diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 840d0e6..ee32337 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 SHELL := bash
 TARGET := jtlc
 ifdef WIN32
-export CPPFLAGS += -I"$(shell cd)"
+TOPLEVEL := $(shell cd)
 else
-export CPPFLAGS += -I"$(shell pwd)"
+TOPLEVEL := $(shell pwd)
 endif
+export CPPFLAGS += -I"$(TOPLEVEL)"
 export CXXFLAGS := -Wall -O2
 
 LDFLAGS := -lfl
diff --git a/main/jtlc.cc b/main/jtlc.cc
index 5f5a0a2..933afc6 100644
--- a/main/jtlc.cc
+++ b/main/jtlc.cc
@@ -1,8 +1,46 @@
 
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdio.h>                  /* tmpfile() */
+#include <stdlib.h>                 /* exit() */
+#include "parser/parser.h"
+#include <vector>
+using namespace std;
+
+int usage();
+void compile(const char * filename);
+
+int usage()
+{
+    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: jtlc [options] <source files>\n");
+    exit(42);
+}
 
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
-    printf("jtlc, version 0.00000001\n");
+    vector<const char *> source_files;
+    for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
+    {
+        if (argv[i][0] != '-')
+        {
+            source_files.push_back(argv[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (source_files.size() < 1)
+    {
+        usage();
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0, num = source_files.size(); i < num; i++)
+    {
+        compile(source_files[i]);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
+
+void compile(const char * filename)
+{
+    FILE * out = tmpfile();
+    parse(filename);
+    fclose(out);
+}
diff --git a/parser/parser.h b/parser/parser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..522ac56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/parser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+#ifndef PARSER_H
+#define PARSER_H
+
+#include "util/refptr.h"
+
+void parse(const char * fileName);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/parser/parser.lex b/parser/parser.lex
index d39b5a8..ed33fe9 100644
--- a/parser/parser.lex
+++ b/parser/parser.lex
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ float       return FLOAT;
 double      return DOUBLE;
 
     /* keywords */
+c           return C;
 import      return IMPORT;
 module      return MODULE;
 return      return RETURN;
diff --git a/parser/parser.yy b/parser/parser.yy
index d7a3968..56f8f80 100644
--- a/parser/parser.yy
+++ b/parser/parser.yy
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include "parser.tab.hh"        /* bison-generated header with YY[SL]TYPE */
+#include "parser.h"
 using namespace std;
 
 #define yyerror(msg) errFunc(msg, &yylloc)
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ int yywrap()
 %token DOUBLE;
 
     /* keywords */
+%token C;
 %token IMPORT;
 %token MODULE;
 %token RETURN;
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ program_item: module_declaration
             | import
             | variable_declaration
             | function
+            | c_statement
             ;
 
 module_declaration: MODULE module_name SEMICOLON
@@ -177,10 +180,11 @@ type: primitive_type
     ;
 
 statement: expression SEMICOLON
-         | return_statement SEMICOLON
+         | return_statement
+         | c_statement
          ;
 
-return_statement: RETURN expression
+return_statement: RETURN expression SEMICOLON
                 ;
 
 expression: assign_expr
@@ -193,6 +197,10 @@ assign_expr: lvalue ASSIGN expression
 lvalue: IDENTIFIER
       ;
 
+c_statement: C LPAREN STRING_LITERAL RPAREN SEMICOLON {
+            }
+           ;
+
 %%
 
 void parse(const char * fileName)
diff --git a/tests/Initial.jtl b/tests/Initial.jtl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/util/refptr.h b/util/refptr.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e6ecf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/refptr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+ * Author: Josh Holtrop
+ * Purpose: Provide a reference-counting "pointer" object for C++
+ */
+
+#ifndef REFPTR_H
+#define REFPTR_H REFPTR_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>             /* NULL */
+
+template <typename T>
+class refptr
+{
+    public:
+        refptr<T>();
+        refptr<T>(T * ptr);
+        refptr<T>(const refptr<T> & orig);
+        refptr<T> & operator=(const refptr<T> & orig);
+        refptr<T> & operator=(T * ptr);
+        ~refptr<T>();
+        T & operator*() const;
+        T * operator->() const;
+        bool isNull() const { return m_ptr == NULL; }
+
+    private:
+        void cloneFrom(const refptr<T> & orig);
+        void destroy();
+
+        T * m_ptr;
+        int * m_refCount;
+};
+
+template <typename T> refptr<T>::refptr()
+{
+    m_ptr = NULL;
+    m_refCount = NULL;
+}
+
+template <typename T> refptr<T>::refptr(T * ptr)
+{
+    m_ptr = ptr;
+    m_refCount = new int;
+    *m_refCount = 1;
+}
+
+template <typename T> refptr<T>::refptr(const refptr<T> & orig)
+{
+    cloneFrom(orig);
+}
+
+template <typename T> refptr<T> & refptr<T>::operator=(const refptr<T> & orig)
+{
+    destroy();
+    cloneFrom(orig);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+template <typename T> refptr<T> & refptr<T>::operator=(T * ptr)
+{
+    destroy();
+    m_ptr = ptr;
+    m_refCount = new int;
+    *m_refCount = 1;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+template <typename T> void refptr<T>::cloneFrom(const refptr<T> & orig)
+{
+    this->m_ptr = orig.m_ptr;
+    this->m_refCount = orig.m_refCount;
+    if (m_refCount != NULL)
+        (*m_refCount)++;
+}
+
+template <typename T> refptr<T>::~refptr()
+{
+    destroy();
+}
+
+template <typename T> void refptr<T>::destroy()
+{
+    if (m_refCount != NULL)
+    {
+        if (*m_refCount <= 1)
+        {
+            delete m_ptr;
+            delete m_refCount;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            (*m_refCount)--;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename T> T & refptr<T>::operator*() const
+{
+    return *m_ptr;
+}
+
+template <typename T> T * refptr<T>::operator->() const
+{
+    return m_ptr;
+}
+
+#endif