diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+all: build
+.PHONY: all
+
+SUBMODULES=
+
+FFI_PATH:=./extern/filecoin-ffi/
+FFI_DEPS:=.install-filcrypto
+FFI_DEPS:=$(addprefix $(FFI_PATH),$(FFI_DEPS))
+
+$(FFI_DEPS): .filecoin-build ;
+
+.filecoin-build: $(FFI_PATH)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(FFI_PATH) $(FFI_DEPS:$(FFI_PATH)%=%)
+	@touch $@
+
+.update-modules:
+	git submodule update --init --recursive
+	@touch $@
+
+test: .update-modules .filecoin-build
+	go test -v ./...
+.PHONY: test
+SUBMODULES+=test
+
+build: $(SUBMODULES)
+
+clean:
+	rm -f .filecoin-build
+	rm -f .update-modules