--- a/Makefile	Fri Jul 17 13:54:30 2009 -0700
+++ b/Makefile	Fri Aug 21 10:01:33 2009 -0700
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 # main make entry point
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 alpha-g++ macosx-g++ linux-g++ linux-g++-sl sgi sunos4 sunos4-g++ sunos5 sunos5-g++ sunos5-g++-sl authors-debug authors-perf:
+	mkdir -p lib
+	mkdir -p bin
 	cd src ; $(MAKE) $@
 	cd test ; $(MAKE) $@
 	cd sample ; $(MAKE) $@