diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+
+ifndef RM_INCLUDE_DIR
+	RM_INCLUDE_DIR=include/
+endif
+ifndef RM_SOURCE_DIR
+	RM_SOURCE_DIR=rmutil/
+endif
+ifndef MODULE_SOURCE_DIR
+	MODULE_SOURCE_DIR=source/
+endif
+
+CFLAGS ?= -g -fPIC -O3 -std=gnu99 -Wall -Wno-unused-function
+CFLAGS += -I$(RM_INCLUDE_DIR)
+CC=gcc
+
+BUILD_OBJ_DIR=build/objects/
+BUILD_DIR=build/
+
+_SRCS_RM=util.c strings.c sds.c vector.c alloc.c periodic.c
+SRCS=$(addprefix $(RM_SOURCE_DIR),$(_SRCS_RM))
+
+_OBJS=util.o strings.o sds.o vector.o alloc.o periodic.o
+OBJS=$(addprefix $(BUILD_OBJ_DIR),$(_OBJS))
+# $(warning $(OBJS))
+
+# find the OS
+uname_S := $(shell sh -c 'uname -s 2>/dev/null || echo not')
+
+# Compile flags for linux / osx
+ifeq ($(uname_S),Linux)
+	SHOBJ_CFLAGS ?=  -fno-common -g -ggdb
+	SHOBJ_LDFLAGS ?= -shared -Bsymbolic
+else
+	SHOBJ_CFLAGS ?= -dynamic -fno-common -g -ggdb
+	SHOBJ_LDFLAGS ?= -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup
+endif
+
+$(shell mkdir -p build/objects)
+
+all: rmutil $(BUILD_DIR)module.so
+
+rmutil: $(BUILD_DIR)librmutil.a
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
+
+$(BUILD_DIR)librmutil.a: $(OBJS)
+	ar rcs $@ $^
+
+$(BUILD_OBJ_DIR)util.o: $(RM_SOURCE_DIR)util.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $^
+
+$(BUILD_OBJ_DIR)strings.o: $(RM_SOURCE_DIR)strings.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $^
+
+$(BUILD_OBJ_DIR)sds.o: $(RM_SOURCE_DIR)sds.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $^
+
+$(BUILD_OBJ_DIR)vector.o: $(RM_SOURCE_DIR)vector.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $^
+
+$(BUILD_OBJ_DIR)alloc.o: $(RM_SOURCE_DIR)alloc.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $^
+
+$(BUILD_OBJ_DIR)periodic.o: $(RM_SOURCE_DIR)periodic.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $^
+
+$(BUILD_DIR)module.so: $(BUILD_DIR)librmutil.a $(BUILD_OBJ_DIR)module.o
+	$(LD) -o $@ $(BUILD_OBJ_DIR)module.o $(SHOBJ_LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) -L$(BUILD_DIR) -lrmutil -lc 
+
+$(BUILD_OBJ_DIR)module.o: $(MODULE_SOURCE_DIR)module.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $^
+