diff --git a/make/targets-tools.mk b/make/targets-tools.mk
index 7d981240..96eebce7 100644
--- a/make/targets-tools.mk
+++ b/make/targets-tools.mk
@@ -5,9 +5,25 @@
 
 include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
 
-all:
-clean: objclean textclean localclean profclean
+# mandatory targets
+all: all.link
+clean: objclean textclean localclean profclean clean.link
 install: $(ALL)
+
+# convenience targets
+link: all.link
+clean-link: clean.link
+
+# rules
+all.link: $(PROJECT)
+
+clean.link:
+	if [ -L $(PROJECT) -a "`readlink $(PROJECT)`" = . ]; then rm $(PROJECT); fi
+
+$(PROJECT):
+	ln -s . $@
+
 $(LIB_SO): $(OBJ)
+
 all.done: $(PREREQ_DONE) $(BUILD_HDR) $(BUILD_EXE_SH) $(MEMBERS) $(LIB_A) $(LIB_SO)