diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -DSYSCONFDIR='"$(sysconfdi
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src
 AM_CFLAGS = $(DISTLIBS_CFLAGS)
 LIBS = $(DISTLIBS_LIBS)
-LDADD = libdistrencommon.la
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = 
+bin_PROGRAMS = distren
 if ENABLE_SERVER
 bin_PROGRAMS += distrend distrenslave distrensimpleslave
 endif
 
+include_HEADERS = src/client/distren.h
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libdistren.la
 pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = libdistrencommon.la
 
 # libdistrencommon.la:
@@ -29,6 +31,18 @@ libdistrencommon_la_SOURCES = src/common
 # either increase the revision number or the interface number each release!
 libdistrencommon_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -version-info 0:0:0
 
+#library client
+libdistren_la_SOURCES = \
+	src/client/libdistren.c src/client/libdistren.h \
+	src/client/libdistren_config.c \
+	src/client/libdistren_job.c
+libdistren_la_LIBADD = libdistrencommon.la
+
+#CLI client.
+distren_SOURCES = \
+	src/client/distren.c
+distren_LDADD = libdistrencommon.la libdistren.la
+
 # shared server sources:
 SERVER_SOURCES = \
 	src/server/slavefuncs.c	src/server/slavefuncs.h \