diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 61bac1a1..c66c643b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -342,3 +342,7 @@ install-bin : cyclone icyc
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 	$(INSTALL) -m0755 cyclone $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/
 	$(INSTALL) -m0755 icyc $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/
+
+# TODO: is this linking in local lcyclone or the system one????
+test-lib: test-lib.c
+	$(CC) test-lib.c -o test-lib -L . $(LIBS)
diff --git a/test-lib.c b/test-lib.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7173254e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-lib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "include/cyclone/types.h"
+#include "include/cyclone/runtime.h"
+
+void main(){
+  printf("TODO %p\n", boolean_f);
+}