diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c6f4eb0b3..bac7777dc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ V ?= 1
 all: llmr
 
 llmr: config.gypi src llmr.gyp
-	$(MAKE) -C out BUILDTYPE=Release V=$(V) llmr-x86
+	@if [ ! -f out ]; then echo 'please run ./configure first'; else $(MAKE) -C out BUILDTYPE=Release V=$(V) llmr-x86; fi;
 
 # build OS X app with pure make
 app: config.gypi src macosx/llmr-app.gyp
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9eb3bcf9e..ff6930992 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 An OpenGL renderer for [Mapbox vector tiles](https://www.mapbox.com/blog/vector-tiles),
-implemented in C++, targeting iOS & OS X.
+implemented in C++11, targeting iOS & OS X.
+
+# Depends
+
+ - Modern C++ compiler that supports `-std=c++11`
+ - libpng
+ - glfw3
+ - Boost (headers only)
+ - Python (for build only)
+ - Node.js (for build only)
 
 # Build instructions
 
@@ -34,7 +43,6 @@ Options:
                         Path to png libs
 ```
 
-
 Then you can build the OS X app with make:
 
     make app
@@ -102,12 +110,10 @@ Build `libllmr`:
     ./configure
     make
 
-Note: build will not compile until https://github.com/mapbox/llmr-native/issues/26 is fixed.
-
 # Style protobuf
 
 We're encoding the styling information as a protocol buffer, according to
-proto/style.proto. The reason for doing so is that we don't have to ship with a
+proto/style.proto. The reason for doing so is to avoid needing to ship with a
 JSON/yaml parser. To test the conversion script, run
 
 ```
diff --git a/llmr.gyp b/llmr.gyp
index 059e06917..76174e2e6 100644
--- a/llmr.gyp
+++ b/llmr.gyp
@@ -5,18 +5,8 @@
   ],
   'targets': [
     {
-      'target_name': 'llmr-x86',
-      'product_name': 'llmr-x86',
-      'type': 'static_library',
-      'sources': [
-        '<!@(find src -name "*.cpp")',
-        '<!@(find src -name "*.c")',
-        '<!@(find src -name "*.h")',
-        '<!@(find include -name "*.hpp")',
-        '<!@(find include -name "*.h")',
-        '<!@(find src -name "*.glsl")',
-        'bin/style.js'
-      ],
+      'target_name': 'before_build_actions',
+      'type':'none',
       'actions': [
         {
           'action_name': 'Build Shaders',
@@ -51,6 +41,23 @@
           'action': ['bin/build-style.js']
         }
       ],
+    },
+    {
+      'target_name': 'llmr-x86',
+      'product_name': 'llmr-x86',
+      'type': 'static_library',
+      'dependencies': [
+          'before_build_actions'
+      ],
+      'sources': [
+        '<!@(find src -name "*.cpp")',
+        '<!@(find src -name "*.c")',
+        '<!@(find src -name "*.h")',
+        '<!@(find include -name "*.hpp")',
+        '<!@(find include -name "*.h")',
+        '<!@(find src -name "*.glsl")',
+        'bin/style.js'
+      ],
       'xcode_settings': {
         'SDKROOT': 'macosx',
         'SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS':['macosx'],
@@ -97,6 +104,9 @@
       'target_name': 'llmr-ios',
       'product_name': 'llmr-ios',
       'type': 'static_library',
+      'dependencies': [
+          'before_build_actions'
+      ],
       'sources': [
         '<!@(find src -name "*.cpp")',
         '<!@(find src -name "*.c")',
@@ -106,40 +116,6 @@
         '<!@(find src -name "*.glsl")',
         'bin/style.js'
       ],
-      'actions': [
-        {
-          'action_name': 'Build Shaders',
-          'inputs': [
-            '<!@(find src -name "*.glsl")'
-          ],
-          'outputs': [
-            'include/llmr/shader/shaders.hpp',
-            'src/shader/shaders.cpp'
-          ],
-          'action': ['bin/build-shaders.js'],
-        },
-        {
-          'action_name': 'Convert Style to Protobuf',
-          'inputs': [
-            'bin/style.js'
-          ],
-          'outputs': [
-            'resources/style.pbf'
-          ],
-          'action': ['bin/convert-style.js'],
-        },
-        {
-          'action_name': 'Update Style Resources',
-          'inputs': [
-            'resources/style.pbf'
-          ],
-          'outputs': [
-            'include/llmr/style/resources.hpp',
-            'src/style/resources.cpp'
-          ],
-          'action': ['bin/build-style.js']
-        }
-      ],
       'xcode_settings': {
         'SDKROOT': 'iphoneos',
         'SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS':['iphonesimulator','iphoneos',],