diff --git a/makelog b/makelog
index d6522a88..3bccf68b 100755
--- a/makelog
+++ b/makelog
@@ -15,8 +15,20 @@ logfile=$(mktemp makelog.XXXXXX)
 trap "rm -f $logfile" EXIT
 
 params="$*"
+
+pushd root
+test -d .git || git init
+git add .
+git commit -a -m"- before $params"
+popd
+
 time make $params 2>&1 | tee $logfile
 
+pushd root
+git add .
+git commit -a -m"- after $params"
+popd
+
 mkdir -p build_tmp
 echo -e "\nmake $*:\n" >> build_tmp/make_${params// /_}.log
 cat $logfile >> build_tmp/make_${params// /_}.log