diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8ea100b..6f419a0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,37 @@
 VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
+BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d)
 
-all:
 all: build
-	reset
 	./basicwindow
 
 build:
-	-rm -f basicwindow
-	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x \
-		    -ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION}"
+	GO111MODULE=off go build \
+		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
-stderr: build
-	echo "writing to /tmp/basicwindow.out"
-	./basicwindow >/tmp/basicwindow.out 2>&1
+verbose:
+	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x \
+		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+
+install:
+	GO111MODULE=off go install \
+		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+
+clean:
+	-rm -f gadgetwindow
+
+# embed the toolkit plugins in the binary
+embed:
+	-rm resources/*.so
+	touch resources/blank.so
+	cp -a ~/go/src/go.wit.com/toolkits/*.so resources/
 
 gocui:
-	./basicwindow --gui gocui >/tmp/basicwindow.out 2>&1
+	./basicwindow --gui gocui
 
 goimports:
 	goimports -w *.go
+	# // to globally reset paths:
+	# // gofmt -w -r "go.wit.com/gui -> go.wit.com/gui/gui" .
 
 redomod:
 	rm -f go.*