diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 09e0b200..b71de9ed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -211,12 +211,28 @@ qemu/config-host.h-timestamp:
 unicorn: $(LIBRARY) $(ARCHIVE)
 
 $(LIBRARY): qemu/config-host.h-timestamp uc.o list.o
+ifeq ($(UNICORN_SHARED),yes)
+ifeq ($(V),0)
+	$(call log,GEN,$(LIBRARY))
+	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -shared $(UC_TARGET_OBJ) uc.o list.o -o $(LIBRARY) $($(LIBNAME)_LDFLAGS)
+	@-ln -sf $(LIBRARY) $(LIBRARY_SYMLINK)
+else
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -shared $(UC_TARGET_OBJ) uc.o list.o -o $(LIBRARY) $($(LIBNAME)_LDFLAGS)
 	-ln -sf $(LIBRARY) $(LIBRARY_SYMLINK)
+endif
+endif
 
 $(ARCHIVE): qemu/config-host.h-timestamp uc.o list.o
+ifeq ($(UNICORN_STATIC),yes)
+ifeq ($(V),0)
+	$(call log,GEN,$(ARCHIVE))
+	@$(AR) q $(ARCHIVE) $(UC_TARGET_OBJ) uc.o list.o
+	@$(RANLIB) $(ARCHIVE)
+else
 	$(AR) q $(ARCHIVE) $(UC_TARGET_OBJ) uc.o list.o
 	$(RANLIB) $(ARCHIVE)
+endif
+endif
 
 $(PKGCFGF):
 	$(generate-pkgcfg)
diff --git a/bindings/python/sample_arm.py b/bindings/python/sample_arm.py
index 13292320..402ba57a 100755
--- a/bindings/python/sample_arm.py
+++ b/bindings/python/sample_arm.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_arm():
         # tracing all basic blocks with customized callback
         mu.hook_add(UC_HOOK_BLOCK, hook_block)
 
-        # tracing all instructions with customized callback
+        # tracing one instruction at ADDRESS with customized callback
         mu.hook_add(UC_HOOK_CODE, hook_code, begin=ADDRESS, end=ADDRESS)
 
         # emulate machine code in infinite time
diff --git a/bindings/ruby/unicorn_gem/lib/unicorn/unicorn_const.rb b/bindings/ruby/unicorn_gem/lib/unicorn/unicorn_const.rb
index 1543010d..81068a6e 100644
--- a/bindings/ruby/unicorn_gem/lib/unicorn/unicorn_const.rb
+++ b/bindings/ruby/unicorn_gem/lib/unicorn/unicorn_const.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ module Unicorn
 	UC_API_MAJOR = 1
 
 	UC_API_MINOR = 0
+	UC_VERSION_MAJOR = 1
+
+	UC_VERSION_MINOR = 0
+
+	UC_VERSION_EXTRA = 0
 	UC_SECOND_SCALE = 1000000
 	UC_MILISECOND_SCALE = 1000
 	UC_ARCH_ARM = 1
diff --git a/samples/Makefile b/samples/Makefile
index 830cd68b..1ad37aa1 100644
--- a/samples/Makefile
+++ b/samples/Makefile
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ ifndef GLIB
 GLIB = $(shell pkg-config --libs glib-2.0)
 endif
 
+BIN_EXT =
+
 # Verbose output?
 V ?= 0
 
 CFLAGS += -Wall -Werror -I../include
-LDFLAGS += -L.. 
+LDFLAGS += -L.. -lunicorn
 LDLIBS += -lpthread -lunicorn -lm $(GLIB)
 
 ifneq ($(CROSS),)
@@ -32,9 +34,11 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(filter CYGWIN%,$(UNAME_S)),)
 CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS:-fPIC=)
 LDLIBS += -lssp
+BIN_EXT = .exe
 # mingw?
 else ifneq ($(filter MINGW%,$(UNAME_S)),)
 CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS:-fPIC=)
+BIN_EXT = .exe
 endif
 
 .PHONY: all clean
@@ -69,9 +73,58 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring m68k,$(UNICORN_ARCHS)))
 SOURCES += sample_m68k.c
 endif
 
-BINS = $(SOURCES:.c=)
+BINS = $(SOURCES:.c=$(BIN_EXT))
+OBJS = $(SOURCES:.c=.o)
 
 all: $(BINS)
 
+$(BINS): $(OBJS)
+
 clean:		
 	rm -rf *.o $(BINS)
+
+%$(BIN_EXT): %.o
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
+ifeq ($(V),0)
+ifeq ($(UNICORN_SHARED),yes)
+	$(call log,LINK,$(notdir $@))
+	@$(link-dynamic)
+endif
+ifeq ($(UNICORN_STATIC),yes)
+ifneq ($(filter MINGW%,$(UNAME_S)),)
+	$(call log,LINK,$(notdir $(call staticname,$@)))
+	@$(link-static)
+endif
+endif
+else
+ifeq ($(UNICORN_SHARED),yes)
+	$(link-dynamic)
+endif
+ifeq ($(UNICORN_STATIC),yes)
+ifneq ($(filter MINGW%,$(UNAME_S)),)
+	$(link-static)
+endif
+endif
+endif
+
+%.o: %.c
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
+ifeq ($(V),0)
+	$(call log,CC,$(@:%=%))
+	@$(compile)
+else
+	$(compile)
+endif
+
+
+define link-dynamic
+	$(CC) $< $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+endef
+
+
+define link-static
+	$(CC) $< $(ARCHIVE) $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) -o $(call staticname,$@)
+endef
+
+
+staticname = $(subst $(BIN_EXT),,$(1)).static$(BIN_EXT)