2 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a905c78..1eb9b52 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ build all:
 	(cd c_src && make all)
 	mkdir -p priv
 	cp c_src/fsynchelper priv/
-	erl -pa ../lager/ebin -make
+	./make.erl
 clean:
 	(cd c_src && make clean)
 	-rm priv/fsynchelper
diff --git a/make.erl b/make.erl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4ebdf74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env escript
+%% -*- erlang -*-
+
+main(_) ->
+    LagerPath = "../lager/ebin",
+    case code:add_path(LagerPath) of
+        true ->
+            ok;
+        {error, bad_directory} ->
+            io:format("Could not add path ~p~n", [LagerPath]),
+            halt(1)
+    end,
+    case make:all() of
+        up_to_date ->
+            ok;
+        error ->
+            halt(1)
+    end.