diff --git a/ase/configure.ac b/ase/configure.ac
index 707cdabe..9b3488ae 100644
--- a/ase/configure.ac
+++ b/ase/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 AC_INIT([xpkit], [deb-0.1.0])
-AC_REVISION([$Revision: 1.5 $])
+AC_REVISION([$Revision: 1.6 $])
 
 # Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CXX
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ AC_FUNC_MEMCMP
 AC_FUNC_REALLOC
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([memset])
 
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([build/Makefile])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile build/Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/ase/makefile.in b/ase/makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee0a50f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+SUBDIRS=c
+
+all:
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
+	do \
+		if [ ! -d $$i ]; \
+		then \
+			echo Error: $$i not a directory; \
+			exit 1; \
+		fi; \
+		cd $$i; \
+		if make $@; \
+		then \
+			echo > /dev/null; \
+		else \
+			exit 1; \
+			fi; \
+		cd ..; \
+	done
+
+clean:
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
+	do \
+		if [ ! -d $$i ]; \
+		then \
+			echo Error: $$i not a directory; \
+			exit 1; \
+		fi; \
+		cd $$i; \
+		if make $@; \
+		then \
+			echo > /dev/null; \
+		else \
+			exit 1; \
+			fi; \
+		cd ..; \
+	done