diff --git a/c/Makefile b/c/Makefile
index 3a0de70..6b43baa 100644
--- a/c/Makefile
+++ b/c/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,21 @@
-#SOURCE= vlc
-#CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --libs vlc)
-#
-#all: compilationvlc
-#
-#compilationvlc:
-#	$(CC) $(SOURCE).c -o $(SOURCE) $(CFLAGS)
+# Directory to store compiled binaries.
+BINDIR ?= /tmp/bin/
 
 CC=clang
 CFLAGS=-c -Wall -g
 LDFLAGS=
-CFILES=$(wildcard *.c) # CFILES => recompiles everything on a C file change
-EXEC=$(basename $(wildcard *.c))
-#SOURCES=$(wildcard *.c)
-TESTS=$(addsuffix .test, $(EXEC))
 
-all: $(SOURCES) $(EXEC)
+CFILES=$(wildcard *.c)
+EXEC=$(patsubst %.c,$(BINDIR)%,$(CFILES))
+TESTS=$(addsuffix .test, $(patsubst %.c,%,$(CFILES)))
 
-$(EXEC): $(CFILES)
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $@.c -o $@
+all: $(BINDIR) $(EXEC)
 
-.c.o:
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@
-
-clean:
-	@-rm $(EXEC)
+$(BINDIR):;         -mkdir -p $(BINDIR)
+$(EXEC): $(CFILES); $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $< -o $@
+clean:;             @-rm $(EXEC)
 
 # to test a binary "prog" : make prog.test
-
-$(TESTS):
-	valgrind --leak-check=full -v --track-origins=yes ./$(basename $@)
+$(TESTS):; valgrind --leak-check=full -v --track-origins=yes $(BINDIR)$(basename $@)
 
 test: all $(TESTS)
diff --git a/c/howamiused.c b/c/howamiused.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7665a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/howamiused.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+#define TMPDIR "/tmp/"
+
+// When invoked, this application writes its input, parameters and
+// environment variables in differents files: last-(input|parameters|env) in TMPDIR.
+//
+// Useful for debugging purposes.
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv, char **env) {
+	int fd = open(TMPDIR "last-input", O_APPEND | O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+	if (fd < 0) { return -1; }
+
+	size_t nb = 0;
+	char buffer[BUFSIZ];
+	while((nb = read(0, buffer, BUFSIZ-1))) {
+		dprintf(fd, "%*s", (int)nb, buffer);
+	}
+
+	close(fd);
+	fd = open(TMPDIR "last-parameters", O_APPEND | O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+	if (fd < 0) { return -1; }
+
+	for (size_t i = 0 ; i < argc ; i++) {
+		dprintf(fd, "%s\n", argv[i]);
+	}
+
+	close(fd);
+	fd = open(TMPDIR "last-env", O_APPEND | O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+	if (fd < 0) { return -1; }
+
+	while (env[0] != NULL) {
+		dprintf(fd, "%s\n", env[0]);
+		printf("env: %s\n", env[0]);
+		env++;
+	}
+
+	close(fd);
+
+	return 0;
+}