diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 98f8068..d0cc1e4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ blobwarsAttrition
 dist/*
 /blobwarsAttrition.exe
 /.errors
+build
diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 330f67d..0000000
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-cd ..
-
-rm -rf dist
-make clean
-make
-make dist
-make src-dist
diff --git a/makefile.mac b/makefile.mac
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed49014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefile.mac
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+PROG = blobwarsAttrition
+CC = gcc
+PREFIX ?= /usr
+BIN_DIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
+DATA_DIR ?= /opt/$(PROG)
+LOCALE_DIR = $(PREFIX)/share/locale
+ICON_DIR = $(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor
+DESKTOP_DIR = $(PREFIX)/share/applications
+
+DESTDIR ?=
+INST_BIN_DIR = $(DESTDIR)$(BIN_DIR)
+INST_DATA_DIR = $(DESTDIR)$(DATA_DIR)
+INST_LOCALE_DIR = $(DESTDIR)$(LOCALE_DIR)
+INST_ICON_DIR = $(DESTDIR)$(ICON_DIR)
+INST_DESKTOP_DIR = $(DESTDIR)$(DESKTOP_DIR)
+
+SEARCHPATH += src/plat/unix
+_OBJS += unixInit.o
+
+include common.mk
+
+CXXFLAGS += `sdl2-config --cflags` -DVERSION=$(VERSION) -DREVISION=$(REVISION) -DDATA_DIR=\"$(DATA_DIR)\" -DLOCALE_DIR=\"$(LOCALE_DIR)\"
+CXXFLAGS += -fms-extensions
+
+LDFLAGS += `sdl2-config --libs` -lSDL2_mixer -lSDL2_image -lSDL2_ttf -lm -lz -lpng
+
+SHARED_FILES = LICENSE README.md data gfx manual music sound icons
+DIST_FILES = $(SHARED_FILES) locale $(PROG)
+SRC_DIST_FILES = $(SHARED_FILES) src makefile* common.mk
+
+# linking the program.
+$(PROG): $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS)
+
+.PHONY: dist
diff --git a/makefile.win32 b/makefile.win32
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb7f203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefile.win32
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+PROG = blobwarsAttrition.exe
+CC = x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
+SDLC = /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/sdl2-config
+LOCALE_DIR = locale
+
+SEARCHPATH += src/plat/win32
+_OBJS += win32Init.o
+
+include common.mk
+
+NPROCS = $(shell grep -c 'processor' /proc/cpuinfo)
+MAKEFLAGS += -j$(NPROCS)
+
+CXXFLAGS += `$(SDLC) --cflags` -DVERSION=$(VERSION) -DREVISION=$(REVISION) -DDATA_DIR=\"$(DATA_DIR)\" -DLOCALE_DIR=\"$(LOCALE_DIR)\"
+CXXFLAGS += -Wall -Wempty-body -ansi -pedantic -Werror -Wstrict-prototypes -Werror=maybe-uninitialized -Warray-bounds
+CXXFLAGS += -g -lefence
+CXXFLAGS += -fms-extensions -std=gnu11
+
+LDFLAGS += `$(SDLC) --libs` -lm -lSDL2_mixer -lSDL2_image -lSDL2_ttf -lSDL2main -lpng -lz
+
+# linking the program.
+$(PROG): $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBPATH)