diff --git a/bindings/python/setup.py b/bindings/python/setup.py
index 0a54015f..bb9226b8 100755
--- a/bindings/python/setup.py
+++ b/bindings/python/setup.py
@@ -70,12 +70,9 @@ def copy_sources():
     src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../*.[ch]")))
     src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../*.mk")))
 
-    src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../Makefile")))
     src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../LICENSE*")))
     src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../README.md")))
     src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../*.TXT")))
-    src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../RELEASE_NOTES")))
-    src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../cmake.sh")))
     src.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../CMakeLists.txt")))
 
     for filename in src:
diff --git a/cmake.sh b/cmake.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 23af8f91..00000000
--- a/cmake.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Unicorn Emulator Engine (www.unicorn-engine.org)
-# Usage: cmake.sh [mingw|msys] [x86] [arm] [aarch64] [m68k] [mips] [sparc] [ppc] [riscv]
-# By chenhuitao 2019
-
-# FLAGS="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
-FLAGS="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug"
-TOOLCHAIN=""
-GENERATOR="Unix Makefiles"
-CMAKE="cmake"
-COMPILER=""
-
-# process arguments
-case "$1" in
-  "mingw" )
-  TOOLCHAIN="-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../mingw-w64.cmake"
-  shift
-  UNICORN_ARCH="${*}";;
-  "msys" )
-  shift
-  UNICORN_ARCH="${*}"
-  CMAKE="/mingw64/bin/cmake"
-  GENERATOR="MSYS Makefiles";;
-  * )
-  UNICORN_ARCH="${*}";;
-esac
-
-if [ -n "${COMPILER}" ]; then
-    TOOLCHAIN="${TOOLCHAIN} -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${COMPILER}"
-fi
-
-if [ -z "${UNICORN_ARCH}" ]; then
-    ${CMAKE} "${FLAGS}" ${TOOLCHAIN} -G "${GENERATOR}" ..
-else
-    ${CMAKE} "${FLAGS}" ${TOOLCHAIN} "-DUNICORN_ARCH=${UNICORN_ARCH}" -G "${GENERATOR}" ..
-fi
-
-# now build
-make -j8
diff --git a/docs/COMPILE.md b/docs/COMPILE.md
index c499526d..7910d7da 100644
--- a/docs/COMPILE.md
+++ b/docs/COMPILE.md
@@ -1,55 +1,56 @@
-This HOWTO introduces how to build Unicorn2 natively on Linux/Mac/Windows,
-or cross-build to Windows from Linux host.
+This HOWTO introduces how to build Unicorn2 natively on Linux/Mac/Windows or cross-build to Windows from Linux host.
 
----
-### Native build on Linux/MacOS
+## Native build on Linux/macOS
 
-This builds Unicorn2 on Linux/MacOS. The output is `libunicorn.so` or `libunicorn.dylib`, respectively.
+This builds Unicorn2 on Linux/macOS. Note that this also applies to Apple Silicon M1 users.
 
-- Require `cmake` & `pkg-config` packages (besides `gcc`/`clang` compiler):
+- Install `cmake` and `pkg-config` with your favorite package manager:
 
-```
+Ubuntu:
+
+``` bash
 $ sudo apt install cmake pkg-config
 ```
 
+macOS:
+
+```bash
+$ brew install cmake pkg-config
+```
+
 - Build with the following commands.
 
-```
+```bash
 $ mkdir build; cd build
-$ ../cmake.sh
+$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+$ make
 ```
 
-Then run the sample `sample_riscv` with:
-
-```
-$ ./sample_riscv
-```
-
----
 ### Native build on Windows, with MSVC
 
-This builds Unicorn2 on Windows, using Microsoft MSVC compiler. The output is `unicorn.dll`.
+This builds Unicorn2 on Windows, using Microsoft MSVC compiler.
 
 - Require `cmake` & `Microsoft Visual Studio`.
 
 - From Visual Studio Command Prompt, build with the following commands.
 
+```bash
+mkdir build; cd build
+cmake .. -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+nmake
+```
+
+Note, other generators like `Ninja` and `Visual Studio 16 2019` would also work.
+
 ```
 mkdir build; cd build
-../nmake.sh
+cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A "win32" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+msbuild unicorn.sln -p:Plaform=Win32 -p:Configuration=Release
 ```
 
-Then run the sample `sample_riscv` with:
-
-```
-sample_riscv.exe
-```
-
----
-
 ### Cross build from Linux host to Windows, with Mingw
 
-This cross-builds Unicorn2 from **Linux host** to Windows, using `Mingw` compiler. The output is `libunicorn.dll`
+This cross-builds Unicorn2 from **Linux host** to Windows, using `Mingw` compiler.
 
