diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index fed4636..614b026 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ func parseConfig() {
 	errChan <- fmt.Errorf("mainMouseClick() got b = nil")
 	errChan <- "hello"
 
+	handleSignal(nil, 0)
 	// my pid (cross platform) p, err := os.FindProcess(os.Getpid())
 	// send signal (cross platform) return p.Signal(syscall.SIGTERM)
 
diff --git a/linux.go b/linux.go
index d07fe5d..4bc4e10 100644
--- a/linux.go
+++ b/linux.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // +build linux,go1.7
 
+// put stuff in here that you only want compiled under linux
+
 package main
 
 import "log"
@@ -14,8 +16,8 @@ import "syscall"
 // import "git.wit.com/wit/shell"
 // import "github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 
-func handleLinux(err interface{}, ret int) {
+func handleSignal(err interface{}, ret int) {
+	log.Println("handleSignal() only should be compiled on linux")
 	sigChan = make(chan os.Signal, 3)
-	log.Println("handleLinux() only should be compiled on linux")
 	signal.Notify(sigChan, syscall.SIGUSR1)
 }
diff --git a/windows.go b/windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..424fd08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// +build windows
+
+// put stuff in here that you only want compiled under windows
+
+package main
+
+import "log"
+import "os"
+import "os/signal"
+import "syscall"
+
+// import "runtime"
+// import "time"
+// import "reflect"
+
+// import "git.wit.com/wit/shell"
+// import "github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+
+func handleSignal(err interface{}, ret int) {
+	log.Println("handleSignal() windows doesn't do signals")
+}