diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 28b08cadeb..bb5f574c0a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ CFLAGS=-Wall -O2 -g
 LDFLAGS=-g
 LIBS=
 DEFINES+=-D_GNU_SOURCE
-TOOLS=vlmkcow
+TOOLS=qemu-mkcow
 
 all: dyngen $(TOOLS) qemu-doc.html
 	for d in $(TARGET_DIRS); do \
 	make -C $$d $@ || exit 1 ; \
         done
 
-vlmkcow: vlmkcow.o
+qemu-mkcow: qemu-mkcow.o
 	$(HOST_CC) -o $@ $^  $(LIBS)
 
 dyngen: dyngen.o
@@ -52,39 +52,12 @@ TAGS:
 qemu-doc.html: qemu-doc.texi
 	texi2html -monolithic -number $<
 
-FILES= \
-README README.distrib COPYING COPYING.LIB TODO Changelog VERSION \
-configure Makefile Makefile.target \
-dyngen.c dyngen.h dyngen-exec.h ioctls.h syscall_types.h \
-elf.h elfload.c main.c signal.c qemu.h \
-syscall.c syscall_defs.h vm86.c path.c mmap.c \
-i386.ld ppc.ld alpha.ld s390.ld sparc.ld arm.ld m68k.ld \
-vl.c i386-vl.ld vl.h block.c vlmkcow.c vga.c vga_template.h sdl.c \
-thunk.c cpu-exec.c translate.c cpu-all.h cpu-defs.h thunk.h exec.h\
-exec.c cpu-exec.c gdbstub.c bswap.h \
-cpu-i386.h op-i386.c helper-i386.c helper2-i386.c syscall-i386.h translate-i386.c \
-exec-i386.h ops_template.h ops_template_mem.h opreg_template.h \
-ops_mem.h softmmu_template.h softmmu_header.h \
-cpu-arm.h syscall-arm.h exec-arm.h op-arm.c translate-arm.c op-arm-template.h \
-dis-asm.h disas.c disas.h alpha-dis.c ppc-dis.c i386-dis.c sparc-dis.c \
-arm-dis.c \
-tests/Makefile \
-tests/test-i386.c tests/test-i386-shift.h tests/test-i386.h \
-tests/test-i386-muldiv.h tests/test-i386-code16.S tests/test-i386-vm86.S \
-tests/hello-i386.c tests/hello-i386 \
-tests/hello-arm.c tests/hello-arm \
-tests/sha1.c \
-tests/testsig.c tests/testclone.c tests/testthread.c \
-tests/runcom.c tests/pi_10.com \
-tests/test_path.c \
-qemu-doc.texi qemu-doc.html
-
-FILE=qemu-$(VERSION)
+FILE=qemu-$(shell cat VERSION)
 
+# tar release (use 'make -k tar' on a checkouted tree)
 tar:
 	rm -rf /tmp/$(FILE)
-	mkdir -p /tmp/$(FILE)
-	cp --parent $(FILES) /tmp/$(FILE)
+	cp -r . /tmp/$(FILE)
 	( cd /tmp ; tar zcvf ~/$(FILE).tar.gz $(FILE) )
 	rm -rf /tmp/$(FILE)
 
diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 7128693519..ee54438674 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
 include config.mak
 
-VPATH=$(SRC_PATH)
+TARGET_PATH=$(SRC_PATH)/target-$(TARGET_ARCH)
+VPATH=$(SRC_PATH):$(TARGET_PATH)
 CFLAGS=-Wall -O2 -g
 LDFLAGS=-g
 LIBS=
-DEFINES=-I.
+DEFINES=-I. -I$(TARGET_PATH) -I$(SRC_PATH)
 HELPER_CFLAGS=$(CFLAGS)
 DYNGEN=../dyngen
+# user emulator name
+QEMU_USER=qemu-$(TARGET_ARCH)
+# system emulator name
+ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
+QEMU_SYSTEM=qemu-softmmu
+else
+QEMU_SYSTEM=qemu
+endif
+
 ifndef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
-PROGS=qemu
+PROGS=$(QEMU_USER)
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_STATIC
@@ -32,7 +42,7 @@ else
 LDFLAGS+=-Wl,-shared
 endif
 ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH), i386)
-PROGS+=vl
+PROGS+=$(QEMU_SYSTEM)
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -108,13 +118,11 @@ SRCS:= $(OBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS+= libqemu.a
 
 # cpu emulator library
-LIBOBJS=thunk.o exec.o translate.o cpu-exec.o gdbstub.o
+LIBOBJS=thunk.o exec.o translate-all.o cpu-exec.o gdbstub.o \
+        translate.o op.o
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH), i386)
-LIBOBJS+=translate-i386.o op-i386.o helper-i386.o helper2-i386.o
-endif
-ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH), arm)
-LIBOBJS+=translate-arm.o op-arm.o
+LIBOBJS+=helper.o helper2.o
 endif
 
 # NOTE: the disassembler code is only needed for debugging
@@ -139,9 +147,9 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH),ia64)
 OBJS += ia64-syscall.o
 endif
 
-all: $(PROGS) qemu-doc.html
+all: $(PROGS)
 
-qemu: $(OBJS)
+$(QEMU_USER): $(OBJS)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^  $(LIBS)
 ifeq ($(ARCH),alpha)
 # Mark as 32 bit binary, i. e. it will be mapped into the low 31 bit of
@@ -156,7 +164,7 @@ VL_OBJS+=sdl.o
 SDL_LIBS+=-L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXext -lXv -ldl -lm
 endif
 
-vl: $(VL_OBJS) libqemu.a
+$(QEMU_SYSTEM): $(VL_OBJS) libqemu.a
 	$(CC) -static -Wl,-T,$(SRC_PATH)/i386-vl.ld -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) $(SDL_LIBS)
 
 sdl.o: sdl.c
@@ -171,35 +179,45 @@ libqemu.a: $(LIBOBJS)
 	rm -f $@
 	$(AR) rcs $@ $(LIBOBJS)
 
-translate-$(TARGET_ARCH).o: translate-$(TARGET_ARCH).c gen-op-$(TARGET_ARCH).h opc-$(TARGET_ARCH).h cpu-$(TARGET_ARCH).h
+translate.o: translate.c gen-op.h opc.h cpu.h
 
-translate.o: translate.c op-$(TARGET_ARCH).h opc-$(TARGET_ARCH).h cpu-$(TARGET_ARCH).h
+translate-all.o: translate-all.c op.h opc.h cpu.h
 
-op-$(TARGET_ARCH).h: op-$(TARGET_ARCH).o $(DYNGEN)
+op.h: op.o $(DYNGEN)
 	$(DYNGEN) -o $@ $<
 
-opc-$(TARGET_ARCH).h: op-$(TARGET_ARCH).o $(DYNGEN)
+opc.h: op.o $(DYNGEN)
 	$(DYNGEN) -c -o $@ $<
 
-gen-op-$(TARGET_ARCH).h: op-$(TARGET_ARCH).o $(DYNGEN)
+gen-op.h: op.o $(DYNGEN)
 	$(DYNGEN) -g -o $@ $<
 
-op-$(TARGET_ARCH).o: op-$(TARGET_ARCH).c
+op.o: op.c
 	$(CC) $(OP_CFLAGS) $(DEFINES) -c -o $@ $<
 
-helper-$(TARGET_ARCH).o: helper-$(TARGET_ARCH).c
+helper.o: helper.c
 	$(CC) $(HELPER_CFLAGS) $(DEFINES) -c -o $@ $<
 
-op-i386.o: op-i386.c opreg_template.h ops_template.h ops_template_mem.h ops_mem.h
+ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH), i386)
+op.o: op.c opreg_template.h ops_template.h ops_template_mem.h ops_mem.h
+endif
 
-op-arm.o: op-arm.c op-arm-template.h
+ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH), arm)
+op.o: op.c op_template.h
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH), sparc)
+op.o: op.c op_template.h
+endif
 
 %.o: %.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFINES) -c -o $@ $<
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o  *.a *~ $(PROGS) \
-           gen-op-$(TARGET_ARCH).h opc-$(TARGET_ARCH).h op-$(TARGET_ARCH).h
+	rm -f *.o  *.a *~ $(PROGS) gen-op.h opc.h op.h
+
+install: all 
+	install -m 755 -s $(PROGS) $(prefix)/bin
 
 ifneq ($(wildcard .depend),)
 include .depend
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 51f8bcc74e..f680b6945b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TMPS="${TMPDIR1}/qemu-conf-${RANDOM}-$$-${RANDOM}.S"
 
 # default parameters
 prefix="/usr/local"
-interp_prefix="/usr/gnemul/qemu-i386"
+interp_prefix="/usr/gnemul/qemu-%M"
 static="no"
 cross_prefix=""
 cc="gcc"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ar="ar"
 make="make"
 strip="strip"
 cpu=`uname -m`
-target_list="i386 i386-softmmu arm"
+target_list="i386 i386-softmmu arm sparc"
 case "$cpu" in
   i386|i486|i586|i686|i86pc|BePC)
     cpu="i386"
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ EOF
 echo "Standard options:"
 echo "  --help                   print this message"
 echo "  --prefix=PREFIX          install in PREFIX [$prefix]"
-echo "  --interp-prefix=PREFIX   where to find shared libraries, etc. [$interp_prefix]"
+echo "  --interp-prefix=PREFIX   where to find shared libraries, etc."
+echo "                           use %M for cpu name [$interp_prefix]"
 echo "  --target-list=LIST       set target list [$target_list]"
 echo ""
 echo "Advanced options (experts only):"
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ config_mak=$target_dir/config.mak
 config_h=$target_dir/config.h
 target_cpu=`echo $target | cut -d '-' -f 1`
 target_bigendian="no"
+[ "$target_cpu" = "sparc" ] && target_bigendian=yes
 target_softmmu="no"
 if expr $target : '.*-softmmu' > /dev/null ; then
   target_softmmu="yes"
@@ -326,7 +328,9 @@ echo "/* Automatically generated by configure - do not modify */" > $config_h
 
 echo "include ../config-host.mak" >> $config_mak
 echo "#include \"../config-host.h\"" >> $config_h
-echo "#define CONFIG_QEMU_PREFIX \"$interp_prefix\"" >> $config_h
+
+interp_prefix1=`echo "$interp_prefix" | sed "s/%M/$target_cpu/g"`
+echo "#define CONFIG_QEMU_PREFIX \"$interp_prefix1\"" >> $config_h
 
 if test "$target_cpu" = "i386" ; then
   echo "TARGET_ARCH=i386" >> $config_mak
@@ -336,6 +340,10 @@ elif test "$target_cpu" = "arm" ; then
   echo "TARGET_ARCH=arm" >> $config_mak
   echo "#define TARGET_ARCH \"arm\"" >> $config_h
   echo "#define TARGET_ARM 1" >> $config_h
+elif test "$target_cpu" = "sparc" ; then
+  echo "TARGET_ARCH=sparc" >> $config_mak
+  echo "#define TARGET_ARCH \"sparc\"" >> $config_h
+  echo "#define TARGET_SPARC 1" >> $config_h
 else
   echo "Unsupported target CPU"
   exit 1