diff --git a/Project/Makefile b/Project/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cb793a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Project/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+prefix = /usr/bin
+
+PROJECT_SRCS := $(shell find . -name 'PROJECT/*.c')
+PROJECT_OBJS := $(patsubst ./%.c,c-out/obj/%.o,$(PROJECT_SRCS))
+
+PROJECT := c-out/bin/PROJECT
+
+-include config.mak
+
+ifeq ($(wildcard config.mak),)
+all:
+	@echo "File config.mak not found, run configure"
+	@exit 1
+else
+
+all: build $(Project)
+
+build:
+	mkdir -p c-out/bin
+	mkdir -p c-out/obj
+
+c-out/obj/%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(PROJECT): $(PROJECT_OBJS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -DCOMMIT=$(shell git rev-list --count --all 2>/dev/null || echo 0) $^ -o $@
+
+endif
+
+install:
+	@echo "NOT IMPL"
+	exit 1
+
+uninstall:
+	@echo "NOT IMPL"
+	exit 1
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf c-out
+
+dist-clean: clean
+	rm -f config.mak
+
+.PHONY: all clean dist-clean install uninstall
diff --git a/Project/configure b/Project/configure
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/c-out/bin/yait b/c-out/bin/yait
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..683d089
Binary files /dev/null and b/c-out/bin/yait differ
diff --git a/c-out/obj/main.o b/c-out/obj/main.o
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2abc25
Binary files /dev/null and b/c-out/obj/main.o differ
diff --git a/config.mak b/config.mak
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcef174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+PREFIX=/usr/bin/
+CFLAGS=-Wall -Wextra -ggdb
+LDFLAGS=
+CC=clang
diff --git a/sample_project/Makefile b/sample_project/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7bb34d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sample_project/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+prefix = /usr/bin
+
+SAMPLE_PROJECT_SRCS := $(shell find . -name 'SAMPLE_PROJECT/*.c')
+SAMPLE_PROJECT_OBJS := $(patsubst ./%.c,c-out/obj/%.o,$(SAMPLE_PROJECT_SRCS))
+
+SAMPLE_PROJECT := c-out/bin/SAMPLE_PROJECT
+
+-include config.mak
+
+ifeq ($(wildcard config.mak),)
+all:
+	@echo "File config.mak not found, run configure"
+	@exit 1
+else
+
+all: build $(sample_project)
+
+build:
+	mkdir -p c-out/bin
+	mkdir -p c-out/obj
+
+c-out/obj/%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+$(SAMPLE_PROJECT): $(SAMPLE_PROJECT_OBJS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -DCOMMIT=$(shell git rev-list --count --all 2>/dev/null || echo 0) $^ -o $@
+
+endif
+
+install:
+	@echo "NOT IMPL"
+	exit 1
+
+uninstall:
+	@echo "NOT IMPL"
+	exit 1
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf c-out
+
+dist-clean: clean
+	rm -f config.mak
+
+.PHONY: all clean dist-clean install uninstall
diff --git a/sample_project/configure b/sample_project/configure
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/yait/contents.h b/yait/contents.h
index d5ed0ab..32dd8a7 100644
--- a/yait/contents.h
+++ b/yait/contents.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ char *config_h_template =
   line ()
   line ("/* Program information */")
   line ("#define PROGRAM \"%s\"")
-  line ("#define LICENSE_line  \"%s\"")
+  line ("#define LICENSE_LINE  \"%s\"")
   line ("#define AUTHORS \"%s\"")
   line ("#define VERSION \"pre-alpha\"")
   line ("#define YEAR 2025")
diff --git a/yait/main.c b/yait/main.c
index 56f0bad..a692fee 100644
--- a/yait/main.c
+++ b/yait/main.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "../config.h"
@@ -329,31 +330,39 @@ static int create_configure(manifest_t manifest)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int generate_source_code(manifest_t manifest)
+static int generate_source_code(manifest_t manifest, char *licence_line)
 {
-	int status;
+	int status, year;
+
+	time_t t = time(NULL);
+	struct tm tm = *localtime(&t);
+	year = tm.tm_year + 1900;
+
+	// XXX(vx-clutch): this segfaults, but why?
+	// status = create_file_with_content("config.h", manifest.project, licence_line, year);
+	if (status) {
+		printfn("failed to create config.h: %s", strerror(status));
+		return status;
+	}
 
 	status = create_and_enter_directory(manifest.project);
+	++depth;
 	if (status) {
 		printfn("failed to create or enter directory: %s",
 			strerror(status));
 		return status;
 	}
-	++depth;
 
 	if (manifest.flag.GNU) {
-		create_file_with_content("main.c", main_c_gnu_template,
-					 manifest.project, manifest.name);
-
-		goto atexit_clean;
+		status = create_file_with_content("main.c", main_c_gnu_template,
+						  manifest.project,
+						  manifest.name);
+	} else {
+		status = create_file_with_content("main.c", main_c_template,
+						  manifest.project,
+						  manifest.name);
 	}
-
-	create_file_with_content("main.c", main_c_template, manifest.project,
-				 manifest.name);
-
-atexit_clean:
-	reset_path;
-	return 0;
+	return status;
 }
 
 static int create_project(manifest_t manifest)
@@ -399,25 +408,25 @@ static int create_project(manifest_t manifest)
 	}
 
 	// TODO(vx-clutch): make this smarter--or not ( macro ).
-	char *licence = malloc(sizeof(char) * 1024);
-	if (!licence) {
+	char *licence_line = malloc(sizeof(char) * 1024);
+	if (!licence_line) {
 		printfn("failed to create memory for licence line: %s",
 			strerror(status));
 		return status;
 	}
-	status = create_licence(manifest, &licence);
+	status = create_licence(manifest, &licence_line);
 	if (status) {
 		printfn("failed to get libraries: %s", strerror(status));
 		return status;
 	}
 
 	// TODO(vx-clutch): Take in licence line and put it into standard.c
-	status = generate_source_code(manifest);
+	status = generate_source_code(manifest, licence_line);
 	if (status) {
 		printfn("failed to generate source code: %s", strerror(status));
 		return status;
 	}
-	free(licence);
+	free(licence_line);
 
 	status = create_libraries(manifest);
 	if (status) {
@@ -445,7 +454,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	parse_arguments(&manifest, argc, argv);
+	// TODO(vx-clutch): enable argument parsing
+	// parse_arguments(&manifest, argc, argv);
+	manifest.project = "sample_project";
+	manifest.name = "vx_clutch";
+	manifest.licence = BSD3;
+	manifest.libraries = ADD_LIBRARY(manifest.libraries, LIB_NONE);
 	status = create_project(manifest);
 
 	return status == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;