diff --git a/makefile.linux b/makefile.linux
index e76ceb77..7ad606fe 100644
--- a/makefile.linux
+++ b/makefile.linux
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ clean:
 dep:
 	make -C dep -f makefile.linux clean
 	make -C dep -f makefile.linux bin
+	make -C dep -f makefile.linux install
 
 # do a complete rebuild:
 .PHONY: all
 all:
 	make -C dep -f makefile.linux clean
 	make -C dep -f makefile.linux bin
+	make -C dep -f makefile.linux install
 	make -f makefile.linux clean
 	make -f makefile.linux shared_lib
 	make -C plugins -f makefile.linux clean
diff --git a/makefile.msvc b/makefile.msvc
index 4ed1da12..972365ab 100644
--- a/makefile.msvc
+++ b/makefile.msvc
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #
 
 NUM_JOBS=20
+#NUM_JOBS=1
+#NUM_JOBS=$(NUM_PROCESSORS)
 
 .PHONY: bin
 bin: vst
@@ -34,3 +36,23 @@ clean:
 	make -f makefile_vst_instr.msvc clean
 	make -f makefile_vst_effect.msvc clean
 
+# rebuild dependencies:
+.PHONY: dep
+dep:
+	make -C dep -f makefile.msvc clean
+	make -C dep -f makefile.msvc bin
+	make -C dep -f makefile.msvc install
+
+# do a complete rebuild:
+.PHONY: all
+all:
+	make -C dep -f makefile.msvc clean
+	make -C dep -f makefile.msvc bin
+	make -C dep -f makefile.msvc install
+	make -f makefile.msvc clean
+	make -f makefile.msvc shared_lib
+	make -C plugins -f makefile.msvc clean
+	make -C plugins -f makefile.msvc bin
+	make -f makefile.msvc clean
+	make -f makefile.msvc lib
+	make -f makefile.msvc bin