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diff --git a/scripts/windows/InstallerTemplate.ps1 b/scripts/windows/InstallerTemplate.ps1
new file mode 100644
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+# EMACS settings: -*-	tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
+# vim: tabstop=2:shiftwidth=2:noexpandtab
+# kate: tab-width 2; replace-tabs off; indent-width 2;
+# 
+# ==============================================================================
+#	Authors:						Patrick Lehmann
+# 
+#	PowerShell Script:	Self-extracting (ZIP) installer for GHDL for Windows
+# 
+# Description:
+# ------------------------------------
+#	This is a PowerShell script (executable) which:
+#		- writes a ZIP file form an internal BLOB variable (base64 encoded)
+#		- extract the ZIP file's content to a destination directory
+#
+# ==============================================================================
+#	Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Patrick Lehmann
+#	
+#	GHDL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+#	the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+#	Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
+#	version.
+#	
+#	GHDL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+#	WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+#	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+#	for more details.
+#	
+#	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#	along with GHDL; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+#	Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+#	02111-1307, USA.
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# .SYNOPSIS 
+# GHDL for Windows - GHDL installer script
+# Use 'install.ps1 -Help' to see the integrated help page
+# 
+# .EXAMPLE
+# #
+# # Normal flow
+# PS> .\install.ps1 -Install
+# 
+# # Advanced flow
+# PS> .\compile.ps1 -AddToPath Machine -Install "C:\Tools\GHDL"
+#
+[CmdletBinding()]
+Param(
+	# install all files into a directory (xcopy deployment)
+	[switch]$Install = $false,
+	[Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ValueFromRemainingArguments=$true)]
+	[String]$InstallDir = "",
+	# update files
+	[switch]$Update,
+
+	# register GHDL in PATH
+	[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
+	[ValidateSet("Machine", "User", "Session", "Remove", "Pass")]
+	[String]$AddToPath = "",
+	
+	# display this help"
+	[switch]$Help
+)
+
+# save parameters and current working directory
+$Script_ScriptDir =		$PSScriptRoot
+$Script_WorkingDir =	Get-Location
+$GHDLRootDir =				Convert-Path (Resolve-Path ($PSScriptRoot + "\" + $RelPathToRoot))
+
+# set default values
+$EnableVerbose =			$PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Verbose"]
+$EnableDebug =				$PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Debug"]
+if ($EnableVerbose -eq $null)	{	$EnableVerbose =	$false	}
+if ($EnableDebug	 -eq $null)	{	$EnableDebug =		$false	}
+if ($EnableDebug	 -eq $true)	{	$EnableVerbose =	$true		}
+
+# Display help if no command was selected
+$Help = $Help -or (-not ($Install -or $Update))
+
+# configure some variables: paths, executables, directory names, ...
+$GHDLVersion =				"0.34-dev"
+$GHDLBackend =				"mcode"
+$DefaultInstallPath =	"C:\Program Files (x86)\GHDL"				# This is the default path for 32-bit applications (x86-32)
+
+Write-Host "================================================================================" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+Write-Host "GHDL for Windows - GHDL install script" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+Write-Host "================================================================================" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+
+function Exit-Script
+{	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[int]$ExitCode = 0
+	)
+	cd $Script_WorkingDir
+	exit $ExitCode
+}
+
+if ($Help)
+{	Get-Help $MYINVOCATION.InvocationName -Detailed
+	Exit-Script
+}
+
+$EnvPath_ContainerMapping = @{
+	Machine =	[EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine
+	User =		[EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User
+}
+
+# GitHub user:            https://github.com/mkropat
+# Gist account at GitHub: https://gist.github.com/mkropat
+# Gist snippet URL:       https://gist.github.com/mkropat/c1226e0cc2ca941b23a9
+function Add-EnvPath
+{	param(
+		[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+		[string] $Path,
+
+		[ValidateSet("Machine", "User", "Session")]
+		[string] $Container = "Session"
+	)
+
+	if ($Container -ne "Session")
+	{	$containerType =	$EnvPath_ContainerMapping[$Container]
+		$persistedPaths =	[Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $containerType) -split ";"
+		if ($persistedPaths -notcontains $Path)
+		{	$persistedPaths = $persistedPaths + $Path | where { $_ }
+			[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $persistedPaths -join ";", $containerType)
+		}
+	}
+
+	$envPaths = $env:Path -split ";"
+	if ($envPaths -notcontains $Path)
+	{	$envPaths = $envPaths + $Path | where { $_ }
+		$env:Path = $envPaths -join ";"
+	}
+}
+
+# GitHub user:            https://github.com/mkropat
+# Gist account at GitHub: https://gist.github.com/mkropat
+# Gist snippet URL:       https://gist.github.com/mkropat/c1226e0cc2ca941b23a9
+function Remove-EnvPath
+{	param (
+		[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+		[string] $Path,
+
+		[ValidateSet("Machine", "User", "Session")]
+		[string] $Container = "Session"
+	)
+
+	if ($Container -ne "Session")
+	{	$containerType =	$EnvPath_ContainerMapping[$Container]
+		$persistedPaths =	[Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $containerType) -split ";"
+		if ($persistedPaths -contains $Path)
+		{	$persistedPaths = $persistedPaths | where { $_ -and $_ -ne $Path }
+			[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $persistedPaths -join ";", $containerType)
+		}
+	}
+
+	$envPaths = $env:Path -split ";"
+	if ($envPaths -contains $Path)
+	{	$envPaths = $envPaths | where { $_ -and $_ -ne $Path }
+		$env:Path = $envPaths -join ";"
+	}
+}
+
+# GitHub user:            https://github.com/mkropat
+# Gist account at GitHub: https://gist.github.com/mkropat
+# Gist snippet URL:       https://gist.github.com/mkropat/c1226e0cc2ca941b23a9
+function Get-EnvPath
+{	param (
+		[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+		[ValidateSet("Machine", "User")]
+		[string] $Container
+	)
+
+	$containerType = $EnvPath_ContainerMapping[$Container]
+	[Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', $containerType) -split ";" | where { $_ }
+}
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Base64 encoded zip file content
+# ============================================================================
+
+# DATASECTION
+
+# ============================================================================
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Install tasks
+# ============================================================================
+if ($Install)
+{	Write-Host "Installing GHDL $GHDLVersion for Windows..."
+	if ($InstallDir -eq "")
+	{	$InstallPath = $DefaultInstallPath
+	}
+	else
+	{	$InstallPath = $InstallDir			}
+	$InstallPath = $InstallPath.TrimEnd("\")
+	
+	if (Test-Path -Path $InstallPath)
+	{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Directory '$InstallPath' already exists." -ForegroundColor Red
+		Exit-Script -1
+	}
+	Write-Host "  Install directory: $InstallPath"
+	Write-Host "  Creating directory '$InstallPath' and sub-directories..."
+	New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$InstallPath"						-ErrorAction SilentlyContinue	| Out-Null
+
+	# writing ZIP file to disk
+	$TempFilePath =	[System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName().TrimEnd("tmp") + "zip"
+	Write-Host "  Writing temporary ZIP file: $TempFilePath"
+	$CompressedFileContentAsBytes =	[System.Convert]::FromBase64String($CompressedFileContentInBase64)
+	[System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes("$TempFilePath", $CompressedFileContentAsBytes)
+	
+	Write-Host "  Extracting ZIP file to: $InstallPath"
+	Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive\Expand-Archive "$TempFilePath" -DestinationPath $InstallPath -Force
+
+	Remove-Item $TempFilePath
+	
+	
+	if ($AddToPath -eq "")
+	{	while($true)
+		{	Write-Host "  Install GHDL in PATH at machine level? [" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "M" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+			Write-Host "achine/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "u" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+			Write-Host "ser/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "s" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+			Write-Host "ession]: " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			$InstallInPath = (Read-Host).ToLower()
+			if ($InstallInPath -in "m","u","s")
+			{	break	}
+			else
+			{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Unsupported choice: '$InstallInPath'." -ForegroundColor Red    }
+		}
+	}
+	elseif ($AddToPath -eq "Machine")
+	{	$InstallInPath = "m"     }
+	elseif ($AddToPath -eq "User")
+	{	$InstallInPath = "u"     }
+	elseif ($AddToPath -eq "Session")
+	{	$InstallInPath = "s"     }
+	
+	if (($InstallInPath -eq "") -or ($InstallInPath -eq "m"))
+	{	Write-Host "  Adding GHDL to PATH at machine level."
+		Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Machine"
+		Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Session"
+	}
+	elseif ($InstallInPath -eq "u")
+	{	Write-Host "  Adding GHDL to PATH at user level."
+		Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "User"
+		Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Session"
+	}
+	elseif ($InstallInPath -eq "s")
+	{	Write-Host "  Adding GHDL to PATH at session level."
+		Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Session"
+	}
+	
+	Write-Host
+	Write-Host "Installing files " -NoNewline
+	Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green
+	Write-Host
+	
+	Exit-Script
+}	# Install
+elseif ($Update)
+{	Write-Host "Updating GHDL $GHDLVersion for Windows..."
+	if ($InstallDir -eq "")
+	{	$InstallPath = $DefaultInstallPath
+	}
+	else
+	{	$InstallPath = $InstallDir			}
+	$InstallPath = $InstallPath.TrimEnd("\")
+	
+	Write-Host "  Install directory: $InstallPath"
+	if (Test-Path -Path $InstallPath)
+	{	Write-Host "  Cleaning up installation directory '$InstallPath'." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+		Get-ChildItem -Path $InstallPath -Depth 0 | foreach { Remove-Item $_.FullName -Recurse -Force }
+	}
+	
+	Write-Host "  Creating directory sub-directories in '$InstallPath' ..."
+	
+	# writing ZIP file to disk
+	$TempFilePath =									[System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()
+	Write-Host "  Writing temporary ZIP file: $TempFilePath"
+	$CompressedFileContentAsBytes =	[System.Convert]::FromBase64String($CompressedFileContentInBase64)
+	[System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes("$TempFilePath", $CompressedFileContentAsBytes)
+	
+	Write-Host "  Extracting ZIP file to: $InstallPath"
+	Expand-Archive "$TempFilePath" -OutputPath $InstallPath -ShowProgress
+
+	Remove-Item $TempFilePath
+
+	if ($AddToPath -eq "")
+	{	while($true)
+		{	Write-Host "  Install GHDL in PATH at machine level? [" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "M" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+			Write-Host "achine/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "u" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+			Write-Host "ser/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "s" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+			Write-Host "ession/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "r" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+			Write-Host "emove/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "p" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+			Write-Host "ass]: " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			$InstallInPath = (Read-Host).ToLower()
+			if ($InstallInPath -in "m","u","s","r","p")
+			{	break	}
+			else
+			{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Unsupported choice: '$InstallInPath'." -ForegroundColor Red    }
+		}
+	}
+	elseif ($AddToPath -eq "Machine")
+	{	$InstallInPath = "m"     }
+	elseif ($AddToPath -eq "User")
+	{	$InstallInPath = "u"     }
+	elseif ($AddToPath -eq "Session")
+	{	$InstallInPath = "s"     }
+	elseif ($AddToPath -eq "Remove")
+	{	$InstallInPath = "r"     }
+	elseif ($AddToPath -eq "Pass")
+	{	$InstallInPath = "p"     }
+	
+	if ($InstallInPath -ne "p")
+	{	Write-Host "  Removing GHDL from PATH variables in Machine, User, Session ..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+		foreach ($container in @("Machine", "User"))
+		{	foreach ($entry in (Get-EnvPath -Container $container))
+			{	if ($entry.ToLower().Contains("ghdl"))
+				{	Write-Host "    Removing '$entry' from $container level."
+					Remove-EnvPath -Path $entry -Container $container
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		Remove-EnvPath -Path $entry -Container "Session"
+		
+		if (($InstallInPath -eq "") -or ($InstallInPath -eq "m"))
+		{	Write-Host "  Adding GHDL to PATH at machine level."
+			Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Machine"
+			Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Session"
+		}
+		elseif ($InstallInPath -eq "u")
+		{	Write-Host "  Adding GHDL to PATH at user level."
+			Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "User"
+			Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Session"
+		}
+		elseif ($InstallInPath -eq "s")
+		{	Write-Host "  Adding GHDL to PATH at session level."
+			Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Session"
+		}
+	}
+	
+	Write-Host
+	Write-Host "Updating files " -NoNewline
+	Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green
+	Write-Host
+	
+	Exit-Script
+}	# Update
+	
+Exit-Script
diff --git a/scripts/windows/appveyor/build.ps1 b/scripts/windows/appveyor/build.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..359fb4da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/appveyor/build.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+function Restore-NativeCommandStream
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CmdLet gathers multiple ErrorRecord objects and reconstructs outputs
+		as a single line.
+
+		.DESCRIPTION
+		This CmdLet collects multiple ErrorRecord objects and emits one String
+		object per line.
+		.PARAMETER InputObject
+		A object stream is required as an input.
+		.PARAMETER Indent
+		Indentation string.
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
+		$InputObject
+	)
+
+	begin
+	{	$LineRemainer = ""	}
+
+	process
+	{	if ($InputObject -is [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord])
+		{	if ($InputObject.FullyQualifiedErrorId -eq "NativeCommandError")
+			{	Write-Output $InputObject.ToString()		}
+			elseif ($InputObject.FullyQualifiedErrorId -eq "NativeCommandErrorMessage")
+			{	$NewLine = $LineRemainer + $InputObject.ToString()
+				while (($NewLinePos = $NewLine.IndexOf("`n")) -ne -1)
+				{	Write-Output $NewLine.Substring(0, $NewLinePos)
+					$NewLine = $NewLine.Substring($NewLinePos + 1)
+				}
+				$LineRemainer = $NewLine
+			}
+		}
+		elseif ($InputObject -is [String])
+		{	Write-Output $InputObject		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "Unsupported object in pipeline stream"		}
+	}
+
+	end
+	{	if ($LineRemainer -ne "")
+		{	Write-Output $LineRemainer	}
+	}
+}
+
+#### Environment
+
+$BUILD_DIRNAME = "$($env:BUILD_MINGW)-$($env:BUILD_BACKEND)"
+$GHDL_BUILD_DIR =  "$($env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER)\build\$BUILD_DIRNAME"
+
+if ($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG -eq "true")
+{
+  # There is a tag. Remove the leading v.
+  $BUILD_VERSION = $($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME) -creplace "^v", ""
+}
+else
+{
+  $BUILD_VERSION = $($env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_VERSION)
+}
+
+$PREFIX_DIRNAME = "$BUILD_VERSION-$BUILD_DIRNAME"
+
+$GHDL_PREFIX_DIR = "c:/Tools/GHDL/$PREFIX_DIRNAME"
+$ZipFile = "ghdl-$PREFIX_DIRNAME.zip"
+
+$env:GHDL_BUILD_DIR =  $GHDL_BUILD_DIR
+$env:GHDL_PREFIX_DIR = $GHDL_PREFIX_DIR
+
+#### Build
+
+mkdir $GHDL_BUILD_DIR | cd
+
+if ($env:BUILD_BACKEND -eq "mcode")
+{	Write-Host "Configuring GHDL for $($env:BUILD_MINGW), mcode..." -Foreground Yellow
+
+	c:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -c "../../configure --prefix=$GHDL_PREFIX_DIR LDFLAGS=-static" 2>&1 | Restore-NativeCommandStream | %{ "$_" }
+}
+elseif ($env:BUILD_BACKEND -eq "llvm")
+{	Write-Host "Configuring GHDL for $($env:BUILD_MINGW), LLVM..." -Foreground Yellow
+
+	c:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -c "../../configure --prefix=$GHDL_PREFIX_DIR --with-llvm-config='llvm-config --link-static' LDFLAGS='-static' --enable-libghdl --enable-synth CXX=clang++" 2>&1 | Restore-NativeCommandStream | %{ "$_" }
+}
+
+Write-Host "Building GHDL and libraries..." -Foreground Yellow
+c:\msys64\usr\bin\make.exe 2>&1 | Restore-NativeCommandStream | %{ "$_" }
+$Err = $LastExitCode
+
+if ($Err -eq 0)
+{
+  Write-Host "Installing GHDL and libraries..." -Foreground Yellow
+  c:\msys64\usr\bin\make.exe install 2>&1 | Restore-NativeCommandStream | %{ "$_" }
+  $Err = $LastExitCode
+}
+
+#### Binaries
+
+if ($Err -eq 0)
+{
+  Write-Host "Building binary archives..." -Foreground Yellow
+  cd c:\Tools
+  7z a "$($env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER)\$ZipFile" -r "GHDL\$PREFIX_DIRNAME\"
+
+  cd $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER
+  Push-AppveyorArtifact $ZipFile
+}
+
+cd $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER
+
+exit $Err
diff --git a/scripts/windows/appveyor/info.ps1 b/scripts/windows/appveyor/info.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..675bbe77e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/appveyor/info.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+function Restore-NativeCommandStream
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CmdLet gathers multiple ErrorRecord objects and reconstructs outputs
+		as a single line.
+
+		.DESCRIPTION
+		This CmdLet collects multiple ErrorRecord objects and emits one String
+		object per line.
+		.PARAMETER InputObject
+		A object stream is required as an input.
+		.PARAMETER Indent
+		Indentation string.
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
+		$InputObject
+	)
+
+	begin
+	{	$LineRemainer = ""	}
+
+	process
+	{	if ($InputObject -is [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord])
+		{	if ($InputObject.FullyQualifiedErrorId -eq "NativeCommandError")
+			{	Write-Output $InputObject.ToString()		}
+			elseif ($InputObject.FullyQualifiedErrorId -eq "NativeCommandErrorMessage")
+			{	$NewLine = $LineRemainer + $InputObject.ToString()
+				while (($NewLinePos = $NewLine.IndexOf("`n")) -ne -1)
+				{	Write-Output $NewLine.Substring(0, $NewLinePos)
