Index: Makefile
==================================================================
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -93,11 +93,12 @@
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) dashboard.scm $(GOFILES) $(MOFILES) $(MOIMPFILES) -o dboard
 
 mtut: $(OFILES) $(MOFILES) megatest-fossil-hash.scm mtut.scm megatest-version.scm
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) $(MOFILES) mtut.scm -o mtut
 
-# include makefile.inc
+include makefile.inc
+include chicken.makefile
 
 TCMTOBJS = \
 	api.o \
 	archive.o \
 	cgisetup/models/pgdb.o \

Index: chicken.makefile
==================================================================
--- chicken.makefile
+++ chicken.makefile
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 
 # CHICKEN_BIN_DIR=$(shell dirname $(shell which csi))
 # if have csi on path use that, else use default
 # CSIPATH=$(shell which csi)
 # CKPATH=$(shell dirname $(shell dirname $(CSIPATH)))
-sCHICKEN_PREFIX=$(or $(CKPATH),$(PREFIX)/bin/.$(ARCHSTR))
+CHICKEN_PREFIX=$(or $(CKPATH),$(PREFIX)/bin/.$(ARCHSTR))
 
 whatever :
 	@echo "CHICKEN_PREFIX=$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)"
 
 tgz-$(USER)/postgresql-9.6.4.tar.gz :
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@
 	cd tgz-$(USER)/nanomsg-1.0.0/build-$(USER); make; make install
 
 $(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/chicken-4.13.0/LICENSE : tgz-$(USER)/chicken-4.13.0.tar.gz
 	mkdir -p build-$(USER)/eggs-installed
 	cd build-$(USER);tar xf ../tgz-$(USER)/chicken-4.13.0.tar.gz
+	if [[ -e $(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/chicken-4.13.0/LICENSE ]];then touch $(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/chicken-4.13.0/LICENSE;fi
 
 tgz-$(USER)/opensrc.fossil :
 	cd tgz-$(USER); fossil clone http://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/opensrc opensrc.fossil
 	mkdir tgz-$(USER)/opensrc
 	cd tgz-$(USER)/opensrc; fossil open --nested ../opensrc.fossil; fossil up; fossil uv sync
@@ -124,14 +125,27 @@
 chicken : $(PREFIX)/bin $(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/bin/csi  binwrappers
 	@echo "Fake target to build prefix chicken"
 
 binwrappers : $(CKBIN_WRAPPERS)
 
-postgresql.done : $(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/bin/pg_config
+# make the dep a dummy if not requiring our own build of postgres
+ifeq ($(BUILD_POSTGRES),yes)
+PG_DEP=$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/bin/pg_config
+else
+PG_DEP=$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/bin/csi
+endif
+
+postgresql.done : $(PG_DEP)
 	CSC_OPTIONS="-I$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/include -L$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/lib -L$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/lib64" $(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/bin/chicken-install postgresql > postgresql.done
 
-nanomsg.done : $(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/lib/libnanomsg.so
+ifeq ($(BUILD_NANOMSG),yes)
+NMSG_DEP=$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/lib/libnanomsg.so
+else
+NMSG_DEP=$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/bin/csi
+endif
+
+nanomsg.done : $(NMSG_DEP)
 	CSC_OPTIONS="-I$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/include -L$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/lib -L$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/lib64" $(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/bin/chicken-install nanomsg > nanomsg.done
 
 iup.done : $(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/lib/libcallback.a
 	CSC_OPTIONS="-I$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/include -L$(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/lib" $(CHICKEN_PREFIX)/bin/chicken-install -D no-library-checks -feature disable-iup-web -feature disable-iup-pplot -feature disable-iup-matrixex iup > iup.done