diff --git a/bin/CMakeLists.txt b/bin/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e1ffff..d4331ab 100644
--- a/bin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ add_custom_command(
 	DEPENDS debugger.h template_parser.h
 )
 
+add_custom_command(
+	OUTPUT mpw-make-parse.cpp
+	COMMAND ragel -p -G2 -o mpw-make-parse.cpp "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mpw-make-parse.rl"
+	MAIN_DEPENDENCY mpw-make-parse.rl 
+	DEPENDS debugger.h
+)
+
+
 
 set_source_files_properties(
 	loadtrap.cpp lexer.cpp template_loader.cpp
@@ -85,3 +93,7 @@ set_target_properties(mpw PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "-ledit")
 add_executable(disasm disasm.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(disasm CPU_LIB)
 target_link_libraries(disasm MACOS_LIB)
+
+
+add_executable(mpw-make mpw-make-parse.cpp mpw-make.cpp)
+
diff --git a/bin/mpw-make-parse.rl b/bin/mpw-make-parse.rl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8f4215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/mpw-make-parse.rl
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+
+/*
+ * ragel code to extract commands from mpw make output
+ */
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <cerrno>
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sysexits.h>
+
+ /*
+
+PascalIIGS IRModule.p
+asmiigs TheHeader.aii
+
+reziigs IRModule.r -o IRModule
+
+LinkIIGS TheHeader.aii.obj IRModule.p.obj ?
+	-lib "{PIIGSLibraries}"PLib ?
+	-o IRModule ?
+	-t $BC -at $4001
+	DuplicateIIgs -y -m IRModule :
+
+*/
+
+%%{
+	machine make;
+	alphtype unsigned char;
+
+	main := |*
+
+	0xb6 '\n' => {
+		// line continuation marker.
+		// terminate the current token?
+	};
+
+
+	'\n' => {
+		// terminate the command.
+		if (!token.empty()) {
+			argv.push_back(strdup(token.c_str()));
+			token.clear();		
+		}
+		if (argv.size() > 1) {
+			int ok = launch_command(argv);
+			if (ok != 0) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "command failed with exit code %d\n", ok);
+				return ok;
+			}
+		}
+
+		for (auto cp : argv) { free(cp); }
+		argv.clear();
+		argv.push_back(strdup("mpw"));
+	};
+
+	[ \t]+ => {
+		// token separator.
+		if (!token.empty()) {
+			argv.push_back(strdup(token.c_str()));
+			token.clear();
+		}
+	};
+
+	'"{' [A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9]* '}"' => {
+		// environment variable.  remove quotes.
+		token.append(ts + 1, te - 1);
+	};
+
+	any => {
+		token.push_back(*ts);
+	};
+
+	*|;
+}%%
+
+namespace {
+
+	%% write data nofinal;
+	
+}
+
+extern int launch_command(std::vector<char *> &argv);
+
+int parse_makefile(int fd) {
+	
+	std::string token;
+	std::vector<char *> argv;
+
+	unsigned char buffer[4096];
+
+	const unsigned char *ts;
+	const unsigned char *te;
+	const unsigned char *p;
+	const unsigned char *pe;
+	const unsigned char *eof;
+
+	int cs, act;
+
+	unsigned offset = 0;
+
+
+	%% write init;
+
+	// strdup so it can be free() later.
+	argv.push_back(strdup("mpw"));
+
+
+	bool done = false;
+	while (!done) {
+		ssize_t s;
+		s = read(fd, buffer + offset, sizeof(buffer) - offset);
+		if (s < 0) {
+			if (errno == EINTR) continue;
+			perror("read: ");
+			exit(EX_OSERR);
+		}
+
+		p = buffer + offset;
+		pe = p + s;
+		if (s == 0) {
+			done = true;
+			eof = pe;
+		}
+
+		%% write exec;
+
+		if (cs == make_error) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "lexer error\n");
+			exit(EX_DATAERR);
+		}
+		// if inside a token, shift data around.
+
+		if (ts == 0) {
+			offset = 0;
+		} else {
+			offset = pe - ts;
+			memmove(buffer, ts, offset);
+
+			te = buffer + (te - ts);
+			ts = buffer;
+
+			if (offset == sizeof(buffer)) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "buffer exceeded\n");
+				exit(EX_SOFTWARE);
+			}
+
+		}
+
+
+	}
+	// any remaining argv?
+	if (argv.size() > 1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "warning: unterminated line\n");
+
+		int ok = launch_command(argv);
+		if (ok != 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "command failed with exit code %d\n", ok);
+			return ok;
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (auto cp : argv) { free(cp); }
+	argv.clear();
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/bin/mpw-make.cpp b/bin/mpw-make.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a82007a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/mpw-make.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Run MPW's make.
+ * 
+ * MPW Make prints a list of commands to stdout.
+ * read and execute them.
