diff --git a/sakura_core/Makefile b/sakura_core/Makefile
index d60cacf28f..374268373d 100644
--- a/sakura_core/Makefile
+++ b/sakura_core/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ endif
 CC= $(PREFIX)gcc
 CXX= $(PREFIX)g++
 RC= $(RCPREFIX)windres
-RM= cmd /c $(CURDIR)/../sakura/mingw32-del.bat
+RM= "$(CURDIR)/../sakura/mingw32-del.bat"
 
 DEFINES= \
  -DWIN32 \
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ Funccode_enum.h: $(HEADERMAKE) Funccode_x.hsrc
 	$(HEADERMAKE) -in=../sakura_core/Funccode_x.hsrc -out=../sakura_core/Funccode_enum.h -mode=enum -enum=EFunctionCode
 
 githash:
-	cmd /c $(CURDIR)/../sakura/githash.bat ..\\sakura_core
+	"$(CURDIR)/../sakura/githash.bat" ../sakura_core
 
 stdafx: Funccode_enum.h StdAfx.h
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c StdAfx.h
diff --git a/tests/build-and-test.bat b/tests/build-and-test.bat
index 734d26acd7..565b26f2c3 100644
--- a/tests/build-and-test.bat
+++ b/tests/build-and-test.bat
@@ -2,13 +2,8 @@ set platform=%1
 set configuration=%2
 set ERROR_RESULT=0
 
-if "%platform%" == "MinGW" (
-	@echo   test for MinGW will be skipped. ^(platform: %platform%, configuration: %configuration%^)
-	exit /b 0
-)
-
 @echo ---- start create-project.bat ----
-call %~dp0create-project.bat %platform% %configuration%
+call "%~dp0create-project.bat" %platform% %configuration%
 if errorlevel 1 (
 	@echo ERROR in create-project.bat %errorlevel%
 	exit /b 1
@@ -16,7 +11,7 @@ if errorlevel 1 (
 @echo ---- end   create-project.bat ----
 
 @echo ---- start build-project.bat ----
-call %~dp0build-project.bat %platform% %configuration%
+call "%~dp0build-project.bat" %platform% %configuration%
 if errorlevel 1 (
 	@echo ERROR in build-project.bat %errorlevel%
 	exit /b 1
@@ -24,7 +19,7 @@ if errorlevel 1 (
 @echo ---- end   build-project.bat ----
 
 @echo ---- start run-tests.bat ----
-call %~dp0run-tests.bat %platform% %configuration%
+call "%~dp0run-tests.bat" %platform% %configuration%
 if errorlevel 1 (
 	@echo ERROR in run-tests.bat %errorlevel%
 	exit /b 1
diff --git a/tests/create-project.bat b/tests/create-project.bat
index 779997c896..b6a45930d7 100644
--- a/tests/create-project.bat
+++ b/tests/create-project.bat
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@ set platform=%1
 set configuration=%2
 set ERROR_RESULT=0
 
+@rem produces header files necessary in creating the project.
+if "%platform%" == "MinGW" (
+	set BUILD_EDITOR_BAT=build-gnu.bat
+) else (
+	set BUILD_EDITOR_BAT=build-sln.bat
+)
 pushd "%~dp0.."
-rem   produces header files necessary in creating the project.
-@echo ---- start build-sln.bat ----
-call  build-sln.bat %platform% %configuration% || set ERROR_RESULT=1
-@echo ---- end   build-sln.bat ----
+@echo ---- start %BUILD_EDITOR_BAT% ----
+call  "%BUILD_EDITOR_BAT%" %platform% %configuration% || set ERROR_RESULT=1
+@echo ---- end   %BUILD_EDITOR_BAT% ----
 popd
 if "%ERROR_RESULT%" == "1" (
 	@echo ERROR
@@ -24,8 +29,10 @@ set BUILDDIR=build\%platform%
 if exist "%BUILDDIR%" (
 	rmdir /s /q "%BUILDDIR%"
 )
-mkdir %BUILDDIR%
-cmake -DCMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM=%platform% -B%BUILDDIR% -H. || set ERROR_RESULT=1
+mkdir "%BUILDDIR%"
+
+call :setenv_%platform% %platform% %configuration%
+cmake %CMAKE_GEN_OPT% -H. -B"%BUILDDIR%" || set ERROR_RESULT=1
 
 popd
 
@@ -33,3 +40,19 @@ if "%ERROR_RESULT%" == "1" (
 	@echo ERROR
 	exit /b 1
 )
+
+exit /b
+
+@rem ----------------------------------------------
+@rem  sub-routines
+@rem ----------------------------------------------
+
+:setenv_Win32
+:setenv_x64
+	set CMAKE_GEN_OPT=-G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -A "%~1"
+exit /b
+
+:setenv_MinGW
+	set CMAKE_GEN_OPT=-G "MinGW Makefiles" -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="%~2"
+	set PATH=C:\msys64\mingw64\bin;%PATH:C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;=%
+exit /b
diff --git a/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
index ee5dacf3f7..61ad2acbc6 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,13 +30,24 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 endif (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 
 # link libraries
-target_link_libraries(${project_name} gtest)
-target_link_libraries(${project_name} gtest_main)
+target_link_libraries(${project_name} PRIVATE gtest)
+target_link_libraries(${project_name} PRIVATE gtest_main)
 
 # Hacks to reuse compiled editor objects.
-target_compile_definitions(${project_name} PUBLIC WIN32 _WIN32_WINNT=_WIN32_WINNT_WIN7)
-target_compile_options    (${project_name} PUBLIC $<$<CONFIG:Release>:/GL> /MT$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:d> /GF /FD /EHsc /Zi /TP /source-charset:utf-8 /execution-charset:shift_jis)
-target_link_libraries     (${project_name} $<$<CONFIG:Release>:-LTCG> comctl32.lib Imm32.lib mpr.lib imagehlp.lib Shlwapi.lib "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../sakura/${CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM}/$<CONFIG>/*.obj")
-set_target_properties     (${project_name} PROPERTIES
-	RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM}/$<CONFIG>"
-)
+target_compile_definitions(${project_name} PRIVATE WIN32 _WIN32_WINNT=_WIN32_WINNT_WIN7)
+if (MSVC)
+	target_compile_options (${project_name} PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Release>:/GL> /MT$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:d> /GF /FD /EHsc /Zi /TP /source-charset:utf-8 /execution-charset:shift_jis)
+	target_link_libraries  (${project_name} PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Release>:-LTCG> "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../sakura/${CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM}/$<CONFIG>/*.obj")
+	set_target_properties  (${project_name} PROPERTIES
+		RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM}/$<CONFIG>"
+	)
+elseif (MINGW)
+	target_compile_options (${project_name} PRIVATE -finput-charset=utf-8 -fexec-charset=cp932)
+	file (GLOB_RECURSE ALL_O
+		"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../sakura_core/*.cpp"
+		"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../sakura_core/*.rc"
+	)
+	list (TRANSFORM ALL_O REPLACE "\\.(cpp|rc)$" ".o")
+	target_link_libraries (${project_name} PRIVATE ${ALL_O})
+endif ()
+target_link_libraries (${project_name} PRIVATE winspool ole32 oleaut32 uuid comctl32 imm32 mpr imagehlp shlwapi winmm)