diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69de29..c134d86 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+infoedit
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69c200a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+all: infoedit
+
+infoedit: infoedit.hpp infoedit.cpp
+	g++ -o infoedit -std=c++11 infoedit.cpp -lboost_program_options