diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+vc-p4-*.tar
+vc-p4-pkg.el
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+NAME=vc-p4
+VERSION=0.1.0
+DESCRIPTION="Perforce integration for VC"
+
+.PHONY: vc-p4-pkg.el
+
+$(NAME)-$(VERSION).tar: $(NAME)-pkg.el $(NAME).el p4-lowlevel.el
+	tar cf $@ --xform="s/^/$(NAME)-$(VERSION)\//" $^
+
+$(NAME)-pkg.el:
+	echo "(define-package \"$(NAME)\" \"$(VERSION)\" \"$(DESCRIPTION)\")" > $@
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(NAME)-pkg.el $(NAME)-$(VERSION).tar