diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index d6ef549..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "vendors/twitter/bootstrap"]
-	path = vendors/twitter/bootstrap
-	url = git://github.com/twitter/bootstrap
-[submodule "vendors/jquery/jquery"]
-	path = vendors/jquery/jquery
-	url = git://github.com/jquery/jquery.git
-[submodule "vendors/jquery/jquery-ui"]
-	path = vendors/jquery/jquery-ui
-	url = git://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui.git
-[submodule "vendors/jquery/jquery-mobile"]
-	path = vendors/jquery/jquery-mobile
-	url = git://github.com/jquery/jquery-mobile.git
-[submodule "vendors/cloudhead/less.js"]
-	path = vendors/cloudhead/less.js
-	url = git@github.com:cloudhead/less.js.git
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b011afd..a98eff3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,14 +22,15 @@ PICKLES is in fact not a true MVC system and won't be masquerading around as one
 
 ### Highly Recommended Software
 
-* PHP 5.2.0+ for native JSON support or PECL JSON 1.2.1 (included)
+* PHP 5.2.0+ for native JSON support or PECL JSON 1.2.1
 
 ### Optional Software
 
+* node, npm & lessc to compile LESS files
+* sass to compile SASS files
 * MySQL with PDO and PDO_MYSQL drivers
 * PostgreSQL with PDO and PDO_PGSQL drivers
 * SQLite 3 with PDO and PDO_SQLITE drivers
-* Limited support for Mongo with Mongo driver and PECL Mongo 1.0.10 (included)
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/classes/Dynamic.php b/classes/Dynamic.php
index ce1acf4..99c2f18 100644
--- a/classes/Dynamic.php
+++ b/classes/Dynamic.php
@@ -170,14 +170,23 @@ class Dynamic extends Object
 
 					if ($less)
 					{
-						$command = 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin; ' . PICKLES_PATH . 'vendors/cloudhead/less.js/bin/lessc ' . $original_filename . ' > ' . $compiled_filename;
+						// I couldn't get getenv() to give me the PATH value... so yeah, there's that.
+						exec('echo $PATH', $path);
+						putenv('PATH=' . $path[0] . PATH_SEPARATOR . '/usr/local/bin');
+
+						$command = 'lessc ' . $original_filename . ' > ' . $compiled_filename;
 					}
 					elseif ($sass)
 					{
 						$command = 'sass ' . $original_filename . ':' . $compiled_filename;
 					}
 
-					exec($command);
+					exec($command, $output, $return);
+
+					if ($return !== 0)
+					{
+						throw new Exception('There was an error executing `' . $command . '` it returned exit code ' . $return);
+					}
 
 					$original_filename = $compiled_filename;
 				}
diff --git a/jar.php b/jar.php
index 1d25fdd..54e6e16 100755
--- a/jar.php
+++ b/jar.php
@@ -3180,14 +3180,23 @@ class Dynamic extends Object
 
 					if ($less)
 					{
-						$command = 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin; ' . PICKLES_PATH . 'vendors/cloudhead/less.js/bin/lessc ' . $original_filename . ' > ' . $compiled_filename;
+						// I couldn't get getenv() to give me the PATH value... so yeah, there's that.
+						exec('echo $PATH', $path);
+						putenv('PATH=' . $path[0] . PATH_SEPARATOR . '/usr/local/bin');
+
+						$command = 'lessc ' . $original_filename . ' > ' . $compiled_filename;
 					}
 					elseif ($sass)
 					{
 						$command = 'sass ' . $original_filename . ':' . $compiled_filename;
 					}
 
-					exec($command);
+					exec($command, $output, $return);
+
+					if ($return !== 0)
+					{
+						throw new Exception('There was an error executing `' . $command . '` it returned exit code ' . $return);
+					}
 
 					$original_filename = $compiled_filename;
 				}
diff --git a/vendors/cloudhead/less.js b/vendors/cloudhead/less.js
deleted file mode 160000
index 8abc60e..0000000
--- a/vendors/cloudhead/less.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 8abc60ef268f55e8399e06b19506d1c985baae8d
diff --git a/vendors/jquery/jquery b/vendors/jquery/jquery
deleted file mode 160000
index a60fed4..0000000
--- a/vendors/jquery/jquery
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a60fed4dec85e7b0c3b6fc5741b14cee1552afc4
diff --git a/vendors/jquery/jquery-mobile b/vendors/jquery/jquery-mobile
deleted file mode 160000
index 39aea2b..0000000
--- a/vendors/jquery/jquery-mobile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 39aea2b93315ff668b0aea428b08b4d3d31b66cc
diff --git a/vendors/jquery/jquery-ui b/vendors/jquery/jquery-ui
deleted file mode 160000
index bae06d2..0000000
--- a/vendors/jquery/jquery-ui
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit bae06d2b1ef6bbc946dce9fae91f68cc41abccda
diff --git a/vendors/twitter/bootstrap b/vendors/twitter/bootstrap
deleted file mode 160000
index c52368d..0000000
--- a/vendors/twitter/bootstrap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit c52368d3c5984b28e6a71e5e1240afdd788fc2e6