diff --git a/.github/workflows/c_actions.yml b/.github/workflows/c_actions.yml
index 4cc3d5f..4cff949 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c_actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c_actions.yml
@@ -65,26 +65,11 @@ jobs:
         SPINN_COMMON_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/spinn_common_install
         FEC_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/fec_install
         SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/spynnaker_install
-        C_LOGS_DICT: ${{ github.workspace }}/python_models8/model_binaries/logs.sqlite3
         CFLAGS: -fdiagnostics-color=always
       run: |
         make -C spinnaker_tools install
         make -C spinn_common install
-        make -C SpiNNFrontEndCommon/c_common
-        make -C sPyNNaker/neural_modelling
-        make -C sPyNNaker/neural_modelling install
-        make -C c_models
-
-    - name: Build SpiNNaker C code globally
-      env:
-        SPINN_DIRS: ${{ github.workspace }}/spinn_dirs
-        C_LOGS_DICT: ${{ github.workspace }}/python_models8/model_binaries/logs.sqlite3
-        CFLAGS: -fdiagnostics-color=always
-      run: |
-        make -C spinnaker_tools install
-        make -C spinn_common install
-        make -C SpiNNFrontEndCommon/c_common
-        make -C sPyNNaker/neural_modelling
+        make -C SpiNNFrontEndCommon/c_common install
         make -C sPyNNaker/neural_modelling install
         make -C c_models
 
@@ -92,8 +77,10 @@ jobs:
       run: make clean; make SPYNNAKER_DEBUG=DEBUG
       working-directory: c_models
       env:
-        SPINN_DIRS: ${{ github.workspace }}/spinn_dirs
-        C_LOGS_DICT: ${{ github.workspace }}/python_models8/model_binaries/logs.sqlite3
+        SPINN_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/spinnaker_tools_install
+        SPINN_COMMON_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/spinn_common_install
+        FEC_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/fec_install
+        SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/spynnaker_install
         CFLAGS: -fdiagnostics-color=always
 
     # To be added: Documentation building
diff --git a/c_models/Makefile b/c_models/Makefile
index 3431bd6..1a9b5ba 100644
--- a/c_models/Makefile
+++ b/c_models/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+MAKEFILE_PATH := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
+CURRENT_DIR := $(abspath $(dir $(MAKEFILE_PATH)))
+APP_OUTPUT_DIR := $(CURRENT_DIR)/../python_models8/model_binaries/
+
 DIRS = makefiles
 
 all: $(DIRS)
 	for d in $(DIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$d || exit $$?; done
 
 clean: $(DIRS)
+	$(RM) $(APP_OUTPUT_DIR)logs*.sqlite3
+	$(RM) $(APP_OUTPUT_DIR)*.aplx
+	$(RM) -r $(CURRENT_DIR)/modified_src
 	for d in $(DIRS); do $(MAKE) -C $$d clean || exit $$?; done
diff --git a/c_models/makefiles/extra.mk b/c_models/makefiles/extra.mk
index 78e57f8..da2d051 100644
--- a/c_models/makefiles/extra.mk
+++ b/c_models/makefiles/extra.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR := $(strip $(if $(SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR), $(SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR), $(if $(SPINN_DIRS), $(SPINN_DIRS)/spynnaker_install, $(error SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR or SPINN_DIRS is not set.  Please define SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR or SPINN_DIRS))))
+CUR_DIR := $(abspath $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR := $(strip $(if $(SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR), $(SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR), $(abspath $(CUR_DIR)/../../../sPyNNaker/neural_modelling)))
 
 # Work out the top-level project folder
 MAKEFILE_PATH := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@ BUILD_DIR := $(EXTRA_MODELS_DIR)c_models/build/$(APP)/
 
 # This is where the output .aplx files will go
 APP_OUTPUT_DIR := $(EXTRA_MODELS_DIR)python_models8/model_binaries/
+# key for the database in this APP_OUTPUT_DIR
+# If you change APP_OUTPUT_DIR please use a lower case letter
+DATABASE_KEY = N
 
 # This is where the extra source files are located
 EXTRA_SRC_DIR := $(EXTRA_MODELS_DIR)c_models/src
diff --git a/c_models/makefiles/extra_neuron.mk b/c_models/makefiles/extra_neuron.mk
index f5de65c..52494a5 100644
--- a/c_models/makefiles/extra_neuron.mk
+++ b/c_models/makefiles/extra_neuron.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR := $(strip $(if $(SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR), $(SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR), $(if $(SPINN_DIRS), $(SPINN_DIRS)/spynnaker_install, $(error SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR or SPINN_DIRS is not set.  Please define SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR or SPINN_DIRS))))
+CUR_DIR := $(abspath $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR := $(strip $(if $(SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR), $(SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR), $(abspath $(CUR_DIR)/../../../sPyNNaker/neural_modelling)))
 
 # Work out the top-level project folder
 MAKEFILE_PATH := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@ BUILD_DIR := $(EXTRA_MODELS_DIR)c_models/build/$(APP)/
 
 # This is where the output .aplx files will go
 APP_OUTPUT_DIR := $(EXTRA_MODELS_DIR)python_models8/model_binaries/
+# key for the database in this APP_OUTPUT_DIR
+# If you change APP_OUTPUT_DIR please use a lower case letter
+DATABASE_KEY = N
 
 # This is where the extra source files are located
 EXTRA_SRC_DIR := $(EXTRA_MODELS_DIR)c_models/src
diff --git a/c_models/makefiles/extra_synapse.mk b/c_models/makefiles/extra_synapse.mk
index c6e5773..fd8817c 100644
--- a/c_models/makefiles/extra_synapse.mk
+++ b/c_models/makefiles/extra_synapse.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR := $(strip $(if $(SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR), $(SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR), $(if $(SPINN_DIRS), $(SPINN_DIRS)/spynnaker_install, $(error SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR or SPINN_DIRS is not set.  Please define SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR or SPINN_DIRS))))
+CUR_DIR := $(abspath $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR := $(strip $(if $(SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR), $(SPYNNAKER_INSTALL_DIR), $(abspath $(CUR_DIR)/../../../sPyNNaker/neural_modelling)))
 
 # Work out the top-level project folder
 MAKEFILE_PATH := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@ BUILD_DIR := $(EXTRA_MODELS_DIR)c_models/build/$(APP)/
 
 # This is where the output .aplx files will go
 APP_OUTPUT_DIR := $(EXTRA_MODELS_DIR)python_models8/model_binaries/
+# key for the database in this APP_OUTPUT_DIR
+# If you change APP_OUTPUT_DIR please use a lower case letter
+DATABASE_KEY = N
 
 # This is where the extra source files are located
 EXTRA_SRC_DIR := $(EXTRA_MODELS_DIR)c_models/src
diff --git a/python_models8/model_binaries/.gitignore b/python_models8/model_binaries/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06d3c95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python_models8/model_binaries/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.aplx
+logs*.sqlite3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4018f34..7a5b5e9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ include =
 [options.package_data]
 * =
         *.aplx
-        *.dict
+        logs*.sqlite3
 
 
 [options.extras_require]