diff --git a/patches/boost-1_64.diff b/patches/boost-1_64.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff9b7be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/boost-1_64.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/boost/spirit/home/support/attributes.hpp b/boost/spirit/home/support/attributes.hpp
+index 889e3a3..da8f981 100644
+--- a/boost/spirit/home/support/attributes.hpp
++++ b/boost/spirit/home/support/attributes.hpp
+@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace spirit { namespace traits
+     void swap_impl(T& a, T& b)
+     {
+         using namespace std;
+-        swap(a, b);
++        std::swap(a, b);
+     }
+ 
+     template <typename A>
diff --git a/scripts/build-targets.csx b/scripts/build-targets.csx
index 99f6478..8f4af05 100644
--- a/scripts/build-targets.csx
+++ b/scripts/build-targets.csx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ List<KeyValuePair<string, string>> target_mapnik = new List<KeyValuePair<string,
 	proj4,
 	protobuf,
 	sparsehash,
-	osmpbf,
+//	osmpbf,
 	bzip2,
 	pixman,
 	cairo,
diff --git a/scripts/build_boost.bat b/scripts/build_boost.bat
index 54c6cd1..08089a9 100644
--- a/scripts/build_boost.bat
+++ b/scripts/build_boost.bat
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ IF "%BOOSTADDRESSMODEL%"=="64" IF EXIST %ROOTDIR%\tmp-bin\python2 SET PATH=%ROOT
 IF "%BOOSTADDRESSMODEL%"=="64" IF NOT EXIST %ROOTDIR%\tmp-bin\python2 ECHO no Python in tmp-bin && SET ERRORLEVEL=1
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
 
+SET BOOSTARCHITECTURE=x86
 if "%BOOSTADDRESSMODEL%"=="64" (
+  SET BOOSTARCHITECTURE=ia64
   IF %BUILD_TYPE% EQU Release (
     SET ICU_LINK="/LIBPATH:%PKGDIR%\icu\lib64 icuuc.lib icuin.lib icudt.lib"
   ) ELSE (
@@ -58,6 +60,9 @@ if "%BOOSTADDRESSMODEL%"=="64" (
   if "%TOOLS_VERSION%" == "14.0" (
     CALL "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/vcvarsall.bat" x86
   )
+  if "%TOOLS_VERSION%" == "15.0" (
+    REM CALL "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat" -arch=x86 -host_arch=amd64 -app_platform=Desktop
+  )
 ) ELSE (
   IF %BUILD_TYPE% EQU Release (
     SET ICU_LINK="/LIBPATH:%PKGDIR%\icu\lib icuuc.lib icuin.lib icudt.lib"
@@ -74,11 +79,21 @@ ECHO ICU_LINK %ICU_LINK%
 
 ::NOTE: you cannot have both pythons installed otherwise it appears bjam will still find the 64 bit one
 
-if NOT EXIST b2.exe (
-  echo calling bootstrap bat
-  CALL bootstrap.bat --with-toolset=msvc-%TOOLS_VERSION%
-  IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
-)
+IF EXIST b2.exe GOTO ALREADY_BOOTSTRAPPED
+
+SET BOOST_TOOLS_VERSION=%TOOLS_VERSION%
+IF "%TOOLS_VERSION%"=="15.0" SET BOOST_TOOLS_VERSION=14.1
+ECHO calling bootstrap bat
+CALL bootstrap.bat --with-toolset=msvc-%BOOST_TOOLS_VERSION%
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
+
+IF NOT "%TOOLS_VERSION%"=="15.0" GOTO ALREADY_BOOTSTRAPPED
+ECHO using VS2017^: writing custom 'project-config.jam' to make boost find VS2017's cl.exe
+scriptcs %ROOTDIR%\scripts\vs2017-write-boost-project-config-jam.csx
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
+
+
+:ALREADY_BOOTSTRAPPED
 
 ::VS2010/MSBuild 10: toolset=msvc-10.0
 ::VS2012/MSBuild 11: toolset=msvc-11.0
@@ -102,14 +117,15 @@ ECHO BOOST_BUILD_TYPE %BOOST_BUILD_TYPE%
 
