diff --git a/lib/Makefile.ctan b/lib/Makefile.ctan
index 749ff2d..2afa775 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.ctan
+++ b/lib/Makefile.ctan
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 # directory struture, which is generated by running "make tdsext" (see below)
 # on $(EXPORTED).
 #
-# Note furthermore, that this Makefile only 
+# Note furthermore, that this Makefile only automates the top-level mechanics
+# of the CTAN zip files, ... It relies on the Variables set in the regular Makefiles
+# and in particular on their targets "ltds", "lctan", "filedate", and "checksum". 
 ################################################################
 
 HERE   	        = $(shell pwd)
@@ -29,9 +31,8 @@ MAKE		= make
 # the filedates and the checksums. To get rid of all the junk we commit and 
 # export a clean copy EXPORTED, on which we run the target ctanexp below,  
 # which generates a directory CTANDIR, which we zip and move into place. 
-ctan: #all filedate checksum *******
+ctan: all # filedate checksum
 	git commit -am'draining just to be sure for CTAN distribution'
-#	git push
 	rm -Rf $(EXPORTED)
 	@echo "exporting a clean copy to $(EXPORTED)"
 	cd $(TMP); git clone $(HERE); mv LaTeX-proposal $(EXPORTED)
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ ctan: #all filedate checksum *******
 	cd $(EXPORTED); $(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) ctanext
 	@echo "zipping the result to $(TDSCOLL).ctan.zip"
 	cd $(TMP); zip -r -q $(CTANZIP) $(TDSCOLL); cp $(CTANZIP) $(HERE)
-#	rm -Rf $(EXPORTED) $(CTANDIR) $(CTANZIP)
+	rm -Rf $(EXPORTED) $(CTANDIR) $(CTANZIP)
 
 # this target is run on EXPORTED. It first makes the target tdsext below, 
 # and then copies all necessary stuff into CTANDIR. 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ tdsext:
 	@echo "making a TDS compliant archive"
 	rm -Rf $(TDSDIR) $(TDSZIP)
 	@echo "  enabling checksums"
-#	$(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) enablechecksum *******
+#	$(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) enablechecksum
 	@echo "  copying over stuff to $(TDSDIR)"
 	@for d in $(DTXDIRS); do (cd $$d && $(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) ltds) done
 	@for d in $(SRCDIRS); do (cp -R $$d $(TDSDIR)/source/latex/$(TDSCOLL)) done; 
@@ -70,8 +71,4 @@ tdsext:
 	cp $(TDS.doc) $(TDSDIR)/doc/latex/$(TDSCOLL)
 	@echo "zipping the result to $(TDSCOLL).tds.zip"
 	cd $(TDSDIR); zip -r -q $(TDSZIP) .; cd -
-#	rm -Rf $(TDSDIR)
-
-echo:
-	@echo $(DTXDIRS)
-
+	rm -Rf $(TDSDIR)