diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 92aa49f9..31cf125f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -42,13 +42,15 @@ if libui_OS == 'windows' and libui_mode == 'shared' and not libui_MSVC
 endif
 
 libui_deps = []
-libui_libversion = ''
+libui_soversion = ''
 libui_rpath = ''
 if libui_OS == 'windows'
 	# TODO c_winlibs and cpp_winlibs are the windows libraries
+	#	user32 kernel32 gdi32 comctl32 uxtheme msimg32 comdlg32 d2d1 dwrite ole32 oleaut32 oleacc uuid windowscodecs
 elif libui_OS == 'darwin'
 	# TODO libraries
-	libui_libversion = 'A'
+	# "-framework Foundation" "-framework AppKit"
+	libui_soversion = 'A'
 	# the / is required by some older versions of OS X
 	libui_rpath = '@executable_path/'
 	# TODO min version 10.8
@@ -57,10 +59,45 @@ else
 		version: '>=3.10.0',
 		required: true)
 	libui_deps += [gtk]
-	libui_libversion = '0'
+	libui_soversion = '0'
 	libui_rpath = '$ORIGIN'
 endif
 
+if libui_MSVC
+	# TODO subsystem version
+
+	# TODO -Wno-switch equivalent
+	# TODO /sdl turns C4996 into an ERROR
+	# don't use /analyze; that requires us to write annotations everywhere
+	# TODO undecided flags from qo?
+	# the RTC flags are only supplied in debug builds because they are only supposed to be used by debug builds (see "This is because run-time error checks are not valid in a release (optimized) build." in https://docs.microsoft.com/cpp/build/reference/rtc-run-time-error-checks)
+	# /RTCc is not supplied because it's discouraged as of VS2015; see https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/46mhne/rtcc_rejects_conformant_code_with_visual_c_2015/d06auq5
+	# /EHsc is to shut the compiler up in some cases
+	# TODO add these compiler flags (assuming meson doesn't provide an alternate method for these, which I know it does for EHsc):
+	#	/wd4100 (equivalent of -Wno-unused-parameter)
+	#	/bigobj /nologo
+	#	$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:/RTC1 /RTCs /RTCu>
+	#	/EHsc
+
+	# TODO add these linker flags (for each: maybe? depends on whether meson does this itself)
+	#	/LARGEADDRESSAWARE
+	#	/NOLOGO
+	#	/INCREMENTAL:NO
+	#	/MANIFEST:NO
+else
+	# TODO add these C/C++ compiler options
+	#	-Wno-unused-parameter
+	#	-Wno-switch
+
+	if libui_OS == 'windows'
+		# don't require shipping the MinGW-w64 DLLs
+		# TODO add these to the linker options
+		#	-static
+		#	-static-libgcc
+		#	-static-libstdc++
+	endif
+endif
+
 libui_sources = []
 libui_extra_libs = []
 subdir('common')
@@ -79,7 +116,8 @@ libui_libui = library('ui', libui_sources,
 	build_rpath: libui_rpath,
 	install_rpath: libui_rpath,
 	install: true,
-	gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden')
+	gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
+	soversion: libui_soversion)
 install_headers('ui.h')
 
 # TODO test