diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b01ae3f..ee3c801 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+ATRIP_ROOT := $(PWD)
+CONFIG ?= gcc
+include etc/config/$(CONFIG).mk
+include ./bench/config.mk
+
 EMACS = emacs -q --batch
 define tangle
 $(EMACS) $(1) --eval "(require 'org)" --eval '(org-babel-tangle)'
@@ -12,6 +17,17 @@ $(SOURCES): $(MAIN)
 tangle: $(SOURCES)
 
 clean:
-	rm -r $(SOURCES)
+	-rm -v $(SOURCES)
+
+clean-all: bench-clean clean
+
+bench: $(BENCH_TARGETS)
+
+.PHONY: clean tangle bench
+
+%: %.o
+	$(CXX) $< $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+
+%.o: %.cxx
+	$(CXX) -c $< $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@
 
-.PHONY: clean tangle
diff --git a/bench/config.mk b/bench/config.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a0b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/config.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+BENCH_SOURCES = $(wildcard $(ATRIP_ROOT)/bench/test*.cxx)
+BENCH_TARGETS = $(patsubst %.cxx,%,$(BENCH_SOURCES))
+
+bench-clean:
+	-rm -v $(BENCH_TARGETS)
diff --git a/bench/test_main.cxx b/bench/test_main.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a160aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/test_main.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main() {
+  std::cout << "Hello world" << std::endl;
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/etc/config/gcc.mk b/etc/config/gcc.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a9aad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/config/gcc.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+include etc/ctf.mk
+
+CXX = mpic++
+
+CXXFLAGS += -I$(CTF_INCLUDE_PATH)
+LDFLAGS += -L$(CTF_BUILD_PATH) -lctf
diff --git a/etc/ctf.mk b/etc/ctf.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1142943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/ctf.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+include ./etc/ctf_vars.mk
+include ./etc/ctf_rules.mk
diff --git a/etc/ctf_rules.mk b/etc/ctf_rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..832aadd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/ctf_rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+$(CTF_SRC_PATH)/configure:
+	mkdir -p $(@D)
+	git clone $(CTF_REPOSITORY) $(@D)
+	cd $(@D) && git checkout $(CTF_COMMIT)
+
+$(CTF_BUILD_PATH)/Makefile: $(CTF_SRC_PATH)/configure
+	mkdir -p $(CTF_BUILD_PATH)
+	cd $(CTF_BUILD_PATH) && $(CTF_SRC_PATH)/configure $(CTF_CONFIG_FLAGS)
+
+$(CTF_STATIC_LIB): $(CTF_BUILD_PATH)/Makefile
+	$(info Compiling $@)
+	cd $(CTF_BUILD_PATH) && $(MAKE)
+
+.PHONY: ctf ctf-clean
+ctf: $(CTF_STATIC_LIB)
+
+ctf-clean:
+	rm -rf $(CTF_BUILD_PATH)
+
+IN_PROJECT_DEPENDENCIES += ctf
diff --git a/etc/ctf_vars.mk b/etc/ctf_vars.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..490d26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/ctf_vars.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+CTF_REPOSITORY = https://github.com/cyclops-community/ctf
+CTF_COMMIT    ?= v1.5.0
+
+CTF_SRC_PATH     = $(ATRIP_ROOT)/lib/src/ctf/$(CTF_COMMIT)
+CTF_BUILD_PATH   = $(ATRIP_ROOT)/lib/build/ctf/$(CTF_COMMIT)
+
+CTF_CONFIG_FLAGS =
+
+CTF_STATIC_LIB   = $(CTF_BUILD_PATH)/lib/libctf.a
+CTF_INCLUDE_PATH = $(CTF_BUILD_PATH)/include