diff --git a/premake4.lua b/premake4.lua
index 833a0ab26..843834d28 100644
--- a/premake4.lua
+++ b/premake4.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,26 @@
+newoption { trigger = "with-libsndfile", description = "Build with libsndfile support." }
+newoption { trigger = "with-static-freetype", description = "Build freetype as a static library." }
+newoption { trigger = "with-eepp-static", description = "Force to build the demos and tests with eepp compiled statically" }
+newoption { trigger = "with-static-backend", description = "It will try to compile the library with a static backend (only for gcc and mingw).\n\t\t\t\tThe backend should be placed in libs/your_platform/libYourBackend.a" }
+newoption { 
+	trigger = "with-backend", 
+	description = "Select the backend to use for window and input handling.\n\t\t\tIf no backend is selected or if the selected is not installed the script will search for a backend present in the system, and will use it.\n\t\t\tIt's possible to build with more than one backend support.\n\t\t\t\tUse comma to separate the backends to build ( you can't mix SDL and SDL2, you'll get random crashes ).\n\t\t\t\tExample: --with-backend=SDL2,SFML2",
+	allowed = {
+		{ "SDL",    "SDL 1.2" },
+		{ "SDL2",  "SDL2 (default and recommended)" },
+		{ "allegro5",  "Allegro 5" },
+		{ "SFML",  "SFML2 ( SFML 1.6 not supported )" }
+	}
+}
+
 link_list = { }
 os_links = { }
+backends = { }
+static_backends = { }
+backend_selected = false
 
-function args_contains( element )
-	for _, value in pairs(_ARGS) do
+function table_contains( tb, element )
+	for _, value in pairs( tb ) do
 		if value == element then
 			return true
 		end
@@ -10,6 +28,10 @@ function args_contains( element )
 	return false
 end
 
+function args_contains( element )
+	return table_contains( _ARGS, element )
+end
+
 function print_table( table_ref )
 	for _, value in pairs( table_ref ) do
 		print(value)
@@ -38,7 +60,6 @@ function build_base_configuration( package_name )
 		targetname ( package_name )
 end
 
-
 function build_base_cpp_configuration( package_name )
 	configuration "debug"
 		defines { "DEBUG" }
@@ -53,18 +74,20 @@ function build_base_cpp_configuration( package_name )
 		targetname ( package_name )
 end
 
-
 function build_link_configuration( package_name )
 	links { link_list }
 	
 	if package_name ~= "eepp" and package_name ~= "eepp-static" then
-		links { "eepp-shared" }
+		if not _OPTIONS["with-eepp-static"] then
+			links { "eepp-shared" }
+		else
+			links { "eepp-static" }
+			add_static_links()
+		end
 		
 		if os.is("windows") then
 			linkoptions { "-mwindows" }
 		end
-		
-		--add_static_links()
 	end
 	
 	configuration "debug"
@@ -116,18 +139,22 @@ function parse_args()
 	if args_contains( "GLES1" ) then
 		defines { "EE_GLES1", "SOIL_GLES1" }
 	end	
-
-	if not args_contains( "--with-static-freetype" ) and os.findlib("freetype") then
-		table.insert( link_list, "freetype" )
-	end
 end
 
 function add_static_links()
 	-- The linking order DOES matter
+	-- Expose the symbols that need one static library AFTER adding that static lib
+	
+	-- Add static backends
+	if next(static_backends) ~= nil then
+		for _, value in pairs( static_backends ) do
+			linkoptions { value }
+		end
+	end
 	
 	links { "haikuttf-static" }
 	
-	if args_contains( "--with-static-freetype" ) or not os.findlib("freetype") then
+	if _OPTIONS["with-static-freetype"] or not os.findlib("freetype") then
 		links { "freetype-static" }
 	end
 	
@@ -141,47 +168,106 @@ function add_static_links()
 	}
 end
 
-function select_backend()
-	local selected = false
+function can_add_static_backend( name )
+	if _OPTIONS["with-static-backend"] then
+		local path = "libs/linux/lib" .. name .. ".a"
+		return os.isfile(path)
+	end
+end
+
+function insert_static_backend( name )
+	table.insert( static_backends, path.getrelative( "libs/" .. os.get(), "./" ) .. "/libs/linux/lib" .. name .. ".a" )
+end
+
+function add_sdl2()
+	files { "src/eepp/window/backend/SDL2/*.cpp" }
+	defines { "EE_BACKEND_SDL_ACTIVE", "EE_SDL_VERSION_2" }
 	
-	if args_contains( "SDL2" ) then
+	if not can_add_static_backend("SDL2") then
 		table.insert( link_list, "SDL2" )
-		files { "src/eepp/window/backend/SDL2/*.cpp" }
-		defines { "EE_BACKEND_SDL_ACTIVE", "EE_SDL_VERSION_2" }
-		selected = true
-	elseif args_contains( "SDL" ) then
-		table.insert( link_list, "SDL" )
-		files { "src/eepp/window/backend/SDL/*.cpp" }
-		defines { "EE_BACKEND_SDL_ACTIVE", "EE_SDL_VERSION_1_2" }
-		selected = true
+	else
+		insert_static_backend( "SDL2" )
 	end
+end
+
+function add_sdl()
+	--- SDL is LGPL. It can't be build as static library
+	table.insert( link_list, "SDL" )
+	files { "src/eepp/window/backend/SDL/*.cpp" }
+	defines { "EE_BACKEND_SDL_ACTIVE", "EE_SDL_VERSION_1_2" }
+end
+
+function add_allegro5()
+	files { "src/eepp/window/backend/allegro5/*.cpp" }
+	defines { "EE_BACKEND_ALLEGRO_ACTIVE" }
 	