 REM link=shared ^
 
-CALL b2 -j%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS% ^
+SET BOOST_BUILD_CMD=b2 -j%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS% ^
 -a ^
 -d2 %BOOST_BUILD_TYPE% stage ^
 --build-type=minimal ^
-toolset=msvc-%TOOLS_VERSION% -q ^
+toolset=msvc-%BOOST_TOOLS_VERSION% -q ^
 runtime-link=shared ^
 link=static ^
 address-model=%BOOSTADDRESSMODEL% ^
+architecture=%BOOSTARCHITECTURE% ^
 --with-iostreams ^
 --with-test ^
 --with-thread ^
@@ -125,23 +141,35 @@ address-model=%BOOSTADDRESSMODEL% ^
 -sZLIB_SOURCE=%PKGDIR%\zlib ^
 -sBUILD=boost_unit_test_framework
 
+ECHO 1st build step:
+ECHO %BOOST_BUILD_CMD%
+
+%BOOST_BUILD_CMD%
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
 
 :: build boost_python now
 :: we do this separately because
 :: we want to dynamically link python
 
-CALL b2 -j%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS% ^
+SET BOOST_BUILD_CMD=b2 -j%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS% ^
   -a ^
   -d2 %BOOST_BUILD_TYPE% stage ^
-  --build-type=minimal toolset=msvc-%TOOLS_VERSION% -q ^
+  --build-type=minimal toolset=msvc-%BOOST_TOOLS_VERSION% -q ^
   runtime-link=shared link=shared ^
-  cxxflags="-DBOOST_MSVC_ENABLE_2014_JUN_CTP" ^
   address-model=%BOOSTADDRESSMODEL% ^
   --with-python python=2.7
 
+ECHO 2nd build step:
+ECHO %BOOST_BUILD_CMD%
+
+IF "%TOOLS_VERSION%"=="15.0" ECHO !!!!! SKIPPING 2nd build step 'boost_python' - does not work yet with VS2017 && GOTO SKIPPED_PYTHON_BUILD
+
+%BOOST_BUILD_CMD%
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
 
+:SKIPPED_PYTHON_BUILD
+
+
 GOTO DONE
 
 :ERROR
diff --git a/scripts/build_osmpbf.bat b/scripts/build_osmpbf.bat
index a935331..af3f277 100644
--- a/scripts/build_osmpbf.bat
+++ b/scripts/build_osmpbf.bat
@@ -28,14 +28,19 @@ IF %BUILDPLATFORM% EQU x64 (
 	SET PROTOLIB=%PKGDIR%\protobuf\vsprojects\%BUILD_TYPE%\libprotobuf-lite.lib
 )
 
-cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%BUILD_TYPE% -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%PKGDIR%\OSM-binary\deploy ^
+SET CMAKE_CMD=cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%BUILD_TYPE% -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%PKGDIR%\OSM-binary\deploy ^
 -DPROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE=%PROTOC% ^
 -DPROTOBUF_LIBRARY=%PROTOLIB% ^
--DPROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR=%PKGDIR%\protobuf\src
-IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ERROR
+-DProtobuf_INCLUDE_DIR=%PKGDIR%\protobuf\src
+
+ECHO about to run cmake:
+ECHO %CMAKE_CMD%
+
+%CMAKE_CMD%
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
 
 nmake src install
-IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ERROR
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
 
