diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a04380c..c89ca7f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 
-all:
+DESTDIR ?=
+PREFIX ?= /usr
+DEST = $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)
+
+all: docbuild
+
+docbuild:
+	./genmanpages
 
 install:
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) *tar.gz.cdbs-config_list
-	$(RM) *.1 *.3
-	$(RM) doc/po4a.config
-	$(RM) -r doc/html/multistrap/ doc/html/emdebian-rootfs/
-
-check:
+	$(RM) *~
+	-$(MAKE) -C doc clean
 
-test:
+# adds the POT file to the source tarball
+native-dist: Makefile
+	./genmanpages --pot-only
+	$(MAKE) -C po pot