-	if args_contains( "allegro5" ) then
+	if not can_add_static_backend("allegro5") then
 		table.insert( link_list, "allegro5" )
-		files { "src/eepp/window/backend/allegro5/*.cpp" }
-		defines { "EE_BACKEND_ALLEGRO_ACTIVE" }
-		selected = true
+	else
+		insert_static_backend( "allegro5" )
 	end
+end
+
+function add_sfml()
+	files { "src/eepp/window/backend/SFML/*.cpp" }
+	defines { "EE_BACKEND_SFML_ACTIVE" }
 	
-	if args_contains( "SFML" ) then
+	if not can_add_static_backend("SFML") then
 		table.insert( link_list, "SFML" )
-		files { "src/eepp/window/backend/SFML/*.cpp" }
-		defines { "EE_BACKEND_SFML_ACTIVE" }
-		selected = true
+	else
+		insert_static_backend( "SFML" )
+	end
+end
+
+function backend_is( name )
+	if not _OPTIONS["with-backend"] then
+		_OPTIONS["with-backend"] = "SDL2"
 	end
 	
-	if not selected then
-		if os.findlib("SDL2") then
-			table.insert( link_list, "SDL2" )
-			files { "src/eepp/window/backend/SDL2/*.cpp" }
-			defines { "EE_BACKEND_SDL_ACTIVE", "EE_SDL_VERSION_2" }
-		else
-			table.insert( link_list, "SDL" )
-			files { "src/eepp/window/backend/SDL/*.cpp" }
-			defines { "EE_BACKEND_SDL_ACTIVE", "EE_SDL_VERSION_1_2" }
+	if next(backends) == nil then
+		backends = string.explode(_OPTIONS["with-backend"],",")
+	end
+	
+	local backend_sel = table_contains( backends, name )
+	
+	local ret_val = os.findlib( name ) and backend_sel
+	
+	if ret_val then
+		backend_selected = true
+	end
+	
+	return ret_val
+end
+
+function select_backend()	
+	if backend_is( "SDL2" ) then
+		add_sdl2()
+	end
+	
+	if backend_is( "SDL" ) then
+		add_sdl()
+	end
+	
+	if backend_is( "allegro5" ) then
+		add_allegro5()
+	end
+	
+	if backend_is( "SFML" ) then
+		add_sfml()
+	end
+	
+	-- If the selected backend is not present, try to find one present
+	if not backend_selected then
+		if os.findlib("SDL") then
+			add_sdl()
+		elseif os.findlib("SDL2") then
+			add_sdl2()
+		elseif os.findlib("allegro5") then
+			add_allegro5()
+		elseif os.findlib("SFML") then
+			add_sfml()
 		end
 	end
-
 end
 
 function build_eepp( build_name )
@@ -213,6 +299,20 @@ function build_eepp( build_name )
 	
 	select_backend()
 	
+	if not _OPTIONS["with-static-freetype"] and os.findlib("freetype") then
+		table.insert( link_list, "freetype" )
+	end
+	
+	if _OPTIONS["with-libsndfile"] then
+		defines { "EE_LIBSNDFILE_ENABLED" }
+		
+		if os.is("windows") then
+			table.insert( link_list, "libsndfile-1" )
+		else
+			table.insert( link_list, "sndfile" )
+		end
+	end
+	
 	multiple_insert( link_list, os_links )
 
 	links { link_list }
@@ -222,7 +322,7 @@ function build_eepp( build_name )
 		linkoptions { "-mwindows" }
 		
 		if _ACTION == "gmake" then
-			linkoptions { "-static-libgcc" } --, "-static-libstdc++"
+			linkoptions { "-static-libgcc" } --, "-static-libstdc++" -- this should work, but it's not working with my mingw installation
 		end
 	
 	configuration "linux"
@@ -326,21 +426,21 @@ solution "eepp"
 		build_eepp( "eepp" )
 
 	project "eepp-test"
-		kind "ConsoleApp"
+		kind "WindowedApp"
 		language "C++"
 		files { "src/test/*.cpp" }
 		includedirs { "include", "src" }
 		build_link_configuration( "eetest" )
 
 	project "eepp-es"
-		kind "ConsoleApp"
+		kind "WindowedApp"
 		language "C++"
 		files { "src/examples/external_shader/*.cpp" }
 		includedirs { "include", "src" }
 		build_link_configuration( "eees" )
 
 	project "eepp-ew"
-		kind "ConsoleApp"
+		kind "WindowedApp"
 		language "C++"
 		files { "src/examples/empty_window/*.cpp" }
 		includedirs { "include", "src" }
diff --git a/projects/ios/compile-release.sh b/projects/ios/compile-release.sh
index e68f252fd..3ef9266e0 100644
--- a/projects/ios/compile-release.sh
+++ b/projects/ios/compile-release.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ else
 	BACKEND="GLES1=yes GLES2=yes"
 fi
 
-make -j2 -e IOS=yes NO_SNDFILE=yes STATIC_FT2=yes SIMULATOR=yes DEBUGBUILD=no $BACKEND
+make -j2 -e IOS=yes STATIC_FT2=yes SIMULATOR=yes DEBUGBUILD=no $BACKEND
 
-make -j2 -e IOS=yes NO_SNDFILE=yes STATIC_FT2=yes SIMULATOR=no DEBUGBUILD=no $BACKEND
+make -j2 -e IOS=yes STATIC_FT2=yes SIMULATOR=no DEBUGBUILD=no $BACKEND
 
 lipo -create -arch armv7 ./libs/ios/release/libeepp-armv7.a -arch i386 ./libs/ios/release/libeepp-i386.a -output ./libs/ios/release/libeepp.a
\ No newline at end of file