diff --git a/.cbuild_prog.tmp b/.cbuild_prog.tmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cbuild_prog.tmp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/cbuild.sh b/cbuild.sh
index 43d86ee..af19a4d 100755
--- a/cbuild.sh
+++ b/cbuild.sh
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ build() {
     [ ! -d "${OBJDIR}" ] && mkdir "${OBJDIR}"
     export_vars
     make -f "${MAKEFILE}" -e "${TARGET}" -n | grep "^${CC}" | wc -l > .cbuild_prog.tmp
+    if [ "$(cat .cbuild_prog.tmp)" = 0 ]; then
+        info "Target ${TARGET} up to date"
+        return 0;
+    fi
     info "Beginning build..."
     make -f "${MAKEFILE}" -e "${TARGET}"
     ret=$?
@@ -137,7 +141,8 @@ clean() {
 
 run() {
     build || exit $?
-	info "Running ./${TARGET}"
+    args="$@"
+	info "Running ./${TARGET} ${args}" 
     "./${TARGET}" $@ ||
         err "Run FAILURE ./${TARGET} returned $?"
 }