diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
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+@echo off
+
+set GOARCH=%1
+IF "%1" == "" (set GOARCH=amd64)
+set ORG_PATH=github.com\hashicorp
+set REPO_PATH=%ORG_PATH%\consul
+
+set GOPATH=%cd%\gopath
+
+rmdir /s /q %GOPATH%\src\%REPO_PATH% 2>nul
+mkdir %GOPATH%\src\%ORG_PATH% 2>nul
+mklink /J "%GOPATH%\src\%REPO_PATH%" "%cd%" 2>nul
+
+%GOROOT%\bin\go build -o bin\%GOARCH%\consul.exe %REPO_PATH%