diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+SUBDIRS = examples molecule
+PREFIX = /usr
+BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/bin
+DESTDIR = 
+LIBDIR = $(PREFIX)/lib
+SYSCONFDIR = /etc
+
+all:
+	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do make -C $$d; done
+
+clean:
+	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do make -C $$d clean; done
+
+install:
+	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do make -C $$d install; done
+	# install the application
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+	install -m 755 molecule.py $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/molecule
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diff --git a/molecule/Makefile b/molecule/Makefile
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+PREFIX = /usr
+BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/bin
+DESTDIR = 
+LIBDIR = $(PREFIX)/lib
+SYSCONFDIR = /etc
+
+all:
+	
+
+clean:
+	
+
+install:
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/molecule
+	cp . $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/molecule -Ra