diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 31819da..19e94de 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ $(OUTDIRXX)/%$(OBJ): src/%$(ASM)
 # other targets
 # -------------------------------------
 
+install: $(HLIB)
+	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)/lib $(PREFIX)/include
+	cp $(HLIB) $(PREFIX)/lib/
+	cp inc/*.h $(PREFIX)/include/
+
 docs: 
 
 clean:
@@ -228,4 +233,4 @@ depend: init
 	sed -e "s|\(.*\.o\)|$(CONFIGDIR)/\$$(VARIANT)/\1|g" $(CONFIGDIR)/temp.depend >> $(CONFIGDIR)/makefile.depend
 	$(RM) $(CONFIGDIR)/temp.depend
 
-include $(CONFIGDIR)/makefile.depend
\ No newline at end of file
+include $(CONFIGDIR)/makefile.depend
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1ce653d..b3208f7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ asmflags=''
 verbose=no
 cxx=''
 cxxflags=''
+prefix='/usr/local'
 
 # Parse command-line arguments
 while : ; do
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ while : ; do
         target_abi=$flag_arg;;
     -os*|--os*)
         target_os=$flag_arg;;
+    --prefix*)
+        prefix=$flag_arg;;
     -h|--help|-\?|help|\?)
         echo "./configure [options]"
         echo "  --cc=<ccomp>                   set the c-compiler (for example 'clang')"
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ while : ; do
         echo "  --asm-opts=<options>           set extra assembler options (for example '-m32')"
         echo "  --abi=<abi>                    set target ABI (for example: 'x86' or 'amd64')"
         echo "  --os=<os>                      set target OS (for example: 'windows' or 'linux')"
+        echo "  --prefix=<path>                set install target prefix (default: /usr/local)"
         echo "  --verbose                      be verbose"
         exit 0;;
     *) echo "warning: unknown option \"$1\"." 1>&2
@@ -470,6 +474,8 @@ echo "CD=cd" >> makefile.inc
 echo "RM=rm -f" >> makefile.inc
 echo "MKDIR=mkdir -p" >> makefile.inc
 
+echo "PREFIX=$prefix" >> makefile.inc
+
 # clean up and go to root dir again
 
 # rm -f tst$exe hasgot.c *$obj
@@ -506,4 +512,4 @@ echo "> make tests"
 echo 
 echo "Test release version:"
 echo "> make tests VARIANT=release"
-echo
\ No newline at end of file
+echo