diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 466b150..1cce38f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,41 @@
 include Makefile.conf
 
-.PHONY: all build clean devenv envtest
+.PHONY: all dist dist-egg dist-whl install install-prefix install-sys compile clean devenv envtest
 
-all: build_ext
+all: dist
 
-build_ext:
-	python3 setup.py build_ext $(BUILD_EXT_OPTS)
+# create wheel and egg package in dist/
+dist: dist-whl dist-egg
+
+# create wheel package in dist/
+dist-whl: compile
+	python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
+
+# create egg package in dist/
+dist-egg: compile
+	python3 setup.py bdist_egg
+
+
+# installs the package into the user home
+install: compile
+	python3 setup.py install --force --user
+
+# installs the package into PREFIX path
+install-prefix: compile
+	python3 setup.py install --force $(PREFIX_OPT)
+
+# installs the package system wide
+install-sys: compile
+	python3 setup.py install --force
+
+
+# build the module into build/
+compile:
+	python3 setup.py build_ext $(DEBUG_OPT) $(PREFIX_OPT)
 
 clean:
 	rm -r $(BUILD_DIR)
+	rm -r $(DIST_DIR)
 
 devenv:
 	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(PREFIX)/lib \
diff --git a/Makefile.conf b/Makefile.conf
index 3ca9e1d..e83e1e8 100644
--- a/Makefile.conf
+++ b/Makefile.conf
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 HERE:=$(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
 
-# Defaults
+# Constants
+BUILD_DIR = ./build
+DIST_DIR = ./dist
+
+# Build config Defaults
 DEBUG=0
 PREFIX?=$(HOME)
-BUILD_DIR = ./build
 
 ######### Overrides #########
 -include $(HERE)local.conf
 
 ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
-	BUILD_EXT_OPTS+=--debug
+	DEBUG_OPT+=--debug
 endif
 
-BUILD_EXT_OPTS += --prefix=$(PREFIX)
+PREFIX_OPT += --prefix=$(PREFIX)
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