diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6b44c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+BUILDDIR = build
+
+# secondly called by launchpad
+build:
+	mkdir $(BUILDDIR);
+	cd $(BUILDDIR); cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../debian/tmp/usr ..
+	make -C $(BUILDDIR)
+
+# thirdly called by launchpad
+binary: binary-indep binary-arch
+
+binary-indep:
+	# nothing to be done
+
+binary-arch:
+	cd $(BUILDDIR); cmake -P cmake_install.cmake
+	mkdir debian/tmp/DEBIAN
+	dpkg-gencontrol -pgr-gsm
+	dpkg --build debian/tmp ..
+
+# firstly called by launchpad
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)
+
+.PHONY: binary binary-arch binary-indep clean