diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 06b1626..a3dfc8b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
+CC=gcc
+CXX=g++
+CPPFLAGS=-g
+
+SRC=$(shell find . -name *.cpp)
+OBJ=$(SRC:%.cpp=%.o)
+BIN= build/placeholderengine
+
+
 .PHONY: all
-all: placeholder
+all: $(BIN)
 
 .PHONY: dep
-dep:
-
+dep: 
+	sudo pacman -S $(CC)
 .PHONY: info
 info: 
 	@echo "make:		Build executable"
@@ -11,3 +20,13 @@ info:
 	@echo "make debug: 	Make with Debug hooked in"
 	@echo "make clean:	Clean all files"
 
+$(BIN): $(OBJ)
+	mkdir -p build
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) -o $(BIN) $(OBJ)
+
+%.o: %.cpp
+	g++ -c $< -o $@
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm -rf build
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0fa66f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main() {
+  std::cout << "Hello, World!";
+  return 0;
+}