diff --git a/boom/Makefile b/boom/Makefile
index a5805f2..a1fe765 100644
--- a/boom/Makefile
+++ b/boom/Makefile
@@ -6,13 +6,20 @@ INV = $(shell ./boom-config inv)
 DSC = $(shell ./boom-config dsc)
 CHR = $(shell ./boom-config chr)
 
+DIRS = $(DIST:%=dist/%) $(MANU:%=manu/%)
+
 DB = $(EQU) $(INV) $(DSC) $(CHR)
 
 
-.PHONY:		all spotless tar count
+.PHONY:		all db spotless tar count $(DIRS)
 
 all:		boom-config
 
+db:		boom-config $(DIRS)
+
+$(DIRS):
+		$(MAKE) -C $@
+
 boom-config:    boom-config.in Makefile
 		sed -e 's/##WARN##/*** MACHINE-GENERATED. DO NOT EDIT ! ***/' \
 		  -e 's/##DIST##/$(DIST)/;s/##MANU##/$(MANU)/' boom-config.in \