diff --git a/library/Makefile b/library/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a87882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT license, (c) the KSLib team
+
+# The purpose of this Makefile is to decrease size of .ks files for the final flight. However, please upload
+# UNPACKED versions of programs to KSLib.
+
+# This version mostly works in Unix and cygwin environments.
+
+# This is where your live KSP script archive is located.
+INSTALLDIR = ~/Desktop/Kerbal\\\ Space\\\ Program/Ships/Script
+# This is where you want the packed/stripped versions to go (for now, you'll have to create the directory)
+STAGEDIR = packed
+
+# list all of your .ks files
+files := $(wildcard *.ks)
+# create a list of .ksp files, homed in your staging directory
+packed := $(foreach file, $(files:.ks=.ksp), $(STAGEDIR)/$(file))
+# create a list of all your .ks files, homed in your live archive
+installed := $(foreach file, $(files), $(INSTALLDIR)/$(file))
+
+# By default, pack up all your .ks files as .ksp files in your staging directory
+all : $(packed)
+
+# make install to copy your packed files to your live directory (and rename them back to .ks files)
+install : $(installed)
+
+# empty out your staging directory
+clean :
+	rm $(packed);
+
+###
+#   How to convert .ks files to staged .ksp files, and how to convert staged .ksp files to installed .ks files
+###
+$(STAGEDIR)/%.ksp : %.ks
+	/bin/sed -e 's|^\(\([^"]*\)\("[^"]*"[^"]*\)*\)\s*//.*$$|\1|g' -e 's|^\(\([^"]*\)\("[^"]*"[^"]*\)*\)\s*//.*$$|\1|g' -e 's|^\s*\(.*\)\s*$$|\1|g' -e '/^$$/d' $< > $@;
+
+$(INSTALLDIR)/%.ks : $(STAGEDIR)/%.ksp
+	cp $< $@;
diff --git a/stripper/pack.sh b/stripper/pack.sh
index e4f3634..62dd659 100644
--- a/stripper/pack.sh
+++ b/stripper/pack.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT license, (c) the KSLib team
 
-# The purpose of this file is to decrease size of .ks files for the final flight. However, please upload 
+# The purpose of this file is to decrease size of .ks files for the final flight. However, please upload
 # UNPACKED versions of programs to KSLib.
 
 # This version works in Unix environments.
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ FILES=`ls *.ks`
 echo $FILES
 for f in $FILES; do
 	sed \
-	-e 's/^\(\([^"]*\)\("[^"]*"[^"]*\)*\)\/\/.*/\1/g' \
-	-e 's/^\( \|\t\)*//g' \
-	-e 's/\( \|\t\)*$//g' \
+        -e 's|^\(\([^"]*\)\("[^"]*"[^"]*\)*\)\s*//.*$$|\1|g' -e 's|^\(\([^"]*\)\("[^"]*"[^"]*\)*\)\s*//.*$$|\1|g' \
+        -e 's|^\s*\(.*)\s*$|\1|g' \
+        -e '/^$/d'
 	$f > packed/$f;
-	# the first line strips comments
-	# the second line strips leading whitespace
-	# the third line strips trailing whitespace
+  # the first line strips comments (doubled to catch pesky URLs in comments)
+  # the second line strips leading and trailing whitespace
+  # the third line removes all empty lines (which should be stripped down by the second line)
 done