+					$NewLine = $NewLine.Substring($NewLinePos + 1)
+				}
+				$LineRemainer = $NewLine
+			}
+		}
+		elseif ($InputObject -is [String])
+		{	Write-Output $InputObject		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "Unsupported object in pipeline stream"		}
+	}
+
+	end
+	{	if ($LineRemainer -ne "")
+		{	Write-Output $LineRemainer	}
+	}
+}
+
+
+Write-Host ("ExecutionPolicy = {0}" -f (Get-ExecutionPolicy)) -Foreground Yellow
+Write-Host "List env:..." -Foreground Yellow
+dir env: | foreach { Write-Host ("  {0}={1}" -f $_.Name,$_.Value) }
+Write-Host "Print env:PATH..." -Foreground Yellow
+$env:PATH.Split(";") | foreach { Write-Host "  $_" }
+Write-Host "Print GCC setup..." -Foreground Yellow
+gcc.exe -v 2>&1 | Restore-NativeCommandStream | %{ "$_" }
+Write-Host "Print GCC search directories..." -Foreground Yellow
+gcc.exe -print-search-dirs 2>&1 | Restore-NativeCommandStream | %{ "$_" }
+
+if ($env:BUILD_BACKEND -eq "llvm")
+{	Write-Host "Print CLang setup..." -Foreground Yellow
+	clang.exe -v 2>&1 | Restore-NativeCommandStream | %{ "$_" }
+	Write-Host "Print CLang search directories..." -Foreground Yellow
+	clang.exe -print-search-dirs 2>&1 | Restore-NativeCommandStream | %{ "$_" }
+}
+
+Write-Host "Print gnatls setup..." -Foreground Yellow
+gnatls.exe -v 2>&1 | Restore-NativeCommandStream | %{ "$_" }
diff --git a/scripts/windows/appveyor/install.ps1 b/scripts/windows/appveyor/install.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf780fa19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/appveyor/install.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+Write-Host "Installing dependencies ..." -Foreground Yellow
+Write-Host "----------------------------------------" -Foreground Yellow
+Write-Host "Installing MinGW64 packages ..." -Foreground Yellow
+
+C:\msys64\usr\bin\pacman -V
+# list installed packages and versions
+# C:\msys64\usr\bin\pacman -Q
+
+if ($env:BUILD_MINGW -eq "mingw32")
+{	Write-Host "Installing MinGW32 packages ..." -Foreground Yellow
+	if ($env:BUILD_BACKEND -eq "mcode")
+	{
+	}
+	elseif ($env:BUILD_BACKEND -eq "llvm")
+	{	C:\msys64\usr\bin\pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-llvm mingw-w64-i686-clang --noconfirm
+	}
+}
+elseif ($env:BUILD_MINGW -eq "mingw64")
+{	Write-Host "Installing MinGW64 packages ..." -Foreground Yellow
+	if ($env:BUILD_BACKEND -eq "mcode")
+	{
+	}
+	elseif ($env:BUILD_BACKEND -eq "llvm")
+	{	C:\msys64\usr\bin\pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-llvm mingw-w64-x86_64-clang --noconfirm
+	}
+}
+
+Write-Host "Installing NuGet as PackageProvider ..." -Foreground Yellow
+Install-PackageProvider NuGet -Force
+Import-PackageProvider NuGet -Force
+Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted
+
+Write-Host "Installing PowerShell modules ..." -Foreground Yellow
+Install-Module Pscx -AllowClobber
+
+#Write-Host "Check all Write-* CmdLets ..." -Foreground Yellow
+#Get-Command -Verb Write | Format-Table
+
+exit $LastExitCode
diff --git a/scripts/windows/appveyor/shared.psm1 b/scripts/windows/appveyor/shared.psm1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3335182ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/appveyor/shared.psm1
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+function Restore-NativeCommandStream
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CmdLet gathers multiple ErrorRecord objects and reconstructs outputs
+		as a single line.
+
+		.DESCRIPTION
+		This CmdLet collects multiple ErrorRecord objects and emits one String
+		object per line.
+		.PARAMETER InputObject
+		A object stream is required as an input.
+		.PARAMETER Indent
+		Indentation string.
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
+		$InputObject
+	)
+
+	begin
+	{	$LineRemainer = ""	}
+
+	process
+	{	if ($InputObject -is [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord])
+		{	if ($InputObject.FullyQualifiedErrorId -eq "NativeCommandError")
+			{	Write-Output $InputObject.ToString()		}
+			elseif ($InputObject.FullyQualifiedErrorId -eq "NativeCommandErrorMessage")
+			{	$NewLine = $LineRemainer + $InputObject.ToString()
+				while (($NewLinePos = $NewLine.IndexOf("`n")) -ne -1)
+				{	Write-Output $NewLine.Substring(0, $NewLinePos)
+					$NewLine = $NewLine.Substring($NewLinePos + 1)
+				}
+				$LineRemainer = $NewLine
+			}
+		}
+		elseif ($InputObject -is [String])
+		{	Write-Output $InputObject		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "Unsupported object in pipeline stream"		}
+	}
+
+	end
+	{	if ($LineRemainer -ne "")
+		{	Write-Output $LineRemainer	}
+	}
+}
+
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Restore-NativeCommandStream'
diff --git a/scripts/windows/appveyor/test.ps1 b/scripts/windows/appveyor/test.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65045f889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/appveyor/test.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+function Restore-NativeCommandStream
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CmdLet gathers multiple ErrorRecord objects and reconstructs outputs
+		as a single line.
+
+		.DESCRIPTION
+		This CmdLet collects multiple ErrorRecord objects and emits one String
+		object per line.
+		.PARAMETER InputObject
+		A object stream is required as an input.
+		.PARAMETER Indent
+		Indentation string.
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
+		$InputObject
+	)
+
+	begin
+	{	$LineRemainer = ""	}
+
+	process
+	{	if ($InputObject -is [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord])
+		{	if ($InputObject.FullyQualifiedErrorId -eq "NativeCommandError")
+			{	Write-Output $InputObject.ToString()		}
+			elseif ($InputObject.FullyQualifiedErrorId -eq "NativeCommandErrorMessage")
+			{	$NewLine = $LineRemainer + $InputObject.ToString()
+				while (($NewLinePos = $NewLine.IndexOf("`n")) -ne -1)
+				{	Write-Output $NewLine.Substring(0, $NewLinePos)
+					$NewLine = $NewLine.Substring($NewLinePos + 1)
+				}
+				$LineRemainer = $NewLine
+			}
+		}
+		elseif ($InputObject -is [String])
+		{	Write-Output $InputObject		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "Unsupported object in pipeline stream"		}
+	}
+
+	end
+	{	if ($LineRemainer -ne "")
+		{	Write-Output $LineRemainer	}
+	}
+}
+
+Write-Host "Run testsuites..." -Foreground Yellow
+cd "$($env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER)\testsuite"
+# Use a MinGW compatible path
+$env:GHDL="$($env:GHDL_PREFIX_DIR)/bin/ghdl.exe"
+
+# Exit status
+$Err = 0
+
+# =============================================================================
+$TestFramework =  "GNA"
+Write-Host "Running GNA tests..." -Foreground Yellow
+cd gna
+
+$Directories = dir -Directory *
+foreach ($Directory in $Directories)
+{	$TestName = "GNA test: {0}" -f $Directory.Name
+	$FileName = $Directory.Name
+
+	Write-Host $TestName -Foreground Yellow
+	cd $Directory
+	Add-AppveyorTest -Name $TestName -Framework $TestFramework -FileName $FileName -Outcome Running
+	$start = Get-Date
+	c:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -c "./testsuite.sh" 2>&1 | Restore-NativeCommandStream | %{ "$_" }
+	$end = Get-Date
+	$TotalMilliseconds = ($end - $start).TotalMilliseconds
+	if ($LastExitCode -eq 0)
+	{ Write-Host "PASSED" -Foreground Green
+		Update-AppveyorTest -Name $TestName -Framework $TestFramework -FileName $FileName -Outcome Passed -Duration $TotalMilliseconds
+	}
+	else
+	{	Write-Host "FAILED" -Foreground Red
+		Update-AppveyorTest -Name $TestName -Framework $TestFramework -FileName $FileName -Outcome Failed -Duration $TotalMilliseconds
+		$Err = 1
+	}
+}
+cd ..\..
+
+# =============================================================================
+$TestFramework =  "VESTS"
+Write-Host "Running VESTS tests..." -Foreground Yellow
+
+cd vests
+
+$TestName = "VESTS test:" # {0}" -f $Directory
+$FileName = "VESTS" #$Directory
+
+Write-Host $TestName -Foreground Yellow
+# Disable vests.  It works but takes ~20 min
+if ($true)
+{	Add-AppveyorTest -Name $TestName -Framework $TestFramework -FileName $FileName -Outcome Skipped
+	$start = Get-Date
+}
+else
+{	Add-AppveyorTest -Name $TestName -Framework $TestFramework -FileName $FileName -Outcome Running
+	$start = Get-Date
+	c:\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -c "./testsuite.sh" 2>&1 | Restore-NativeCommandStream | %{ "$_" }
+	$end = Get-Date
+	$TotalMilliseconds = ($end - $start).TotalMilliseconds
+	if ($LastExitCode -eq 0)
+	{ Write-Host "PASSED" -Foreground Green
+		Update-AppveyorTest -Name $TestName -Framework $TestFramework -FileName $FileName -Outcome Passed -Duration $TotalMilliseconds
+	}
+	else
+	{	Write-Host "FAILED" -Foreground Red
+		Update-AppveyorTest -Name $TestName -Framework $TestFramework -FileName $FileName -Outcome Failed -Duration $TotalMilliseconds
+		$Err = 1
+	}
+	cd ..
+}
+
+# =============================================================================
+cd $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER
+exit $Err
diff --git a/scripts/windows/compile-ghdl.ps1 b/scripts/windows/compile-ghdl.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f126e846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/compile-ghdl.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+# EMACS settings: -*-	tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
+# vim: tabstop=2:shiftwidth=2:noexpandtab
+# kate: tab-width 2; replace-tabs off; indent-width 2;
+# 
+# ==============================================================================
+#	Authors:						Patrick Lehmann	(ported batch file to PowerShell)
+#											Brian Davis			(contributions to the batch file)
+#											Tristan Gingold	(initial batch file for compilations on Windows)
+# 
+#	PowerShell Script:	Script to compile GHDL for Windows
+# 
+# Description:
+# ------------------------------------
+#	This is a PowerShell script (executable) which:
+#		- sets up a compilation environment
+#		- test all dependencies
+#		- compiles GHDL with GNAT
+#
+# ==============================================================================
+#	Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Tristan Gingold
+#	Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Patrick Lehmann
+#	
+#	GHDL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+#	the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+#	Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
+#	version.
+#	
+#	GHDL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+#	WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+#	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+#	for more details.
+#	
+#	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#	along with GHDL; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+#	Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+#	02111-1307, USA.
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# .SYNOPSIS 
+# GHDL for Windows - GHDL compile script
+# Use 'compile-ghdl.ps1 -Help' to see the integrated help page
+# 
+# .EXAMPLE
+# C:\PS> .\compile-ghdl.ps1 -Clean -Compile
+# 
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+	# Display this help"
+	[switch]$Help =							$false,
+	
+	# Slean up all files and directories
+	[switch]$Clean =						$false,
+		[switch]$Clean_GHDL =			$false,
+	
+	# Compile all targets
+	[switch]$All =							$false,
+	
+	# Compile main targets
+	[switch]$Compile =					$false,
+		# Compile GHDL (simulator)
+		[switch]$Compile_GHDL =		$false,
+	# Undocumented
+	[switch]$Test =							$false,
+		# Undocumented
+		[switch]$Test_GHDL =			$false,
+	
+	# Build options
+	# Build a release version
+	[switch]$Release =					$false,
+	# Set the back-end
+	[string]$Backend =					"mcode",
+	
+	# Reduced messages
+	[switch]$Quiet =						$false,
+	# Skip warning messages. (Show errors only.)
+	[switch]$SuppressWarnings = $false,
+	# Halt on errors
+	[switch]$HaltOnError =			$false,
+	# Undocumented
+	[switch]$Hosted =						$false
+)
+
+# configure script here
+$RelPathToRoot =			"..\.."
+
+# ---------------------------------------------
+# save parameters and working directory
+$Script_ScriptDir =		$PSScriptRoot
+$Script_WorkingDir =	Get-Location
+$GHDLRootDir =				Convert-Path (Resolve-Path ($PSScriptRoot + "\" + $RelPathToRoot))
+
+# set default values
+$EnableDebug =        [bool]$PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Debug"]
+$EnableVerbose =      [bool]$PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Verbose"] -or $EnableDebug
+
+# load modules from GHDL's 'libraries' directory
+Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\shared.psm1  -Verbose:$false -Debug:$false -ArgumentList "$Script_WorkingDir", $Hosted
+Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\targets.psm1 -Verbose:$false -Debug:$false
+
+# Display help if no command was selected
+$Help = $Help -or (-not (
+					$All -or 
+					$Clean -or $Clean_GHDL -or
+					$Compile -or $Compile_GHDL -or
+					$Test -or $Test_GHDL
+				))
+
+if (-not $Hosted)
+{	Write-Host "================================================================================" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+	Write-Host "GHDL for Windows - GHDL compile script" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+	Write-Host "================================================================================" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+}
+
+if ($Help)
+{	Get-Help $MYINVOCATION.InvocationName -Detailed
+	Exit-CompileScript
+}
+
+if ($Clean)
+{	$Clean_GHDL =		$true
+}
+if ($All)
+{	$Compile =			$true
+}
+if ($Compile)
+{	$Compile_GHDL =	$true
+}
+if ($Test)
+{	$Test_GHDL =		$true
+}
+
+# configure some variables: paths, executables, directory names, ...
+$BuildDirectoryName =						"build"
+
+# Parameter checks
+if ($Backend -ne "mcode")
+{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Back-end '$Backend' is not supported on Windows." -ForegroundColor Red
+	Exit-CompileScript -1
+}
+
+# construct directories
+$BinaryDestinationDirectory =		"$GHDLRootDir\$BuildDirectoryName\$Backend"
+# construct executables
+$GHDLNewExecutable =						"$GHDLRootDir\$BuildDirectoryName\$Backend\bin\ghdl.exe"
+
+# grep GHDL version string from Ada source file
+$GHDLVersion = 							Get-GHDLVersion $GHDLRootDir
+# compute some variables
+$BuildRelease = if ($Release)	{	"Release"	}	else	{	"Development"	}
+if (-not $Hosted)
+{	Write-Host "  Version:    $GHDLVersion"
+	Write-Host "  Release:    $BuildRelease"
+}
+
+$Git_IsGitRepo =						Test-GitRepository
+# gather git information
+if ($Git_IsGitRepo)
+{	$Git_Branch_Name =				& git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+	$Git_Commit_DateString =	& git log -1 --format=%cd --date=short
+	$Git_Commit_ShortHash =		& git rev-parse --short HEAD
+
+	if (-not $Hosted)
+	{	Write-Host "  Git branch: $Git_Branch_Name"
+		Write-Host "  Git commit: $Git_Commit_DataString ($Git_Commit_ShortHash)"
+	}
+}
+if (-not $Hosted)
+{	Write-Host ""	}
+
+if ($Release)
+{	$BuildDirectory =		$BinaryDestinationDirectory		}
+else
+{	$BuildDirectory =		$BinaryDestinationDirectory		}
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Main Target: Clean
+# ==============================================================================
+if ($Clean_GHDL)
+{	$error = Invoke-Clean $BuildDirectory -Quiet:$Quiet -Verbose:$EnableVerbose -Debug:$EnableDebug
+	if ($error -eq $true)
+	{	Write-Host "  [FAILED]"	-ForegroundColor Red
+		Exit-CompileScript -1
+	}
+}	# Clean
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Main Target: GHDL
+# ==============================================================================
+if ($Compile_GHDL)
+{	# create a build directory
+	$error = New-BuildDirectory $BuildDirectory
+	if ($error -eq $true)
+	{	Write-Host "  [FAILED]"	-ForegroundColor Red
+		Exit-CompileScript -1
+	}
+	
+	# patch the version file if it's no release build
+	if (-not $Release -and $Git_IsGitRepo)
+	{	$error = Invoke-PatchVersionFile $GHDLRootDir $Git_Branch_Name $Git_Commit_DateString $Git_Commit_ShortHash
+		if ($error -eq $true)
+		{	Write-Host "  [FAILED]"	-ForegroundColor Red
+			Exit-CompileScript -1
+		}
+	}
+	
+	# build C source files
+	$error = Invoke-CompileCFiles $GHDLRootDir $BinaryDestinationDirectory
+	if ($error -eq $true)
+	{	Write-Host "  [FAILED]"	-ForegroundColor Red
+		Exit-CompileScript -1
+	}
+	
+	# build Ada source files
+	$error = Invoke-CompileGHDLAdaFiles $GHDLRootDir $BinaryDestinationDirectory
+	if ($error -eq $true)
+	{	Write-Host "  [FAILED]"	-ForegroundColor Red
+		Exit-CompileScript -1
+	}
+	
+	# strip result
+	$error = Invoke-StripGHDLExecutable $BinaryDestinationDirectory
+	if ($error -eq $true)
+	{	Write-Host "  [FAILED]"	-ForegroundColor Red
+		Exit-CompileScript -1
+	}
+}
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# Main Target: GHDL
+# ==============================================================================
+if ($Test_GHDL)
+{	# running ghdl
+	$error = Test-GHDLVersion $BuildDir
+	if ($error -eq $true)
+	{	Write-Host "  [FAILED]"	-ForegroundColor Red
+		Exit-CompileScript -1
+	}
+}	# Test
+
+Exit-CompileScript 0
diff --git a/scripts/windows/compile-libraries.ps1 b/scripts/windows/compile-libraries.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a37b78618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/compile-libraries.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,862 @@
+# EMACS settings: -*-	tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
+# vim: tabstop=2:shiftwidth=2:noexpandtab
+# kate: tab-width 2; replace-tabs off; indent-width 2;
+# 
+# ==============================================================================
+#	Authors:						Patrick Lehmann	(ported batch file to PowerShell)
+#											Brian Davis			(contributions to the batch file)
+#											Tristan Gingold	(initial batch file for compilations on Windows)
+# 
+#	PowerShell Script:	Script to compile VHDL libraries for GHDL
+# 
+# Description:
+# ------------------------------------
+#	This is a PowerShell script (executable) which:
+#		- sets up a compilation environment
+#		- test all dependencies
+#		- pre processes VHDL files with GHDLFilter
+#		- analyses VHDL files with GHDL
+#
+# ==============================================================================
+#	Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Tristan Gingold
+#	Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Patrick Lehmann
+#	
+#	GHDL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+#	the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+#	Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
+#	version.
+#	
+#	GHDL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+#	WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+#	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+#	for more details.
+#	
+#	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#	along with GHDL; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+#	Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+#	02111-1307, USA.
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# .SYNOPSIS 
+# 	GHDL for Windows - Library compile script
