diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f5d336d..94d7f03b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,3 +28,46 @@ rpms-dom0:
 clean:
 	make -C dispvm clean
 	make -C qmemman clean
+
+all:
+	# core core-modules qmemman
+	make all -C core
+	make all -C core-modules
+	make all -C qmemman
+	make all -C dispvm
+	make all -C tests
+
+install:
+	$(MAKE) install -C linux/systemd
+	$(MAKE) install -C linux/aux-tools
+	$(MAKE) install -C linux/system-config
+	$(MAKE) install -C qvm-tools
+	$(MAKE) install -C core
+	$(MAKE) install -C core-modules
+	$(MAKE) install -C qmemman
+	$(MAKE) install -C dispvm
+	$(MAKE) install -C tests
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/policy
+	cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.Filecopy.policy $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.Filecopy
+	cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.OpenInVM.policy $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.OpenInVM
+	cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.VMShell.policy $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.VMShell
+	cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.NotifyUpdates.policy $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.NotifyUpdates
+	cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.NotifyTools.policy $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.NotifyTools
+	cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.GetImageRGBA.policy $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.GetImageRGBA
+	cp qubes-rpc/qubes.NotifyUpdates $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/
+	cp qubes-rpc/qubes.NotifyTools $(DESTDIR)/etc/qubes-rpc/
+	cp qubes-rpc/qubes-notify-updates $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes/
+	cp qubes-rpc/qubes-notify-tools $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes/
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/qubes
+	cp xen-vm-config/vm-template.xml $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/qubes/xen-vm-template.xml
+	cp xen-vm-config/vm-template-hvm.xml $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/qubes/
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/qubes
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/qubes/vm-templates
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/qubes/appvms
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/qubes/servicevms
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/qubes/vm-kernels
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/qubes/backup
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/var/lib/qubes/dvmdata
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/var/log/qubes
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/var/run/qubes
+
diff --git a/core-modules/Makefile b/core-modules/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5c4046d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-modules/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+PYTHON_QUBESMODPATH = $(PYTHON_SITEPATH)/qubes/modules
+
+all:
+	python -m compileall .
+	python -O -m compileall .
+
+install:
+ifndef PYTHON_SITEPATH
+	$(error PYTHON_SITEPATH not defined)
+endif
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESMODPATH)
+	cp 0*.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESMODPATH)
+	cp 0*.py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESMODPATH)
+	cp __init__.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESMODPATH)
+	cp __init__.py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESMODPATH)
diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93e89520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+PYTHON_QUBESPATH = $(PYTHON_SITEPATH)/qubes
+
+all:
+	python -m compileall .
+	python -O -m compileall .
+
+install:
+ifndef PYTHON_SITEPATH
+	$(error PYTHON_SITEPATH not defined)
+endif
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	cp qubes.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	cp qubes.py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	cp qubesutils.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	cp qubesutils.py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	cp guihelpers.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	cp guihelpers.py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	cp notify.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	cp notify.py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	cp backup.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	cp backup.py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
diff --git a/dispvm/Makefile b/dispvm/Makefile
index 8b10b0f8..7db7fe77 100644
--- a/dispvm/Makefile
+++ b/dispvm/Makefile
@@ -7,3 +7,13 @@ xenstore-watch: xenstore-watch.o
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o *~ qubes-restore xenstore-watch xenfreepages
 
