diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32b0e2d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: macos
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "develop", "release/*" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "develop", "release/*" ]
+
+env:
+  # Customize the CMake build type here (Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo, etc.)
+  BUILD_TYPE: Release
+
+jobs:
+
+  
+          
+  build:
+    # The CMake configure and build commands are platform agnostic and should work equally well on Windows or Mac.
+    # You can convert this to a matrix build if you need cross-platform coverage.
+    # See: https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/learn-github-actions/managing-complex-workflows#using-a-build-matrix
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    
+    steps:
+    - uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@v1
+      with:
+        xcode-version: latest
+    
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: InstallDependencies
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+          brew install gperf dos2unix bison flex
+          echo 'export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/bison/bin:$PATH"' >> /Users/runner/.bashrc
+          export LDFLAGS="-L/opt/homebrew/opt/bison/lib"
+          source ~/.bashrc
+          brew link bison --force
+
+          
+    - name: Configure CMake
+      # Configure CMake in a 'build' subdirectory. `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is only required if you are using a single-configuration generator such as make.
+      # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.html?highlight=cmake_build_type
+      run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build  -G 'Unix Makefiles' -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+
+    - name: Build
+      # Build your program with the given configuration
+      run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build -j16 --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+
+    #- name: Test
+    #  working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      # Execute tests defined by the CMake configuration.  
+      # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/ctest.1.html for more detail
+      # run: ctest -C ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+      
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5eb6a0ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: windows
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "develop", "release/*" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "develop", "release/*" ]
+
+env:
+  BUILD_TYPE: Release
+  
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    
+    defaults:
+      run:
+         shell: msys2 {0}
+        
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up MSYS2
+      uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+      with:
+        msys2-root: ${{ runner.workspace }}/msys2
+        msystem: UCRT64
+        cache: true
+        update: true
+        install: >-
+          git
+          mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-cmake 
+          mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc 
+          mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-qt6-base 
+          mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-qt6-tools 
+          mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-qt6-svg 
+          mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-make 
+          mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-ninja
+          mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-python 
+          bison 
+          flex 
+          dos2unix 
+          mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gperf
+          
+    - name: Build with cmake
+      run: |
+        ls -la
+        cmake.exe -B build/ -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+        cmake.exe --build build/ -j`nproc` --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+        
+      
+
+ 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 99cdb8a4..9b71f43f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@
 #
 
 # ~~~
-
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 project(qucs-core CXX)
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
 # ignore the project() managed VERSION (new in CMake 3.0)
 if(POLICY CMP0048)
@@ -155,18 +154,27 @@ endif()
 if(WIN32)
   find_package(BISON 2.4 REQUIRED)
 else() # Linux, OSX
-  # use -DBISON_DIR=/path/ to provide the path to bison
-  find_program(
-    BISON_EXECUTABLE bison
-    PATHS /usr/local/bin/ /opt/local/bin/ /usr/bin ${BISON_DIR}
-    DOC "bison path"
-    NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
-  if(BISON_EXECUTABLE)
-    message(STATUS "Found bison: " ${BISON_EXECUTABLE})
-  else()
-    message(
-      FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find bison. Try to provide -DBISON_DIR=[path]")
+  if(APPLE)
+  find_package(
+    BISON 3.0.0 REQUIRED
+    # homebrew_bison
+    PATH "/opt/homebrew/opt/bison/bin/"
+    )
+  else(APPLE)
+     # use -DBISON_DIR=/path/ to provide the path to bison
+    find_program(
+      BISON_EXECUTABLE bison
+      PATHS /usr/local/bin/ /opt/local/bin/ /usr/bin ${BISON_DIR}
+      DOC "bison path"
+      NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+    if(BISON_EXECUTABLE)
+      message(STATUS "Found bison: " ${BISON_EXECUTABLE})
+    else()
+      message(
+        FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find bison. Try to provide -DBISON_DIR=[path]")
   endif()
+  endif(APPLE)
+
 endif()
 
 #
@@ -247,18 +255,29 @@ endif()
 # warnings * problem with non-starndart _stricmp using -stdr=c++0x set g++ into
 # strict ANSY, relax that with -U__STRICT_ANSI__. Could use -std=gnu++0x
 # ~~~
-if(WIN32)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall -std=c++0x -fpermissive -U__STRICT_ANSI__")
-else()
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall -std=c++11")
-endif()
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS ON)
+
+if (WIN32)
+    if(MSVC)
+      add_compile_options(/Zc:__cplusplus /permissive- /MP /Zc:preprocessor)
+    else(MSVC)
+      set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall -Wextra -std=c++11 -fpermissive -U__STRICT_ANSI__")
+    endif(MSVC)
+else(WIN32)
+    # additional warnings
+    add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra)
+endif(WIN32)
+
+
 
