diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+CC=gcc
+
+PYTHON_CFLAGS=`python-config --cflags`
+PYTHON_LIBS=`python-config --libs`
+XML_CFLAGS=`xml2-config --cflags`
+XML_LIBS=`xml2-config --libs`
+
+CFLAGS=$(PYTHON_CFLAGS) $(XML_CFLAGS)
+LD_FLAGS=$(PYTHON_LIBS) $(XML_LIBS)
+
+PROGRAM=uwsgi
+
+include base.mk
diff --git a/base.mk b/base.mk
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+++ b/base.mk
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+all:	clean uwsgi
+
+uwsgi:  utils.o socket.o pymodule.o spooler.o main.o
+	$(CC) $(LD_FLAGS) utils.o socket.o spooler.o pymodule.o main.o -o $(PROGRAM)
+
+utils.o: utils.c
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) utils.c
+
+socket.o: socket.c
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) socket.c
+
+spooler.o: spooler.c
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) spooler.c
+
+pymodule.o: uwsgi_pymodule.c
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -o pymodule.o uwsgi_pymodule.c
+
+main.o: uwsgi.c
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -o main.o uwsgi.c
+        
+clean:
+	rm -f utils.o socket.o pymodule.o spooler.o main.o