diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+all:
+	gcc bare.c -o bare `sdl-config --cflags --libs`
+
+clean:
+	-rm -f *~ *.o bare
diff --git a/bare.c b/bare.c
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+// Author: Josh Holtrop
+// Date: 11/10/05
+// Purpose: barebones SDL program
+
+#include "SDL/SDL.h"
+#include "stdio.h"
+
+int	main()
+{
+	SDL_Surface *screen;
+	SDL_Event event;
+
+	if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO))
+	{
+		printf("Failed to initialize SDL!\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	atexit(SDL_Quit);
+
+	if (!(screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(256, 256, 32, SDL_DOUBLEBUF | SDL_HWSURFACE)))
+	{
+		printf("Failed to set video mode!\n");
+		return 2;
+	}
+
+	SDL_FillRect(screen, NULL, 0);
+	Uint32 *pixels = screen->pixels;
+	Uint32 c;
+	for (c = 0; c < 65536; c++)
+		*pixels++ = c;
+	SDL_Flip(screen);
+
+	while (SDL_WaitEvent(&event) != 0)
+		if (event.type == SDL_KEYDOWN)
+			exit(0);
+}