+# 	Use 'compile-libraries.ps1 -Help' to see the integrated help page
+# 
+# .EXAMPLE
+# 	C:\PS> .\compile-libraries.ps1 -Clean
+# .EXAMPLE
+# 	C:\PS> .\compile-libraries.ps1 -Compile -Verbose
+# .EXAMPLE
+# 	C:\PS> .\compile-libraries.ps1 -VHDL2008 -SuppressWarnings
+# 
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+	# Display this help"
+	[switch]$Help =							$false,
+	
+	# Clean up all files and directories
+	[switch]$Clean =						$false,
+	
+	# Compile all library files
+	[switch]$Compile =					$false,
+	
+	# Set VHDL Standard to '87
+	[switch]$VHDL87 =						$false,
+	# Set VHDL Standard to '93
+	[switch]$VHDL93 =						$false,
+	# Set VHDL Standard to '08
+	[switch]$VHDL2008 =					$false,
+	
+	# Skip warning messages. (Show errors only.)
+	[switch]$SuppressWarnings = $false,
+	# Halt on errors
+	[switch]$HaltOnError =			$false,
+	
+	# Set GHDL executable
+	[string]$GHDL =							"",
+	# Undocumented
+	[switch]$Hosted =						$false
+)
+
+# configure script here
+$RelPathToRoot =			"..\.."
+
+# ---------------------------------------------
+# save parameters and working directory
+$Script_ScriptDir =		$PSScriptRoot
+$Script_WorkingDir =	Get-Location
+$GHDLRootDir =				Convert-Path (Resolve-Path ($PSScriptRoot + "\" + $RelPathToRoot))
+
+# set default values
+$EnableDebug =        [bool]$PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Debug"]
+$EnableVerbose =      [bool]$PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Verbose"] -or $EnableDebug
+
+# load modules from GHDL's 'libraries' directory
+Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\shared.psm1 -Verbose:$false -Debug:$false -ArgumentList "$Script_WorkingDir", $Hosted
+
+# Display help if no command was selected
+$Help = $Help -or (-not ($Compile -or $VHDL87 -or $VHDL93 -or $VHDL2008 -or $Clean))
+
+if ($Help)
+{	Get-Help $MYINVOCATION.InvocationName -Detailed
+	Exit-CompileScript
+}
+if ($Compile)
+{	$VHDL87 =		$true
+	$VHDL93 =		$true
+	$VHDL2008 =	$true
+}
+
+# configure some variables: paths, executables, directory names, ...
+$VHDLLibrariesSourceDirectoryName =				"libraries"
+$VHDLLibrariesDestinationDirectoryName =	"lib"
+$BuildDirectoryName =											"build"
+$Backend =																"mcode"
+
+# construct directories
+$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory =				"$GHDLRootDir\$VHDLLibrariesSourceDirectoryName"
+$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory =	"$GHDLRootDir\$BuildDirectoryName\$Backend\$VHDLLibrariesDestinationDirectoryName"
+# construct executables
+$GHDLNewExecutable =								"$GHDLRootDir\$BuildDirectoryName\$Backend\bin\ghdl.exe"
+
+
+# Library sources
+$SourceFiles = @{
+	"std" = @(
+		"textio",								"textio-body"
+	);
+	"ieee" = @(
+		"std_logic_1164",				"std_logic_1164-body",
+		"numeric_std",					"numeric_std-body",
+		"numeric_bit",					"numeric_bit-body"
+	);
+	"math" = @(
+		"math_real",						"math_real-body",
+		"math_complex",					"math_complex-body"
+	);
+	"std08" = @(
+		"textio",								"textio-body",
+		"env",									"env-body"
+	);
+	"ieee2008" = @(
+		"std_logic_1164",				"std_logic_1164-body",
+		"std_logic_textio",
+		"math_real",						"math_real-body",
+		"math_complex",					"math_complex-body",
+		"numeric_bit",					"numeric_bit-body",
+		"numeric_bit_unsigned",	"numeric_bit_unsigned-body",
+		"numeric_std",					"numeric_std-body",
+		"numeric_std_unsigned",	"numeric_std_unsigned-body",
+		"fixed_float_types",
+		"fixed_generic_pkg",		"fixed_generic_pkg-body",
+		"fixed_pkg",
+		"float_generic_pkg",		"float_generic_pkg-body",
+		"float_pkg",
+		"ieee_std_context",
+		"ieee_bit_context"
+	);
+	"vital95" = @(
+		"vital_timing",					"vital_timing-body",
+		"vital_primitives",			"vital_primitives-body"
+	);
+	"vital2000" = @(
+		"timing_p",							"timing_b",
+		"prmtvs_p",							"prmtvs_b",
+		"memory_p",							"memory_b"
+	);
+	"synopsys" = @(
+		"std_logic_arith",
+		"std_logic_unsigned",
+		"std_logic_signed"
+	);
+	"synopsys8793" = @(
+		"std_logic_textio",
+		"std_logic_misc",				"std_logic_misc-body"
+	);
+	"mentor" = @(
+		"std_logic_arith",			"std_logic_arith-body"
+	)
+}
+
+if (-not $Hosted)
+{	Write-Host "================================================================================" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+	Write-Host "GHDL ($Backend) for Windows - Library compile script" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+	Write-Host "================================================================================" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+}
+
+if ($Clean)
+{	Write-Host "Removing all created files and directories..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+	if (Test-Path -Path $VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory)
+	{	$EnableVerbose	-and (Write-Host "  rmdir $VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory")	| Out-Null
+		Remove-Item $VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+		if ($? -eq $false)
+		{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Cannot remove '$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory'." -ForegroundColor Red
+			Exit-CompileScript -1
+		}
+	}
+	if (-not ($VHDL87 -or $VHDL93 -or $VHDL2008))
+	{	Exit-CompileScript	}
+}
+
+# get GHDL executable
+if ($GHDL -ne "")
+{	$GHDLExecutable = $GHDL								}
+elseif (Test-Path env:GHDL)
+{	$GHDLExecutable = $env:GHDL						}
+elseif (Test-Path $GHDLNewExecutable -PathType Leaf)
+{	$GHDLExecutable = $GHDLNewExecutable	}
+else
+{	$GHDLExecutable = "ghdl.exe"					}
+	
+if (-not (Test-Path $GHDLExecutable -PathType Leaf))
+{	Write-Host "GHDL executable 'ghdl.exe' not found." -ForegroundColor Red
+	Write-Host "Use adv. options '-GHDL' to set the GHDL executable." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+	Exit-CompileScript -1
+}
+
+
+$ErrorCount = 0
+if ($VHDL87 -or $VHDL93 -or $VHDL2008)
+{	Write-Host "Compiling VHDL Libraries..."
+	Write-Host "Preparing..."
+
+	# create lib directory if it does not exist
+	if (Test-Path -Path $VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory)
+	{	$EnableVerbose	-and (Write-Host "  Directory '$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory' already exists.")	| Out-Null
+		
+		# change working directory to VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory
+		$EnableVerbose	-and (Write-Host "  cd $VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory")	| Out-Null
+		Set-Location $VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory
+	
+		$EnableVerbose	-and (Write-Host "  Cleaning up directory...")	| Out-Null
+		Remove-Item ./* -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+	}
+	else
+	{	$EnableVerbose	-and (Write-Host "  Creating directory '$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory'.")	| Out-Null
+		New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
+		if (-not $?)
+		{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Cannot create destination directory '$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory'." -ForegroundColor Red
+			Exit-CompileScript -1
+		}
+		
+		# change working directory to VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory
+		$EnableVerbose	-and (Write-Host "  Change working directory to $VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory")	| Out-Null
+		Set-Location $VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory
+	}
+	
+	Write-Host
+	Write-Host "Start compilation..."
+}
+# ============================================================================
+# v87
+# ============================================================================
+if ($VHDL87)
+{	$VHDLVersion =				"87"
+	Write-Host "Compiling libraries for VHDL-$VHDLVersion" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+	
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	# v87\std
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$VHDLLibrary =				"std"
+	Write-Host "  Compiling library '$VHDLLibrary'..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+	
+	$LibraryDirectory = "$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory\$VHDLLibrary\v$VHDLVersion"
+	New-LibraryDirectory $LibraryDirectory	# $EnableVerbose
+	Set-Location $LibraryDirectory
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "std"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C --bootstrap --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	# v87\ieee
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$VHDLLibrary =	"ieee"
+	$VHDLFlavor =		"ieee"
+	Write-Host "  Compiling library '$VHDLLibrary'..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+	
+	$LibraryDirectory = "$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory\$VHDLFlavor\v$VHDLVersion"
+	New-LibraryDirectory $LibraryDirectory	# $EnableVerbose
+	Set-Location $LibraryDirectory
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "ieee"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	# v87\synopsys
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$VHDLLibrary =	"ieee"
+	$VHDLFlavor =		"synopsys"
+	Write-Host "  Compiling library '$VHDLLibrary' ($VHDLFlavor)..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+	
+	$LibraryDirectory = "$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory\$VHDLFlavor\v$VHDLVersion"
+	New-LibraryDirectory $LibraryDirectory	# $EnableVerbose
+	Set-Location $LibraryDirectory
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "ieee"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLFlavor] + $SourceFiles["synopsys8793"])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLFlavor\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "vital95"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+}
+# ============================================================================
+# v93
+# ============================================================================
+if ($VHDL93)
+{	$VHDLVersion =				"93"
+	Write-Host "Compiling libraries for VHDL-$VHDLVersion" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+	
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	# v93\std
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$VHDLLibrary =				"std"
+	Write-Host "  Compiling library '$VHDLLibrary'..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+	
+	$LibraryDirectory = "$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory\$VHDLLibrary\v$VHDLVersion"
+	New-LibraryDirectory $LibraryDirectory	# $EnableVerbose
+	Set-Location $LibraryDirectory
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "std"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C --bootstrap --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	# v93\ieee
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$VHDLLibrary =	"ieee"
+	$VHDLFlavor =		"ieee"
+	Write-Host "  Compiling library '$VHDLLibrary'..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+	
+	$LibraryDirectory = "$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory\$VHDLFlavor\v$VHDLVersion"
+	New-LibraryDirectory $LibraryDirectory	# $EnableVerbose
+	Set-Location $LibraryDirectory
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "ieee"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex] + $SourceFiles["math"])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "vital2000"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	# v93\synopsys
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$VHDLLibrary =	"ieee"
+	$VHDLFlavor =		"synopsys"
+	Write-Host "  Compiling library '$VHDLLibrary' ($VHDLFlavor)..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+	
+	$LibraryDirectory = "$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory\$VHDLFlavor\v$VHDLVersion"
+	New-LibraryDirectory $LibraryDirectory	# $EnableVerbose
+	Set-Location $LibraryDirectory
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "ieee"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex] + $SourceFiles["math"])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLFlavor] + $SourceFiles["synopsys8793"])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLFlavor\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "vital2000"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	# v93\mentor
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$VHDLLibrary =	"ieee"
+	$VHDLFlavor =		"mentor"
+	Write-Host "  Compiling library '$VHDLLibrary' ($VHDLFlavor)..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+	
+	$LibraryDirectory = "$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory\$VHDLFlavor\v$VHDLVersion"
+	New-LibraryDirectory $LibraryDirectory	# $EnableVerbose
+	Set-Location $LibraryDirectory
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "ieee"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex] + $SourceFiles["math"])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLFlavor])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLFlavor\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "vital2000"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+}
+# ==============================================================================
+# v08
+# ==============================================================================
+if ($VHDL2008)
+{	$VHDLVersion =				"08"
+	Write-Host "Compiling libraries for VHDL-$VHDLVersion" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+	
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	# v08\std
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$VHDLLibrary =				"std"
+	Write-Host "  Compiling library '$VHDLLibrary'..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+	
+	$LibraryDirectory = "$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory\$VHDLLibrary\v$VHDLVersion"
+	New-LibraryDirectory $LibraryDirectory	# $EnableVerbose
+	Set-Location $LibraryDirectory
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "std08"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLLibrary\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C --bootstrap --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	# v08\ieee
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$VHDLLibrary =	"ieee"
+	$VHDLFlavor =		"ieee"
+	Write-Host "  Compiling library '$VHDLLibrary'..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+	
+	$LibraryDirectory = "$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory\$VHDLFlavor\v$VHDLVersion"
+	New-LibraryDirectory $LibraryDirectory	# $EnableVerbose
+	Set-Location $LibraryDirectory
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "ieee2008"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "vital2000"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" -frelaxed-rules --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	# v08\synopsys
+	# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$VHDLLibrary =	"ieee"
+	$VHDLFlavor =		"synopsys"
+	Write-Host "  Compiling library '$VHDLLibrary' ($VHDLFlavor)..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+	
+	$LibraryDirectory = "$VHDLDestinationLibraryDirectory\$VHDLFlavor\v$VHDLVersion"
+	New-LibraryDirectory $LibraryDirectory	# $EnableVerbose
+	Set-Location $LibraryDirectory
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "ieee2008"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLFlavor])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLFlavor\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	$VHDLSourcesIndex = "vital2000"
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles[$VHDLSourcesIndex])
+	{	Write-Host "    file: v$VHDLVersion\$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Patching file for VHDL-$VHDLVersion"																																														) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        Get-Content `"$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl`" -Encoding Ascii ``"	-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version `"$VHDLVersion`" ``"																						-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "          | Out-File `"$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion`" -Encoding Ascii"																				-ForegroundColor DarkGray	) | Out-Null
+		# Patch file
+		Get-Content "$VHDLSourceLibraryDirectory\$VHDLSourcesIndex\$SourceFile.vhdl" -Encoding Ascii `
+			| Format-VHDLSourceFile -Version "$VHDLVersion" `
+			| Out-File "$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion" -Encoding Ascii
+		
+		# Analyze file
+		$InvokeExpr = "$GHDLExecutable -a -C `"-P../std`" -frelaxed-rules --std=$VHDLVersion --work=$VHDLLibrary $SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion 2>&1"
+		$EnableVerbose -and	(Write-Host "      Analyzing file '$SourceFile.v$VHDLVersion'"		) | Out-Null
+		$EnableDebug -and		(Write-Host "        $InvokeExpr" -ForegroundColor DarkGray				) | Out-Null
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGHDLLine $SuppressWarnings "      "
+		if (($LastExitCode -ne 0) -or -not $?)
+		{	$ErrorCount += 1
+			if ($HaltOnError)
+			{	Exit-CompileScript -1		}
+		}
+	}
+	
+}	# $VHDL2008
+
+
+Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+Write-Host "Compiling VHDL libraries " -NoNewline
+if ($ErrorCount -gt 0)
+{	Write-Host "[FAILED]" -ForegroundColor Red				}
+else
+{	Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green	}
+
+Exit-CompileScript
diff --git a/scripts/windows/compile.ps1 b/scripts/windows/compile.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da3c67731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/compile.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,765 @@
+# EMACS settings: -*-  tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
+# vim: tabstop=2:shiftwidth=2:noexpandtab
+# kate: tab-width 2; replace-tabs off; indent-width 2;
+# 
+# ==============================================================================
+#  Authors:            Patrick Lehmann  (ported batch file to PowerShell)
+#                      Brian Davis      (contributions to the batch file)
+#                      Tristan Gingold  (initial batch file for compilations on Windows)
+# 
+#  PowerShell Script:  Script to compile GHDL for Windows
+# 
+# Description:
+# ------------------------------------
+#  This is a PowerShell script (executable) which:
+#    - compiles GHDL and GHDLFilter
+#    - analyses VHDL libraries
+#    - installs GHDL into a directory (xcopy deploiment)
+#
+# ==============================================================================
+#  Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Tristan Gingold
+#  Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Patrick Lehmann
+#  
+#  GHDL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+#  the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+#  Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
+#  version.
+#  
+#  GHDL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+#  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+#  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+#  for more details.
+#  
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with GHDL; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+#  Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+#  02111-1307, USA.
