diff --git a/libresapi/src/webui-src/make-src/build.bat b/libresapi/src/webui-src/make-src/build.bat
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+++ b/libresapi/src/webui-src/make-src/build.bat
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+@echo off
+REM create webfiles from sources at compile time (works without npm/node.js)
+
+set publicdest=%1\webui
+set src=%1\webui-src
+
+if "%1" == "" set publicdest=..\..\webui&&set src=..
+
+if exist "%publicdest%"	echo remove existing %publicdest%&&rd %publicdest% /S /Q
+
+echo mkdir %publicdest%
+md %publicdest%
+
+echo building app.js
+echo - copy template.js ...
+copy %src%\make-src\template.js %publicdest%\app.js
+
+for %%F in (%src%\app\*.js) DO (set "fname=%%~nF" && CALL :addfile)
+
+echo building app.css
+type %src%\app\green-black.scss >> %publicdest%\app.css
+type %src%\make-src\main.css >> %publicdest%\app.css
+type %src%\make-src\chat.css >> %publicdest%\app.css
+
+echo copy index.html
+copy %src%\app\assets\index.html %publicdest%\index.html
+
+echo build.bat complete
+
+goto :EOF
+
+:addfile
+echo - adding %fname% ...
+echo require.register("%fname%", function(exports, require, module) { >> %publicdest%\app.js
+echo %src%\app\%fname%.js
+type %src%\app\%fname%.js >> %publicdest%\app.js
+echo. >> %publicdest%\app.js
+echo }); >> %publicdest%\app.js
+
+
+:EOF
diff --git a/libresapi/src/webui-src/make-src/init.bat b/libresapi/src/webui-src/make-src/init.bat
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+@echo off
+REM create dummy webfiles at qmake run
+
+set publicdest=%1\webui
+if "%1" == "" set publicdest=..\..\webui
+
+if exist %publicdest% echo remove %publicdest%&&rd %publicdest% /S /Q
+
+echo create %publicdest%
+md %publicdest%
+
+echo create %publicdest%\app.js, %publicdest%\app.css, %publicdest%\index.html
+echo. > %publicdest%\app.js
+echo. > %publicdest%\app.css
+echo. > %publicdest%\index.html