 # indiscriminate copy/paste from:
 # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10984442/how-to-detect-c11-support-of-a-
 # compiler-with-cmake/20165220#20165220
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "-O0 -g")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "-Os -DNDEBUG")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O4 -DNDEBUG")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3 -DNDEBUG")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "-O2 -g")
 
 # Compiler-specific C++11 activation.
@@ -310,4 +329,4 @@ set(CPACK_GENERATOR "TGZ")
 # (InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR 18)
-include(CPack)
+include(CPack)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d70604b..b2ad4ee6 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 project(qucsator_rf CXX C)
-cmake_policy(VERSION 2.6)
 
 #
 # Checks for libraries.
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ set(PUBLIC_HEADERS
     operatingpoint.h)
 
 include_directories(
-  ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR} # generated config.h
   ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/math # precision.h
   ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ # compat.h
   ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components # microstrip/substrate.h
@@ -439,8 +438,11 @@ add_custom_command(
 #
 set(gperf_SRC gperfappgen.cpp gperfappgen.h)
 
-add_executable(gperfappgen ${gperf_SRC})
-
+IF(WIN32)
+    add_executable(gperfappgen.exe ${gperf_SRC})
+ELSE() # Unix
+    add_executable(gperfappgen ${gperf_SRC})
+ENDIF()
 #
 # Run gperfappgen, pipe to gperf input to gperfapphash.gph
 #
diff --git a/src/components/CMakeLists.txt b/src/components/CMakeLists.txt
index 3137a634..ef51ab18 100644
--- a/src/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include_directories(${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR} ${qucs-core_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+include_directories(${qucs-core_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
                     ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/math)
 
 set(COMPONENTS_SRC
diff --git a/src/components/devices/CMakeLists.txt b/src/components/devices/CMakeLists.txt
index 67f07cd0..d21a3e25 100644
--- a/src/components/devices/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/components/devices/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 include_directories(
-  ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR} ${qucs-core_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  ${qucs-core_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
   ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/math ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components
 )# component.h
 
diff --git a/src/components/digital/CMakeLists.txt b/src/components/digital/CMakeLists.txt
index 69f545ca..998567fd 100644
--- a/src/components/digital/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/components/digital/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 include_directories(
-  ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR} ${qucs-core_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  ${qucs-core_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
   ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/math ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components
 )# component.h
 
diff --git a/src/components/microstrip/CMakeLists.txt b/src/components/microstrip/CMakeLists.txt
index dc4b0dfd..37e60694 100644
--- a/src/components/microstrip/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/components/microstrip/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 include_directories(
-  ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}
   ${qucs-core_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
   ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/math
   ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components # component.h
@@ -28,4 +27,4 @@ set(MICROSTRIP_SRC
     spiralinductor.cpp
     substrate.cpp)
 
-add_library(coreMicrostrip OBJECT ${MICROSTRIP_SRC})
+add_library(coreMicrostrip OBJECT ${MICROSTRIP_SRC})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/verilog/CMakeLists.txt b/src/components/verilog/CMakeLists.txt
index 4013d3eb..0f5a8358 100644
--- a/src/components/verilog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/components/verilog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 include_directories(
-  ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}
   ${qucs-core_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
   ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/math
   ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components # component.h
diff --git a/src/converter/CMakeLists.txt b/src/converter/CMakeLists.txt
index edb2e52b..61e15fc0 100644
--- a/src/converter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/converter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 include_directories(
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/math
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/math
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}) # qucdefs.h
 
 set(QUCSCONV_SRC
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ target_link_libraries(qucsconv_rf libqucsator ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 #
 # Handle installation
 #
-install(TARGETS qucsconv_rf DESTINATION bin)
+install(TARGETS qucsconv_rf DESTINATION bin)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/src/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fa9c196..1872b453 100644
--- a/src/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 include_directories(
-  ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}
   ${qucs-core_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
   ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/math
   ${qucs-core_SOURCE_DIR}/src/components # component.h
diff --git a/src/math/CMakeLists.txt b/src/math/CMakeLists.txt
index 94543ff2..1520b359 100644
--- a/src/math/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/math/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+include_directories( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 set(MATH_SRC # cbesselj.cpp
     complex.cpp fspecial.cpp matrix.cpp real.cpp)