diff --git a/Make/cygwin_wrapper_def b/Make/cygwin_wrapper_def
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abba92e8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Make/cygwin_wrapper_def
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+#
+# blessed are those who try to make Windows behave like it should ...
+#
+
+ifeq ($(OS),CYGWIN)
+TARGET_BASENAME := $(WRAPPER_PREFIX)$(TARGET_BASENAME)
+WRAPPER_PREFIX := cyg
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(OS),MINGW)
+TARGET_BASENAME := $(WRAPPER_PREFIX)$(TARGET_BASENAME)
+WRAPPER_PREFIX := lib
+endif
+
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/osg/Vec3.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/osg/Vec3.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4009e3032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/osg/Vec3.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <osgIntrospection/ReflectionMacros>
+#include <osgIntrospection/TypedMethodInfo>
+#include <osgIntrospection/Attributes>
+
+#include <osg/Vec3>
+
+using namespace osgIntrospection;
+
+// simple reflectors for types that are considered 'atomic'
+STD_VALUE_REFLECTOR(osg::Vec3)
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/osg/Vec4.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/osg/Vec4.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73d4ba2b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/osg/Vec4.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <osgIntrospection/ReflectionMacros>
+#include <osgIntrospection/TypedMethodInfo>
+#include <osgIntrospection/Attributes>
+
+#include <osg/Vec4>
+
+using namespace osgIntrospection;
+
+// simple reflectors for types that are considered 'atomic'
+STD_VALUE_REFLECTOR(osg::Vec4)