diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 62067301..42628cab 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-0.5 ()
+0.5 (20080821)
 	- add option to start dbus and consolekit before the X server
 	- finit-alt listens to /dev/initctl to work with reboot(8) (smurfy)
 	- write runlevel to utmp, needed by Printerdrake (Pascal Terjan)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d9643594..c89ce367 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ CFLAGS	= -Os -Wall -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -DWHOAMI=\"`whoami`@`hostname`\"
 LD	= gcc
 LDFLAGS	=
 LIBS	=
-VERSION	= 0.5-pre
+VERSION	= 0.5
 PKG	= finit-$(VERSION)
 DFILES	= Makefile README finit.c finit-mod.c finit-alt.c helpers.c helpers.h \
-	  patches/*patch contrib/services.sh*
+	  patches/*patch contrib/services.sh* Makefile.gdium
 BINS	= finit-mod finit-alt finit-mdv #finit-exb
 
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index b593ddde..856f894f 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -40,3 +40,9 @@ Finit handles SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 for reboot and halt, and listens to
 /dev/initctl so standard Linux reboot and halt commands should also
 work.
 
+
+Debugging
+---------
+
+Add finit_debug to the kernel parameter line to enable trace messages
+and to run a shell after the X server.
diff --git a/contrib/Makefile.gdium b/contrib/Makefile.gdium
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bac09d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/Makefile.gdium
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+CC	= gcc
+CFLAGS	= -Os -Wall -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -DWHOAMI=\"`whoami`@`hostname`\"
+LD	= gcc
+LDFLAGS	=
+LIBS	=
+VERSION	= 0.5-pre
+PKG	= finit-$(VERSION)
+DFILES	= Makefile README finit.c finit-mod.c finit-alt.c helpers.c helpers.h \
+	  patches/*patch contrib/services.sh*
+BINS	= finit-mod finit-alt finit-mdv #finit-exb
+
+
+
+#### Configurable parameters
+
+# Default user for finit-alt if not "user"
+#DEFUSER = fred
+
+# Use -march=pentium-m to build for Eeepc
+#CFLAGS += -march=pentium-m
+
+# Omit the first /sbin/hwclock if CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS is enabled in the kernel 
+CFLAGS += -DNO_HCTOSYS
+
+# Append -directisa to /sbin/hwclock lines if the user has disabled
+# CONFIG_GENRTC and enabled CONFIG_RTC but not enabled CONFIG_HPET_TIMER
+# and CONFIG_HPET_RTC_IRQ.
+#CFLAGS += -DDIRECTISA
+
+# Use built-in run-parts instead of /bin/run-parts
+CFLAGS += -DBUILTIN_RUNPARTS
+
+#### End of configurable parameters
+
+
+
+ifneq ($(DEFUSER),)
+CFLAGS += -DDEFUSER=\"$(DEFUSER)\"
+endif
+
+.c.o:
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -o $*.o $<
+
+all: $(BINS)
+
+finit: finit.o
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $+ $(LIBS)
+	strip $@
+
+finit-mod: finit-mod.o helpers.o
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $+ $(LIBS)
+	strip $@
+
+finit-alt: finit-alt.o helpers.o
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $+ $(LIBS)
+	strip $@
+
+finit-mdv: finit-mdv.o helpers.o
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $+ $(LIBS)
+	strip $@
+
+finit-mdv.o: finit-alt.c Makefile
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -DDIST_MDV -o $@ finit-alt.c
+
+finit-exb: finit-exb.o helpers.o
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $+ $(LIBS)
+	strip $@
+
+finit-exb.o: finit-alt.c Makefile
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -DDIST_EEEXUBUNTU -o $@ finit-alt.c
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.o core *~ $(BINS)
+
+finit.o: finit.c Makefile
+
+finit-mod.o: finit-mod.c Makefile
+
+helpers.o: helpers.c  Makefile
+
+dist:
+	rm -Rf $(PKG)
+	mkdir -p $(PKG)/contrib $(PKG)/patches
+	for i in $(DFILES); do cp $$i $(PKG)/`dirname $$i`; done
+	tar cf - $(PKG) | gzip -c > $(PKG).tar.gz
+	rm -Rf $(PKG)
+	ls -l $(PKG).tar.gz
+