diff --git a/astman/Makefile b/astman/Makefile
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+
+TARGET=$(shell if [ -f /usr/include/newt.h ]; then echo "astman"; fi)
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+install:
+	mkdir -p /usr/sbin
+	if [ "$(TARGET)" != "" ]; then \
+		for x in $(TARGET); do \
+			install -m 755 $$x /usr/sbin/astman; \
+		done ; \
+	fi
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.o astman
+
+astman: astman.o
+	$(CC) -o astman astman.o -lnewt