+install:
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/etc/xen/scripts
+	cp block.qubes $(DESTDIR)/etc/xen/scripts
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes
+	cp xenstore-watch $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin/xenstore-watch-qubes
+	cp qubes-prepare-saved-domain.sh  $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes
+	cp qubes-update-dispvm-savefile-with-progress.sh  $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes
+	cp qfile-daemon-dvm $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes
+
+
diff --git a/linux/aux-tools/Makefile b/linux/aux-tools/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..813c7f58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/aux-tools/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+all:
+	true
+
+install:
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes
+	cp unbind-pci-device.sh $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes
+	cp cleanup-dispvms $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes
+	cp startup-dvm.sh $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes
+	cp startup-misc.sh $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes
+	cp prepare-volatile-img.sh $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes
+	cp vusb-ctl.py $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes/
+	cp xl-qvm-usb-attach.py $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes/
+	cp xl-qvm-usb-detach.py $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes/
+	cp block-cleaner-daemon.py $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes/
+	cp fix-dir-perms.sh $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes/
diff --git a/linux/system-config/Makefile b/linux/system-config/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f08e0b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/system-config/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+all:
+	true
+
+install:
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/etc/xen/scripts
+	cp vif-route-qubes $(DESTDIR)/etc/xen/scripts
+	cp block-snapshot $(DESTDIR)/etc/xen/scripts
+	ln -s block-snapshot $(DESTDIR)/etc/xen/scripts/block-origin
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)/etc/xdg/autostart
+	install -m 0644 qubes-guid.desktop $(DESTDIR)/etc/xdg/autostart/
diff --git a/linux/systemd/Makefile b/linux/systemd/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16b215ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/systemd/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+UNITDIR ?= /usr/lib/systemd/system
+
+all:
+	true
+
+install:
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(UNITDIR)
+	cp qubes-block-cleaner.service $(DESTDIR)$(UNITDIR)
+	cp qubes-core.service $(DESTDIR)$(UNITDIR)
+	cp qubes-setupdvm.service $(DESTDIR)$(UNITDIR)
+	cp qubes-meminfo-writer.service $(DESTDIR)$(UNITDIR)
+	cp qubes-netvm.service $(DESTDIR)$(UNITDIR)
+	cp qubes-qmemman.service $(DESTDIR)$(UNITDIR)
+	cp qubes-vm@.service $(DESTDIR)$(UNITDIR)
+	cp qubes-reload-firewall@.service $(DESTDIR)$(UNITDIR)
+	cp qubes-reload-firewall@.timer $(DESTDIR)$(UNITDIR)
diff --git a/qmemman/Makefile b/qmemman/Makefile
index c4be0093..bc72d3e9 100644
--- a/qmemman/Makefile
+++ b/qmemman/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
+PYTHON_QUBESPATH = $(PYTHON_SITEPATH)/qubes
+SYSCONFDIR ?= /etc
 all:
+	python -m compileall .
+	python -O -m compileall .
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.pyo 
 
+install:
+ifndef PYTHON_SITEPATH
+	$(error PYTHON_SITEPATH not defined)
+endif
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	cp qmemman*py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	cp qmemman*py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_QUBESPATH)
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/qubes
+	cp qmemman.conf $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/qubes/
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes
+	cp server.py $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/qubes/qmemman_daemon.py
+
diff --git a/qvm-tools/Makefile b/qvm-tools/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..998108a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qvm-tools/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+BINDIR ?= /usr/bin
+
+all:
+	true
+
+install:
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+	cp qvm-* $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+	cp qubes-* $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+
diff --git a/rpm_spec/core-dom0.spec b/rpm_spec/core-dom0.spec
index c835d687..6a3658bd 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/core-dom0.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/core-dom0.spec
@@ -81,109 +81,16 @@ ln -sf . %{name}-%{version}
 %setup -T -D
 
 %build
-python -m compileall core core-modules qmemman tests
-python -O -m compileall core dom/core-modules qmemman tests
-for dir in dispvm qmemman; do
-  (cd $dir; make)
-done
+
+make all
 
