diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index 1373f6b..85b6a02 100644
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ cmake --build .
 @REM prepare and launch tests
 mkdir examples
 mkdir examples\example1
-cp ../examples/example1/example.db3 examples/example1/
-cp ../examples/example1/logo.png    examples/example1/
+copy ..\examples\example1\example.db3 examples\example1
+copy ..\examples\example1\logo.png    examples\example1
 ctest .
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fbf24ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2013 Sébastien Rombauts (sebastien.rombauts@gmail.com)
+# 
+# Distributed under the MIT License (MIT) (See accompanying file LICENSE.txt
+# or copy at http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+
+mkdir build
+cd build
+# generate solution for GCC
+cmake ..
+cmake --build .
+
+# prepare and launch tests
+mkdir -p examples/example1
+cp ../examples/example1/example.db3 examples/example1
+cp ../examples/example1/logo.png    examples/example1
+ctest .