diff --git a/boom/manu/Makefile.common b/boom/manu/Makefile.common
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7148bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boom/manu/Makefile.common
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+BOOM=PATH=/home/moko/svn.openmoko.org/trunk/eda/boom:../boom:$$PATH boom
+
+UC_NAME = $(shell echo $(NAME) | tr [a-z] [A-Z])
+
+EQU = ../../dist/all.equ
+
+.PHONY:		all test
+
+all:		$(NAME).chr
+
+$(NAME).chr:	$(EQU) $(NAME).gen
+		$(BOOM) gen2chr $(UC_NAME) $^ >$@ || { rm -rf $@; exit 1; }
+
+test:
+		$(BOOM) gen2chr -n $(UC_NAME) $(EQU) $(NAME).gen
diff --git a/boom/manu/murata/Makefile b/boom/manu/murata/Makefile
index e46b07a..50c7d55 100644
--- a/boom/manu/murata/Makefile
+++ b/boom/manu/murata/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-BOOM=PATH=/home/moko/svn.openmoko.org/trunk/eda/boom:../boom:$$PATH boom
-
-murata.chr:	../../dist/all.equ murata.gen
-		$(BOOM) gen2chr MURATA $^ >$@ || { rm -rf $@; exit 1; }
+NAME = murata
+include ../Makefile.common
diff --git a/boom/manu/panasonic/Makefile b/boom/manu/panasonic/Makefile
index beb8ce7..2e09193 100644
--- a/boom/manu/panasonic/Makefile
+++ b/boom/manu/panasonic/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-BOOM=PATH=/home/moko/svn.openmoko.org/trunk/eda/boom:../boom:$$PATH boom
-
-panasonic.chr:	../../dist/all.equ panasonic.gen
-	$(BOOM) gen2chr PANASONIC $^ >$@ || { rm -rf $@; exit 1; }
+NAME = panasonic
+include ../Makefile.common
diff --git a/boom/manu/stackpole/Makefile b/boom/manu/stackpole/Makefile
index 0282092..19897a1 100644
--- a/boom/manu/stackpole/Makefile
+++ b/boom/manu/stackpole/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-BOOM=PATH=/home/moko/svn.openmoko.org/trunk/eda/boom:../boom:$$PATH boom
-
-stackpole.chr:	../../dist/all.equ stackpole.gen
-	$(BOOM) gen2chr STACKPOLE $^ >$@ || { rm -rf $@; exit 1; }
+NAME = stackpole
+include ../Makefile.common
diff --git a/boom/manu/yageo/Makefile b/boom/manu/yageo/Makefile
index 41bad93..9e18656 100644
--- a/boom/manu/yageo/Makefile
+++ b/boom/manu/yageo/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-BOOM=PATH=/home/moko/svn.openmoko.org/trunk/eda/boom:../boom:$$PATH boom
-
-yageo.chr:	../../dist/all.equ yageo.gen
-	$(BOOM) gen2chr YAGEO $^ >$@ || { rm -rf $@; exit 1; }
+NAME = yageo
+include ../Makefile.common