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# .SYNOPSIS 
+# GHDL for Windows - GHDL compile script
+# Use 'compile.ps1 -Help' to see the integrated help page
+# 
+# .EXAMPLE
+# #
+# # Normal flow
+# PS> .\compile.ps1 -Clean
+# PS> .\compile.ps1 -Compile
+# PS> .\compile.ps1 -Install
+# 
+# # Combine all commands in a single call
+# PS>.\compile.ps1 -Clean -Compile -Install "C:\Tools\GHDL"
+#
+# # Install to user defined dir
+# PS> .\compile.ps1 -Install "C:\Tools\GHDL"
+#
+# # Update or Uninstall
+# PS> .\compile.ps1 -Update
+# PS> .\compile.ps1 -Uninstall
+# 
+# # Create a Zip-file
+# PS>.\compile.ps1 -Package -Zip 
+#
+[CmdletBinding()]
+Param(
+	# Clean up all files and directories
+	[switch]$Clean,
+		[switch]$Clean_GHDL,
+		[switch]$Clean_Libraries,
+		
+	# Compile GHDL
+	[switch]$Compile,
+		[switch]$Compile_GHDL,
+		[switch]$Compile_Libraries,
+
+	# Create an installer package
+	[switch]$Package,
+		# Creates a zip-file for xcopy deployment
+		[switch]$Zip,
+		# Creates a self-extracting ps1-file for xcopy deployment
+		[switch]$PS1,
+	
+	# Install all files into a directory (xcopy deployment)
+	[switch]$Install = $false,
+	[parameter(mandatory=$false, ValueFromRemainingArguments=$true)]
+	[string]$InstallDir = "",
+	# Update files
+	[switch]$Update,
+	# Uninstall all files from a directory
+	[switch]$Uninstall,
+
+	# register GHDL in PATH
+	[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
+	[ValidateSet("Machine", "User", "Session", "Remove", "Pass")]
+	[String]$AddToPath = "",
+	
+	# Display this help"
+	[switch]$Help
+)
+
+# configure script here
+$RelPathToRoot =      "..\.."
+
+# save parameters and current working directory
+$Script_ScriptDir =    $PSScriptRoot
+$Script_WorkingDir =  Get-Location
+$GHDLRootDir =        Convert-Path (Resolve-Path ($PSScriptRoot + "\" + $RelPathToRoot))
+
+# set default values
+$Hosting =            $true
+$EnableDebug =        [bool]$PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Debug"]
+$EnableVerbose =      [bool]$PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Verbose"] -or $EnableDebug
+
+# load modules from GHDL's 'libraries' directory
+Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\shared.psm1  -Verbose:$false -Debug:$false -ArgumentList "$Script_WorkingDir", $Hosting
+Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\targets.psm1 -Verbose:$false -Debug:$false
+
+# Display help if no command was selected
+$Help = $Help -or (-not (
+					$All -or 
+					$Clean -or $Clean_GHDL -or $Clean_Libraries -or $Clean_Package_Zip -or
+					$Compile -or $Compile_GHDL -or $Compile_Libraries -or
+					$Package -or
+					$Install -or $Update -or $Uninstall
+				))
+
+Write-Host "================================================================================" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+Write-Host "GHDL for Windows - GHDL compile and bundle script" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+Write-Host "================================================================================" -ForegroundColor Magenta
+
+if ($Help)
+{	Get-Help $MYINVOCATION.InvocationName -Detailed
+	Exit-CompileScript
+}
+
+if ($All)
+{	$Clean =              $true
+	$Compile =            $true
+	$Package =            $true
+}
+if ($Clean)
+{	$Clean_GHDL =         $true
+	$Clean_Libraries =    $true
+	$Clean_Package_Zip =  $true
+}
+if ($Compile)
+{	$Compile_GHDL =       $true
+	$Compile_Libraries =  $true
+}
+
+# configure some variables: paths, executables, directory names, ...
+$GHDLVersion =                Get-GHDLVersion $GHDLRootDir
+$Backend =                    "mcode"
+$WindowsDirName =             "dist\windows"    #\$Backend"
+$BuildDirectoryName =         "build"
+$BuildBackendDirectoryName =  "$BuildDirectoryName\$Backend"
+$VHDLLibrariesDirectoryName = "lib"
+$PackageDirectoryName =       "build\zip\$Backend"
+$ZipPackageFileName =         "ghdl-$Backend-$GHDLVersion.zip"
+$PS1PackageFileName =         "ghdl-$Backend-$GHDLVersion.installer.ps1"
+$InstallerTemplateFileName =  "InstallerTemplate.ps1"
+$DefaultInstallPath =         "C:\Program Files (x86)\GHDL"        # This is the default path for 32-bit applications (x86-32)
+
+# construct directories
+$GHDLWindowsDir =             "$GHDLRootDir\$WindowsDirName"
+$GHDLBuildDir =               "$GHDLRootDir\$BuildBackendDirectoryName"
+$GHDLVendorLibraryDir =       "$GHDLRootDir\libraries\vendors"
+$GHDLCompiledLibraryDir =     "$GHDLRootDir\$BuildBackendDirectoryName\$VHDLLibrariesDirectoryName"
+$GHDLZipPackageDir =          "$GHDLRootDir\$PackageDirectoryName"
+$GHDLZipPackageFile =         "$GHDLZipPackageDir\$ZipPackageFileName"
+$InstallerTemplateFile =      "$GHDLWindowsDir\$InstallerTemplateFileName"
+$GHDLPS1PackageFile =         "$GHDLZipPackageDir\$PS1PackageFileName"
+
+# construct files
+$InstallDirFile =             "$BuildDirectoryName\InstallDir.conf"
+
+$EnvPath_ContainerMapping = @{
+	Machine = [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine
+	User =    [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User
+}
+
+function Exit-Script
+{	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[int]$ExitCode = 0
+	)
+	cd $Script_WorkingDir
+	# unload modules
+	Remove-Module shared  -Verbose:$false -Debug:$false
+	Remove-Module targets -Verbose:$false -Debug:$false
+	exit $ExitCode
+}
+
+# GitHub user:            https://github.com/mkropat
+# Gist account at GitHub: https://gist.github.com/mkropat
+# Gist snippet URL:       https://gist.github.com/mkropat/c1226e0cc2ca941b23a9
+function Add-EnvPath
+{	param(
+		[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+		[string] $Path,
+
+		[ValidateSet("Machine", "User", "Session")]
+		[string] $Container = "Session"
+	)
+
+	if ($Container -ne "Session")
+	{	$containerType =  $EnvPath_ContainerMapping[$Container]
+		$persistedPaths = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $containerType) -split ";"
+		if ($persistedPaths -notcontains $Path)
+		{	$persistedPaths = $persistedPaths + $Path | where { $_ }
+			[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $persistedPaths -join ";", $containerType)
+		}
+	}
+
+	$envPaths = $env:Path -split ";"
+	if ($envPaths -notcontains $Path)
+	{	$envPaths = $envPaths + $Path | where { $_ }
+		$env:Path = $envPaths -join ";"
+	}
+}
+
+# GitHub user:            https://github.com/mkropat
+# Gist account at GitHub: https://gist.github.com/mkropat
+# Gist snippet URL:       https://gist.github.com/mkropat/c1226e0cc2ca941b23a9
+function Remove-EnvPath
+{	param (
+		[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+		[string] $Path,
+
+		[ValidateSet("Machine", "User", "Session")]
+		[string] $Container = "Session"
+	)
+
+	if ($Container -ne "Session")
+	{	$containerType =  $EnvPath_ContainerMapping[$Container]
+		$persistedPaths = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $containerType) -split ";"
+		if ($persistedPaths -contains $Path)
+		{	$persistedPaths = $persistedPaths | where { $_ -and $_ -ne $Path }
+			[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $persistedPaths -join ";", $containerType)
+		}
+	}
+
+	$envPaths = $env:Path -split ";"
+	if ($envPaths -contains $Path)
+	{	$envPaths = $envPaths | where { $_ -and $_ -ne $Path }
+		$env:Path = $envPaths -join ";"
+	}
+}
+
+# GitHub user:            https://github.com/mkropat
+# Gist account at GitHub: https://gist.github.com/mkropat
+# Gist snippet URL:       https://gist.github.com/mkropat/c1226e0cc2ca941b23a9
+function Get-EnvPath
+{	param (
+		[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+		[ValidateSet("Machine", "User")]
+		[string] $Container
+	)
+
+	$containerType = $EnvPath_ContainerMapping[$Container]
+	[Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', $containerType) -split ";" | where { $_ }
+}
+
+
+if ($false)
+{	# Write-Host "Uninstalling GHDL $GHDLVersion for Windows..."
+
+	# Write-Host "[ERROR]: This command is not implemented." -ForegroundColor Red
+	Exit-Script -1
+}  # Uninstall
+else
+{	# ============================================================================
+	# Clean tasks
+	# ============================================================================
+	if ($Clean)
+	{	Write-Host "Removing all created files and directories..."    }
+	
+	if ($Clean_GHDL)
+	{	$Script_Path =         $GHDLWindowsDir + "\compile-ghdl.ps1"
+		$Script_Parameters =  @(
+			'-Clean',
+			'-Hosted',
+			'-Verbose:$EnableVerbose',
+			'-Debug:$EnableDebug'
+		)
+		
+		Write-Host "Running compile-ghdl.ps1 -Clean ..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		$InvokeExpr = "$Script_Path " + ($Script_Parameters -join " ")
+		Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr
+		if ($LastExitCode -ne 0)
+		{	Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "[ERROR]: While executing '$InvokeExpr'." -ForegroundColor Red
+			Exit-Script -1
+		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "Completed compile-ghdl.ps1 " -NoNewline
+			Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green
+			Write-Host
+		}
+	}  # Clean_GHDL
+	if ($Clean_Libraries)
+	{	if ($Clean_GHDL)
+		{	Write-Host    }
+		
+		$Script_Path =        $GHDLWindowsDir + "\compile-libraries.ps1"
+		$Script_Parameters =  @(
+			'-Clean',
+			'-Hosted',
+			'-Verbose:$EnableVerbose',
+			'-Debug:$EnableDebug'
+		)
+		
+		Write-Host "Running compile-libraries.ps1 -Clean ..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		$InvokeExpr = "$Script_Path " + ($Script_Parameters -join " ")
+		Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr
+		if ($LastExitCode -ne 0)
+		{	Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "[ERROR]: While executing '$InvokeExpr'." -ForegroundColor Red
+			Exit-Script -1
+		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "Completed compile-libraries.ps1 " -NoNewline
+			Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green
+			Write-Host
+		}
+	}  # Clean_Libraries
+	if ($Clean_Package_Zip)
+	{	if ($Clean_GHDL -or $Clean_Libraries)
+		{	Write-Host    }
+	
+		Write-Host "Running more clean-up tasks..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		Write-Host "Removing installer packages and temporary directories..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+		if (Test-Path -Path $GHDLZipPackageDir)
+		{	Write-Host "  rmdir $GHDLZipPackageDir"
+			Remove-Item $GHDLZipPackageDir -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+			if ($? -eq $false)
+			{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: While deleting '$GHDLZipPackageDir'." -ForegroundColor Red
+				Exit-Script -1
+			}
+		}
+		
+		if (Test-Path -Path $GHDLZipPackageFile)
+		{	Write-Host "  rm $GHDLZipPackageFile"
+			Remove-Item $GHDLZipPackageFile -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+			if ($? -eq $false)
+			{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: While deleting '$GHDLZipPackageFile'." -ForegroundColor Red
+				Exit-Script -1
+			}
+		}
+		
+		Write-Host
+		Write-Host "Clean " -NoNewline
+		Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green
+		Write-Host
+	}  # Clean_Package_Zip
+	
+	# ============================================================================
+	# Compile tasks
+	# ============================================================================
+	if ($Compile_GHDL)
+	{	if ($Clean)
+		{	Write-Host    }
+			
+		$Script_Path =        $GHDLWindowsDir + "\compile-ghdl.ps1"
+		$Script_Parameters =  @()
+		$Script_Parameters =  @(
+			'-All',
+			'-Hosted',
+			'-Verbose:$EnableVerbose',
+			'-Debug:$EnableDebug'
+		)
+		
+		# Write-Host "Compiling GHDL $GHDLVersion for Windows..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		# Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		
+		Write-Host
+		Write-Host "Running compile-ghdl.ps1 -All ..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		$InvokeExpr = "$Script_Path " + ($Script_Parameters -join " ")
+		Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr
+		if ($LastExitCode -ne 0)
+		{	Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "[ERROR]: While executing '$InvokeExpr'." -ForegroundColor Red
+			Exit-Script -1
+		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "Completed compile-ghdl.ps1 " -NoNewline
+			Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green
+			Write-Host
+		}
+	}  # Compile_GHDL
+	if ($Compile_Libraries)
+	{	if ($Compile_GHDL)
+		{	Write-Host    }
+		
+		$Script_Path =        $GHDLWindowsDir + "\compile-libraries.ps1"
+		$Script_Parameters =  @()
+		$Script_Parameters =  @(
+			'-Compile',
+			'-Hosted',
+			'-Verbose:$EnableVerbose',
+			'-Debug:$EnableDebug'
+		)
+		
+		# Write-Host "Compiling GHDL's libraries ..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		# Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		
+		$env:GHDL = "$GHDLBuildDir\ghdl.exe"
+		Write-Host ("Setting env:GHDL to '" + $env:GHDL + "'")
+
+		Write-Host
+		Write-Host "Running compile-libraries.ps1 -Compile ..." -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+		$InvokeExpr = "$Script_Path " + ($Script_Parameters -join " ")
+		Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr
+		if ($LastExitCode -ne 0)
+		{	Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "[ERROR]: While executing '$InvokeExpr'." -ForegroundColor Red
+			Exit-Script -1
+		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+			Write-Host "Completed compile-libraries.ps1 " -NoNewline
+			Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green
+			Write-Host
+		}
+	}  # Compile_GHDL
+	
+	# ============================================================================
+	# Package tasks
+	# ============================================================================
+	if ($Package)
+	{	Write-Host "Creating an installation package for GHDL $GHDLVersion for Windows"
+		$Good = $false
+	
+		if ($Zip)
+		{	Write-Host "Loading PowerShell Community Extensions (PSCX) " -NoNewline
+			if ((Get-Module -ListAvailable | Where {$_.Name -like "PSCX"}).Version -ge "3.1.0.0")
+			{	Import-Module Pscx -Verbose:$false
+				Write-Host "[Done]" -ForegroundColor Green
+			}
+			else
+			{	Write-Host "[FAILED]" -ForegroundColor RED  
+				Exit-Script -1
+			}
+			
+			Write-Host "Output format: zip-file"
+			Write-Host "  Removing old directory '$GHDLZipPackageDir'."
+			if (Test-Path -Path $GHDLZipPackageDir)
+			{	Remove-Item $GHDLZipPackageDir -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+				if ($? -eq $false)
+				{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: While deleting '$GHDLZipPackageDir'." -ForegroundColor Red
+					Exit-Script -1
+				}
+			}
+			if (Test-Path -Path $GHDLZipPackageFile)
+			{	Remove-Item $GHDLZipPackageFile -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+				if ($? -eq $false)
+				{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: While deleting '$GHDLZipPackageFile'." -ForegroundColor Red
+					Exit-Script -1
+				}
+			}
+		
+			Write-Host "  Creating directory '$GHDLZipPackageDir' and sub-directories..."
+			New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "$GHDLZipPackageDir"            -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  | Out-Null
+			New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "$GHDLZipPackageDir\bin"        -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  | Out-Null
+			New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "$GHDLZipPackageDir\include"    -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  | Out-Null
+			New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "$GHDLZipPackageDir\lib"        -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  | Out-Null
+			
+			Write-Host "  Gathering files..."
+			# executables
+			Copy-Item "$GHDLBuildDir\ghdl.exe"            "$GHDLZipPackageDir\bin\ghdl.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+			# include files
+			Copy-Item "$GHDLRootDir\src\grt\vpi_user.h"   "$GHDLZipPackageDir\include"      -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+			# pre-compile scripts
+			Copy-Item $GHDLVendorLibraryDir -Recurse      "$GHDLZipPackageDir\lib\vendors"  -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+			# pre-compiled libraries
+			Copy-Item $GHDLCompiledLibraryDir  -Recurse   "$GHDLZipPackageDir"              -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+			Write-Host "  Compressing all files into '$GHDLZipPackageFile'..."
+			$file = Get-ChildItem $GHDLZipPackageDir -Recurse | Write-Zip -IncludeEmptyDirectories -EntryPathRoot $GHDLZipPackageDir -OutputPath $GHDLZipPackageFile
+			Write-Host "  $([math]::round(($file.Length / 1MB), 3)) MiB written to disk"
+			 
+			 Write-Host
+			Write-Host "Creating package " -NoNewline
+			Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green
+			Write-Host
+			
+			$Good = $true
+		}
+		
+		if ($PS1)
+		{	Write-Host "Creating a self-extracting PowerShell package for GHDL $GHDLVersion for Windows"
+		
+			if (-not (Test-Path -Path $GHDLZipPackageFile))
+			{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: ZIP file '$GHDLZipPackageFile' does not exist." -ForegroundColor Red
+				Exit-Script -1
+			}
+		
+			# Read ZIP file and convert it to base64
+			$ResolvedPath =                   Resolve-Path "$GHDLZipPackageFile"
+			$CompressedFileContentAsBytes =   [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes("$ResolvedPath")
+			$CompressedFileContentInBase64 =  [System.Convert]::ToBase64String($CompressedFileContentAsBytes)
+			
+			# Read a Installer template and add the base64 content
+			$Installer = Get-Content $InstallerTemplateFile
+			$Installer = $Installer -replace "# DATASECTION", "`$CompressedFileContentInBase64 = `"$CompressedFileContentInBase64`""
+			$Installer | Out-File -FilePath $GHDLPS1PackageFile
+					
+			Write-Host
+			Write-Host "Creating package " -NoNewline
+			Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green
+			Write-Host
+			
+			$Good = $true
+		}
+		
+		if (-not $Good)
+		{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: No package format selected." -ForegroundColor Red
+			Write-Host "Possible formats:"
+			Write-Host "  - Zip-file (-Zip)"
+			Write-Host
+		}
+	}
+	# ============================================================================
+	# Install tasks
+	# ============================================================================
+	if ($Install)
+	{	Write-Host "Installing GHDL $GHDLVersion for Windows..."
+		if ($InstallDir -eq "")
+		{	if (Test-Path $InstallDirFile -PathType Leaf)
+			{	Write-Host "  Reading installation path from '$InstallDirFile' ..."
+				$InstallPath = Get-Content $InstallDirFile -Encoding Ascii
+			}
+			else
+			{	$InstallPath = $DefaultInstallPath  }
+		}
+		else
+		{	$InstallPath = $InstallDir      }
+		$InstallPath = $InstallPath.TrimEnd("\")
+		
+		if ($Zip)
+		{	Write-Host "Loading PowerShell Community Extensions (PSCX) " -NoNewline
+			if ((Get-Module -ListAvailable | Where {$_.Name -like "PSCX"}).Version -ge "3.1.0.0")
+			{	Import-Module Pscx -Verbose:$false
+				Write-Host "[Done]" -ForegroundColor Green
+			}
+			else
+			{	Write-Host "[FAILED]" -ForegroundColor RED  
