diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1567331..b84b4c3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@ util.a: $(LIB)
 	@echo AR -r $@
 	@$(AR) -r -c $@ $(LIB)
 
+install:
+	@echo installing executables to $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	@cp -f $(BIN) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	@cd $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin && chmod 755 $(BIN)
+	@echo installing manual pages to $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1
+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1
+	@cp -f $(MAN) $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1
+	@cd $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1 && chmod 644 $(MAN)
+
+uninstall:
+	@cd $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin && rm -f $(BIN)
+	@cd $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1 && rm -f $(MAN)
+
 dist: clean
 	@echo creating dist tarball
 	@mkdir -p sbase-$(VERSION)
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index fbf4924..56778fa 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # sbase version
 VERSION = 0.0
 
+# paths
+PREFIX = /usr/local
+MANPREFIX = ${PREFIX}/share/man
+
 #CC = gcc
-CC = musl-gcc
+#CC = musl-gcc
 LD = $(CC)
 CPPFLAGS = -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112L
 CFLAGS   = -Os -ansi -Wall -pedantic $(CPPFLAGS)