 GOTO DONE
 
diff --git a/scripts/omnisharp.json b/scripts/omnisharp.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d048b15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/omnisharp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{
+    "FormattingOptions": {
+            //"NewLine": "\n",
+            "UseTabs": true,
+            "TabSize": 4,
+            "IndentationSize": 4,
+            "SpacingAfterMethodDeclarationName": false,
+            "SpaceWithinMethodDeclarationParenthesis": false,
+            "SpaceBetweenEmptyMethodDeclarationParentheses": false,
+            "SpaceAfterMethodCallName": false,
+            "SpaceWithinMethodCallParentheses": false,
+            "SpaceBetweenEmptyMethodCallParentheses": false,
+            "SpaceAfterControlFlowStatementKeyword": true,
+            "SpaceWithinExpressionParentheses": false,
+            "SpaceWithinCastParentheses": false,
+            "SpaceWithinOtherParentheses": false,
+            "SpaceAfterCast": false,
+            "SpacesIgnoreAroundVariableDeclaration": false,
+            "SpaceBeforeOpenSquareBracket": false,
+            "SpaceBetweenEmptySquareBrackets": false,
+            "SpaceWithinSquareBrackets": false,
+            "SpaceAfterColonInBaseTypeDeclaration": true,
+            "SpaceAfterComma": true,
+            "SpaceAfterDot": false,
+            "SpaceAfterSemicolonsInForStatement": true,
+            "SpaceBeforeColonInBaseTypeDeclaration": true,
+            "SpaceBeforeComma": false,
+            "SpaceBeforeDot": false,
+            "SpaceBeforeSemicolonsInForStatement": false,
+            "SpacingAroundBinaryOperator": "single",
+            "IndentBraces": false,
+            "IndentBlock": true,
+            "IndentSwitchSection": true,
+            "IndentSwitchCaseSection": true,
+            "LabelPositioning": "oneLess",
+            "WrappingPreserveSingleLine": true,
+            "WrappingKeepStatementsOnSingleLine": true,
+            "NewLinesForBracesInTypes": false,
+            "NewLinesForBracesInMethods": false,
+            "NewLinesForBracesInProperties": false,
+            "NewLinesForBracesInAccessors": false,
+            "NewLinesForBracesInAnonymousMethods": false,
+            "NewLinesForBracesInControlBlocks": false,
+            "NewLinesForBracesInAnonymousTypes": false,
+            "NewLinesForBracesInObjectCollectionArrayInitializers": false,
+            "NewLinesForBracesInLambdaExpressionBody": false,
+            "NewLineForElse": false,
+            "NewLineForCatch": false,
+            "NewLineForFinally": false,
+            "NewLineForMembersInObjectInit": false,
+            "NewLineForMembersInAnonymousTypes": false,
+            "NewLineForClausesInQuery": false
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/vs2017-write-boost-project-config-jam.csx b/scripts/vs2017-write-boost-project-config-jam.csx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b014e8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/vs2017-write-boost-project-config-jam.csx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using "System";
+using "System.Diagnostics";
+using "System.IO";
+
+string clPath;
+try {
+	using (Process p = new Process()) {
+		p.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("cl.exe") {
+			UseShellExecute = false,
+			CreateNoWindow = true,
+		};
+		p.Start();
+		clPath = p.MainModule.FileName;
+	}
+} catch (Exception ex) {
+	Console.Error.WriteLine($"ERROR executing 'cl.exe':{Environment.NewLine}{ex}");
+	Environment.Exit(1);
+}
+
+if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(clPath)) {
+	Console.Error.WriteLine("could not determine path of 'cl.exe");
+	Environment.Exit(1);
+}
+Console.WriteLine($"cl.exe found: [{clPath}]");
+
+string pkgDir = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PKGDIR");
+if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(pkgDir)) {
+	Console.Error.WriteLine("environment variable %PKGDIR% not set");
+	Environment.Exit(1);
+}
+
+string boostDir = Path.Combine(pkgDir, "boost");
+if (!Directory.Exists(boostDir)) {
+	Console.Error.WriteLine("boost directory not found");
+	Environment.Exit(1);
+}
+
+string projectConfigJam = Path.Combine(boostDir, "project-config.jam");
+Console.WriteLine($"about to write [{projectConfigJam}]");
+try {
+	// new UTF8Encoding(false) false:without BOM
+	using (TextWriter tw = new StreamWriter(projectConfigJam, false, new UTF8Encoding(false))) {
+		tw.WriteLine($"import option ; {Environment.NewLine} ");
+		tw.WriteLine($"using msvc : 14.1 : {clPath} ; {Environment.NewLine} ");
+		tw.WriteLine($"option.set keep-going : false ; {Environment.NewLine} ");
+	}
+} catch (Exception ex) {
+	Console.Error.WriteLine($"ERROR writing '{projectConfigJam}':{Environment.NewLine}{ex}");
+	Environment.Exit(1);
+}
diff --git a/settings.bat b/settings.bat
index c63f3ea..05a9bf4 100644
--- a/settings.bat
+++ b/settings.bat
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 :: see bottom of this file
 