+				Exit-Script -1
+			}
+			
+			Write-Host "  Installing from Zip-file..."
+			
+			Write-Host "[ERROR]: This command is not implemented." -ForegroundColor Red
+		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "  Writing installation path to '$InstallDirFile'..."
+			$InstallPath | Out-File -FilePath $InstallDirFile -Encoding Ascii
+		
+			if (Test-Path -Path $InstallPath)
+			{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Directory '$InstallPath' already exists." -ForegroundColor Red
+				Exit-Script -1
+			}
+			Write-Host "  Install directory: $InstallPath"
+			Write-Host "  Creating directory '$InstallPath' and sub-directories..."
+			New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "$InstallPath"            -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  | Out-Null
+			New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "$InstallPath\bin"        -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  | Out-Null
+			New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "$InstallPath\include"    -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  | Out-Null
+			New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "$InstallPath\lib"        -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  | Out-Null
+			
+			Write-Host "  Copying files..."
+			# executables
+			Copy-Item "$GHDLBuildDir\ghdl.exe"            "$InstallPath\bin\ghdl.exe" -Verbose:$EnableVerbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+			# include files
+			Copy-Item "$GHDLRootDir\src\grt\vpi_user.h"   "$InstallPath\include"      -Verbose:$EnableVerbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+			# pre-compile scripts
+			Copy-Item $GHDLVendorLibraryDir -Recurse      "$InstallPath\lib"          -Verbose:$EnableVerbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+			# pre-compiled libraries
+			Copy-Item $GHDLCompiledLibraryDir  -Recurse   "$InstallPath"              -Verbose:$EnableVerbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+			while($true)
+			{	Write-Host "  Install GHDL in PATH at machine level? [" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+				Write-Host "M" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+				Write-Host "achine/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+				Write-Host "u" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+				Write-Host "ser/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+				Write-Host "s" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+				Write-Host "ession/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+				Write-Host "p" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+				Write-Host "ass]: " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+				$InstallInPath = (Read-Host).ToLower()
+				if ($InstallInPath -in "m","u","s","p")
+				{	break	}
+				else
+				{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Unsupported choice: '$InstallInPath'." -ForegroundColor Red    }
+			}
+			
+			if (($InstallInPath -eq "") -or ($InstallInPath -eq "m"))
+			{	Write-Host "  Adding GHDL to PATH at machine level."
+				Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Machine"
+				Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Session"
+			}
+			elseif ($InstallInPath -eq "u")
+			{	Write-Host "  Adding GHDL to PATH at user level."
+				Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "User"
+				Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Session"
+			}
+			elseif ($InstallInPath -eq "s")
+			{	Write-Host "  Adding GHDL to PATH at session level."
+				Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Session"
+			}
+			
+			Write-Host
+			Write-Host "Installing files " -NoNewline
+			Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green
+			Write-Host
+			
+			Exit-Script
+		}  # Zip
+	}  # Install
+	elseif ($Update)
+	{	Write-Host "Updating GHDL $GHDLVersion for Windows..."
+		if (Test-Path $InstallDirFile -PathType Leaf)
+		{	Write-Host "  Reading installation path from '$InstallDirFile' ..."
+			$InstallPath = Get-Content $InstallDirFile -Encoding Ascii
+		}
+		else
+		{	if ($InstallDir -eq "")
+			{	   }
+			else
+			{	$InstallPath = $InstallDir      }
+		}
+		$InstallPath = $InstallPath.TrimEnd("\")
+		
+		Write-Host "  Install directory: $InstallPath"
+		if (Test-Path -Path $InstallPath)
+		{	Write-Host "  Cleaning up installation directory '$InstallPath'." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+			Get-ChildItem -Path $InstallPath -Depth 0 | foreach { Remove-Item $_.FullName -Recurse -Force }
+		}
+		
+		
+		Write-Host "  Creating directory sub-directories in '$InstallPath' ..."
+		New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "$InstallPath\bin"        -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  | Out-Null
+		New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "$InstallPath\include"    -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  | Out-Null
+		New-Item -ItemType directory -Path "$InstallPath\lib"        -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  | Out-Null
+		
+		Write-Host "  Copying files..."
+		# executables
+		Copy-Item "$GHDLBuildDir\ghdl.exe"            "$InstallPath\bin\ghdl.exe" -Verbose:$EnableVerbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+		# include files
+		Copy-Item "$GHDLRootDir\src\grt\vpi_user.h"   "$InstallPath\include"      -Verbose:$EnableVerbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+		# pre-compile scripts
+		Copy-Item $GHDLVendorLibraryDir -Recurse      "$InstallPath\lib"          -Verbose:$EnableVerbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+		# pre-compiled libraries
+		Copy-Item $GHDLCompiledLibraryDir  -Recurse   "$InstallPath"              -Verbose:$EnableVerbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+		if ($AddToPath -eq "")
+		{	while($true)
+			{	Write-Host "  Install GHDL in PATH at machine level? [" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+				Write-Host "M" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+				Write-Host "achine/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+				Write-Host "u" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+				Write-Host "ser/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+				Write-Host "s" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+				Write-Host "ession/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+				Write-Host "r" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+				Write-Host "emove/" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+				Write-Host "p" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Cyan
+				Write-Host "ass]: " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
+				$InstallInPath = (Read-Host).ToLower()
+				if ($InstallInPath -in "m","u","s","r","p")
+				{	break	}
+				else
+				{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Unsupported choice: '$InstallInPath'." -ForegroundColor Red    }
+			}
+		}
+		elseif ($AddToPath -eq "Machine")
+		{	$InstallInPath = "m"     }
+		elseif ($AddToPath -eq "User")
+		{	$InstallInPath = "u"     }
+		elseif ($AddToPath -eq "Session")
+		{	$InstallInPath = "s"     }
+		elseif ($AddToPath -eq "Remove")
+		{	$InstallInPath = "r"     }
+		elseif ($AddToPath -eq "Pass")
+		{	$InstallInPath = "p"     }
+	
+		if ($InstallInPath -ne "p")
+		{	Write-Host "  Removing GHDL from PATH variables in Machine, User, Session ..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+			foreach ($container in @("Machine", "User"))
+			{	foreach ($entry in (Get-EnvPath -Container $container))
+				{	if ($entry.ToLower().Contains("ghdl"))
+					{	Write-Host "    Removing '$entry' from $container level."
+						Remove-EnvPath -Path $entry -Container $container
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			Remove-EnvPath -Path $entry -Container "Session"
+			
+			if (($InstallInPath -eq "") -or ($InstallInPath -eq "m"))
+			{	Write-Host "  Adding GHDL to PATH at machine level."
+				Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Machine"
+				Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Session"
+			}
+			elseif ($InstallInPath -eq "u")
+			{	Write-Host "  Adding GHDL to PATH at user level."
+				Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "User"
+				Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Session"
+			}
+			elseif ($InstallInPath -eq "s")
+			{	Write-Host "  Adding GHDL to PATH at session level."
+				Add-EnvPath -Path "$InstallPath\bin" -Container "Session"
+			}
+		}
+		
+		Write-Host
+		Write-Host "Updating files " -NoNewline
+		Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green
+		Write-Host
+		
+		Exit-Script
+	}  # Update
+	elseif ($Uninstall)
+	{	Write-Host "Uninstalling GHDL $GHDLVersion for Windows..."
+		if (Test-Path $InstallDirFile -PathType Leaf)
+		{	Write-Host "  Reading installation path from '$InstallDirFile' ..."
+			$InstallPath = Get-Content $InstallDirFile -Encoding Ascii
+		}
+		else
+		{	$InstallPath = $DefaultInstallPath    }
+		
+		Write-Host "  Install directory: $InstallPath"
+		if (Test-Path -Path $InstallPath)
+		{	Write-Host "  Removing installation directory '$InstallPath'." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+			Remove-Item $InstallPath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+		}
+		
+		Write-Host "  Removing GHDL from PATH variables in Machine, User, Session ..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+		foreach ($container in @("Machine", "User"))
+		{	foreach ($entry in (Get-EnvPath -Container $container))
+			{	if ($entry.ToLower().Contains("ghdl"))
+				{	Write-Host "    Removing '$entry' from $container level."
+					Remove-EnvPath -Path $entry -Container $container
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		Remove-EnvPath -Path $entry -Container "Session"
+
+		Write-Host
+		Write-Host "Uninstalling files " -NoNewline
+		Write-Host "[SUCCESSFUL]" -ForegroundColor Green
+		Write-Host
+		
+		Exit-Script
+	}  # Uninstall
+	
+}  # Clean
+	
+Exit-Script
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/Makefile.in b/scripts/windows/mcode/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be1f11516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+PREFIX=/usr/local
+target=i686-pc-linux-gnu
+
+CFLAGS=-O
+GNATFLAGS=$(CFLAGS) -gnatn
+
+GRT_FLAGS=$(CFLAGS)
+
+all: ghdl_mcode std.v93 std.v87 ieee.v93 ieee.v87 synopsys.v93 synopsys.v87 mentor.v93
+
+
+GRTSRCDIR=grt
+
+####grt Makefile.inc
+
+ghdl_mcode: default_paths.ads $(GRT_ADD_OBJS) mmap_binding.o force 
+	gnatmake -aIghdldrv -aIghdl -aIortho -aIgrt $(GNATFLAGS) ghdl_mcode $(GNAT_BARGS) -largs mmap_binding.o $(GNAT_LARGS) $(GRT_ADD_OBJS) $(GRT_EXTRA_LIB) -Wl,--version-script=$(GRTSRCDIR)/grt.ver -Wl,--export-dynamic
+
+mmap_binding.o: ortho/mmap_binding.c
+	$(CC) -c -g -o $@ $<
+
+default_paths.ads: Makefile
+	echo "--  DO NOT EDIT" > tmp-dpaths.ads
+	echo "--  This file is created by Makefile" >> tmp-dpaths.ads
+	echo "package Default_Paths is" >> tmp-dpaths.ads
+	echo "   Prefix : constant String :=">> tmp-dpaths.ads
+	echo "     \"$(PREFIX)/lib/ghdl/\";" >> tmp-dpaths.ads
+	echo "end Default_Paths;" >> tmp-dpaths.ads
+	if test -r $@ && cmp tmp-dpaths.ads $@; then \
+	  echo "$@ unchanged"; \
+        else \
+	  mv tmp-dpaths.ads $@; \
+        fi
+	$(RM) tmp-dpaths.ads
+
+force:
+
+LIB93_DIR:=./lib/v93
+LIB87_DIR:=./lib/v87
+LIBSRC_DIR:=./libraries
+ANALYZE=../../../ghdl_mcode -a --ieee=none
+REL_DIR=../../..
+VHDLLIBS_COPY_OBJS:=no
+CP=cp
+LN=ln -s
+
+./lib:
+	mkdir $@
+
+$(LIB93_DIR) $(LIB87_DIR): ./lib
+	mkdir $@
+
+
+####libraries Makefile.inc
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/binary_file-format.ads b/scripts/windows/mcode/binary_file-format.ads
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..daf2afe2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/binary_file-format.ads
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+with Binary_File.Coff;
+
+package Binary_File.Format renames Binary_File.Coff;
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/compile.bat b/scripts/windows/mcode/compile.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a1825e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/compile.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+mkdir build
+cd build
+
+rem Do the compilation
+set CFLAGS= -O -Wall
+
+gcc -c %CFLAGS% ../../../src/grt/grt-cstdio.c
+if errorlevel 1 goto failed
+
+gcc -c %CFLAGS% ../../../src/grt/grt-cvpi.c
+if errorlevel 1 goto failed
+
+gcc -c %CFLAGS% ../../../src/grt/config/clock.c
+if errorlevel 1 goto failed
+
+gcc -c %CFLAGS% ../../../src/ortho/mcode/memsegs_c.c
+if errorlevel 1 goto failed
+
+gcc -c %CFLAGS% -DWITH_GNAT_RUN_TIME ../../../src/grt/config/win32.c
+if errorlevel 1 goto failed
+
+gnatmake %CFLAGS% -gnatn -aI../windows -aI../../../src -aI../../../src/ghdldrv -aI../../../src/psl -aI../../../src/grt -aI../../../src/ortho/mcode -aI../../../src/vhdl -aI../../../src/vhdl/translate ghdl_jit -aI../../../src/ortho -o ghdl.exe -largs grt-cstdio.o clock.o grt-cvpi.o memsegs_c.o win32.o -ldbghelp -Wl,--stack,8404992
+if errorlevel 1 goto failed
+
+cd ..
+exit /b 0
+
+:failed
+echo "Compilation failed"
+cd ..
+exit /b 1
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/complib.bat b/scripts/windows/mcode/complib.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7291ad03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/complib.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+set GHDL=ghdl
+
+cd build
+gnatmake -aI..\windows ghdlfilter
+cd ..
+
+set REL=..\..\..
+set LIBSRC=%REL%\..\..\libraries
+
+::
+:: library sources
+::
+set STD_SRCS=       textio textio-body
+set IEEE_SRCS=      std_logic_1164 std_logic_1164-body numeric_std numeric_std-body numeric_bit numeric_bit-body
+set MATH_SRCS=      math_real math_real-body math_complex math_complex-body
+
+set STD08_SRCS=     textio textio-body env env-body
+set IEEE08_SRCS=    std_logic_1164 std_logic_1164-body std_logic_textio math_real math_real-body math_complex math_complex-body numeric_bit numeric_bit-body numeric_bit_unsigned numeric_bit_unsigned-body numeric_std numeric_std-body numeric_std_unsigned numeric_std_unsigned-body fixed_float_types fixed_generic_pkg fixed_generic_pkg-body fixed_pkg float_generic_pkg float_generic_pkg-body float_pkg ieee_bit_context ieee_std_context
+
+set VITAL95_SRCS=   vital_timing vital_timing-body vital_primitives vital_primitives-body
+set VITAL2000_SRCS= timing_p timing_b prmtvs_p prmtvs_b memory_p memory_b
+
+set SYNOPSYS_SRCS=  std_logic_arith std_logic_textio std_logic_unsigned std_logic_signed std_logic_misc std_logic_misc-body
+set MENTOR_SRCS=    std_logic_arith std_logic_arith-body
+
+
+mkdir lib
+cd lib
+
+:::::::::::::::::
+echo v87 libraries...
+
+mkdir v87
+cd v87
+
+echo std
+mkdir std
+cd std
+for %%F in (%STD_SRCS%)      do %REL%\build\ghdlfilter -v87 < %LIBSRC%\std\%%F.vhdl > %%F.v87   && %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=87 --bootstrap --work=std %%F.v87
+cd ..
+
+echo ieee
+mkdir ieee
+cd ieee
+for %%F in (%IEEE_SRCS%)     do %REL%\build\ghdlfilter -v87 < %LIBSRC%\ieee\%%F.vhdl > %%F.v87  && %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=87 -P..\std --work=ieee %%F.v87
+for %%F in (%VITAL95_SRCS%)  do copy %LIBSRC%\vital95\%%F.vhdl %%F.vhd                          && %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=87 -P..\std --work=ieee %%F.vhd
+cd ..
+
+echo synopsys
+mkdir synopsys
+cd synopsys
+for %%F in (%IEEE_SRCS%)     do %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=87 -P..\std --work=ieee ..\ieee\%%F.v87
+for %%F in (%VITAL95_SRCS%)  do %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=87 -P..\std --work=ieee ..\ieee\%%F.vhd
+for %%F in (%SYNOPSYS_SRCS%) do copy %LIBSRC%\synopsys\%%F.vhdl %%F.vhd  && %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=87 -P..\std --work=ieee %%F.vhd
+cd ..
+
+cd ..
+
+:::::::::::::::::
+echo v93 libraries...
+
+mkdir v93
+cd v93
+
+echo std
+mkdir std
+cd std
+for %%F in (%STD_SRCS%)       do %REL%\build\ghdlfilter -v93 < %LIBSRC%\std\%%F.vhdl > %%F.v93  && %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=93 --bootstrap --work=std %%F.v93
+cd ..
+
+echo ieee
+mkdir ieee
+cd ieee
+for %%F in (%IEEE_SRCS%)      do %REL%\build\ghdlfilter -v93 < %LIBSRC%\ieee\%%F.vhdl > %%F.v93 && %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=93 -P..\std --work=ieee %%F.v93
+for %%F in (%VITAL2000_SRCS%) do copy %LIBSRC%\vital2000\%%F.vhdl %%F.vhd                       && %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=93 -P..\std --work=ieee %%F.vhd
+for %%F in (%MATH_SRCS%)      do copy %LIBSRC%\ieee\%%F.vhdl %%F.vhd                            && %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=93 -P..\std --work=ieee %%F.vhd
+cd ..
+
+echo synopsys
+mkdir synopsys
+cd synopsys
+for %%F in (%IEEE_SRCS%)      do %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=93 -P..\std --work=ieee ..\ieee\%%F.v93
+for %%F in (%VITAL2000_SRCS%) do %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=93 -P..\std --work=ieee ..\ieee\%%F.vhd
+for %%F in (%MATH_SRCS%)      do %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=93 -P..\std --work=ieee ..\ieee\%%F.vhd
+for %%F in (%SYNOPSYS_SRCS%)  do %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=93 -P..\std --work=ieee ..\..\v87\synopsys\%%F.vhd
+cd ..
+
+echo mentor
+mkdir mentor
+cd mentor
+for %%F in (%IEEE_SRCS%)      do %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=93 -P..\std --work=ieee ..\ieee\%%F.v93
+for %%F in (%VITAL2000_SRCS%) do %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=93 -P..\std --work=ieee ..\ieee\%%F.vhd
+for %%F in (%MATH_SRCS%)      do %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=93 -P..\std --work=ieee ..\ieee\%%F.vhd
+for %%F in (%MENTOR_SRCS%)    do copy %LIBSRC%\mentor\%%F.vhdl %%F.vhd  && %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=93 -P..\std --work=ieee %%F.vhd
+cd ..
+
+cd ..
+
+:::::::::::::::::
+echo v08 libraries...
+
+mkdir v08
+cd v08
+
+echo std
+mkdir std
+cd std
+for %%F in (%STD08_SRCS%)     do %REL%\build\ghdlfilter -v08 < %LIBSRC%\std\%%F.vhdl > %%F.v08 && %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=08 --bootstrap --work=std %%F.v08
+cd ..
+
+echo ieee
+mkdir ieee
+cd ieee
+for %%F in (%IEEE08_SRCS%)    do %REL%\build\ghdlfilter -v08 < %LIBSRC%\ieee2008\%%F.vhdl > %%F.v08 && %REL%\build\%GHDL% -a --std=08 -P..\std --work=ieee %%F.v08
+cd ..
+
+:::::::::::::::::
+
+cd ..\..
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/default_paths.ads b/scripts/windows/mcode/default_paths.ads
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b1d9d952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/default_paths.ads
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+with Windows_Default_Path;
+pragma Elaborate_All (Windows_Default_Path);
+
+package Default_Paths is
+   Install_Prefix : constant String :=
+     Windows_Default_Path.Get_Windows_Exec_Path;
+   Lib_Prefix : constant String := "lib";
