@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@
 extens = $(wildcard ext/*.lua)
 extens-names ?= $(basename $(notdir $(extens)))
 rendrs = $(wildcard render/*.lua)
 rendrs-names ?= $(basename $(notdir $(rendrs)))
+binds = $(wildcard bind/*.c)
+binds-names ?= $(basename $(notdir $(binds)))
 
 build = build
 executable = cortav
 default-format-flags = -m html:width 40em
@@ -50,8 +52,12 @@
 bin-prefix = $(prefix)/bin
 
 lua-standalone = $(if $(lua-lib-prefix),$(lua-lib-prefix)/liblua.a,-llua)
 lua-bindeps = -lm -ldl
+
+ifneq ($(filter net,$(binds-names)),)
+    lua-bindeps += -lcurl
+endif
 
 dbg-flags-luac = $(if $(debug),,-s)
 dbg-flags-cc = $(if $(debug),-g,-s)
 
@@ -87,11 +93,15 @@
 	@echo ' » building with renderers $(rendrs-names)'
 	$(luac) $(dbg-flags-luac) -o $@ $^
 
 # true standalone binary, wraps bytecode file and (optionally) lua
-$(build)/$(executable).bin: $(build)/$(executable).lc tool/makeshim.lua
-	$(lua) tool/makeshim.lua $< |\
-		$(CC) -s -o$@ -xc - -xnone $(lua-standalone) $(lua-bindeps)
+$(build)/$(executable).bin: $(build)/$(executable).lc tool/makeshim.lua $(binds)
+	$(lua) tool/makeshim.lua $< "" $(binds-names) |\
+		$(CC) -s -o$@ -xc - -xnone $(binds) $(lua-standalone) $(lua-bindeps)
+
+# loadable lua modules for binds, mainly useful for testing
+$(build)/bind/%.so: bind/%.c bind/bind.h | $(build)/bind/
+	$(CC) -fPIC -shared -g -o$@ $<
 
 $(build)/cortav.html: cortav.ct $(build)/$(executable) | $(build)/
 	$(build)/$(executable) $< -o $@ -m render:format html -y html:fossil-uv
 
@@ -107,9 +117,9 @@
 	rm -f $(build)/*.{html,lc,sh,txt,desktop} \
 	      $(build)/$(executable){,.bin}
 	rmdir $(build)
 
-$(build)/%.sh: desk/%.sh
+$(build)/%.sh: desk/%.sh | $(build)/
 	echo >$@ "#!$(sh)"
 	echo >>$@ 'cortav_exec="$(bin-prefix)/$(executable)"'
 	echo >>$@ 'cortav_flags="$${ct_format_flags-$(default-format-flags)}"'
 	cat $< >> $@