 :::::::::::::: OVERRIDABLE PARAMETERS
-set TARGET_ARCH=64
+SET TOOLS_VERSION=14.0
+SET TARGET_ARCH=64
 SET MAPNIKBRANCH=master
 SET BUILDMAPNIKPYTHON=0
 SET MAPNIKGYPBRANCH=master
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ SET USE_LOCAL_MAPNIK_SDK=1
 SET BUNDLE_RUNTIME=0
 
 ::try to stay in sync with https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/blob/master/bootstrap.sh
-SET BOOST_VERSION=63
+SET BOOST_VERSION=64
 SET ICU_VERSION=56.1
 SET ICU_VERSION2=56_1
 SET WEBP_VERSION=0.5.1
@@ -79,12 +80,12 @@ GOTO NEXT-ARG
 
 ::BAIL OUT IF DEBUG or VS2013
 IF DEFINED BUILD_TYPE IF NOT "%BUILD_TYPE%"=="Release" (SET BUILD_TYPE=) && ECHO only Release builds supported! && SET EL=1 && GOTO ERROR
-IF DEFINED TOOLS_VERSION IF NOT "%TOOLS_VERSION%"=="14.0" (SET TOOLS_VERSION=) && ECHO only Visual Studio 2015 supported! && SET EL=1 && GOTO ERROR
+IF DEFINED TOOLS_VERSION IF NOT "%TOOLS_VERSION%"=="14.0" IF NOT "%TOOLS_VERSION%"=="15.0" (SET TOOLS_VERSION=) && ECHO only Visual Studio 2015^/2017 supported! && SET EL=1 && GOTO ERROR
 
 
 :::::::::::::: FIXED PARAMETERS
 SET BUILD_TYPE=Release
-SET TOOLS_VERSION=14.0
+IF NOT DEFINED TOOLS_VERSION SET TOOLS_VERSION=14.0
 SET RUNTIME_VERSION=vcredist-VS2015
 
 
@@ -142,16 +143,35 @@ SET PATH=%CD%\tmp-bin;%PATH%
 ::make.exe that comes with gnu-win-tools cannot compile cairo
 SET PATH=%CD%\tmp-bin\make;%PATH%
 
+IF "%TOOLS_VERSION%"=="15.0" GOTO SETUPVS2017
 
+ECHO ------- setting up for VS 2015
 SET MSVC_VER=1900
 SET PLATFORM_TOOLSET=v140
-REM :: CALL "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86
-REM :: >..\..\src\agg\process_markers_symbolizer.cpp(108): fatal error C1060: compiler is out of heap space [C:\dev2\mapnik-dependencies\packages\mapnik-3.x\mapnik-gyp\build\mapnik.vcxproj]
-REM :: configure this Command Prompt window for 64-bit command-line builds that target x86 platforms
-REM :: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/x4d2c09s.aspx
 IF "%TARGET_ARCH%" == "32" CALL "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" amd64_x86
 IF "%TARGET_ARCH%" == "64" CALL "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" amd64
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 ECHO error calling vcvarsall.bat && GOTO ERROR
+GOTO VSSETUPFINISHED
+
+:SETUPVS2017
+ECHO ------- setting up for VS 2017
+REM test for VS2017 is _MSC_VER > 1900
+REM VS2017 has '19xx' to indicate binary-compatible toolsets with VS2015
+SET MSVC_VER=1911
+SET PLATFORM_TOOLSET=v141
+ECHO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+ECHO TODO: figure out how to get correct path
+ECHO       to VS2017 install
+ECHO       ^%VS150COMNTOOLS^% has the right path
+ECHO       only *AFTER* 'VsDevCmd.bat' has run
+ECHO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+IF "%TARGET_ARCH%" == "32" ECHO setting up for 32bit build && CALL "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat" -arch=x86 -host_arch=amd64 -app_platform=Desktop
+IF "%TARGET_ARCH%" == "64" ECHO setting up for 64bit build && CALL "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat" -arch=amd64 -host_arch=amd64 -app_platform=Desktop
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 ECHO error calling VsDevCmd.bat && GOTO ERROR
+
+
+:VSSETUPFINISHED
+
 
 WHERE msbuild >NUL
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 ECHO msbuild not found && GOTO ERROR