diff --git a/packages/b/backward-cpp/patches/v1.6/fix_32bit_ssize_t_typedef.patch b/packages/b/backward-cpp/patches/v1.6/fix_32bit_ssize_t_typedef.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfeacc1ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/b/backward-cpp/patches/v1.6/fix_32bit_ssize_t_typedef.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff -Naurw backward.hpp backward.hpp
+--- backward.hpp
++++ backward.hpp
+@@ -344,7 +344,12 @@
+ #include <thread>
+ 
+ #include <basetsd.h>
++
++#ifdef _WIN64
+ typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
++#else
++typedef int ssize_t;
++#endif
+ 
+ #ifndef NOMINMAX
+ #define NOMINMAX
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/b/backward-cpp/patches/v1.6/link_to_imagehlp.patch b/packages/b/backward-cpp/patches/v1.6/link_to_imagehlp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..495dc762f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/b/backward-cpp/patches/v1.6/link_to_imagehlp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+diff -Naurw CMakeLists.txt CMakeLists.txt
+--- CMakeLists.txt
++++ CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
+ add_library(backward ${libtype} backward.cpp)
+ target_compile_definitions(backward PUBLIC ${BACKWARD_DEFINITIONS})
+ target_include_directories(backward PUBLIC ${BACKWARD_INCLUDE_DIRS})
++target_link_libraries(backward PUBLIC -limagehlp -lmsvcr110 -ldbghelp)
+ 
+ ###############################################################################
+ # TESTS
diff --git a/packages/b/backward-cpp/xmake.lua b/packages/b/backward-cpp/xmake.lua
index b8cf662c7..10e1c3a05 100644
--- a/packages/b/backward-cpp/xmake.lua
+++ b/packages/b/backward-cpp/xmake.lua
@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ package("backward-cpp")
              "https://github.com/bombela/backward-cpp.git")
     add_versions("v1.6", "9b07e12656ab9af8779a84e06865233b9e30fadbb063bf94dd81d318081db8c2")
 
+    if is_plat("mingw") then
+        add_patches("v1.6", path.join(os.scriptdir(), "patches", "v1.6", "link_to_imagehlp.patch"), "0a135b6d68970ff6609a3eb4deb2b10c317eee15ba980eb178b93402a97c957c")
+
+        if is_arch("i386") then
+            add_patches("v1.6", path.join(os.scriptdir(), "patches", "v1.6", "fix_32bit_ssize_t_typedef.patch"), "fb372fe5934984aecb00b3153f737f63a542ff9359d159a9bcb79c5d54963b42")
+        end
+    end
+
     add_deps("cmake")
 
-    on_install("linux", "macosx", "windows", function (package)
+    on_install("linux", "mingw", "macosx", "windows", function (package)
         local configs = {"-DBACKWARD_TESTS=OFF"}
         table.insert(configs, "-DBACKWARD_SHARED=" .. (package:config("shared") and "ON" or "OFF"))
         import("package.tools.cmake").install(package, configs)
diff --git a/packages/v/volk/xmake.lua b/packages/v/volk/xmake.lua
index a78f0ee5c..2698103cb 100644
--- a/packages/v/volk/xmake.lua
+++ b/packages/v/volk/xmake.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package("volk")
         add_syslinks("dl")
     end
 
-    on_install("windows", "linux", "macosx", "iphoneos", "android", function (package)
+    on_install("windows", "linux", "macosx", "mingw", "iphoneos", "android", function (package)
         if not package:config("header_only") then
             io.writefile("xmake.lua", [[
                 add_rules("mode.debug", "mode.release")
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ package("volk")
 
             os.cp("volk.c", package:installdir("include"))
         end
+        
         import("package.tools.xmake").install(package)
     end)
 
diff --git a/packages/v/vulkan-memory-allocator/xmake.lua b/packages/v/vulkan-memory-allocator/xmake.lua
index 4bb4bf547..321c544f5 100644
--- a/packages/v/vulkan-memory-allocator/xmake.lua
+++ b/packages/v/vulkan-memory-allocator/xmake.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package("vulkan-memory-allocator")
 
     add_deps("vulkan-headers")
 
-    on_install("windows", "linux", "macosx", "iphoneos", "android", function (package)
+    on_install("windows", "linux", "mingw", "macosx", "iphoneos", "android", function (package)
         os.cp("include/vk_mem_alloc.h", package:installdir("include"))
     end)