diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e01712925..6a470a0dc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ PARALLEL_MAKE:=-j4
 #	make bsc/all
 #	make bsc	(equivalent to bsc/all)
 
-default: all
+default: deps all
+
+.PHONY: deps
+deps:
+	$(MAKE) -C deps
 
 compile: $(foreach dir,$(SUBDIRS),$(dir)/compile)
 clean: $(foreach dir,$(SUBDIRS),$(dir)/clean)
diff --git a/bsc-nat/gen_links.sh b/bsc-nat/gen_links.sh
index eea1ce6dd..9846d9a35 100755
--- a/bsc-nat/gen_links.sh
+++ b/bsc-nat/gen_links.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-BASEDIR=~/projects/git
+BASEDIR=../deps
 
 gen_links() {
 	DIR=$1
diff --git a/bsc/gen_links.sh b/bsc/gen_links.sh
index e6c1b442c..e46bee1ab 100755
--- a/bsc/gen_links.sh
+++ b/bsc/gen_links.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-BASEDIR=~/projects/git
+BASEDIR=../deps
 
 gen_links() {
 	DIR=$1
diff --git a/deps/Makefile b/deps/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac664930f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+
+ECLIPSEGIT:=https://github.com/eclipse
+ECLIPSEGIT2:=git://git.eclipse.org/gitroot/titan
+
+ECLIPSEGIT_REPOS=	titan.Libraries.TCCUsefulFunctions \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.ICMP \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.ICMPv6 \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.IP \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.L2TP \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.M3UA \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.SMPP \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.TCP \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.UDP \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.RTP \
+			titan.TestPorts.Common_Components.Socket-API \
+			titan.TestPorts.IPL4asp \
+			titan.TestPorts.LANL2asp \
+			titan.TestPorts.PCAPasp \
+			titan.TestPorts.SCTPasp \
+			titan.TestPorts.SIPmsg \
+			titan.TestPorts.TCPasp \
+			titan.TestPorts.TELNETasp \
+			titan.TestPorts.UDPasp \
+			titan.TestPorts.UNIX_DOMAIN_SOCKETasp
+
+ECLIPSEGIT2_REPOS=	titan.ProtocolModules.GRE \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.M2PA \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.SCTP \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.SUA \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.SDP \
+			titan.TestPorts.GPIO \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.BSSAPP_v7.3.0 \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.BSSGP_v13.0.0 \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.BSSMAP_v11.2.0 \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.GTP_v13.5.0 \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.GTPv2_v13.7.0 \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.ISUP_Q.762 \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.LLC_v7.1.0 \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.MobileL3_v13.4.0 \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.NS_v7.3.0 \
+			titan.ProtocolModules.SNDCP_v7.0.0
+
+ALL_REPOS=$(ECLIPSEGIT_REPOS) $(ECLIPSEGIT2_REPOS)
+
+all: $(ALL_REPOS)
+
+update: $(foreach dir,$(ALL_REPOS),$(dir)/update)
+clean: $(foreach dir,$(ALL_REPOS),$(dir)/clean)
+
+define GIT_template
+$(1):
+	git clone $(2)/$(1)
+
+.PHONY:$(1)/update
+$(1)/update: $(1)
+	(cd $(1) && git fetch && git checkout -f -B master)
+
+.PHONY: $(1)/clean
+$(1)/clean:
+	@rm -rf $(1)
+endef
+
+$(foreach dir,$(ECLIPSEGIT_REPOS), \
+	$(eval $(call GIT_template,$(dir),$(ECLIPSEGIT))))
+
+$(foreach dir,$(ECLIPSEGIT2_REPOS), \
+	$(eval $(call GIT_template,$(dir),$(ECLIPSEGIT2))))
diff --git a/ggsn_tests/gen_links.sh b/ggsn_tests/gen_links.sh
index 6dd2d621b..8098f9ba0 100755
--- a/ggsn_tests/gen_links.sh
+++ b/ggsn_tests/gen_links.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-BASEDIR=~/projects/git
+BASEDIR=../deps
 
 gen_links() {
 	DIR=$1
diff --git a/gprs_gb/gen_links.sh b/gprs_gb/gen_links.sh
index f2433d59c..8a85745b2 100755
--- a/gprs_gb/gen_links.sh
+++ b/gprs_gb/gen_links.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-BASEDIR=~/projects/git
+BASEDIR=../deps
 
 gen_links() {
 	DIR=$1
diff --git a/lapdm/gen_links.sh b/lapdm/gen_links.sh
index ab4eec3af..93655f041 100755
--- a/lapdm/gen_links.sh
+++ b/lapdm/gen_links.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-BASEDIR=~/projects/git
+BASEDIR=../deps
 
 gen_links() {
 	DIR=$1
diff --git a/mgw/gen_links.sh b/mgw/gen_links.sh
index bbfcc1d7f..0b8195e0c 100755
--- a/mgw/gen_links.sh
+++ b/mgw/gen_links.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-BASEDIR=~/projects/git
+BASEDIR=../deps
 
 gen_links() {
 	DIR=$1
diff --git a/msc_tests/gen_links.sh b/msc_tests/gen_links.sh
index 33b564dac..62d845328 100755
--- a/msc_tests/gen_links.sh
+++ b/msc_tests/gen_links.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-BASEDIR=~/projects/git
+BASEDIR=../deps
 
 gen_links() {
 	DIR=$1
diff --git a/selftest/gen_links.sh b/selftest/gen_links.sh
index b1e9ca12a..167bb41d3 100755
--- a/selftest/gen_links.sh
+++ b/selftest/gen_links.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-BASEDIR=~/projects/git
+BASEDIR=../deps
 
 gen_links() {
 	DIR=$1
diff --git a/sysinfo/gen_links.sh b/sysinfo/gen_links.sh
index 1930acdc1..0880b4b00 100755
--- a/sysinfo/gen_links.sh
+++ b/sysinfo/gen_links.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-BASEDIR=~/projects/git
+BASEDIR=../deps
 
 gen_links() {
 	DIR=$1