diff --git a/src/glew/glew.nim b/src/glew/glew.nim
index f73064d..3a02450 100644
--- a/src/glew/glew.nim
+++ b/src/glew/glew.nim
@@ -1,19 +1,39 @@
-import os, strutils
+import os, strutils, strformat
 import nimterop/[cimport, build]
 
 const
   ProjectCacheDir* = getProjectCacheDir("nimglew")
-  baseDir = ProjectCacheDir
+  baseDir = ProjectCacheDir.sanitizePath
   srcDir = baseDir / "glew"
+  buildDir = srcDir / "lib"
+  includeDir = srcDir / "include"
   symbolPluginPath = currentSourcePath.parentDir() / "cleansymbols.nim"
 
+when defined(windows):
+  when defined(amd64):
+    const flags = &"--libdir={buildDir} --includedir={includeDir} --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32"
+  else:
+    const flags = &"--libdir={buildDir} --includedir={includeDir} --host=i686-w64-mingw32"
+else:
+  const flags = &"--libdir={buildDir} --includedir={includeDir}"
+
+static:
+  putEnv("GLEW_PREFIX", srcDir)
+  putEnv("GLEW_DEST", srcDir)
+  let pathenv = getEnv("PATH")
+  putEnv("PATH", &"{includeDir}:{buildDir}:{pathenv}")
+
 getHeader(
   "glew.h",
   dlurl = "https://github.com/nigels-com/glew/releases/download/glew-$1/glew-$1.zip",
   outdir = srcDir,
-  altNames = "libGLEW"
+  altNames = "libGLEW",
+  conFlags = flags,
+  buildTypes = [btAutoConf]
 )
 
+cIncludeDir(includeDir)
+
 static:
   discard
   # gitPull("https://github.com/lib/project", outdir=srcDir, plist="""
@@ -30,6 +50,6 @@ static:
 cPluginPath(symbolPluginPath)
 
 when defined(glewStatic):
-  cImport(glewPath, recurse = true, flags = "-f=ast2 -E__,_ -F__,_")
+  cImport(glewPath, recurse = true, flags = "-f=ast2 -H -E__,_ -F__,_")
 else:
-  cImport(glewPath, recurse = true, dynlib = "glewLPath", flags = "-f=ast2 -E__,_ -F__,_")
+  cImport(glewPath, recurse = true, dynlib = "glewLPath", flags = "-f=ast2 -H -E__,_ -F__,_")