diff --git a/new_makefile.make b/new_makefile.make
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+# Makefile for Rapid Binary Star Evolution program
+
+# you will need to set the BINARY_C variable to point
+# to the root binary_c directory
+
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30573481/path-include-and-src-directory-makefile/30602701#30602701
+ifeq ($(BINARY_C),)
+  $(error BINARY_C is not set)
+endif
+
+SRC_DIR := src
+OBJ_DIR := obj
+INC_DIR := inc 
+BIN_DIR := bin 
+TARGET_LIB_DIR := lib
+
+SRC_FILES := $(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/binary_c_python_api.c)
+OBJ_FILES := $(patsubst $(SRC_DIR)/%.c,$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o,$(SRC_FILES))
+DEP_FILES := $(patsubst $(SRC_DIR)/%.c,$(OBJ_DIR)/%.d,$(SRC_FILES))
+
+# https://latedev.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/generic-makefiles-with-gcc-and-gnu-make-part-2
+
+# SRC = $(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/binary_c_python_api.c)
+# OBJECTS = $(C_SRC:$(SRC_DIR)/%.c=$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o)
+
+
+# 
+
+CC      := gcc
+LD      := gcc
+MAKE    := /usr/bin/make
+
+PROGRAM := binary_c_python_api
+
+LIBS 	:= -lbinary_c $(shell $(BINARY_C)/binary_c-config --libs)
+
+# C_SRC   := src/binary_c_python_api.c
+C_SRC = $(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/binary_c_python_api.c)
+CFLAGS := -fPIC $(shell $(BINARY_C)/binary_c-config --flags | sed s/-fvisibility=hidden// ) -I$(BINARY_C)/src/ -I$(BINARY_C)/src/API -Iinclude
+
+OBJECTS := $(C_SRC:.c=.o)
+OBJ_FLAGS := -c
+
+SO_FLAGS := -shared -o
+SO_NAME := libbinary_c_api.so
+
+# To create python shared library
+PY_EXEC := python3
+PY_SETUP := setup.py
+PY_OPTIONS := build_ext --inplace
+
+# rules
+.PHONY: all clean
+
+# all: $(PROGRAM)
+all: $(OBJECTS)
+	$(CC) -DBINARY_C=$(BINARY_C) $(CFLAGS) $(INCDIRS) $(C_SRC) $(OBJ_FLAGS) $(INCDIRS) $(LIBS)
+
+	# Make shared lib
+	$(CC) -DBINARY_C=$(BINARY_C) $(SO_FLAGS) $(SO_NAME) $(OBJECTS)
+	$(PY_EXEC) $(PY_SETUP) $(PY_OPTIONS) 
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) *.o *.so
+	$(RM) build/
diff --git a/old_makefile.make b/old_makefile.make
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..536ef6199851d9cfdad6aafbb98f529862a50338
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+++ b/old_makefile.make
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+ding
diff --git a/temp_makefile.make b/temp_makefile.make
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4b25fb98ba986beaa60cf02f1ae864697b60f5cc
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+++ b/temp_makefile.make
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+# Makefile for Rapid Binary Star Evolution program
+
+# you will need to set the BINARY_C variable to point
+# to the root binary_c directory
+ifeq ($(BINARY_C),)
+  $(error BINARY_C is not set)
+endif
+
+# Name of program
+PROGRAM := binary_c_python_api
+
+# some commands
+CC      	:= gcc
+LD      	:= gcc
+MAKE    	:= /usr/bin/make
+
+# Libraries
+LIBS 		:= -lbinary_c $(shell $(BINARY_C)/binary_c-config --libs)
+
+# Source files and cflags
+C_SRC   	:= binary_c_python_api.c
+CFLAGS 		:= -fPIC $(shell $(BINARY_C)/binary_c-config --flags | sed s/-fvisibility=hidden// )
+
+# Incdirs
+INCDIRS 	:= -I$(BINARY_C)/src/ -I$(BINARY_C)/src/API
+
+# Object files and flags
+OBJECTS 	:= $(C_SRC:.c=.o)
+OBJ_FLAGS 	:= -c
+
+# Shared lib files and flags
+SO_NAME 	:= libbinary_c_api.so
+SO_FLAGS 	:= -shared -o
+
+# To create python shared library
+PY_EXEC 	:= python3
+PY_SETUP 	:= setup.py
+PY_OPTIONS 	:= build_ext --inplace
+
+
+all:
+	$(CC) -DBINARY_C=$(BINARY_C) $(CFLAGS) $(INCDIRS) $(C_SRC) $(OBJ_FLAGS) $(LIBS) 
+	#$(CC) -DBINARY_C=$(BINARY_C) $(SO_FLAGS) $(SO_NAME) $(OBJECTS)
+	#$(PY_EXEC) $(PY_SETUP) $(PY_OPTIONS) 
+
+test:	
+	@echo Objects: $(OBJECTS)
+	@echo Libs: $(LIBS)
+	@echo C_SRC: $(C_SRC)
+	@echo CFLAGS: $(CFLAGS)
+	@echo INCDIRS: $(INCDIRS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.o *.so
+	rm -rf build/