diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a272bae62..81d4102e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
 
     name: ${{ matrix.name }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
-    container: ${{ (matrix.compiler == 'gcc' && 'ubuntu:22.04') || matrix.container }}
+    container: ${{ matrix.container }}
     env: ${{ matrix.env }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           DEBIAN_FRONTEND: 'noninteractive'
           TZ: 'Etc/UTC'
         with:
-          apt-get: ${{ matrix.install }} git build-essential python3 curl openjdk-11-jdk ninja-build pkg-config libncurses-dev
+          apt-get: ${{ matrix.install }} git build-essential python3 curl openjdk-11-jdk ninja-build pkg-config libncurses-dev libxml2-utils libxml2-dev
           cc: ${{ steps.setup-cpp.outputs.cc || matrix.cc }}
           ccflags: ${{ matrix.ccflags }}
           cxx: ${{ steps.setup-cpp.outputs.cxx || matrix.cxx }}
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Libxml2
         id: libxml2-install
+        if: matrix.compiler == 'msvc'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -x
@@ -254,16 +255,55 @@ jobs:
             -D duktape_ROOT=${{ steps.duktape-install.outputs.duktape-root }}
             -D Duktape_ROOT=${{ steps.duktape-install.outputs.duktape-root }}
             -D fmt_ROOT=${{ steps.fmt-install.outputs.fmt-root }}
-            -D libxml2_ROOT=${{ steps.libxml2-install.outputs.libxml2-root }}
-            -D LibXml2_ROOT=${{ steps.libxml2-install.outputs.libxml2-root }}
+            ${{ (steps.libxml2-install.outputs.libxml2-root && format('-D libxml2_ROOT={0}', steps.libxml2-install.outputs.libxml2-root)) || '' }}  
+            ${{ (steps.libxml2-install.outputs.libxml2-root && format('-D LibXml2_ROOT={0}', steps.libxml2-install.outputs.libxml2-root)) || '' }}
           export-compile-commands: true
           run-tests: true
           install: true
-          package: ${{ matrix.is-main }}
+          package: ${{ matrix.is-main && matrix.compiler == 'msvc' }}
           package-dir: packages
           package-generators: ${{ (runner.os == 'Windows' && '7Z ZIP WIX') || 'TGZ TXZ' }}
           package-artifact: false
 
+      # See src/wrapper/README.adoc
+      - name: Wrap GCC Binaries
+        if: matrix.compiler == 'gcc' && matrix.is-main
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          
+          # 1) Inspect what the executable ./local/bin/mrdocs is linked against
+          MRDOCS_PATH=.local/bin/mrdocs
+          WRAPPER_PATH=src/wrapper/wrapper
+          ldd "$MRDOCS_PATH"
+          ldd_output=$(ldd "$MRDOCS_PATH")
+          libgcc=$(echo "$ldd_output" | grep 'libgcc_s.so.1' | awk -F '=>' '{print $2}' | awk '{print $1}')
+          libstdcpp=$(echo "$ldd_output" | grep 'libstdc++.so.6' | awk -F '=>' '{print $2}' | awk '{print $1}')
+          echo "libgcc_s.so.1 path: $libgcc"
+          echo "libstdc++.so.6 path: $libstdcpp"
+          
+          # 2) Generate wrapper .inc files
+          ./src/wrapper/generate_tables.sh "$MRDOCS_PATH"
+
+          # 3) Copy the required libraries to the package
+          mkdir -p .local/lib/gcc
+          cp "$libgcc" .local/lib/gcc
+          mkdir -p .local/lib/stdcpp
+          cp "$libstdcpp" .local/lib/stdcpp
+          
+          # 4) Rename original executable to mrdocs.base
+          mv "$MRDOCS_PATH" "$MRDOCS_PATH.base"
+          
+          # 5) Copy wrapper executable
+          cp "$WRAPPER_PATH" "$MRDOCS_PATH"
+          
+          # 6) Test wrapped executable
+          "$MRDOCS_PATH" --version
+          
+          # 7) Check if we're missing any symbols in the wrapper
+          
+          
+          
+
       - name: Upload GitHub Release Artifacts
         if: ${{ matrix.is-main && matrix.compiler != 'clang' }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -482,6 +522,7 @@ jobs:
           # Iterate over the previous files and compare them with the corresponding local files
           find $PREV_DEMOS_DIR -type f | while read previous_file; do
               # Derive the corresponding local file path
+          
               local_file="${LOCAL_DEMOS_DIR}${previous_file#$PREV_DEMOS_DIR}"
               diff_output="$DIFF_DIR${previous_file#$PREV_DEMOS_DIR}"
               if [[ -f $local_file ]]; then