diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index f75a75c..67ff451 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -137,3 +137,20 @@ jobs:
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - run: cargo doc
 
+  success:
+    needs:
+      - clippy
+      - test
+      - cross_compile_test
+      - ios_cross_compile_test
+      - rustfmt
+      - doc
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # GitHub branch protection is exceedingly silly and treats "jobs skipped because a dependency
+    # failed" as success. So we have to do some contortions to ensure the job fails if any of its
+    # dependencies fails.
+    if: always() # make sure this is never "skipped"
+    steps:
+      # Manually check the status of all dependencies. `if: failure()` does not work.
+      - name: check if any dependency failed
+        run: jq --exit-status 'all(.result == "success")' <<< '${{ toJson(needs) }}'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b587562..107cce3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.1.52](https://github.com/rust-lang/cmake-rs/compare/v0.1.51...v0.1.52) - 2024-11-25
+
+### Other
+
+- Expose cc-rs no_default_flags for hassle-free cross-compilation ([#225](https://github.com/rust-lang/cmake-rs/pull/225))
+- Add a `success` job to CI
+- Change `--build` to use an absolute path
+- Merge pull request [#195](https://github.com/rust-lang/cmake-rs/pull/195) from meowtec/feat/improve-fail-hint
+- Improve hint for cmake not installed in Linux (code 127)
+
 ## [0.1.51](https://github.com/rust-lang/cmake-rs/compare/v0.1.50...v0.1.51) - 2024-08-15
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5b248c3..4d30aec 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cmake"
-version = "0.1.51"
+version = "0.1.52"
 authors = ["Alex Crichton <alex@alexcrichton.com>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0f9b89a..35ce4cb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     uses_cxx11: bool,
     always_configure: bool,
     no_build_target: bool,
+    no_default_flags: bool,
     verbose_cmake: bool,
     verbose_make: bool,
     pic: Option<bool>,
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ impl Config {
             path: env::current_dir().unwrap().join(path),
             generator: None,
             generator_toolset: None,
+            no_default_flags: false,
             cflags: OsString::new(),
             cxxflags: OsString::new(),
             asmflags: OsString::new(),
@@ -297,6 +299,13 @@ impl Config {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Disables the generation of default compiler flags. The default compiler
+    /// flags may cause conflicts in some cross compiling scenarios.
+    pub fn no_default_flags(&mut self, no_default_flags: bool) -> &mut Config {
+        self.no_default_flags = no_default_flags;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Sets the host triple for this compilation.
     ///
     /// This is automatically scraped from `$HOST` which is set for Cargo
@@ -515,7 +524,7 @@ impl Config {
             .debug(false)
             .warnings(false)
             .host(&host)
-            .no_default_flags(ndk);
+            .no_default_flags(ndk || self.no_default_flags);
         if !ndk {
             c_cfg.target(&target);
         }
@@ -527,7 +536,7 @@ impl Config {
             .debug(false)
             .warnings(false)
             .host(&host)
-            .no_default_flags(ndk);
+            .no_default_flags(ndk || self.no_default_flags);
         if !ndk {
             cxx_cfg.target(&target);
         }
@@ -846,7 +855,7 @@ impl Config {
             }
         }
 
-        cmd.arg("--build").arg(".");
+        cmd.arg("--build").arg(&build);
 
         if !self.no_build_target {
             let target = self
@@ -1075,6 +1084,12 @@ fn run(cmd: &mut Command, program: &str) {
         Err(e) => fail(&format!("failed to execute command: {}", e)),
     };
     if !status.success() {
+        if status.code() == Some(127) {
+            fail(&format!(
+                "command did not execute successfully, got: {}, is `{}` not installed?",
+                status, program
+            ));
+        }
         fail(&format!(
             "command did not execute successfully, got: {}",
             status