From 6e5fc57b60e9d27360b6477de81bc0ed74bbdec8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pjoyce <patrick@radiusmethod.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 08:43:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] win make

---
 Makefile_Windows | 14 ++++++++++++++
 README.md        | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Makefile_Windows

diff --git a/Makefile_Windows b/Makefile_Windows
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca8e431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile_Windows
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+BINDIR = C:\tools
+
+# Requires `make` with PowerShell as the shell. Easiest way:
+#   make -f Makefile_Windows SHELL=pwsh.exe install
+# `cp` / `rm` resolve to PowerShell aliases, `New-Item` is PowerShell-native.
+
+install:       ## Install Target
+	go build -o ${BINDIR}/kxd/_kxd_prompt.exe
+	cp scripts/_kxd.ps1 ${BINDIR}/kxd/_kxd.ps1
+	cp scripts/_kxd_autocomplete.ps1 ${BINDIR}/kxd/_kxd_autocomplete.ps1
+	New-Item -ItemType File -Path ~/.kxd -Force
+
+uninstall:     ## Uninstall Target
+	rm -Force -Recurse ${BINDIR}/kxd
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71b6a04..07f69a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ Untested by the maintainers. `~/.kube/config` symlinks created on the Windows si
 
 `scripts/_kxd.ps1` and `scripts/_kxd_autocomplete.ps1` are PowerShell equivalents of the bash wrapper and autocomplete.
 
+If you have `make` available on Windows, `Makefile_Windows` collapses steps 1–2 below into a single command:
+
+```powershell
+make -f Makefile_Windows SHELL=pwsh.exe install
+```
+
+That builds `_kxd_prompt.exe` and drops both `.ps1` files into `C:\tools\kxd\` (override with `BINDIR=...`). You still need to add that directory to `$env:PATH` and dot-source the scripts from your `$PROFILE` (step 3 below).
+
+Otherwise, manual setup:
+
 1. Build the Windows binary and put it somewhere on `$env:PATH`:
    ```powershell
    $env:GOOS = "windows"; $env:GOARCH = "amd64"