--- a/Makefile	Fri Dec 14 16:51:22 2007 +0100
+++ b/Makefile	Mon Dec 17 22:03:50 2007 +0100
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
 ROOT=$(shell pwd)
 include config.mk
 
-all: python-module demos ccdemos models
+nomodels: libs-float libs-double python-module demos ccdemos
+
+all: nomodels models
+
+.PHONY : all nomodels clean distclean help
+
+help:
+	@echo 'available targets:'
+	@echo '	all			make everything'
+	@echo '	nomodels		make everything except models'
+	@echo '	models			download models'
+	@echo '	python-module		build the Python module'
+	@echo '	demos			prepare Python demos'
+	@echo '	ccdemos			build C++ demos'
+	@echo '	help			this help message'
+	@echo '	clean			remove auxiliary files and executables'
+	@echo '	distclean		remove all non-distribution files (use with care)'
+	@echo 'default target is nomodels'
 
 python-module: libs-float
 	$(MAKE) -C src python-module
@@ -26,6 +43,11 @@
 	$(MAKE) -C demos clean
 	$(MAKE) -C ccdemos clean
 
+distclean: clean
+	$(MAKE) -C demos distclean
+	$(MAKE) -C ccdemos distclean
+	$(MAKE) -C models distclean
+
 
 # TARGETS
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