diff --git a/dnx.mk b/dnx.mk
index fe0bbb41..60a3819d 100644
--- a/dnx.mk
+++ b/dnx.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ASPNET_LOG_LEVEL=Debug
 HOSTING=localhost
 HOSTADMIN=root
 FRAMEWORKALIAS=dnx451
+# nuget package destination, at generation time
 BINTARGET=$(PRJNAME).dll
 BINTARGETPATH=bin/$(CONFIGURATION)/$(FRAMEWORKALIAS)/$(BINTARGET)
 
diff --git a/msbuild.mk b/msbuild.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0784efe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msbuild.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+
+MSBUILD=msbuild
+MONO=mono
+CONFIGURATION=Debug
+BINTYPE=exe
+PRJNAME := $(shell basename `pwd -P`)
+SOLUTIONDIR=$(HOME)/workspace/yavsc
+rc_num := $(shell cat $(SOLUTIONDIR)/rc-num.txt)
+VERSION=1.0.5-rc$(rc_num)
+
+BINTARGET=$(PRJNAME).$(BINTYPE)
+BINTARGETPATH=bin/$(CONFIGURATION)/$(BINTARGET)
+NUGETSOURCE=$(HOME)/Nupkgs
+PKGFILENAME=$(PRJNAME).$(VERSION).nupkg
+
diff --git a/versioning.mk b/versioning.mk
index 377fed9b..082449a9 100644
--- a/versioning.mk
+++ b/versioning.mk
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ SOLUTIONDIR=$(HOME)/workspace/yavsc
 rc_num := $(shell cat $(SOLUTIONDIR)/rc-num.txt)
 DESTDIR=$(SOLUTIONDIR)/build
 MAKE=make
-VERSION=1.0.5-rc$(rc_num)
-CONFIGURATION=Release
-# nuget package destination, at generation time
 NUGETSOURCE=$(HOME)/Nupkgs
 PKGFILENAME=$(PRJNAME).$(VERSION).nupkg
+VERSION=1.0.5-rc$(rc_num)
+CONFIGURATION=Release
 
 
diff --git a/yaxwtui.Gtk3/Makefile b/yaxwtui.Gtk3/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c6ebb14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yaxwtui.Gtk3/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+include ../msbuild.mk
+
+all: build
+
+run: $(BINTARGETPATH)
+	$(MONO) $(BINTARGETPATH)
+
+$(BINTARGETPATH): build
+
+build:
+	$(MSBUILD) $(PRJNAME).csproj /t:Build
+
+restore:
+	$(MSBUILD) $(PRJNAME).csproj /t:Restore
+
+clean:
+	$(MSBUILD) $(PRJNAME).csproj /t:Clean
+
+.PHONY: run build restore
+