+   Shared_Library_Extension : constant String := ".dll";
+end Default_Paths;
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/ghdl.nsi b/scripts/windows/mcode/ghdl.nsi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21ecb50c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/ghdl.nsi
@@ -0,0 +1,458 @@
+; ghdl.nsi
+;
+; This script is based on example2.nsi.
+;  remember the directory, 
+;  Check if administrator
+;  uninstall support
+; TODO:
+;  * allow multiple version
+;  * command line installation
+;  * Allow user install
+
+;--------------------------------
+!include version.nsi
+;--------------------------------
+
+; The name of the installer
+Name "Ghdl"
+
+; The file to write
+OutFile "ghdl-installer-${VERSION}.exe"
+
+SetDateSave on
+
+; The default installation directory
+InstallDir $PROGRAMFILES\Ghdl
+
+; Registry key to check for directory (so if you install again, it will 
+; overwrite the old one automatically)
+InstallDirRegKey HKLM "Software\Ghdl" "Install_Dir"
+
+LicenseData ..\..\..\COPYING
+; LicenseForceSelection
+
+;--------------------------------
+
+; Pages
+
+Page license
+Page components
+Page directory
+Page instfiles
+
+UninstPage uninstConfirm
+UninstPage instfiles
+
+;--------------------------------
+Function .onInit
+  Call IsNT
+  pop $R0
+  StrCmp $R0 1 nt_ok
+  MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION "You must use Windows NT (XP/2000/Me...)"
+  Quit
+
+nt_ok:
+  Call IsUserAdmin
+  Pop $R0
+  StrCmp $R0 "true" Admin
+  MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION "You must have Admin rights"
+  Quit
+
+Admin:
+
+  ;;;  Check if already installed.
+  ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "Software\Ghdl" "Install_Dir"
+  IfErrors not_installed
+  ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "Software\Ghdl" "Version"
+  IfErrors unknown_prev_version
+  Goto known_version
+unknown_prev_version:
+  StrCpy $0 "(unknown)"
+known_version:
+  MessageBox MB_OKCANCEL|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION "You already have GHDL version $0 installed.  Deinstall ?" IDCANCEL install_abort IDOK deinstall
+install_abort:
+  Abort "Installation aborted"
+deinstall:
+  ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ghdl" "UninstallString"
+  IfErrors deinstall_failed
+
+  ; First version of the GHDL installer adds quotes
+  StrCpy $1 $0 1
+  StrCmp $1 '"' 0 str_ok
+  StrCpy $1 $0 "" 1
+  StrCpy $0 $1 -1
+str_ok:
+
+  ; Read install dir
+  ReadRegStr $1 HKLM "Software\Ghdl" "Install_Dir"
+  IfErrors deinstall_failed
+
+;  MessageBox MB_OK 'copy $0 to $TEMP'
+
+  ClearErrors
+;  MessageBox MB_OK 'copy $0 to $TEMP'
+  CopyFiles $0 $TEMP
+  IfErrors deinstall_failed
+  ExecWait '"$TEMP\uninst-ghdl.exe" /S _?=$1'
+  IfErrors deinstall_failed
+  Delete "$TEMP\uninst-ghdl.exe"
+  Return
+deinstall_failed:
+  Delete $TEMP\uninst-ghdl.exe
+  MessageBox MB_YESNO|MB_ICONSTOP "Can't deinstall GHDL: de-installer not found or failed.  Continue installation ?" IDNO install_abort
+not_installed:
+  Return
+FunctionEnd
+
+;--------------------------------
+
+; The stuff to install
+Section "Ghdl Compiler (required)"
+
+  SectionIn RO
+  
+  ; Set output path to the installation directory.
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR\bin
+  File /oname=ghdl.exe ..\build\ghdl.exe
+  
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR
+  File /oname=COPYING.txt ..\..\..\COPYING
+
+  ; Write the installation path into the registry
+  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Ghdl" "Install_Dir" $INSTDIR
+  ; Write te version
+  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Ghdl" "Version" ${VERSION}
+  
+  ; Write the uninstall keys for Windows
+  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ghdl" "DisplayName" "Ghdl"
+  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ghdl" "UninstallString" $INSTDIR\uninst-ghdl.exe
+  WriteRegDWORD HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ghdl" "NoModify" 1
+  WriteRegDWORD HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ghdl" "NoRepair" 1
+  WriteUninstaller $INSTDIR\uninst-ghdl.exe"
+  
+SectionEnd
+
+Section "VHDL standard and ieee libraries"
+  SectionIn RO
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR\lib\v87
+  File /r ..\lib\v87\std ..\lib\v87\ieee
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR\lib\v93
+  File /r ..\lib\v93\std ..\lib\v93\ieee
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR\lib\v08
+  File /r ..\lib\v08\std ..\lib\v08\ieee
+SectionEnd
+
+Section "Synopsys libraries (Recommended)"
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR\lib\v87
+  File /r ..\lib\v87\synopsys
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR\lib\v93
+  File /r ..\lib\v93\synopsys
+SectionEnd
+
+Section "Documentation (Recommended)"
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR
+  File /oname=ghdl.htm ..\..\..\doc\ghdl.html
+SectionEnd
+
+Section "Add in PATH (Recommended)"
+  WriteRegDWORD HKLM "Software\Ghdl" "PathSet" 1
+  Push $INSTDIR\Bin
+  Call AddToPath
+SectionEnd
+
+; Optional section (can be disabled by the user)
+;Section "Start Menu Shortcuts"
+;
+;  CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Ghdl"
+;  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Ghdl\Uninstall.lnk" "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe" 0
+;  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Ghdl\Ghdl.lnk" "$INSTDIR\example2.nsi" "" "$INSTDIR\example2.nsi" 0
+;  
+;SectionEnd
+;
+
+;--------------------------------
+
+; Uninstaller
+
+Section "Uninstall"
+
+  ReadRegDWORD $0 HKLM "Software\Ghdl" "PathSet"
+  StrCmp $0 "1" "" path_not_set
+  Push $INSTDIR\Bin
+  Call un.RemoveFromPath
+
+path_not_set:
+
+  ; Remove registry keys
+  DeleteRegKey HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ghdl"
+  DeleteRegKey HKLM Software\Ghdl
+
+  ; Remove files and uninstaller
+  Delete $INSTDIR\bin\ghdl.exe
+  Delete $INSTDIR\bin\ghdl.htm
+  Delete $INSTDIR\uninst-ghdl.exe
+  Delete $INSTDIR\COPYING.txt
+  RMDir $INSTDIR\bin
+  RMDir /r $INSTDIR\lib
+
+
+  ; Remove shortcuts, if any
+  ; Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\Ghdl\*.*"
+
+  ; Remove directories used
+  ; RMDir "$SMPROGRAMS\Ghdl"
+  RMDir "$INSTDIR"
+
+SectionEnd
+
+;;;;;;;; Misc functions
+
+; Author: Lilla (lilla@earthlink.net) 2003-06-13
+; function IsUserAdmin uses plugin \NSIS\PlusgIns\UserInfo.dll
+; This function is based upon code in \NSIS\Contrib\UserInfo\UserInfo.nsi
+; This function was tested under NSIS 2 beta 4 (latest CVS as of this writing).
+;
+; Usage:
+;   Call IsUserAdmin
+;   Pop $R0   ; at this point $R0 is "true" or "false"
+;
+Function IsUserAdmin
+Push $R0
+Push $R1
+Push $R2
+ 
+ClearErrors
+UserInfo::GetName
+IfErrors Win9x
+Pop $R1
+UserInfo::GetAccountType
+Pop $R2
+ 
+StrCmp $R2 "Admin" 0 Continue
+; Observation: I get here when running Win98SE. (Lilla)
+; The functions UserInfo.dll looks for are there on Win98 too, 
+; but just don't work. So UserInfo.dll, knowing that admin isn't required
+; on Win98, returns admin anyway. (per kichik)
+; MessageBox MB_OK 'User "$R1" is in the Administrators group'
+StrCpy $R0 "true"
+Goto Done
+ 
+Continue:
+; You should still check for an empty string because the functions
+; UserInfo.dll looks for may not be present on Windows 95. (per kichik)
+StrCmp $R2 "" Win9x
+StrCpy $R0 "false"
+;MessageBox MB_OK 'User "$R1" is in the "$R2" group'
+Goto Done
+ 
+Win9x:
+; comment/message below is by UserInfo.nsi author:
+; This one means you don't need to care about admin or
+; not admin because Windows 9x doesn't either
+;MessageBox MB_OK "Error! This DLL can't run under Windows 9x!"
+StrCpy $R0 "true"
+ 
+Done:
+;MessageBox MB_OK 'User= "$R1"  AccountType= "$R2"  IsUserAdmin= "$R0"'
+ 
+Pop $R2
+Pop $R1
+Exch $R0
+FunctionEnd
+
+
+!define ALL_USERS
+ 
+!ifndef WriteEnvStr_RegKey
+  !ifdef ALL_USERS
+    !define WriteEnvStr_RegKey \
+       'HKLM "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment"'
+  !else
+    !define WriteEnvStr_RegKey 'HKCU "Environment"'
+  !endif
+!endif
+
+!verbose 3
+!include "WinMessages.NSH"
+!verbose 4
+
+; AddToPath - Adds the given dir to the search path.
+;        Input - head of the stack
+;        Note - Win9x systems requires reboot
+ 
+Function AddToPath
+  Exch $0
+  Push $1
+  Push $2
+  Push $3
+ 
+  # don't add if the path doesn't exist
+  IfFileExists "$0\*.*" "" AddToPath_done
+ 
+  ReadEnvStr $1 PATH
+  Push "$1;"
+  Push "$0;"
+  Call StrStr
+  Pop $2
+  StrCmp $2 "" "" AddToPath_done
+  Push "$1;"
+  Push "$0\;"
+  Call StrStr
+  Pop $2
+  StrCmp $2 "" "" AddToPath_done
+  GetFullPathName /SHORT $3 $0
+  Push "$1;"
+  Push "$3;"
+  Call StrStr
+  Pop $2
+  StrCmp $2 "" "" AddToPath_done
+  Push "$1;"
+  Push "$3\;"
+  Call StrStr
+  Pop $2
+  StrCmp $2 "" "" AddToPath_done
+ 
+  ReadRegStr $1 ${WriteEnvStr_RegKey} "PATH"
+  StrCpy $2 $1 1 -1 # copy last char
+  StrCmp $2 ";" 0 +2 # if last char == ;
+    StrCpy $1 $1 -1 # remove last char
+  StrCmp $1 "" AddToPath_NTdoIt
+    StrCpy $0 "$1;$0"
+ AddToPath_NTdoIt:
+   WriteRegExpandStr ${WriteEnvStr_RegKey} "PATH" $0
+   SendMessage ${HWND_BROADCAST} ${WM_WININICHANGE} 0 "STR:Environment" /TIMEOUT=5000
+ 
+  AddToPath_done:
+    Pop $3
+    Pop $2
+    Pop $1
+    Pop $0
+FunctionEnd
+ 
+; RemoveFromPath - Remove a given dir from the path
+;     Input: head of the stack
+ 
+Function un.RemoveFromPath
+  Exch $0
+  Push $1
+  Push $2
+  Push $3
+  Push $4
+  Push $5
+  Push $6
+ 
+  IntFmt $6 "%c" 26 # DOS EOF
+ 
+  ReadRegStr $1 ${WriteEnvStr_RegKey} "PATH"
+  StrCpy $5 $1 1 -1 # copy last char
+  StrCmp $5 ";" +2 # if last char != ;
+    StrCpy $1 "$1;" # append ;
+  Push $1
+  Push "$0;"
+  Call un.StrStr ; Find `$0;` in $1
+  Pop $2 ; pos of our dir
+  StrCmp $2 "" unRemoveFromPath_done
+    ; else, it is in path
+    # $0 - path to add
+    # $1 - path var
+    StrLen $3 "$0;"
+    StrLen $4 $2
+    StrCpy $5 $1 -$4 # $5 is now the part before the path to remove
+    StrCpy $6 $2 "" $3 # $6 is now the part after the path to remove
+    StrCpy $3 $5$6
+ 
+    StrCpy $5 $3 1 -1 # copy last char
+    StrCmp $5 ";" 0 +2 # if last char == ;
+      StrCpy $3 $3 -1 # remove last char
+ 
+    WriteRegExpandStr ${WriteEnvStr_RegKey} "PATH" $3
+    SendMessage ${HWND_BROADCAST} ${WM_WININICHANGE} 0 "STR:Environment" /TIMEOUT=5000
+ 
+  unRemoveFromPath_done:
+    Pop $6
+    Pop $5
+    Pop $4
+    Pop $3
+    Pop $2
+    Pop $1
+    Pop $0
+FunctionEnd
+
+###########################################
+#            Utility Functions            #
+###########################################
+ 
+; IsNT
+; no input
+; output, top of the stack = 1 if NT or 0 if not
+;
+; Usage:
+;   Call IsNT
+;   Pop $R0
+;  ($R0 at this point is 1 or 0)
+ 
+!macro IsNT un
+Function ${un}IsNT
+  Push $0
+  ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" CurrentVersion
+  StrCmp $0 "" 0 IsNT_yes
+  ; we are not NT.
+  Pop $0
+  Push 0
+  Return
+ 
+  IsNT_yes:
+    ; NT!!!
+    Pop $0
+    Push 1
+FunctionEnd
+!macroend
+!insertmacro IsNT ""
+;!insertmacro IsNT "un."
+ 
+; StrStr
+; input, top of stack = string to search for
+;        top of stack-1 = string to search in
+; output, top of stack (replaces with the portion of the string remaining)
+; modifies no other variables.
+;
+; Usage:
+;   Push "this is a long ass string"
+;   Push "ass"
+;   Call StrStr
+;   Pop $R0
+;  ($R0 at this point is "ass string")
+ 
+!macro StrStr un
+Function ${un}StrStr
+Exch $R1 ; st=haystack,old$R1, $R1=needle
+  Exch    ; st=old$R1,haystack
+  Exch $R2 ; st=old$R1,old$R2, $R2=haystack
+  Push $R3
+  Push $R4
+  Push $R5
+  StrLen $R3 $R1
+  StrCpy $R4 0
+  ; $R1=needle
+  ; $R2=haystack
+  ; $R3=len(needle)
+  ; $R4=cnt
+  ; $R5=tmp
+  loop:
+    StrCpy $R5 $R2 $R3 $R4
+    StrCmp $R5 $R1 done
+    StrCmp $R5 "" done
+    IntOp $R4 $R4 + 1
+    Goto loop
+done:
+  StrCpy $R1 $R2 "" $R4
+  Pop $R5
+  Pop $R4
+  Pop $R3
+  Pop $R2
+  Exch $R1
+FunctionEnd
+!macroend
+!insertmacro StrStr ""
+!insertmacro StrStr "un."
+ 
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/ghdlfilter.adb b/scripts/windows/mcode/ghdlfilter.adb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d75526dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/ghdlfilter.adb
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+--
+-- Preprocessor to handle library source metacomments
+--
+-- Limitations:
+--   - line metacomments must occur at end of line with no trailing space before the line break
+--   - block metacomments must start in column 1
+--
+-- Supported line metacomments:
+--
+--   --!V87
+--   --V87
+--   --V93
+--   --V08
+--
+-- Supported block metacomments:
+--
+--   --START-!V87
+--   --END-!V87
+--
+--   --START-V93
+--   --END-V93
+--
+--   --START-V08
+--   --END-V08
+--
+--
+with Ada.Command_Line; use Ada.Command_Line;
+with Ada.Text_IO; use Ada.Text_IO;
+
+procedure Ghdlfilter is
+   type Mode_Kind is (Mode_93, Mode_87, Mode_08);
+   Mode : Mode_Kind;
+
+   Line : String (1 .. 128);
+   Len : Natural;
+
+   Comment : Boolean;
+   Block_Comment : Boolean;
+begin
+   if Argument_Count /= 1 then
+      Put_Line (Standard_Error, "usage: " & Command_Name & " -v93|-v87|-v08");
+      return;
+   end if;
+
+   if Argument (1) = "-v93" then
+      Mode := Mode_93;
+   elsif Argument (1) = "-v87" then
+      Mode := Mode_87;
+   elsif Argument (1) = "-v08" then
+      Mode := Mode_08;
+   else
+      Put_Line (Standard_Error, "bad mode");
+      return;
+   end if;
+
+   Block_Comment := False;
+
+   loop
+      exit when End_Of_File;
+      Get_Line (Line, Len);
+
+      Comment := Block_Comment;
+
+      --
+      -- look for line metacomments
+      --
+      if Len > 6 then
+
+         if Mode = Mode_87 and ( Line (Len - 5 .. Len) = "--!V87" )  then
+            Comment := True;
+         end if;
+
+      end if;
+
+
+      if Len > 5 then
+
+         if Mode = Mode_87    and ( (Line (Len - 4 .. Len) = "--V93") or (Line (Len - 4 .. Len) = "--V08") ) then
+            Comment := True;
+
+         elsif Mode = Mode_93 and ( (Line (Len - 4 .. Len) = "--V87") or (Line (Len - 4 .. Len) = "--V08") ) then
+            Comment := True;
+
+         elsif Mode = Mode_08 and ( (Line (Len - 4 .. Len) = "--V87") or (Line (Len - 4 .. Len) = "--V93") ) then
+            Comment := True;
+         end if;
+
+      end if;
+
+      --
+      -- look for block metacomment start
+      --
+      if Len = 12
+        and then Mode /= Mode_93
+        and then Line (1 .. 12) = "--START-!V87" then
+         Block_Comment := True;
+      end if;
+
+      if Len = 11
+        and then Mode /= Mode_93
+        and then Line (1 .. 11) = "--START-V93" then
+         Block_Comment := True;
+      end if;
+
+      if Len = 11
+        and then Mode /= Mode_08
+        and then Line (1 .. 11) = "--START-V08" then
+         Block_Comment := True;
+      end if;
+
+      --
+      -- look for block metacomment end
+      --
+      if Len = 9 and then ( (Line (1 .. 9) = "--END-V93") or (Line (1 .. 9) = "--END-V08") )  then
+         Block_Comment := False;
+      end if;
+
+      if Len = 10 and then ( Line (1 .. 10) = "--END-!V87" ) then
+         Block_Comment := False;
+      end if;
+
+      --
+      -- comment output lines as needed
+      --
+      if Comment then
+         Put ("-- ");
+      end if;
+
+      Put_Line (Line (1 .. Len));
+
+   end loop;
+end Ghdlfilter;
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/ghdlversion.adb b/scripts/windows/mcode/ghdlversion.adb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2f1c28be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/ghdlversion.adb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+with Ada.Text_IO; use Ada.Text_IO;
+with Ada.Strings.Fixed; use Ada.Strings.Fixed;
+
+procedure Ghdlversion is
+   Line : String (1 .. 128);
+   Len : Natural;
+   Pos : Natural;
+   E : Natural;
+begin
+   loop
+      exit when End_Of_File;
+      Get_Line (Line, Len);
+      
+      --  Search GHDL
+      Pos := Index (Line (1 .. Len), "GHDL ");
+      if Pos /= 0 then
+	 Pos := Pos + 5;
+	 E := Pos;
+	 while Line (E) in '0' .. '9'
+	   or Line (E) in 'a' .. 'z'
+	   or Line (E) = '.'
+	 loop
+	    exit when E = Len;
+	    E := E + 1;
+	 end loop;
+	 Put_Line ("!define VERSION """ & Line (Pos .. E - 1) & """");
+	 return;
+      end if;
+   end loop;
+end Ghdlversion;
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/grt-backtraces-impl.ads b/scripts/windows/mcode/grt-backtraces-impl.ads
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81db677ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/grt-backtraces-impl.ads
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+with Grt.Backtraces.Jit;
+
+package Grt.Backtraces.Impl renames Grt.Backtraces.Jit;
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/grt-modules.adb b/scripts/windows/mcode/grt-modules.adb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de5eb79b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/grt-modules.adb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+--  GHDL Run Time (GRT) -  Modules.
+--  Copyright (C) 2005 Tristan Gingold
+--
+--  GHDL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+--  the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+--  Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
+--  version.
+--
+--  GHDL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+--  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+--  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+--  for more details.
+--
+--  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+--  along with GCC; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+--  Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+--  02111-1307, USA.
+with System.Storage_Elements; --  Work around GNAT bug.
+with Grt.Vcd;
+with Grt.Vpi;
+with Grt.Waves;
+with Grt.Vital_Annotate;
+with Grt.Disp_Tree;
+with Grt.Disp_Rti;
+with Grt.Backtraces;
+
+package body Grt.Modules is
+   procedure Register_Modules is
+   begin
+      --  List of modules to be registered.
+      Grt.Disp_Tree.Register;
+      Grt.Vcd.Register;
+      Grt.Waves.Register;
+      Grt.Vpi.Register;
+      Grt.Vital_Annotate.Register;
+      Grt.Disp_Rti.Register;
+      Grt.Backtraces.Register;
+   end Register_Modules;
+end Grt.Modules;
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/ortho_code-x86-flags.ads b/scripts/windows/mcode/ortho_code-x86-flags.ads
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8915f3122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/ortho_code-x86-flags.ads
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+with Ortho_Code.X86.Flags_Windows;
+package Ortho_Code.X86.Flags renames Ortho_Code.X86.Flags_Windows;
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/winbuild.bat b/scripts/windows/mcode/winbuild.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..670b77d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/winbuild.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+call windows\compile

