diff --git a/mage.go b/mage.go
index b5d0cc2..ba32b0a 100644
--- a/mage.go
+++ b/mage.go
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ func buildBins(goos, goarch string) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
+	fmt.Print("generating code...")
+	Generate(ctx)
+	fmt.Print("\rCode generation successful \n")
+
 	d := filepath.Join(wd, "./bin")
 
 	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(d, goos, goarch), 0777)
@@ -181,3 +185,11 @@ func Generate(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	shouldWork(ctx, nil, dir, "sh", "./regen.sh")
 }
+
+// Vars shows the various variables that this magefile uses.
+func Vars() {
+	qod.Printlnf("goarch:\t%s", runtime.GOARCH)
+	qod.Printlnf("goos:\t%s", runtime.GOOS)
+	qod.Printlnf("arches:\t%v", arches)
+	qod.Printlnf("wd:\t%s", wd)
+}