diff --git a/build.json b/build.json
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+++ b/build.json
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+{
+    "name": "Erythro",
+    "author": "Curle",
+
+    "source": {
+        "src": [
+            "$root/src/*.c"
+        ],
+        "inc": [
+            "$root/include/"
+        ]
+    },
+
+    "build": {
+        "compile": [
+            "-g -I$inc",
+            "$src"
+        ]
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/plugins/c.js b/plugins/c.js
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+const child = require("child_process");
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+let defaultCompiler = "gcc";
+let tempDir;
+let defaultLinkFlags = "%.o"
+let defaultOutput = "$name"
+
+let linkCache = "";
+
+
+module.exports = {
+    
+    /**
+     * Preprocess the buildscript.
+     * If it contains compile, assemble and link steps, it does nothing
+     * If it contains compile but no build, it implicitly adds it with the default arguments.
+     * @param {object} buildscript the JSON buildscript object
+     */
+    extensionC: function(buildscript) {
+        console.log("c.js processing buildscript");
+        if(!("link" in buildscript.build)) {
+            console.log("Inserting link step for gcc");
+            buildscript.build["link"] = [defaultLinkFlags];
+        }
+
+        if(!("output" in buildscript.build)) {
+            console.log("Inserting output step");
+            buildscript.build["output"] = [defaultOutput];
+        }
+
+        tempDir = process.cwd() + "/bsTemp/";
+        
+        if(!fs.existsSync(tempDir)) {
+            console.log("Creating temporary dir for object files");
+            fs.mkdirSync(tempDir);
+        }
+
+        
+    },
+
+    extensionH: function() {},
+    extensionO: function() {},
+    extensionLD: function() {},
+
+    /**
+     * Called when it is time to execute the compile step.
+     * It is passed the array of strings associated with the step in the buildscript.
+     * @param  {...string} params the list of strings
+     */
+    stepCompile: function(...params) {
+        let cwd = process.cwd().replace(/\\/g, "/");
+        let compileFlags = "";
+        // Check whether we're doubly listed
+        if(Array.isArray(params[0])) {
+            params = params[0];
+        }
+
+        for(var param of params) {
+            console.log("stepCompile: param", param);
+            if(param.startsWith("-")) {
+                compileFlags = param;
+            } else {
+                let binPath = param.substr(param.lastIndexOf(cwd) + cwd.length + 1);
+                binPath = binPath.substr(0, binPath.lastIndexOf("."));
+                binPath = cwd + "/bsTemp/" + binPath;
+
+                // generate the file structure for it to go into
+                fs.mkdirSync(binPath.substr(0, binPath.lastIndexOf("/")), {recursive: true});
+                if(param.substr(param.lastIndexOf(".") + 1) != "c" 
+                    && param.substr(param.lastIndexOf(".") + 1) != "s") {
+
+                    fs.copyFileSync(param, binPath + ".o");
+                } else {
+                    let compilerCommand =
+                        defaultCompiler + 
+                        " -c " + param +
+                        " -o " + binPath + ".o "
+                        + compileFlags;
+                        
+                    child.execSync(compilerCommand);
+                }
+                
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Take in the compiled binary object files,
+     * prepare the link command, and save it for the link execution.
+     * @param {...string} params the object files to link. 
+     */
+    stepLink: function(...params) {
+        let linkerCommand = "";
+        // Check whether we're doubly listed
+        if(Array.isArray(params[0])) {
+            params = params[0];
+        }
+
+        for(var param of params) {
+            console.log("stepLink: param", param);
+            linkerCommand += param + " ";
+        }
+
+        linkCache = linkerCommand;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Take in the name of a file, execute the link command to save the output.
+     * @param {string} output the name of the wanted file
+     */
+    stepOutput: function(output) {
+        // Check whether we're doubly listed
+        if(Array.isArray(output[0])) {
+            output = output[0];
+        }
+
+        let linkerCommand = defaultCompiler + " -o " + process.cwd() + "/" + output + " " + linkCache;
+        console.log("stepOutput: param", output, "command", linkerCommand);
+        child.execSync(linkerCommand);
+
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Set the name of the compiler to be used.
+     * @param {string} comp 
+     */
+    setCompiler: function(comp) {
+        // Check whether we're doubly listed
+        if(Array.isArray(comp[0])) {
+            comp = comp[0];
+        }
+        defaultCompiler = comp;
+        console.log("Set compiler to", comp);
+    }
+
+}
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