+if errorlevel 1 goto end

+

+call windows\complib

+if errorlevel 1 goto end

+

+strip build\ghdl.exe

+

+gnatmake windows/ghdlversion -o windows/ghdlversion.exe

+windows\ghdlversion < ..\..\src\version.ads > windows\version.nsi

+

+"c:\Program Files\NSIS\makensis" windows\ghdl.nsi

+if errorlevel 1 goto end

+

+exit /b 0

+

+:end

+echo "Error during compilation"

+exit /b 1

+

diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/windows_default_path.adb b/scripts/windows/mcode/windows_default_path.adb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c627356f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/windows_default_path.adb
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+--  Find installation path (using executable).
+--  Copyright (C) 2002 - 2016 Tristan Gingold
+--
+--  GHDL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+--  the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+--  Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
+--  version.
+--
+--  GHDL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+--  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+--  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+--  for more details.
+--
+--  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+--  along with GCC; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+--  Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+--  02111-1307, USA.
+--
+--  As a special exception, if other files instantiate generics from this
+--  unit, or you link this unit with other files to produce an executable,
+--  this unit does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be
+--  covered by the GNU General Public License. This exception does not
+--  however invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be
+--  covered by the GNU Public License.
+
+with Interfaces.C; use Interfaces.C;
+with System; use System;
+
+package body Windows_Default_Path is
+
+   subtype DWORD is Interfaces.C.Unsigned_Long;
+   subtype HINSTANCE is Address;
+   function GetModuleFileName (Inst : HINSTANCE; Buf : Address; Size : DWORD)
+                              return DWORD;
+   pragma Import (Stdcall, GetModuleFileName, "GetModuleFileNameA");
+
+   function Get_Windows_Exec_Path return String
+   is
+      File : String (1 .. 256);
+      Size : DWORD;
+      P : Natural;
+   begin
+      --  Get exe file path.
+      Size := GetModuleFileName (Null_Address, File'Address, File'Length);
+      if Size = 0 or Size = File'Length then
+         return "{cannot find install path}\lib";
+      end if;
+
+      --  Remove Program file.
+      P := Natural (Size);
+      while P > 0 loop
+         exit when File (P) = '\';
+         exit when File (P) = ':' and P = 2;
+         P := P - 1;
+      end loop;
+      if File (P) = '\' and P > 1 then
+         --  Remove directory
+         P := P - 1;
+         while P > 0 loop
+            exit when File (P) = '\';
+            exit when File (P) = ':' and P = 2;
+            P := P - 1;
+         end loop;
+      end if;
+
+      return File (1 .. P);
+   end Get_Windows_Exec_Path;
+end Windows_Default_Path;
diff --git a/scripts/windows/mcode/windows_default_path.ads b/scripts/windows/mcode/windows_default_path.ads
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9da3be559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/mcode/windows_default_path.ads
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+--  Find installation path (using executable).
+--  Copyright (C) 2002 - 2016 Tristan Gingold
+--
+--  GHDL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+--  the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+--  Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
+--  version.
+--
+--  GHDL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+--  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+--  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+--  for more details.
+--
+--  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+--  along with GCC; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+--  Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+--  02111-1307, USA.
+--
+--  As a special exception, if other files instantiate generics from this
+--  unit, or you link this unit with other files to produce an executable,
+--  this unit does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be
+--  covered by the GNU General Public License. This exception does not
+--  however invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be
+--  covered by the GNU Public License.
+
+package Windows_Default_Path is
+   --  Get the default path from executable name.
+   --  This function is called during elaboration!
+   function Get_Windows_Exec_Path return String;
+end Windows_Default_Path;
diff --git a/scripts/windows/shared.psm1 b/scripts/windows/shared.psm1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33136941d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/shared.psm1
@@ -0,0 +1,368 @@
+# EMACS settings: -*-	tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
+# vim: tabstop=2:shiftwidth=2:noexpandtab
+# kate: tab-width 2; replace-tabs off; indent-width 2;
+# 
+# ==============================================================================
+#	Authors:						Patrick Lehmann
+# 
+#	PowerShell Module:	The module provides common CmdLets for ...
+# 
+# Description:
+# ------------------------------------
+#	This PowerShell module provides CommandLets (CmdLets) to ...
+#
+# ==============================================================================
+#	Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Patrick Lehmann
+#	
+#	GHDL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+#	the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+#	Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
+#	version.
+#	
+#	GHDL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+#	WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+#	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+#	for more details.
+#	
+#	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#	along with GHDL; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+#	Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+#	02111-1307, USA.
+# ==============================================================================
+
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+	[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$WorkingDir,
+	[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][Switch]$Hosted
+)
+
+$Module_WorkingDir =	$WorkingDir
+$Module_Hosted =			$Hosted
+
+function Exit-CompileScript
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		Undocumented
+		.DESCRIPTION
+		Undocumented
+		.PARAMETER ExitCode
+		ExitCode of this script run
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[int]$ExitCode = 0
+	)
+	cd $Module_WorkingDir
+	# unload modules
+	if (-not $Module_Hosted)
+	{	Remove-Module shared  -Verbose:$false -Debug:$false
+		Remove-Module targets -Verbose:$false -Debug:$false
+	}
+	exit $ExitCode
+}
+
+function New-LibraryDirectory
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		Undocumented
+		
+		.DESCRIPTION
+		Undocumented
+		
+		.PARAMETER Directory
+		Undocumented
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$Directory	#,
+		# [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][bool]$EnableVerbose
+	)
+	$EnableVerbose = $false
+	if (Test-Path -Path $Directory)
+	{	$EnableVerbose -and (Write-Host "    Directory '$Directory' already exists."	) | Out-Null	}
+	else
+	{	Write-Host "    Creating directory '$Directory'."
+		New-Item -ItemType directory -Path $Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
+	}
+}
+
+function Format-VHDLSourceFile
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		Undocumented
+		
+		.DESCRIPTION
+		Undocumented
+		
+		.PARAMETER Version
+		Undocumented
+		.PARAMETER InputObject
+		A object stream is required as an input.
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$Version,
+		[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]$InputObject
+	)
+	
+	begin
+	{	$State = 1
+		$Version = switch ($Version)
+								{	"87"	{	87	}
+									"93"	{	93	}
+									"02"	{	2		}
+									"08"	{	8		}
+								}
+	}
+	
+	process
+	{	if ($InputObject -is [String])
+		{	$Line = $InputObject.ToString()
+			if ($Line.StartsWith("--START-V"))
+			{	$State = switch ($Line.Substring(9, 2))
+									{	"87"	{	87	}
+										"93"	{	93	}
+										"02"	{	2		}
+										"08"	{	8		}
+									}
+			}
+			elseif ($Line.StartsWith("--START-!V"))
+			{	if ($Line.Substring(10, 2) -eq $Version)
+				{	$State = 2	}
+			}
+			elseif ($Line.StartsWith("--END-V") -or $Line.StartsWith("--END-!V"))
+			{	$State = 1		}
+			else
+			{	if ($State -eq 1)
+				{	if ($Line.EndsWith("--V$Version"))
+					{	Write-Output $Line		}
+					elseif (-not (($Line -like "*--V??") -or ($Line.EndsWith("--!V$Version"))))
+					{	Write-Output $Line		}
+				}
+				elseif ($State -eq $Version)
+				{	Write-Output $Line			}
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "Unknown pipeline object type." -ForegroundColor Red		}
+	}
+	
+	end
+	{	
+	}
+}
+
+function Restore-NativeCommandStream
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CmdLet gathers multiple ErrorRecord objects and reconstructs outputs
+		as a single line.
+		
+		.DESCRIPTION
+		This CmdLet collects multiple ErrorRecord objects and emits one String
+		object per line.
+		.PARAMETER InputObject
+		A object stream is required as an input.
+		.PARAMETER Indent
+		Indentation string.
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
+		$InputObject
+	)
+
+	begin
+	{	$LineRemainer = ""	}
+
+	process
+	{	if ($InputObject -is [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord])
+		{	if ($InputObject.FullyQualifiedErrorId -eq "NativeCommandError")
+			{	Write-Output $InputObject.ToString()		}
+			elseif ($InputObject.FullyQualifiedErrorId -eq "NativeCommandErrorMessage")
+			{	$NewLine = $LineRemainer + $InputObject.ToString()
+				while (($NewLinePos = $NewLine.IndexOf("`n")) -ne -1)
+				{	Write-Output $NewLine.Substring(0, $NewLinePos)
+					$NewLine = $NewLine.Substring($NewLinePos + 1)
+				}
+				$LineRemainer = $NewLine
+			}
+		}
+		elseif ($InputObject -is [String])
+		{	Write-Output $InputObject		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "Unsupported object in pipeline stream"		}
+	}
+
+	end
+	{	if ($LineRemainer -ne "")
+		{	Write-Output $LineRemainer	}
+	}
+}
+
+function Write-ColoredGCCLine
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CmdLet colors GHDL output lines.
+		
+		.DESCRIPTION
+		This CmdLet colors GHDL output lines. Warnings are prefixed with 'WARNING: '
+		in yellow and errors are prefixed with 'ERROR: ' in red.
+		
+		.PARAMETER InputObject
+		A object stream is required as an input.
+		.PARAMETER SuppressWarnings
+		Skip warning messages. (Show errors only.)
+		.PARAMETER Indent
+		Indentation string.
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
+		$InputObject,
+		
+		[Parameter(Position=1)]
+		[switch]$SuppressWarnings = $false,
+		[Parameter(Position=2)]
+		[string]$Indent = ""
+	)
+
+	begin
+	{	$ErrorRecordFound = $false	}
+	
+	process
+	{	if ($InputObject -is [String])
+		{	if ($InputObject -match ":\d+:\d+:\swarning:\s")
+			{	if (-not $SuppressWarnings)
+				{	Write-Host "${Indent}WARNING: "	-NoNewline -ForegroundColor Yellow
+					Write-Host $InputObject
+				}
+			}
+			elseif ($InputObject -match ":\d+:\d+:\s")
+			{	$ErrorRecordFound	= $true
+				Write-Host "${Indent}ERROR: "		-NoNewline -ForegroundColor Red
+				Write-Host $InputObject
+			}
+			else
+			{	Write-Host "${Indent}$InputObject"		}
+		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "Unsupported object in pipeline stream"		}
+	}
+
+	end
+	{	$ErrorRecordFound		}
+}
+
+function Write-ColoredGHDLLine
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CmdLet colors GHDL output lines.
+		
+		.DESCRIPTION
+		This CmdLet colors GHDL output lines. Warnings are prefixed with 'WARNING: '
+		in yellow and errors are prefixed with 'ERROR: ' in red.
+		
+		.PARAMETER InputObject
+		A object stream is required as an input.
+		
+		.PARAMETER SuppressWarnings
+		Skip warning messages. (Show errors only.)
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
+		$InputObject,
+		
+		[Parameter(Position=1)]
+		[switch]$SuppressWarnings = $false,
+		[Parameter(Position=2)]
+		[string]$Indent = ""
+	)
+
+	begin
+	{	$ErrorRecordFound = $false	}
+	
+	process
+	{	if ($InputObject -is [String])
+		{	if ($InputObject -match ":\d+:\d+:warning:\s")
+			{	if (-not $SuppressWarnings)
+				{	Write-Host "${Indent}WARNING: "	-NoNewline -ForegroundColor Yellow
+					Write-Host $InputObject
+				}
+			}
+			elseif ($InputObject -match ":\d+:\d+:\s")
+			{	$ErrorRecordFound	= $true
+				Write-Host "${Indent}ERROR: "		-NoNewline -ForegroundColor Red
+				Write-Host $InputObject
+			}
+			else
+			{	Write-Host "${Indent}$InputObject"		}
+		}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "Unsupported object in pipeline stream"		}
+	}
+
+	end
+	{	$ErrorRecordFound		}
+}
+
+function Write-HostExtended
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CmdLet colors GHDL output lines.
+		
+		.DESCRIPTION
+		This CmdLet colors GHDL output lines. Warnings are prefixed with 'WARNING: '
+		in yellow and errors are prefixed with 'ERROR: ' in red.
+		
+		.PARAMETER InputObject
+		A object stream is required as an input.
+		.PARAMETER Indent
+		Indentation string.
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
+		$InputObject,
+		
+		[Parameter(Position=1)]
+		[string]$Indent = ""
+	)
+
+	begin
+	{		}
+	
+	process
+	{	if ($InputObject -is [String])
+		{	Write-Host "${Indent}$InputObject"									}
+		else
+		{	Write-Host "Unsupported object in pipeline stream"	}
+	}
+
+	end
+	{		}
+}
+
+function Test-GitRepository
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		Returns true, if the current working directy is under git control.
+	#>
+	
+	git rev-parse 2>&1 | Out-Null
+	return $LastExitCode -eq 0
+}
+
+# export functions
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Exit-CompileScript'
+
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'New-LibraryDirectory'
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Format-VHDLSourceFile'
+
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Restore-NativeCommandStream'
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Write-ColoredGCCLine'
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Write-ColoredGHDLLine'
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Write-HostExtended'
+
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Test-GitRepository'
diff --git a/scripts/windows/targets.psm1 b/scripts/windows/targets.psm1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1264db247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/windows/targets.psm1
