diff --git a/lib/makefile b/lib/makefile
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+# libsonata makefile
+#
+CC      = gcc
+RM      = rm
+CFLAGS  = -I. -Wall -g -O0 -pedantic
+LFLAGS  = 
+OBJECTS = 
+LIB     = libsonata.a
+
+all: clean $(LIB)
+$(LIB): $(OBJECTS)
+	$(AR) cr $(LIB) $(OBJECTS)
+.c.o:
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+clean:
+	$(RM) -f $(OBJECTS) $(TEST) $(LIB)
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
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+all:
+	@(cd lib; make --no-print-directory)
+clean:
+	@(cd lib; make --no-print-directory clean)