diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2f8fc1719f..d92405907a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ std.pdf
 *.lof
 *.lot
 *.out
+*.ilg
+*.ind
+*.tmp
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04549a1e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+### -*- mode: makefile-gmake -*-
+
+# Note: If building on Mac OS X, and if you use MacPorts, the following ports
+# should be installed:
+#
+#   texlive-latex
+#   texlive-plain-extra
+#   texlive-latex-recommended
+#   texlive-latex-extra
+#   texlive-fonts-recommended
+#   texlive-fonts-extra
+
+FIGURES = $(patsubst %.dot,%.pdf,$(wildcard source/*.dot))
+
+all: $(FIGURES) grammar xrefs document
+	echo Draft standard compiled
+
+%.pdf: %.dot
+	dot -o $@ -Tpdf $<
+
+grammar:
+	(cd source ; sh ../tools/makegram)
+
+xrefs:
+	(cd source ; sh ../tools/makexref)
+
+document:
+	(cd source ; pdflatex std; pdflatex std; pdflatex std)
+	(cd source ; makeindex generalindex)
+	(cd source ; makeindex libraryindex)
+	(cd source ; makeindex grammarindex)
+	(cd source ; makeindex impldefindex)
+	(cd source ; pdflatex std; pdflatex std)
+
+### Makefile ends here