diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 63aab30..28ef754 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,37 +1,41 @@
-# .SILENT:
-
+.SILENT: help
 VERSION=0.1
-PREFIX=/usr/local
-ETCPREFIX=/etc
-
-# WINLIBS=-lwsock32 -lws2_32
+OBJLIB_NAME=UDPTCPNetwork
 
-CXX=g++
-CXXFLAGS= -ggdb -fPIC -pg -Wno-write-strings -I./ -std=c++11
-# LDFLAGS= -lm -lc -pg -lssl -lcrypto $(WINLIBS)
-LDFLAGS= -lm -pg -lssl -lcrypto $(WINLIBS)
+-include Makefile.rules
 
 DEFAULT_TCPPORT=6131
 DEFAULT_UDPPORT=6131
 DEFAULT_SERVER=localhost
 
 OBJLIB=network.o udp.o tcp.o unix.o ssl.o
-INCLIB=config.h UDPTCPNetwork.h
-OBJLIB_NAME=UDPTCPNetwork
-TARGET=lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).so.$(VERSION)
+INCLIB=UDPTCPNetwork.h
+
+ifeq ($(TARGET),)
+noconfig: help
+endif
 
-DISTNAME=libUDPTCPNetwork-$(VERSION)
-DEPENDFILE=.depend
 
 all: dep $(TARGET) test-udp test-tcp test-ssl
 
-test-tcp: $(TARGET) test-tcp.o config.h
+help:
+	echo "set up configuration"
+	echo "   make configwindows    to generate the windows build"
+	echo "   make configlinux      to generate the linix build"
+
+configlinux: clean
+	cp -f Makefile.rules.linux Makefile.rules
+
+configwindows: clean
+	cp -f Makefile.rules.windows Makefile.rules
+
+test-tcp: $(TARGET) test-tcp.o
 	$(CXX) test-tcp.o -o $@ -lUDPTCPNetwork -L./ -I./ $(LDFLAGS)
 
-test-ssl: $(TARGET) test-ssl.o config.h
+test-ssl: $(TARGET) test-ssl.o
 	$(CXX) test-ssl.o -o $@ -lUDPTCPNetwork -L./ -I./ $(LDFLAGS) 
 
-test-udp: $(TARGET) test-udp.o config.h
+test-udp: $(TARGET) test-udp.o
 	$(CXX) test-udp.o -o $@ -lUDPTCPNetwork -L./ -I./  $(LDFLAGS)
 
 keygen:
@@ -40,9 +44,9 @@ keygen:
 
 install: $(TARGET)
 	cp -f $(TARGET) $(PREFIX)/lib/
-	ln -sf $(TARGET) $(PREFIX)/lib/lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).so
+	if test -f "lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).so"; then cp -f lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).so $(PREFIX)/lib/ ; fi
 	cp -f UDPTCPNetwork.h $(PREFIX)/include/
-
+ 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(PREFIX)/lib/$(TARGET)
 	rm -f $(PREFIX)/lib/lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).so
@@ -51,15 +55,15 @@ uninstall:
 rebuild: clean all
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJLIB) $(INCLIB)
-	# $(CXX) -shared -Wl,-soname,lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).so -o $(TARGET) $^ -lc $(LDFLAGS)
-	$(CXX) -shared -Wl,-soname,lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).so -o $(TARGET) $^ $(LDFLAGS)
-	ln -sf $(TARGET) lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).so
+	$(CXX) -shared $(LINKPARAMS) -o $(TARGET) $^ $(LDFLAGS)
+	if test -f "lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).so.$(VERSION)"; then ln -sf $(TARGET) lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).so; fi
 	ar rcs lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).a $(OBJLIB)
 
 dep:
 	$(CXX) -MM `ls *.cc` $(CXXFLAGS) > $(DEPENDFILE)
 	
 clean:
+	rm Makefile.rules -rf 
 	rm test-tcp -rf
 	rm test-udp -rf
 	rm test-ssl -rf
@@ -75,11 +79,6 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf *.dll
 	rm -rf *.so.*
 	rm -rf *.pem -rf
-	
-
-cleanall: clean
-
-source: cleanall
 
 config: 
 	echo "#ifndef _CONFIG_H_" > config.h
diff --git a/Makefile.rules.linux b/Makefile.rules.linux
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..556356f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.rules.linux
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+PREFIX = /usr/local
+ETCPREFIX = /etc
+
+LINUXVERSION = 1
+
+CXX = g++
+CXXFLAGS = -ggdb -fPIC -pg -Wno-write-strings -I./ -std=c++11 -DBUILD_LINUX
+LDFLAGS = -lm -pg -lssl -lcrypto
+
+TARGET = lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).so.$(VERSION)
+
+DISTNAME = lib$(OBJLIB_NAME)-$(VERSION)
+DEPENDFILE = .depend
+
+LINKPARAMS = -Wl,-soname,lib$(OBJLIB_NAME).so
diff --git a/Makefile.rules.windows b/Makefile.rules.windows
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6a848d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.rules.windows
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+VERSION = 0.1
+PREFIX = /usr
+ETCPREFIX = /etc
+WINVERSION = 1
+CXX = g++
+CXXFLAGS = -ggdb -fPIC -Wno-write-strings -I./ -std=c++11 -DBUILD_WINDOWS
+LDFLAGS = -lm -lssl -lcrypto -lwsock32 -lws2_32
+TARGET = $(OBJLIB_NAME).dll
+
+DISTNAME = lib$(OBJLIB_NAME)-$(VERSION)
+DEPENDFILE = .depend
+
+LINKPARAMS = -Wl,--out-implib,libUDPTCPNetwork.a
diff --git a/Makefile.win b/Makefile.win
index 3cd6533..91b8411 100644
--- a/Makefile.win
+++ b/Makefile.win
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 # .SILENT:
+#
+# to build the windows version please install MSYS2
+#
+# this file should not been used anymore use make configwindows; make ; make install instead
+#
+#
+
+
 
 VERSION=0.1
 PREFIX=/usr