diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.cache
+build
+*~*
+*\#*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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index 0000000..9f6a4c1
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+++ b/Makefile
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+.PHONY: build tests
+
+build:
+	meson setup build
+	meson compile -C build
+
+tests: build
+	build/snaketests
+
+install: tests
+	meson install -C build
+
+check:
+	@cppcheck --language=c++ --enable=all -q \
+		--suppress=missingIncludeSystem \
+		src lang
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
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+++ b/meson.build
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+project(
+  'snakefile',
+  'cpp',
+  version: '0.0.0',
+  default_options: [
+    'prefix=/usr',
+    'warning_level=3',
+    'cpp_std=c++20'
+  ]
+)
+
+lang = static_library(
+  'snakelang',
+  sources: [
+  ]
+)
+
+executable(
+  'snake',
+  sources: [
+    'src/main.cpp',
+  ],
+  dependencies: [
+  ],
+  link_with: [
+    lang
+  ],
+  install: true
+)
+
+executable(
+  'snaketests',
+  sources: [
+    'tests/main.cpp',
+  ],
+  dependencies: [
+    dependency('catch2')
+  ],
+  link_with: [
+    lang
+  ]
+)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
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+++ b/src/main.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(int, char**)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/main.cpp b/tests/main.cpp
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
+#include <catch2/catch.hpp>