diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index adf8f72..606d549 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,23 +1,61 @@
-# ---> Go
-# If you prefer the allow list template instead of the deny list, see community template:
-# https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/community/Golang/Go.AllowList.gitignore
-#
-# Binaries for programs and plugins
-*.exe
-*.exe~
-*.dll
-*.so
-*.dylib
+# http://www.gnu.org/software/automake
 
-# Test binary, built with `go test -c`
-*.test
+Makefile.in
+/ar-lib
+/mdate-sh
+/py-compile
+/test-driver
+/ylwrap
+.deps/
+.dirstamp
 
-# Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
-*.out
+# http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf
 
-# Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
-# vendor/
+autom4te.cache
+/autoscan.log
+/autoscan-*.log
+/aclocal.m4
+/compile
+/config.cache
+/config.guess
+/config.h.in
+/config.log
+/config.status
+/config.sub
+/configure
+/configure.scan
+/depcomp
+/install-sh
+/missing
+/stamp-h1
 
-# Go workspace file
-go.work
+# Automake aux directory
+/config
 
+# Autoreconf backup of configure
+/configure~
+
+# https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
+
+/ltmain.sh
+
+# http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo
+
+/texinfo.tex
+
+# http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/
+
+m4/libtool.m4
+m4/ltoptions.m4
+m4/ltsugar.m4
+m4/ltversion.m4
+m4/lt~obsolete.m4
+
+# Generated Makefile
+# (meta build system like autotools,
+# can automatically generate from config.status script
+# (which is called by configure script))
+Makefile
+
+# Object files
+*.o
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cb59ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bin_PROGRAMS = emu 
+emu_SOURCES = src/main.c
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..205ad1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
+# Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
+
+AC_PREREQ([2.00])
+AC_INIT([emu], [v1.0])
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.c])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config])
+
+# Initialize automake
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign subdir-objects])
+
+# Checks for programs.
+AC_PROG_CC
+
+# Checks for libraries.
+
+# Checks for header files.
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdint.h])
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+
+# Checks for library functions.
+
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..499c078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "stdint.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+  return (uint8_t)0;
+}