+ */
+
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sysexits.h>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+
+int parse_makefile(int fd);
+void help(void);
+void launch_make(std::vector<char *> &argv);
+void print_command(const std::vector<char *> &argv);
+int launch_command(std::vector<char *> &argv);
+
+bool dry_run = false;
+
+void help(void) {
+
+	#undef _
+	#define _(x) puts(x)
+
+	_("Make                       # build up-to-date version of a program");
+	_("Make [option...] [target...]");
+	_("    -d name[=value]         # define variable name (overrides makefile definition)");
+	_("    -e                      # rebuild everything regardless of dates");
+	_("    -f filename             # read dependencies from specified file (default: MakeFile)");
+	_("    -i dirname              # additional directory to search for include files");
+	_("    -[no]mf                 # [don't] use temporary memory (default: mf)");
+	_("    -p                      # write progress information to diagnostics");
+	_("    -r                      # display the roots of the dependency graph");
+	_("    -s                      # display the structure of the dependency graph");
+	_("    -t                      # touch dates of targets and prerequisites");
+	_("    -u                      # write list of unreachable targets to diagnostics");
+	_("    -v                      # write verbose explanations to diagnostics (implies -p)");
+	_("    -w                      # suppress warning messages");
+	_("    -y                      # like -v, but omit announcing up-to-date targets");
+	_("");
+	_("    --help                  # display help");
+	_("    --dry-run               # show what commands would run");
+#undef _
+}
+
+
+void launch_make(std::vector<char *> &argv) {
+	int ok;
+
+	if (argv.empty() || argv.back() != nullptr)
+		argv.push_back(nullptr);
+
+	ok = execvp(argv.front(), argv.data());
+	perror("execvp: ");
+	exit(EX_OSERR);
+}
+
+void print_command(const std::vector<char *> &argv) {
+
+	for (auto cp : argv) {
+		if (cp) printf("%s ", cp);
+	}
+	printf("\n");
+}
+
+int launch_command(std::vector<char *> &argv) {
+
+	int pid;
+
+	// parse command-line
+	// launch command.
+	// wait for a return status.
+	//puts(cmd.c_str());
+
+	if (argv.empty() || argv.back() != nullptr)
+		argv.push_back(nullptr);
+
+	print_command(argv);
+	if (dry_run) return 0;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid < 0) {
+		perror("fork: ");
+		exit(EX_OSERR);
+	}
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		execvp(argv.front(), argv.data());
+		perror("execvp: ");
+		exit(EX_OSERR);
+	}
+
+	for(;;) {
+		int status;
+		pid_t ok;
+		ok = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+		if (ok < 0) {
+			if (errno == EINTR) continue;
+			perror("waitpid:");
+			exit(EX_OSERR);
+		}
+		printf("\n");
+
+		if (WIFEXITED(status)) return WEXITSTATUS(status);
+		if (WIFSIGNALED(status)) return -1;
+		fprintf(stderr, "waitpid - unexpected result\n");
+		exit(EX_OSERR);
+	}
+
+}
+
+
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+
+	int pipes[2];
+	int ok;
+	int child;
+
+
+	std::vector<char *>new_argv;
+	new_argv.push_back((char *)"mpw");
+	new_argv.push_back((char *)"Make");
+
+	//new_argv.insert(new_argv.end(), argv + 1, argv + argc);
+
+	// filter out --help and --dry-run
+
+	std::copy_if(argv + 1, argv + argc, std::back_inserter(new_argv),
+			[](char *cp){
+				if (strcmp(cp, "--help") == 0) {
+					help();
+					exit(0);
+					return false;
+				}
+				if (strcmp(cp, "--dry-run") == 0) {
+					dry_run = true;
+					return false;
+				}
+				return true;
+			}
+
+	);
+
+
+	ok = pipe(pipes);
+	if (ok < 0) {
+		perror("pipe: ");
+	}
+
+	child = fork();
+	if (child < 0) {
+		perror("fork: ");
+		exit(EX_OSERR);
+	}
+
+	if (child == 0) {
+		// child.
+		//close(STDIN_FILENO);
+		//close(STDOUT_FILENO);
+		//close(STDERR_FILENO);
+
+		ok = dup2(pipes[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
+		if (ok < 0) {
+			perror("dup2: ");
+			exit(EX_OSERR);
+		}
+		close(pipes[0]);
+		close(pipes[1]);
+
+		launch_make(new_argv); // no return.
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	// parent process.
+	// read commands from pipe[0] and execute them. 
+	// 0xb6 is a line continuation marker.
+	//int fd = pipes[0];
+
+	/*
+	FILE *f = fdopen(pipes[0], "r");
+	if (!f) {
+		perror("fdopen: ");
+		exit(EX_OSERR);
+	}
+	*/
+	close(pipes[1]);
+
+	// prevent children from inheriting the pipe fd.
+	fcntl(pipes[0], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
+
+	ok = parse_makefile(pipes[0]);
+	close(pipes[0]);
+
+
+	// return any error from make itself.
+	for(;;) {
+		int status;
+		int ok = waitpid(child, &status, 0);
+		if (ok < 0) {
+			if (errno == EINTR) continue;
+			perror("waitpid: ");
+			exit(EX_OSERR);
+		}
+
+		if (WIFEXITED(status)) {
+			ok = WEXITSTATUS(status);
+			if (ok) exit(ok);
+			break;
+		}
+		if (WIFSIGNALED(status))
+			exit(1);
+
+		fprintf(stderr, "waitpid - unexpected result\n");
+		exit(EX_OSERR);
+	}
+
+	return ok ? 2 : 0;
+}