diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+project(libffi C ASM_MASM)
+
+set(libname "libffi")
+
+option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared libraries" ON)
+
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    add_library(${libname} SHARED)
+else()
+    add_library(${libname})
+endif (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+
+list(APPEND include_dirs
+    "." # fficonfig.h
+    "include"
+    "src/x86"
+    )
+
+# option version of includes
+foreach(dd ${include_dirs})
+    list(APPEND include_opts "-I" "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${dd}")
+endforeach()
+
+# select sources by platform
+if("${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P}" STREQUAL "4")
+    # Windows 32
+    list(APPEND asm_basenames "sysv_intel")
+    target_sources(${libname} PRIVATE
+        "src/x86/ffi.c"
+        "src/x86/internal.h"
+        )
+else()
+    # Windows 64
+    list(APPEND asm_basenames "win64_intel")
+    target_sources(${libname} PRIVATE
+        "src/x86/ffiw64.c"
+        "src/x86/internal64.h"
+    )
+endif()
+
+# preprocess assembly files
+foreach(ff ${asm_basenames})
+    # compose assembly file names
+    set(f_S "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/x86/${ff}.S")
+    set(f_asm "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${ff}.asm")
+
+    # S -> asm
+    add_custom_command(
+        OUTPUT ${f_asm}
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
+        ARGS ${CMAKE_CPP_FLAGS} ${include_opts} -EP ${f_S} > ${f_asm}
+        DEPENDS "${f_S}"
+        COMMENT "C preprocessor"
+        )
+
+    # add asm to compile list
+    set_source_files_properties(${f_asm} PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
+    set_source_files_properties(${f_asm} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -safeseh)
+    target_sources(${libname} PRIVATE ${f_asm})
+endforeach()
+
+target_sources(${libname} PRIVATE
+    # generated from *.in
+    "fficonfig.h"
+    "include/ffi.h"
+
+    # common source files
+    "src/closures.c"
+    "src/prep_cif.c"
+    "src/raw_api.c"
+    "src/types.c"
+    "src/x86/ffitarget.h"
+    )
+target_compile_definitions(${libname} PRIVATE "FFI_BUILDING")
+target_include_directories(${libname} PRIVATE ${include_dirs})
+
+if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    # export all funtions for DLL
+    set_target_properties(${libname} PROPERTIES WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
+endif()
+
+# install the lib
+install(TARGETS ${libname}
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+    )
+
+# install the headers
+install(
+    FILES include/ffi.h src/x86/ffitarget.h
+    DESTINATION include
+    )
diff --git a/README.cmake b/README.cmake
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+
+supports Windows "VS oriented" generators
+
+# Visual Studio 32/64 projects
+cmake -G"Visual Studio 16 2019" -A Win32 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=c:/output c:/libffi
+
+# ninja
+cmake -GNinja -A Win32 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=c:/output c:/libffi
+
+SHARED_LIB option to generate dll/import library
+
+Unsupported, but not too difficult...
+- Msys/Cygwin
+- Processing *.in config files