diff --git a/examples/SDLExample/SDLExample.upp b/examples/SDLExample/SDLExample.upp
index 95ed082f4..1ae245102 100644
--- a/examples/SDLExample/SDLExample.upp
+++ b/examples/SDLExample/SDLExample.upp
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
-description "SDL demo example";
+description "SDL demo example\377";
 
 uses
 	Core;
 
 library(MSC) "SDL SDLmain";
 
-library(GCC WIN32) "SDL.dll SDLmain";
+library(GCC WIN32 !SHARED) "SDL.dll SDLmain mingw32";
+
+library(GCC WIN32 SHARED) "SDL SDLmain mingw32";
 
 library(LINUX) "SDL SDLmain";
 
 library(FREEBSD) "SDL SDLmain X11 Xext Xrandr Xrender vga vgl aa usbhid ncurses";
 
+link(MSC DEBUG) /NODEFAULTLIB:msvcrt.lib;
+
 file
+	compile.txt,
 	main.cpp;
 
 mainconfig
diff --git a/examples/SDLExample/compile.txt b/examples/SDLExample/compile.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51c1ba134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/SDLExample/compile.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+SETUP SDL for Linux.
+install the SDL 1.2.x package of your distro, dont forget to install the SDL-devel package for headers.
+
+SETUP SDL for windows.
+download binaries / prebuilt packages for msc and mingw
+http://www.libsdl.org/download-1.2.php
+
+http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-devel-1.2.14-VC8.zip
+http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32.tar.gz
+
+unzip the stuff into 2 separate locations, e.g
+
+C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-VC8\SDL-1.2.14
+C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32\SDL-1.2.14
+
+the buildmethods need to access those repspective folders
+
+MSC buildmethod, add to
+
+PATH: C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-VC8\SDL-1.2.14\lib
+INCLUDE: C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-VC8\SDL-1.2.14\include
+LIB: C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-VC8\SDL-1.2.14\lib
+
+MINGW/TDMGCC buildmethod, add to
+
+PATH: C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32\SDL-1.2.14\lib
+		C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32\SDL-1.2.14\bin
+INCLUDE: C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32\SDL-1.2.14\include
+LIB: C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32\SDL-1.2.14\lib
+		C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32\SDL-1.2.14\bin
+
+
+the MSC libraries only come in shared linkage flavor, while the mingw flavor can be linked both shared and staticly.
+the SDL.dll.a is needed for static lib and has got that weired name. who knows why. the SDL.dll comes in bin folder,
+thats why double folder specification is needed fir MINGW build method
+
+the WinMain@16 compile problem for mingw (google for it) makes the change of lib link order
+obligatory, thats why mingw32 is specified explicitly last. this makes the WINAPI WinMain() { return main(); }
+hack obsolete and enables the native usage of SDL means to handle entry point.
+SDL redefines your own main to be SDL_main (see SDL.h), and provides own main. the signature is critical.
+it must be
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]);
+
+
+
diff --git a/examples/SDLExample/init b/examples/SDLExample/init
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfa515629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/SDLExample/init
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#ifndef _SDLExample_icpp_init_stub
+#define _SDLExample_icpp_init_stub
+#include "Core/init"
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/SDLExample/main.cpp b/examples/SDLExample/main.cpp
index a217dd3fc..940c3fe83 100644
--- a/examples/SDLExample/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/SDLExample/main.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 using namespace Upp;
 
-#ifdef PLATFORM_WIN32
+#ifdef COMPILER_MSC
 #include <SDL.h>
-#else
+#endif
+#ifdef COMPILER_GCC
 #include <SDL/SDL.h>
 #endif