diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 497f1c9d..5e898ad0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ Research/*.exe
 Research/*.obj
 RESEARCH/*.EXE
 RESEARCH/*.OBJ
+
+# Borland C++ ILINK32 debug information - can't be deactivated, unfortunately.
+*.tds
+*.TDS
diff --git a/build32b.bat b/build32b.bat
index 1686bf22..3ba8f044 100755
--- a/build32b.bat
+++ b/build32b.bat
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ echo Running the first, 32-bit part of the ReC98 build process.
 set ReC98_ASM=tasm32 /m /mx /kh32768 /t /ilibs\master.lib\
 set CXX32=bcc32
 
+REM Silence incorrect warnings for Borland C++ 5.5
+REM ----------------------------------------------
+REM 'identifier' is assigned a value that is never used
+set CXX32FLAGS=%CXX32FLAGS% -w-8004
+REM Comparing signed and unsigned values
+set CXX32FLAGS=%CXX32FLAGS% -w-8012
+REM ----------------------------------------------
+
+set CXX32FLAGS=%CXX32FLAGS% -O2 -v- -x-
+
 del /S *.obj
 for /L %%i in (1,1,5) do mkdir bin\th0%%i 2>NUL
 
@@ -13,6 +23,10 @@ if errorlevel 9009 goto no_tasm32
 %CXX32% 1>NUL 2>NUL
 if errorlevel 9009 goto no_bcc32
 
+set BMP2ARR=bin\Pipeline\bmparr32.exe
+
+%CXX32% %CXX32FLAGS% -nbin/Pipeline/ Pipeline\bmp2arr.c Pipeline\bmp2arrl.c
+
 %ReC98_ASM% th01_op.asm bin\th01\op.obj
 %ReC98_ASM% th01_reiiden.asm bin\th01\reiiden.obj
 %ReC98_ASM% th01_fuuin.asm bin\th01\fuuin.obj