diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -38,10 +38,15 @@ gst_packages:
 pnpm:
 	# holding pnpm back because we don't have the latest nodejs: https://pnpm.io/installation#compatibility
 	sudo npm install -g pnpm@6.32.12
-	
+
 bin/node:
 	ln -sf `which nodejs` bin/node
 
+pdm_local_install:
+	# drew has ~/bin in $PATH
+	pip install pdm
+	ln -s ../.local/bin/pdm ~/bin
+
 js:
 	pnpm install --reporter append-only