 - Install required package.
 
@@ -61,31 +62,17 @@ $ sudo apt install mingw-w64-x86-64-dev
 
 ```
 $ mkdir build; cd build
-$ ../cmake.sh mingw
+$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../mingw64-w64.cmake
+$ make
 ```
 
-The resulted `sample_riscv.exe` can be run with `libunicorn.dll`, and some dependecies DLLs
-already provided in `bin/` directory.
-
-To prepare for `sample_riscv.exe`, do:
-
-```
-cp libunicorn.dll ../bin
-cp sample_riscv.exe ../bin
-```
-
-Then inside the `bin/` directory, you can run `sample_riscv.exe` (from `CMD.exe` prompt, for example)
-
-
----
-
 ### Native build on Windows host, with MSYS2/Mingw
 
-This builds Unicorn2 on **Windows host**, using **MSYS2/Mingw** compiler. The output is `libunicorn.dll`
+This builds Unicorn2 on **Windows host**, using **MSYS2/Mingw** compiler.
 
-This requires MSYS2 to be installed on Windows machine. You need to download & install MSYS2 from https://www.msys2.org.
+This requires MSYS2 to be installed on the Windows machine. You need to download & install MSYS2 from https://www.msys2.org.
 
-Then from MSYS2 console, install required packages:
+Then from MSYS2 console, install packages below:
 
 ```
 pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake
@@ -95,37 +82,26 @@ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake
 
 ```
 mkdir build; cd build
-../cmake.sh msys
+/mingw64/bin/cmake .. -G "MSYS Makefiles" -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/mingw64/bin/gcc.exe -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=/mingw64/bin/mingw32-make.exe -DCMAKE_AR=/mingw64/bin/ar.exe -DUNICORN_ARCH=x86
+mingw32-make
 ```
 
-The resulted `sample_riscv.exe` can be run with `libunicorn.dll`, and some dependecies DLLs
-already provided in `bin/` directory.
+Note that the way to build on MSYS changes as time goes, please keep in mind that always use the cmake shipped with mingw64 and choose MSYS Makefiles.
 
-To prepare for `sample_riscv.exe`, do:
+### Cross build from Linux host to other architectures
 
-```
-cp libunicorn.dll ../bin
-cp sample_riscv.exe ../bin
-```
+This cross-builds Unicorn2 from **Linux host** to other architectures, using a cross compiler.
 
-Then inside the `bin/` directory, you can run `sample_riscv.exe` (from `CMD.exe` prompt, for example)
-
-
----
-
-### Cross build from Linux host to other arch
-
-This cross-builds Unicorn2 from **Linux host** to other arch, using cross compiler. The output is `libunicorn.so`
-
-- Install cross compiler package. For example, cross compile to ARM require below command.
+- Install cross compiler package. For example, cross-compile to ARM requires the below command.
 
 ```
 $ sudo apt install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf
 ```
 
-- Build Unicorn and samples with the following commands (note that you need to specify compiler with CC).
+- Build Unicorn and samples with the following commands. The compiler name differs according to your targets.
 
 ```
 $ mkdir build; cd build
-$ CC=arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc ../cmake.sh
+$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf
+$ make
 ```
diff --git a/nmake.bat b/nmake.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index e3542a29..00000000
--- a/nmake.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-:: Unicorn Emulator Engine
-:: Build Unicorn libs on Windows with CMake & Nmake
-:: Usage: nmake.bat [x86 arm aarch64 m68k mips sparc riscv], default build all.
-:: By Huitao Chen, 2019
-
-@echo off
-
-set flags="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
-
-set allparams=
-
-:loop
-set str=%1
-if "%str%"=="" (
-    goto end
-)
-set allparams=%allparams% %str%
-shift /0
-goto loop
-
-:end
-if "%allparams%"=="" (
-    goto eof
-)
-:: remove left, right blank
-:intercept_left
-if "%allparams:~0,1%"==" " set "allparams=%allparams:~1%" & goto intercept_left
-
-:intercept_right
-if "%allparams:~-1%"==" " set "allparams=%allparams:~0,-1%" & goto intercept_right
-
-:eof
-
-if "%allparams%"=="" (
-cmake "%flags%" -G "NMake Makefiles" ..
-) else (
-cmake "%flags%" "-DUNICORN_ARCH=%allparams%" -G "NMake Makefiles" ..
-)
-
-nmake