diff --git a/build/usr/local/bin/autodoc b/build/usr/local/bin/autodoc
index 7677144..a9a33f2 100755
--- a/build/usr/local/bin/autodoc
+++ b/build/usr/local/bin/autodoc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 g_bin="$(readlink -f "$(which "$0")")"
 g_lib=${g_bin/"bin"/"lib"}
 declare -a g_build_systems
+declare -A g_build_systems_glob
 
 #
 # load base program
diff --git a/build/usr/local/lib/autodoc/handle_inotify b/build/usr/local/lib/autodoc/handle_inotify
index 1637f4a..97d751f 100644
--- a/build/usr/local/lib/autodoc/handle_inotify
+++ b/build/usr/local/lib/autodoc/handle_inotify
@@ -1,29 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# compile a directory
-do_compile() { # $1:DIR $2:OBJECT $3:DONE
-  # extract params
-  local dir="$1"
-  local object="$2"
-  local done="${3:-0}"
-
-  # build systems
-  for build_system in ${g_build_systems[@]}; do
-    try_${build_system} "${dir}" "${object}" \
-    && local done="1"
-  done
-
-  # never leave $g_watchroot
-  if [ "${dir}" != "${g_watchroot}" ]; then
-    # search parent dir for more build instructions
-    do_compile "$(dirname "${dir}")" "${object}" "${done}"
-
-  elif [ "${done}" == "0" ]; then
-    # hit $g_watchroot
-    echo "No build instructions found!"
-  fi
-}
-
 # process an inotify event
 do_handle() { # $1:FLAGS $2:OBJECT
   # extract params
@@ -42,3 +18,55 @@ do_handle() { # $1:FLAGS $2:OBJECT
   echo -n "'${object}': '${flags}' in '${dir}'. "
   do_compile "${dir}" "${object}"
 }
+
+# compile a directory
+do_compile() { # $1:DIR $2:OBJECT $3:DONE
+  # extract params
+  local dir="$1"
+  local object="$2"
+  local done="${3:-0}"
+
+  # build systems
+  for build_system in ${g_build_systems[@]}; do
+    do_build_system "${build_system}" "${dir}" "${object}" \
+    && local done="1"
+  done
+
+  # never leave $g_watchroot
+  if [ "${dir}" != "${g_watchroot}" ]; then
+    # search parent dir for more build instructions
+    do_compile "$(dirname "${dir}")" "${object}" "${done}"
+
+  elif [ "${done}" == "0" ]; then
+    # hit $g_watchroot
+    echo "No build instructions found!"
+  fi
+}
+
+# use given BUILD_SYSTEM to process an OBJECT from a DIRectory
+do_build_system() { # $1:BUILD_SYSTEM $2:DIR $3:OBJECT
+  # extract params
+  local build_system="$1"
+  local dir="$2"
+  local object="$3"
+
+  # not done yet
+  local result=1
+
+  # get glob pattern for plugin
+  for glob in ${g_build_systems_glob[${build_system}]}; do
+    # match glob in directory
+    for file in "${dir}"/${glob}; do
+      # check file readability
+      if [ -r "${file}" ]; then
+        # actually call into build system
+        echo -n "Found '${file}': "
+        do_${build_system} "$(basename "${file}")" "${dir}" "${object}" \
+        && local result=0
+        echo ""
+      fi
+    done
+  done
+
+  return ${result}
+}
diff --git a/build/usr/local/lib/autodoc/plugins/make.sh b/build/usr/local/lib/autodoc/plugins/make.sh
index af34c12..f150b9f 100644
--- a/build/usr/local/lib/autodoc/plugins/make.sh
+++ b/build/usr/local/lib/autodoc/plugins/make.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# plugin name
 g_build_systems+=(make)
 
+# build instruction file globs for this plugin
+g_build_systems_glob[make]="Makefile *.mk"
+
 # compile using bare make command
-do_make() { # $1:DIR $2:MAKEFILE $3:OBJECT
+do_make() { # $1:MAKEFILE $2:DIR $3:OBJECT
   # extract params
-  local dir="$1"
-  local makefile="$2"
+  local makefile="$1"
+  local dir="$2"
   local object="$3"
 
   # check Makefile 'source pattern'
@@ -35,21 +39,3 @@ do_make() { # $1:DIR $2:MAKEFILE $3:OBJECT
 
   return 0
 }
-
-try_make() { # $1:DIR $2:OBJECT
-  # extract params
-  local dir="$1"
-  local object="$2"
-  local retval=1
-
-  for FILE in "${dir}"/Makefile "${dir}"/*.mk; do
-    if [ -r "${FILE}" ]; then
-      echo -n "Found '${FILE}': "
-      do_make "${dir}" "$(basename "${FILE}")" "${object}" \
-      && local retval=0
-      echo ""
-    fi
-  done
-
-  return ${retval}
-}