diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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+sbin_PROGRAMS = mapper
+
+mapper_SOURCES = libmapper/app.c
+mapper_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS)
+mapper_CFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS)
+mapper_LDADD = libmapper.la
+
+libmapperdir = ${libdir}
+libmapper_LTLIBRARIES = libmapper.la
+libmapper_la_SOURCES = libmapper/mapper.c
+libmapper_la_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) -version-info 1:0:0 -shared
+libmapper_la_CFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS)
+
+oldinclude_HEADERS = libmapper/mapper.h
+
+if HAVE_PYTHON
+
+all-local:
+	$(AM_V_at)$(PYTHON) ${top_builddir}/setup.py build
+
+clean-local:
+	rm -rfv ${top_builddir}/build
+
+install-exec-hook:
+	$(AM_V_at)$(PYTHON) ${top_builddir}/setup.py install \
+	--prefix=$(DESTDIR)${prefix} \
+	--install-data=$(DESTDIR)${datadir} \
+	--install-lib=$(DESTDIR)$(PYTHONDIR) \
+	--install-scripts=$(DESTDIR)${sbindir} \
+	--record=${top_builddir}/python_install.log
+
+uninstall-hook:
+	cat ${top_builddir}/python_install.log \
+	| awk '{print "$(DESTDIR)"$$1}' | xargs rm -fv
+
+endif