 %install
 
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/systemd/system
-cp linux/systemd/qubes-block-cleaner.service $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_unitdir}
-cp linux/systemd/qubes-core.service $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_unitdir}
-cp linux/systemd/qubes-setupdvm.service $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_unitdir}
-cp linux/systemd/qubes-netvm.service $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_unitdir}
-cp linux/systemd/qubes-qmemman.service $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_unitdir}
-cp linux/systemd/qubes-vm@.service $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_unitdir}
-cp linux/systemd/qubes-reload-firewall@.service $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_unitdir}
-cp linux/systemd/qubes-reload-firewall@.timer $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_unitdir}
-
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin/
-cp qvm-tools/qvm-* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin
-cp qvm-tools/qubes-* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin
-
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/xen/scripts
-cp dispvm/block.qubes $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/xen/scripts
-cp linux/system-config/vif-route-qubes $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/xen/scripts
-cp linux/system-config/block-snapshot $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/xen/scripts
-ln -s block-snapshot $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/xen/scripts/block-origin
-
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-cp core/qubes.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-cp core/qubes.py[co] $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-cp core/qubesutils.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-cp core/qubesutils.py[co] $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-cp core/guihelpers.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-cp core/guihelpers.py[co] $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-cp core/notify.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-cp core/notify.py[co] $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-cp core/backup.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-cp core/backup.py[co] $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-cp qmemman/qmemman*py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-cp qmemman/qmemman*py[co] $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes/modules
-cp core-modules/0*.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes/modules
-cp core-modules/0*.py[co] $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes/modules
-cp core-modules/__init__.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes/modules
-cp core-modules/__init__.py[co] $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes/modules
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes/tests
-cp tests/*.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes/tests/
-cp tests/*.py[co] $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/qubes/tests/
-
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/qubes
-cp qmemman/qmemman.conf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/qubes/
-
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes
-cp linux/aux-tools/unbind-pci-device.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes
-cp linux/aux-tools/cleanup-dispvms $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes
-cp linux/aux-tools/startup-dvm.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes
-cp linux/aux-tools/startup-misc.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes
-cp linux/aux-tools/prepare-volatile-img.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes
-cp qmemman/server.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes/qmemman_daemon.py
-cp qubes-rpc/qubes-notify-tools $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes/
-cp qubes-rpc/qubes-notify-updates $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes/
-cp linux/aux-tools/vusb-ctl.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes/
-cp linux/aux-tools/xl-qvm-usb-attach.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes/
-cp linux/aux-tools/xl-qvm-usb-detach.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes/
-cp linux/aux-tools/block-cleaner-daemon.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes/
-cp linux/aux-tools/fix-dir-perms.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes/
-
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qubes-rpc/policy
-cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.Filecopy.policy $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.Filecopy
-cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.GetImageRGBA.policy $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.GetImageRGBA
-cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.OpenInVM.policy $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.OpenInVM
-cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.VMShell.policy $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.VMShell
-cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.NotifyTools.policy $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.NotifyTools
-cp qubes-rpc/qubes.NotifyTools $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qubes-rpc/
-cp qubes-rpc-policy/qubes.NotifyUpdates.policy $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.NotifyUpdates
-cp qubes-rpc/qubes.NotifyUpdates $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qubes-rpc/
-
-cp dispvm/xenstore-watch $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin/xenstore-watch-qubes
-cp dispvm/qubes-prepare-saved-domain.sh  $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes
-cp dispvm/qubes-update-dispvm-savefile-with-progress.sh  $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes
-cp dispvm/qfile-daemon-dvm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes
-
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib/qubes
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib/qubes/vm-templates
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib/qubes/appvms
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib/qubes/servicevms
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib/qubes/vm-kernels
-
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib/qubes/backup
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib/qubes/dvmdata
-
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/qubes
-cp xen-vm-config/vm-template.xml $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/qubes/xen-vm-template.xml
-cp xen-vm-config/vm-template-hvm.xml $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/qubes/
-
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin
-
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/log/qubes
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/run/qubes
-
-install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/xdg/autostart
-install -m 0644 linux/system-config/qubes-guid.desktop $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/xdg/autostart/
+make install \
+    DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT \
+    UNITDIR=%{_unitdir} \
+    PYTHON_SITEPATH=%{python_sitearch} \
+    SYSCONFDIR=%{_sysconfdir}
 
 %post
 
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f3261a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+PYTHON_TESTSPATH = $(PYTHON_SITEPATH)/qubes/tests
+
+all:
+	python -m compileall .
+	python -O -m compileall .
+
+install:
+ifndef PYTHON_SITEPATH
+	$(error PYTHON_SITEPATH not defined)
+endif
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_TESTSPATH)
+	cp __init__.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_TESTSPATH)
+	cp __init__.py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_TESTSPATH)
+	cp backup.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_TESTSPATH)
+	cp backup.py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_TESTSPATH)
+	cp backupcompatibility.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_TESTSPATH)
+	cp backupcompatibility.py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_TESTSPATH)
+	cp basic.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_TESTSPATH)
+	cp basic.py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_TESTSPATH)
+	cp vm_qrexec_gui.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_TESTSPATH)
+	cp vm_qrexec_gui.py[co] $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_TESTSPATH)