diff --git a/lib/actions.js b/lib/actions.js
index bb2d883..939a229 100755
--- a/lib/actions.js
+++ b/lib/actions.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function build(graph, node, cmd, cb) {
   // if the target is missing, we *must* rebuild it
   if (exists(missing_targets[cmd.target])) {
     return async.series([
-      async.apply(colored_exec, [cmd.cmd].concat(cmd.args).join(' ')),
+      async.apply(colored_exec, [cmd.cmd].concat(cmd.args).join(' '), {cwd: cmd.cwd || node.base || process.cwd()}),
       async.apply(async.map, cmd.sources, fingerprint),
       async.apply(fingerprint, cmd.target)
     ], cb);
diff --git a/lib/registry/processors/cmake.js b/lib/registry/processors/cmake.js
index 6af7d10..98662a7 100644
--- a/lib/registry/processors/cmake.js
+++ b/lib/registry/processors/cmake.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ function register(node, registry, cb) {
 
 // prepare the command list corresponding to this node
 function generate(graph, node, cb) {
+  if (!exists(node.type) || node.type.toLowerCase() !== 'cmake') return cb();
+
   node.defines = node.defines || {};
   if (node.installdir)
     node.defines.CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX = node.defines.CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX || node.installdir;
diff --git a/lib/registry/processors/cplusplus.js b/lib/registry/processors/cplusplus.js
index 14e113b..48295c2 100644
--- a/lib/registry/processors/cplusplus.js
+++ b/lib/registry/processors/cplusplus.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function pkg_config(pkg, cb) {
 
 function register(node, registry, cb) {
   var valid_languages = ['C++', 'c++', 'cplusplus', 'cpp'];
-  if (valid_languages.indexOf(node.language) === -1)
+  if (!valid_languages.some(function(elem) { return elem === node.language; }))
     return cb();
 
   node.language = 'c++';
diff --git a/lib/registry/processors/dlang.js b/lib/registry/processors/dlang.js
index 297352e..37ef9a3 100644
--- a/lib/registry/processors/dlang.js
+++ b/lib/registry/processors/dlang.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var public = util.public;
 
 function register(node, registry, cb) {
   var valid_languages = ['D', 'd', 'dlang'];
-  if (valid_languages.indexOf(node.language) === -1)
+  if (!valid_languages.some(function(elem) { return elem === node.language; }))
     return cb();
 
   node.language = 'd';
diff --git a/lib/registry/processors/make.js b/lib/registry/processors/make.js
index f8e2bae..7f4ec1c 100644
--- a/lib/registry/processors/make.js
+++ b/lib/registry/processors/make.js
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 require('node_extensions');
 
+var assert = require('assert');
+var util = require('util');
+var path = require('path');
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+var exists = util.exists;
+
 var os = require('os');
 
 function register(node, registry, cb) {
+  if (!exists(node.type) || node.type.toLowerCase() !== 'make') return cb();
+
+  node.generate = function(graph, cb) {
+    processors['make'].generate(graph, this, cb);
+  }
+
   cb();
 }