diff --git a/project/clbuild.sh b/project/clbuild.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f69745e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/clbuild.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# a poor man's universal driver (but stay tuned...)
+
+error_msg()
+{
+	echo $@ >&2
+}
+
+mb_source_dir=
+mb_project_dir=
+
+# one: args
+for arg ; do
+	case "$arg" in
+		--help)	usage
+			;;
+		--source-dir=*)
+			mb_source_dir=${arg#*=}
+			;;
+		--project-dir=*)
+			mb_project_dir=${arg#*=}
+			;;
+		*)
+			error_msg ${arg#}: "unsupported config argument."
+			exit 2
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+
+if [ -z "$mb_source_dir" ] || [ -z "$mb_project_dir" ]; then
+	usage
+fi
+
+# two: clean
+make -s clean || exit 1
+
+# three: init
+echo '@echo on'
+echo '@dir . > nul'
+echo
+echo
+echo 'REM override variables either here or from the shell'
+echo 'set source_dir=%source_dir%'
+echo 'set sysroot=%sysroot%'
+echo
+echo
+
+# four: build tree
+cmd_abort_on_error='@if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%'
+sysroot_include_arg='-I%sysroot%/include'
+
+dirs=`make dirs.tag tree.tag                    \
+	 | grep -v 'make\[1\]:'                 \
+	 | grep -v 'touch dirs.tag'             \
+	 | grep -v 'touch tree.tag'             \
+	 | sed                                  \
+		-e 's/mkdir -p//g'              \
+		-e 's@/@\\\\@g'`
+
+for d in $dirs; do
+	printf 'if not exist %-20smkdir %s\n' "$d" "$d"
+done
+
+echo
+echo "$cmd_abort_on_error"
+echo
+
+# five: build objects
+make shared-objs static-objs app-objs                           \
+	 | grep -v 'make\[1\]:'                                 \
+	 | grep -v "$mb_project_dir/sysinfo/host"               \
+	 | grep -v 'touch dirs.tag'                             \
+	 | grep -v 'touch host.tag'                             \
+	 | grep -v 'touch version.tag'                          \
+	 | grep -v 'touch app.tag'                              \
+	 | sed                                                  \
+		-e 's@cc @cl /nologo @'                         \
+		-e 's@ '"$mb_source_dir"'@ %source_dir%@'       \
+		-e 's@-I'"$mb_source_dir"'@-I%source_dir%@g'    \
+		-e 's@-ffreestanding@/X@g'                      \
+		-e 's@-o @/Fo:@g'                               \
+		-e 's@-std=c99 @@g'                             \
+		-e 's@-fPIC@@g'                                 \
+		-e 's@-fpic@@g'                                 \
+		-e 's@-g @/Zi @g'                               \
+		-e 's@-g0 @/Zi @g'                              \
+		-e 's@-g1 @/Zi @g'                              \
+		-e 's@-g2 @/Zi @g'                              \
+		-e 's@-g3 @/Zi @g'                              \
+		-e 's@-O @/O2 @g'                               \
+		-e 's@-Os @/O1 @g'                              \
+		-e 's@-O0 @/Od @g'                              \
+		-e 's@-O1 @/O2 @g'                              \
+		-e 's@-O2 @/O2 @g'                              \
+		-e 's@-O3 @/O2 @g'                              \
+		-e 's@-Wall @/Wall @g'                          \
+		-e 's@-Werror @/WX @g'                          \
+		-e 's@-Wextra @@g'                              \
+		-e 's@-Wundef @/Wall @g'                        \
+		-e 's,$, -I%sysroot%/include\n\n'"$cmd_abort_on_error"'\n,g'
+
+echo
+echo '@echo.'
+echo '@echo clbuild: successfully built: shared-objs static-objs app-objs.'
+echo '@echo.'
+echo
+
+# six: create static archive
+make static                                     \
+	 | grep -v 'make\[1\]:'                 \
+	 | grep -v "rm -f "                     \
+	 | sed                                  \
+		-e 's@ar rcs @lib /out:@'       \
+		-e 's,$, /nologo\n,g'
+
+echo
+echo '@echo.'
+echo '@echo clbuild: successfully created: static archive.'
+echo '@echo.'
+echo
+
+# seven: link shared library
+make LDFLAGS_IMPLIB= LDFLAGS_SONAME= shared-lib                 \
+	 | grep -v 'make\[1\]:'                                 \
+	 | sed                                                  \
+		-e 's@cc -shared @link /dll /nologo @'          \
+		-e 's@-o @/out:@g'                              \
+		-e 's@ -L@/libpath:@g'                          \
+		-e 's@-nostdlib @/nodefaultlib @g'              \
+		-e 's@-Wl,--subsystem=@/subsystem:@g'           \
+		-e 's@-Wl,--entry -Wl,@/entry:@g'               \
+		-e 's@-Wl,--no-undefined@@g'                    \
+		-e 's@-Wl,--exclude-all-symbols@@g'             \
+
+echo
+echo '@echo.'
+echo '@echo clbuild: successfully linked: shared library.'
+echo '@echo.'
+echo
+
+echo
+echo '@echo.'
+echo '@echo yay.'
+echo '@echo.'
+echo
+
+# all done
+exit 0
diff --git a/project/extras.mk b/project/extras.mk
index f9ddb03..f208e19 100644
--- a/project/extras.mk
+++ b/project/extras.mk
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ install-headers-custom:	install-headers-default
 
 			cp $(API_HEADERS_NT64) \
 			   $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/$(PACKAGE)/bits/nt64
+
+clbuild-bat:
+	@$(PROJECT_DIR)/project/clbuild.sh      \
+		--source-dir=$(SOURCE_DIR)      \
+		--project-dir=$(PROJECT_DIR)
diff --git a/sysinfo/os/pe.mk b/sysinfo/os/pe.mk
index 26358e6..bbb74b2 100644
--- a/sysinfo/os/pe.mk
+++ b/sysinfo/os/pe.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ LDFLAGS_IMPLIB	+= -Wl,--output-def
 LDFLAGS_IMPLIB	+= -Wl,$(IMPLIB_DEF)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED	+= $(LDFLAGS_IMPLIB)
 
-LDFLAGS_SHARED	+= -Wl,-soname
-LDFLAGS_SHARED	+= -Wl,$(DSO_SONAME)
+LDFLAGS_SONAME	+= -Wl,-soname
+LDFLAGS_SONAME	+= -Wl,$(DSO_SONAME)
+LDFLAGS_SHARED	+= $(LDFLAGS_SONAME)
 
 PE_SUBSYSTEM	?= windows
 LDFLAGS_COMMON	+= -Wl,--subsystem=$(PE_SUBSYSTEM)