diff --git a/build.lua b/build.lua
index 24dcb39b4..3c5e34c8d 100644
--- a/build.lua
+++ b/build.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ vars.plats = {
 	"rpi",
 }
 
+local plat_packages = {}
+for _, p in ipairs(vars.plats) do
+	plat_packages[#plat_packages+1] = "plat/"..p.."+pkg"
+end
+
 installable {
 	name = "ack",
 	map = {
@@ -19,17 +24,14 @@ installable {
 		"lang/cem/cemcom.ansi+pkg",
 		"lang/m2/comp+pkg",
 		"lang/pc/comp+pkg",
-		"plat/cpm+pkg",
-		"plat/linux386+pkg",
-		"plat/linux68k+pkg",
-		"plat/rpi+pkg",
-		"plat/pc86+pkg",
 		"util/ack+pkg",
 		"util/amisc+pkg",
 		"util/arch+pkg",
 		"util/led+pkg",
 		"util/misc+pkg",
 		"util/opt+pkg",
+		"examples+pkg",
+		plat_packages
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/build.lua b/examples/build.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..631752976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/build.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+include("plat/build.lua")
+
+local conly = {
+	rpi = true
+}
+
+local sourcefiles = filenamesof(
+	"./hilo.b",
+	"./hilo.c",
+	"./hilo.mod",
+	"./hilo.p",
+	"./mandelbrot.c",
+	"./paranoia.c",
+	"./startrek.c"
+)
+
+local installmap = {}
+for _, file in ipairs(sourcefiles) do
+	local b = basename(file)
+	local be = replace(b, "%.", "_")
+	local _, _, e = b:find("%.(%w*)$")
+
+	for _, plat in ipairs(vars.plats) do
+		if (e == "c") or not conly[plat] then
+			local exe = ackprogram {
+				name = be.."_"..plat,
+				srcs = { file },
+				vars = {
+					plat = plat,
+					lang = e,
+				}
+			}
+
+			installmap["$(PLATIND)/examples/"..be.."."..plat] = exe
+		end
+	end
+	installmap["$(PLATIND)/examples/"..b] = file
+end
+
+installable {
+	name = "pkg",
+	map = installmap
+}
+
diff --git a/first/build.lua b/first/build.lua
index 0efdadb12..3240f9f1a 100644
--- a/first/build.lua
+++ b/first/build.lua
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ definerule("cprogram",
 	{
 		srcs = { type="targets", default={} },
 		deps = { type="targets", default={} },
+		_clibrary = { type="object", default=clibrary },
 		commands = {
 			type="strings",
 			default={
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ definerule("cprogram",
 			for _, f in pairs(
 				matching(
 					filenamesof(
-						clibrary {
+						e._clibrary {
 							name = e.name .. "/main",
 							cwd = e.cwd,
 							srcs = e.srcs,
diff --git a/plat/build.lua b/plat/build.lua
index f46db0bbe..d24e5d3f2 100644
--- a/plat/build.lua
+++ b/plat/build.lua
@@ -54,6 +54,30 @@ definerule("acklibrary",
 	end
 )
 
+definerule("ackprogram",
+	{
+		srcs = { type="targets", default={} },
+		deps = { type="targets", default={} },
+	},
+	function (e)
+		return cprogram {
+			name = e.name,
+			srcs = e.srcs,
+			deps = {
+				"plat/"..e.vars.plat.."+pkg",
+				"util/ack+pkg",
+				"util/led+pkg",
+				"util/amisc+pkg",
+				e.deps
+			},
+			_clibrary = acklibrary,
+			commands = {
+				"ACKDIR=$(INSDIR) $(INSDIR)/bin/ack -m%{plat} -.%{lang} -o %{outs} %{ins}"
+			}
+		}
+	end
+)
+
 definerule("build_plat_libs",
 	{
 		arch = { type="string" },