diff --git a/generate_makefile.sh b/generate_makefile.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+yaml_top=$1
+toplevel_dirs=xyz
+interfaces=
+
+if [ -d $yaml_top/$toplevel_dirs ]; then
+    cd $yaml_top
+    interfaces=`find $toplevel_dirs -name "*.interface.yaml"`
+fi
+
+for i in ${interfaces};
+do
+    iface_path=`dirname $i`/`basename $i .interface.yaml`
+    iface=`echo $iface_path | sed 's/\//./g'`
+    cat <<MAKEFILE
+${i%.interface.yaml}/server.cpp: \$(extra_yamldir)/${i} ${i%.interface.yaml}/server.hpp
+	@mkdir -p \`dirname \$@\`
+	\$(AM_V_GEN)\$(SDBUSPLUSPLUS) -r \$(extra_yamldir) interface server-cpp ${iface} > \$@
+
+${i%.interface.yaml}/server.hpp: \$(extra_yamldir)/${i}
+	@mkdir -p \`dirname \$@\`
+	\$(AM_V_GEN)\$(SDBUSPLUSPLUS) -r \$(extra_yamldir) interface server-header ${iface} > \$@
+
+MAKEFILE
+
+done
+
+echo "extra_ifaces_cpp_SOURCES = \\"
+for i in ${interfaces};
+do
+    echo "	${i%.interface.yaml}/server.cpp \\"
+done
+echo
+
+echo "extra_ifaces_hpp_SOURCES = \\"
+for i in ${interfaces};
+do
+    echo "	${i%.interface.yaml}/server.hpp \\"
+done
+echo
+
+echo "extra_ifaces.cpp: \$(extra_ifaces_cpp_SOURCES)"
+if [ "$interfaces" ]; then
+    echo "	\$(AM_V_GEN)cat \$^ > \$@"
+else
+    echo "	\$(AM_V_GEN)touch \$@"
+fi
+
+cat << MAKEFILE
+
+.PHONY: clean-extra
+clean-extra:
+	for i in \$(extra_ifaces_cpp_SOURCES) \\
+	         \$(extra_ifaces_hpp_SOURCES); \\
+	do \\
+	    test -e \$\$i && rm \$\$i ; \\
+	    test -d \`dirname \$\$i\` && rmdir -p \`dirname \$\$i\` ; \\
+	    true; \\
+	done
+MAKEFILE