diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 12507d9..5905d41 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,30 +1,92 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+case "$(uname -s)" in
+	Linux*)		platform=linux;;
+	Darwin*)	platform=unsupported;;
+	CYGWIN*)	platform=unsupported;;
+	MINGW*)		platform=mingw;;
+	*)			platform=unsupported
+esac
+
+if [ "$platform" == "unsupported" ]; then
+	echo "Error: Unsupported platform $(uname -s)"
+	exit
+fi
+
+# check for dependencies
+if [ ! "$(which pacman)" == "" ]; then
+	pacman -S --needed --noconfirm msys/autoconf msys/automake-wrapper msys/libtool msys/pkg-config msys/git
+fi
+
+git=`which git`
+if [ "$git" == "" ]; then
+	echo "Error: Git not found in PATH"
+	exit -1
+fi
+
+go=`which go`
+if [ "$go" == "" ]; then
+	echo "Error: Go not found in PATH"
+	exit -1
+fi
+
 # clean
 rm -rf bin
 
 # create folders
-mkdir .go
-mkdir .deps
+if [ ! -e .deps ]; then
+	mkdir .deps
+fi
 
 # get and build libzmq
 cd .deps
-git clone https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq
+if [ ! -e libzmq ]; then
+	git clone https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq
+fi
 cd libzmq
 git checkout v4.2.3
-./autogen.sh && ./configure && make
+if [ ! -e Makefile ]; then
+	./autogen.sh && ./configure --enable-static
+fi
+if [ "$platform" == "mingw" ]; then
+	sed -i 's/MAKE=make/MAKE=mingw32-make/' Makefile
+	mingw32-make
+else
+	make
+fi
 cd ../..
 
 # get and build go zmq4
-GOPATH=`pwd`/.go
-go get
+GOPATH=`pwd`/.deps go get
 # use built libzmq
-ESC_PWD=`pwd | sed 's/\//\\\\\//g'`
-cflags="\#cgo \!windows CFLAGS\: \-I${ESC_PWD}\/\.deps\/libzmq\/include"
-ldflags="\#cgo \!windows LDFLAGS\: ${ESC_PWD}\/\.deps\/libzmq\/src\/\.libs\/libzmq\.a \-lstdc\+\+ \-lm"
-sed -i "4s/.*/${cflags}/" .go/src/github.com/pebbe/zmq4/zmq4.go
-sed -i "5s/.*/${ldflags}/" .go/src/github.com/pebbe/zmq4/zmq4.go
+if [ "$platform" == "linux" ]; then
+	ESC_PWD=`pwd | sed 's/\//\\\\\//g'`
+	cflags="\#cgo \!windows CFLAGS\: \-I${ESC_PWD}\/\.deps\/libzmq\/include"
+	ldflags="\#cgo \!windows LDFLAGS\: ${ESC_PWD}\/\.deps\/libzmq\/src\/\.libs\/libzmq\.a \-lstdc\+\+ \-lm"
+	sed -i "4s/.*/${cflags}/" .deps/src/github.com/pebbe/zmq4/zmq4.go
+	sed -i "5s/.*/${ldflags}/" .deps/src/github.com/pebbe/zmq4/zmq4.go
+fi
+if [ "$platform" == "mingw" ]; then
+	ESC_PWD=`pwd | sed 's/\/\(.\)/\1:/' | sed 's/\//\\\\\//g'`
+	cflags="\#cgo windows CFLAGS\: \-I${ESC_PWD}\/\.deps\/libzmq\/include \-DZMQ_STATIC"
+	ldflags="\#cgo windows LDFLAGS\: ${ESC_PWD}\/\.deps\/libzmq\/src\/\.libs\/libzmq\.a -lstdc++ -lwsock32 -lws2_32 -lIphlpapi"
+	sed -i "5s/.*/${cflags}/" .deps/src/github.com/pebbe/zmq4/zmq4.go
+	sed -i "6s/.*/${ldflags}/" .deps/src/github.com/pebbe/zmq4/zmq4.go
+fi
 
 # build goes
-go build -a -ldflags '-s' -o bin/goes goes.go
+OUTPUT=bin/goes
+if [ "$platform" == "mingw" ]; then
+	OUTPUT=bin/goes.exe
+fi
+GOPATH=`pwd`/.deps go build -a -ldflags '-s' -o ${OUTPUT} goes.go
+
+# copy libstdc++ deps mingw
+if [ "$platform" == "mingw" ]; then
+	cp /mingw64/bin/libstd*.dll bin
+	cp /mingw64/bin/libgcc*.dll bin
+	cp /mingw64/bin/libwin*.dll bin
+fi
 
 # copy licenses
 cp .deps/libzmq/COPYING bin/libzmq.COPYING
@@ -32,4 +94,3 @@ cp .deps/libzmq/COPYING.LESSER bin/libzmq.COPYING.LESSER
 cp LICENSE bin/LICENSE
 
 tar -czvf goes.tar.gz bin/
-