stencil_lib.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala gaussian.impala)
-add_executable(gaussian ${GAUSSIAN_PROGRAM})
-target_link_libraries(gaussian ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
-add_test("gaussian" gaussian)
-
-anydsl_runtime_wrap(BILATERAL_PROGRAM
-    CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-    IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-    FILES ${BACKEND_FILE} utils.impala stencil_lib.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala bilateral.impala)
-add_executable(bilateral ${BILATERAL_PROGRAM})
-target_link_libraries(bilateral ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
-add_test("bilateral" bilateral)
-
-anydsl_runtime_wrap(JACOBI_PROGRAM
-    CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-    IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-    FILES ${BACKEND_FILE} utils.impala stencil_lib.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala jacobi.impala)
-add_executable(jacobi ${JACOBI_PROGRAM})
-target_link_libraries(jacobi ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
-add_test("jacobi" jacobi)
+add_test_sample(gaussian utils.impala stencil_lib.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala gaussian.impala)
+add_test_sample(bilateral utils.impala stencil_lib.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala bilateral.impala)
+add_test_sample(jacobi utils.impala stencil_lib.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala jacobi.impala)
diff --git a/aobench/CMakeLists.txt b/aobench/CMakeLists.txt
index 79212be..eaa0475 100644
--- a/aobench/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/aobench/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-anydsl_runtime_wrap(AOBENCH_PROGRAM
-    CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-    IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-    FILES ../${BACKEND_FILE} ../utils.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala aobench.impala)
-add_executable(aobench main.cpp ${AOBENCH_PROGRAM})
-target_link_libraries(aobench ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
+add_test_sample(aobench
+    CXX main.cpp
+    IMPALA ../utils.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala aobench.impala)
 set_target_properties(aobench PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 11 CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-add_test("aobench" aobench)
diff --git a/aobench/main.cpp b/aobench/main.cpp
index f587411..50a317a 100644
--- a/aobench/main.cpp
+++ b/aobench/main.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ void saveppm(uint8_t* img, int width, int height) {
     write_pnm_image(img, width, height, "aobench.ppm", pnm_t::P6);
 }
 
+// polyfill of non-standard drand48()
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+
+#include <random>
+static std::mt19937_64 std_gen64;
+static std::uniform_real_distribution<double> std_dist64(0., 1.);
+extern "C" void srand48(int64_t seed) { std_gen64.seed(seed); }
+extern "C" double drand48() { return std_dist64(std_gen64); }
+
+static std::uniform_int_distribution<int64_t> std_disti64(-(1 << 31), 1 << 31);
+extern "C" int64_t mrand48() { return std_disti64(std_gen64); }
+
+#endif // _MSC_VER
+
 /*************************************************************************
  * Main function                                                         *
  *************************************************************************/
diff --git a/bilateral_grid/CMakeLists.txt b/bilateral_grid/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f27ba7..d6fbfca 100644
--- a/bilateral_grid/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bilateral_grid/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-anydsl_runtime_wrap(BILATERAL_GRID_PROGRAM
-    CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-    IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-    FILES ../${BACKEND_FILE} ../utils.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala bilateral_grid.impala)
-add_executable(bilateral_grid main.cpp ${BILATERAL_GRID_PROGRAM})
-target_link_libraries(bilateral_grid ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
+add_test_sample(bilateral_grid
+    CXX main.cpp
+    IMPALA ../utils.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala bilateral_grid.impala)
 set_target_properties(bilateral_grid PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 11 CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-add_test("bilateral_grid" bilateral_grid)
 configure_file(../common/lena.pgm ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lena.pgm COPYONLY)
diff --git a/harris_corner/CMakeLists.txt b/harris_corner/CMakeLists.txt
index dbf3185..ee8a633 100644
--- a/harris_corner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/harris_corner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-anydsl_runtime_wrap(HARRIS_CORNER_PROGRAM
-    CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-    IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-    FILES ../${BACKEND_FILE} ../utils.impala ../stencil_lib.impala ../mapping_${DEVICE}.impala harris_corner.impala)
-add_executable(harris_corner main.cpp ${HARRIS_CORNER_PROGRAM})
-target_link_libraries(harris_corner ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
+add_test_sample(harris_corner
+    CXX main.cpp
+    IMPALA ../utils.impala ../stencil_lib.impala ../mapping_${DEVICE}.impala harris_corner.impala)
 set_target_properties(harris_corner PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 11 CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-add_test("harris_corner" harris_corner)
 configure_file(../common/lena.pgm ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lena.pgm COPYONLY)
diff --git a/image_sharpening/CMakeLists.txt b/image_sharpening/CMakeLists.txt
index 50d8813..94826f5 100644
--- a/image_sharpening/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/image_sharpening/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-anydsl_runtime_wrap(SHARPENING_PROGRAM
-    CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-    IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-    FILES ../${BACKEND_FILE} ../utils.impala ../stencil_lib.impala ../mapping_${DEVICE}.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala sharpening.impala)
-add_executable(sharpening main.cpp ${SHARPENING_PROGRAM})
-target_link_libraries(sharpening ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
+add_test_sample(sharpening
+    CXX main.cpp
+    IMPALA ../utils.impala ../stencil_lib.impala ../mapping_${DEVICE}.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala sharpening.impala)
 set_target_properties(sharpening PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 11 CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-add_test("sharpening" sharpening)
 configure_file(goldhill.pgm ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/goldhill.pgm COPYONLY)
diff --git a/sorting_networks/CMakeLists.txt b/sorting_networks/CMakeLists.txt
index df3c381..5800a98 100644
--- a/sorting_networks/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sorting_networks/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,2 @@
-anydsl_runtime_wrap(MEDIAN_PROGRAM
-    CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-    IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-    FILES ../${BACKEND_FILE} ../utils.impala ../stencil_lib.impala ../mapping_${DEVICE}.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala oddeven.impala median.impala)
-add_executable(median ${MEDIAN_PROGRAM})
-target_link_libraries(median ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
-add_test("median" median)
+add_test_sample(median
+    ../utils.impala ../stencil_lib.impala ../mapping_${DEVICE}.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala oddeven.impala median.impala)
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 74f4b3d..fa09b04 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,51 +1,21 @@
-anydsl_runtime_wrap(STENCIL_INT_PROGRAM
-    CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-    IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
+wrap_impala_sources(STENCIL_INT_PROGRAM
     FILES stencil_dsl.impala)
 add_executable(stencil_dsl ${STENCIL_INT_PROGRAM})
-target_link_libraries(stencil_dsl ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(stencil_dsl ${Impala_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
 add_test("stencil_dsl" stencil_dsl)
 
 if(NOT (BACKEND STREQUAL "cpu" OR BACKEND STREQUAL "avx"))
-    anydsl_runtime_wrap(MULTI_GPU_PROGRAM
-        CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-        IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-        FILES ../${BACKEND_FILE} ../utils.impala multi_gpu.impala)
-    add_executable(multi_gpu ${MULTI_GPU_PROGRAM})
-    target_link_libraries(multi_gpu ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
-    add_test("multi_gpu" multi_gpu)
-
-    anydsl_runtime_wrap(ALLOC_GPU_PROGRAM
-        CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-        IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-        FILES ../${BACKEND_FILE} alloc_gpu.impala)
-    add_executable(alloc_gpu ${ALLOC_GPU_PROGRAM})
-    target_link_libraries(alloc_gpu ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
-    add_test("alloc_gpu" alloc_gpu)
-
-    anydsl_runtime_wrap(ALLOC_GPU_UNIFIED_PROGRAM
-        CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-        IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-        FILES ../${BACKEND_FILE} alloc_gpu_unified.impala)
-    add_executable(alloc_gpu_unified ${ALLOC_GPU_UNIFIED_PROGRAM})
-    target_link_libraries(alloc_gpu_unified ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
-    add_test("alloc_gpu_unified" alloc_gpu_unified)
-
-    anydsl_runtime_wrap(RESERVE_SHARED_PROGRAM
-        CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-        IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-        FILES ../${BACKEND_FILE} reserve_shared.impala)
-    add_executable(reserve_shared ${RESERVE_SHARED_PROGRAM})
-    target_link_libraries(reserve_shared ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
-    add_test("reserve_shared" reserve_shared)
+    add_test_sample(multi_gpu ../utils.impala multi_gpu.impala)
+    add_test_sample(alloc_gpu alloc_gpu.impala)
+    add_test_sample(alloc_gpu_unified alloc_gpu_unified.impala)
+    add_test_sample(reserve_shared reserve_shared.impala)
 
     if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "aarch64")
-        anydsl_runtime_wrap(HALF_FLOAT_GPU_PROGRAM
-            CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-            IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-            FILES ../${BACKEND_FILE} half_float_gpu.impala)
-        add_executable(half_float_gpu ${HALF_FLOAT_GPU_PROGRAM})
-        target_link_libraries(half_float_gpu ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
-        add_test("half_float_gpu" half_float_gpu)
+        # wrap_impala_sources(HALF_FLOAT_GPU_PROGRAM
+            # FILES ../${BACKEND_FILE} half_float_gpu.impala)
+        # add_executable(half_float_gpu ${HALF_FLOAT_GPU_PROGRAM})
+        # target_link_libraries(half_float_gpu ${IMPALA_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
+        # add_test("half_float_gpu" half_float_gpu)
+        add_test_sample(half_float_gpu half_float_gpu.impala)
     endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/vcycle/CMakeLists.txt b/vcycle/CMakeLists.txt
index 88edd2a..4d29386 100644
--- a/vcycle/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vcycle/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-anydsl_runtime_wrap(VCYCLE_PROGRAM
-    CLANG_FLAGS ${CLANG_FLAGS}
-    IMPALA_FLAGS ${IMPALA_FLAGS}
-    FILES ../${BACKEND_FILE} ../utils.impala ../stencil_lib.impala ../mapping_${DEVICE}.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala vcycle.impala)
-add_executable(vcycle main.cpp ${VCYCLE_PROGRAM})
-target_link_libraries(vcycle ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARY} ${ANYDSL_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES})
+add_test_sample(vcycle
+    CXX main.cpp
+    IMPALA ../utils.impala ../stencil_lib.impala ../mapping_${DEVICE}.impala mapping_${DEVICE}.impala vcycle.impala)
 set_target_properties(vcycle PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 11 CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-add_test("vcycle" vcycle)
 configure_file(../common/lena.pgm ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lena.pgm COPYONLY)