diff --git a/makefile.basic b/makefile.basic
index 1d9a894..d232468 100644
--- a/makefile.basic
+++ b/makefile.basic
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ LANG::=$(EXT)
 MAIN_EXECUTABLE::=tester
 PRE_TARGETS::=
 POST_TARGETS::=
+CLEAN_TARGETS::=
 RELEASE?=0
 MEMCHK?=0
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ else #windows
 	AS::=$(MINGW_PREFIX)as
 endif #windows
 
-#Put your custom targets for PRE_TARGETS and POST_TARGETS here:
+#Put your custom targets for PRE_TARGETS, POST_TARGETS, and CLEAN_TARGETS here:
 
 
 
@@ -118,19 +119,20 @@ THIS_MAKEFILE_NAME::=$(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))
 SOURCES::=$(foreach source,$(SOURCE_DIRS),$(foreach ext,$(EXT),$(wildcard $(source)/*.$(ext))))
 OBJECTS::=$(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/,$(subst \,.,$(subst /,.,$(addsuffix .o,$(SOURCES)))))
 
-#generate a command to run a submake using this same makefile without printing "Entering directory" stuff
-#note: the empty line is required in this definition
-define RUN_SUBMAKE_TARGET
-	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -f "$(THIS_MAKEFILE_NAME)" "$(1)"
+#Arguments to make submake use this makefile without "Entering directory" stuff
+SUBMAKE_ARGUMENTS::=--no-print-directory -f "$(THIS_MAKEFILE_NAME)"
+#just a variable for a newline
+define \n
+
 
 endef
 
 #default target: run targets in PRE_TARGETS, then the main executable, then POST_TARGETS
 .PHONY: all
 all:
-	$(foreach target,$(PRE_TARGETS),$(call RUN_SUBMAKE_TARGET,$(target)))
-	$(call RUN_SUBMAKE_TARGET,$(MAIN_EXECUTABLE))
-	$(foreach target,$(POST_TARGETS),$(call RUN_SUBMAKE_TARGET,$(target)))
+	$(foreach target,$(PRE_TARGETS),@$(MAKE) $(SUBMAKE_ARGUMENTS) "$(target)"$(\n))
+	@$(MAKE) $(SUBMAKE_ARGUMENTS) "$(MAIN_EXECUTABLE)"
+	$(foreach target,$(POST_TARGETS),@$(MAKE) $(SUBMAKE_ARGUMENTS) "$(target)")
 
 #Called in POST_TARGETS when RELEASE=1
 .PHONY: do_strip
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ $(DEPDIR):
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
+	$(foreach target,$(CLEAN_TARGETS),@$(MAKE) $(SUBMAKE_ARGUMENTS) "$(target)"$(\n))
 	$(call rmdir,"$(DEPDIR)")
 	$(call rmdir,"$(OBJDIR)")
 	$(call rm,"$(MAIN_EXECUTABLE)")