@@ -0,0 +1,416 @@
+# EMACS settings: -*-	tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
+# vim: tabstop=2:shiftwidth=2:noexpandtab
+# kate: tab-width 2; replace-tabs off; indent-width 2;
+#
+# ==============================================================================
+#	Authors:						Patrick Lehmann
+#
+#	PowerShell Module:	The module provides build targets for GHDL.
+#
+# Description:
+# ------------------------------------
+#	This PowerShell module provides build targets for GHDL.
+#
+# ==============================================================================
+#	Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Patrick Lehmann
+#
+#	GHDL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+#	the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+#	Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
+#	version.
+#
+#	GHDL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+#	WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+#	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+#	for more details.
+#
+#	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#	along with GHDL; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+#	Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+#	02111-1307, USA.
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# TODO:
+#	check if:
+#		- program are installed / auto find programs / auto find paths
+#		- program version
+
+# configure compiler tools
+$Prog_GCC =								"gcc.exe"
+$Prog_GNATMake =					"gnatmake.exe"
+$Prog_Strip =							"strip.exe"
+
+# configure output file
+$GHDL_Mcode_Name =				"ghdl.exe"
+
+# configure directory structure
+$CommonSourceDirName =		"src"
+$WinMcodeSourceDirName =	"dist\windows\mcode"
+# $WinLLVMSourceDirName =		"dist\windows\llvm"
+
+# construct file paths
+$VersionFileName_In =				"version.in"
+$VersionFileName_Ads =			"version.ads"
+
+
+function Invoke-Clean
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CommandLet removes all generated files.
+		.PARAMETER BuildDirectory
+		The directory where all generated files are stored.
+		.PARAMETER Quiet
+		Disable outputs to the host console.
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[string]	$BuildDirectory,
+		[switch]	$Quiet = $false
+	)
+
+	$EnableDebug =		-not $Quiet -and (									$PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Debug"])
+	$EnableVerbose =	-not $Quiet -and ($EnableDebug	-or $PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Verbose"])
+
+	-not $Quiet			-and (Write-Host "Executing build target 'Clean' ..." -ForegroundColor Yellow)	| Out-Null
+	$EnableVerbose	-and (Write-Host "  Removing all created files and directories..."						)	| Out-Null
+	if (Test-Path -Path $BuildDirectory)
+	{	$EnableDebug		-and (Write-Host "    rmdir $BuildDirectory"																	)	| Out-Null
+		Remove-Item $BuildDirectory -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+		if ($? -eq $false)
+		{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Cannot remove '$BuildDirectory'." -ForegroundColor Red
+			return $true
+		}
+	}
+	return $false
+}	# Invoke-Clean
+
+function New-BuildDirectory
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CommandLet creates a build directory if not existent, yet.
+		.PARAMETER BuildDirectory
+		The directory where all generated files are stored.
+		.PARAMETER Quiet
+		Disable outputs to the host console.
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[string]	$BuildDirectory,
+		[switch]	$Quiet = $false
+	)
+
+	Write-Host "Executing build target 'BuildDirectory' ..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+	if (Test-Path -Path $BuildDirectory -PathType Container)
+	{	-not $Quiet -and (Write-Host "  Directory '$BuildDirectory' already exists."	) 	| Out-Null	}
+	else
+	{	-not $Quiet -and (Write-Host "  Creating new directory '$BuildDirectory'."		) 	| Out-Null
+		New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $BuildDirectory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue	| Out-Null
+		if ($? -eq $false)
+		{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Cannot create '$BuildDirectory'." -ForegroundColor Red
+			return $true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return $false
+}	# New-BuildDirectory
+
+function Get-GHDLVersion
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		Returns the GHDL version string.
+		.PARAMETER GHDLRootDir
+		The repository root directory.
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[string]	$GHDLRootDir
+	)
+	# construct DirectoryPaths
+	$ConfigureFilePath =		$GHDLRootDir + "\configure"
+
+	if (-not (Test-Path -Path $ConfigureFilePath -PathType Leaf))
+	{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Version file '$ConfigureFilePath' does not exists." -ForegroundColor Red
+		return $true
+	}
+	$FileContent = Get-Content -Path $ConfigureFilePath
+	foreach ($Line in $FileContent)
+	{	if ($Line -match 'ghdl_version=\"(.+?)\"')
+		{ return $Matches[2]	}
+	}
+	Write-Host "[ERROR]: RegExp didn't match in '$ConfigureFilePath'." -ForegroundColor Red
+	return $true
+}	# Get-GHDLVersion
+
+function Invoke-PatchVersionFile
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CommandLet patches the version file to include the git patch state.
+		.PARAMETER GHDLRootDir
+		The repository root directory.
+		.PARAMETER GitBranchName
+		The branch's name, where HEAD is located.
+		.PARAMETER GitCommitDataString
+		The DateTime when HEAD was commited.
+		.PARAMETER GitCommitHash
+		The Hash of HEAD.
+		.PARAMETER Quiet
+		Disable outputs to the host console.
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[string]	$GHDLRootDir,
+		[string]	$GitBranchName =				"unknown",
+		[string]	$GitCommitDataString =	"unknown",
+		[string]	$GitCommitHash =				"........",
+		[switch]	$Quiet =								$false
+	)
+	# construct DirectoryPaths
+	$SourceDirectory =				$GHDLRootDir + "\" + $CommonSourceDirName
+	$VersionInputFilePath =		$SourceDirectory + "\" + $VersionFileName_In
+	$VersionFilePath =				$SourceDirectory + "\" + $VersionFileName_Ads
+
+	Write-Host "Executing build target 'PatchVersionFile' ..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+	if (-not (Test-Path -Path $VersionInputFilePath -PathType Leaf))
+	{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: Version file '$VersionInputFilePath' does not exists." -ForegroundColor Red
+		return $true
+	}
+	-not $Quiet -and (Write-Host "  Patching '$VersionInputFilePath'.") | Out-Null
+	$FileContent = Get-Content -Path $VersionInputFilePath -Encoding Ascii
+	if ($? -eq $false)
+	{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: While opening '$VersionInputFilePath'." -ForegroundColor Red
+		return $true
+	}
+  $GHDLVersion =            Get-GHDLVersion $GHDLRootDir
+	$FileContent = $FileContent -Replace "\s@VER@\s", $GHDLVersion
+
+	$FileContent = $FileContent -Replace "\s\(tarball\)\s", " (commit: $GitCommitDataString;  git branch: $GitBranchName';  hash: $GitCommitHash) "
+
+
+	$FileContent | Out-File $VersionFilePath -Encoding Ascii
+	if ($? -eq $false)
+	{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: While writing to '$VersionFilePath'." -ForegroundColor Red
+		return $true
+	}
+
+	return $false
+}	# Invoke-PatchVersionFile
+
+
+function Get-CFlags
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		Returns common ANSI C compiler flags for GCC.
+	#>
+	return @(
+		"-O1",		# optimize; level 1
+		"-g"			# enable debug symbols
+	)
+}
+
+function Invoke-CompileCFiles
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CommandLet compiles all C files with GCC.
+		.PARAMETER GHDLRootDir
+		The repository root directory.
+		.PARAMETER BuildDirectory
+		The directory where all generated files are stored.
+		.PARAMETER Quiet
+		Disable outputs to the host console
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[string]	$GHDLRootDir,
+		[string]	$BuildDirectory,
+		[switch]	$Quiet = $false
+	)
+	# construct DirectoryPaths
+	$SourceDirectory =					$GHDLRootDir + "\" + $CommonSourceDirName
+
+	Set-Location $BuildDirectory
+	Write-Host "Executing build target 'CompileCFiles' ..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+	# list all files to be compiled; add additional CFlags if needed
+	$SourceFiles = @()
+	$SourceFiles += New-Object PSObject -Property @{File="grt\grt-cstdio.c";		  	CFlags=@()}
+	$SourceFiles += New-Object PSObject -Property @{File="grt\grt-cvpi.c";					CFlags=@()}
+	$SourceFiles += New-Object PSObject -Property @{File="grt\grt-cdynload.c";		  CFlags=@()}
+	$SourceFiles += New-Object PSObject -Property @{File="grt\config\clock.c";			CFlags=@()}
+	$SourceFiles += New-Object PSObject -Property @{File="grt\config\win32.c";			CFlags=@('-DWITH_GNAT_RUN_TIME')}
+	$SourceFiles += New-Object PSObject -Property @{File="ortho\mcode\memsegs_c.c";	CFlags=@()}
+
+	# compile C files
+	foreach ($SourceFile in $SourceFiles)
+	{	$Parameters = @()
+		$Parameters += "-c"											# compile only
+		$Parameters += Get-CFlags								# append common CFlags
+		$Parameters += $SourceFile.CFlags
+		$Parameters += $SourceDirectory + "\" + $SourceFile.File
+
+		# call C compiler
+		$InvokeExpr = "$Prog_GCC " + ($Parameters -join " ") + " 2>&1"
+
+		Write-Host ("  compiling: " + $SourceFile.File)
+		Write-Debug	"    call: $InvokeExpr"
+		$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGCCLine -Indent "    "
+		if ($LastExitCode -ne 0)
+		{	Write-Host ("[ERROR]: While compiling '{0}'." -f $SourceFile.File) -ForegroundColor Red
+			return $true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return $false
+}	# Invoke-CompileCFiles
+
+
+function Invoke-CompileGHDLAdaFiles
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CommandLet compiles all Ada files with GNAT.
+		.PARAMETER GHDLRootDir
+		The repository root directory.
+		.PARAMETER BuildDirectory
+		The directory where all generated files are stored.
+		.PARAMETER Quiet
+		Disable outputs to the host console
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[string]	$GHDLRootDir,
+		[string]	$BuildDirectory,
+		[switch]	$Quiet = $false
+	)
+	# construct DirectoryPaths
+	$CommonSourceDirectory =				$GHDLRootDir + "\" + $CommonSourceDirName
+	$WinMcodeSourceDirectory =			$GHDLRootDir + "\" + $WinMcodeSourceDirName
+
+	Set-Location $BuildDirectory
+	Write-Host "Executing build target 'CompileGHDLAdaFiles' ..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+	$Parameters = @()
+	$Parameters += Get-CFlags								# append common CFlags
+	$Parameters += '-gnatn'
+
+	# append all source paths
+	$Parameters += '-aI' + $WinMcodeSourceDirectory
+	$Parameters += '-aI' + $CommonSourceDirectory
+	$Parameters += '-aI' + $CommonSourceDirectory + '\ghdldrv'
+	$Parameters += '-aI' + $CommonSourceDirectory + '\psl'
+	$Parameters += '-aI' + $CommonSourceDirectory + '\grt'
+	$Parameters += '-aI' + $CommonSourceDirectory + '\ortho'
+	$Parameters += '-aI' + $CommonSourceDirectory + '\ortho\mcode'
+	$Parameters += '-aI' + $CommonSourceDirectory + '\vhdl'
+	$Parameters += '-aI' + $CommonSourceDirectory + '\vhdl\translate'
+
+	# top level
+	$Parameters += 'ghdl_jit'
+
+	# add output filename
+	$Parameters += '-o'
+	$Parameters += $GHDL_Mcode_Name
+
+	# append linker parameters
+	$Parameters += '-largs'
+	$Parameters += 'grt-cstdio.o'
+	$Parameters += 'clock.o'
+	$Parameters += 'grt-cvpi.o'
+	$Parameters += 'grt-cdynload.o'
+	$Parameters += 'memsegs_c.o'
+	$Parameters += 'win32.o'
+	$Parameters += '-ldbghelp'
+	$Parameters += '-largs'
+	# $Parameters += '-Wl,--stack,8404992'
+
+	# call Ada compiler (GNAT)
+	$InvokeExpr = "$Prog_GNATMake " + ($Parameters -join " ") + " 2>&1"
+
+	Write-Host "  compiling with GNAT"
+	Write-Debug "    call: $InvokeExpr"
+	$ErrorRecordFound = Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-ColoredGCCLine -Indent "    "
+	if ($LastExitCode -ne 0)
+	{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: While compiling '$GHDL_Mcode_Name'." -ForegroundColor Red
+		return $true
+	}
+	return $false
+}	# Invoke-CompileGHDLAdaFiles
+
+
+function Invoke-StripGHDLExecutable
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CommandLet strips the result files.
+		.PARAMETER BuildDirectory
+		The directory where all generated files are stored.
+		.PARAMETER Quiet
+		Disable outputs to the host console
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[string]	$BuildDirectory,
+		[switch]	$Quiet = $false
+	)
+
+	Set-Location $BuildDirectory
+	Write-Host "Executing build target 'StripGHDLExecutable' ..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+	# call striping tool (strip)
+	Write-Host "  stripping '$GHDL_Mcode_Name'"
+	Write-Debug "    call: $Prog_Strip $GHDL_Mcode_Name"
+	& $Prog_Strip $GHDL_Mcode_Name
+	if ($LastExitCode -ne 0)
+	{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: While stripping '$GHDL_Mcode_Name'." -ForegroundColor Red
+		return $true
+	}
+	return $false
+}	# Invoke-StripGHDLExecutable
+
+function Test-GHDLVersion
+{	<#
+		.SYNOPSIS
+		This CommandLet executes ghdl to read the version information
+		.PARAMETER BuildDirectory
+		The directory where all generated files are stored.
+		.PARAMETER Quiet
+		Disable outputs to the host console
+	#>
+	[CmdletBinding()]
+	param(
+		[string]	$BuildDirectory,
+		[switch]	$Quiet = $false
+	)
+
+	Set-Location $BuildDirectory
+	Write-Host "Executing build target 'GHDLVersion' ..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+	if (-not (Test-Path -Path $GHDL_Mcode_Name -PathType Leaf))
+	{	Write-Host "  GHDL executable '$GHDL_Mcode_Name' does not exists." -ForegroundColor Red
+		return $true
+	}
+
+	# call ghdl
+	$InvokeExpr = "$GHDL_Mcode_Name --version 2>&1"
+
+	Write-Host "  executing '$GHDL_Mcode_Name'"
+	Write-Host "    call: $InvokeExpr"
+	Write-Host "    ----------------------------------------"
+	Invoke-Expression $InvokeExpr | Restore-NativeCommandStream | Write-HostExtended "    "
+	Write-Host "    ----------------------------------------"
+	if ($LastExitCode -ne 0)
+	{	Write-Host "[ERROR]: While executing '$GHDL_Mcode_Name'." -ForegroundColor Red
+		return $true
+	}
+	return $false
+}	# Test-GHDLVersion
+
+
+# export functions
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Get-GHDLVersion'
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Invoke-Clean'
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'New-BuildDirectory'
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Invoke-PatchVersionFile'
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Restore-PatchedVersionFile'
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Invoke-CompileCFiles'
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Invoke-CompileGHDLAdaFiles'
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Invoke-StripGHDLExecutable'
+Export-ModuleMember -Function 'Test-GHDLVersion'