diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac70d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+exampleTest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cedd730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+exampleTest: picotest.o exampleTest.o
+	gcc -o exampleTest picotest.o exampleTest.o 
+
+picotest.o: picotest.c picotest.h
+	gcc -c picotest.c
+
+exampleTest.o: exampleTest.c
+	gcc -c exampleTest.c
+
+clean:
+	rm *.o
+	rm exampleTest
+
+all: exampleTest
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diff --git a/exampleTest.c b/exampleTest.c
index 2e001d0..ba0263d 100644
--- a/exampleTest.c
+++ b/exampleTest.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "picotest.c"
+#include "picotest.h"
 
 void *test_two_equals_one()
 {
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ void *test_one_plus_one()
 
 int main(int ac, char **av)
 {
+	initializePicotest();
 	addTest(test_two_equals_one);
 	addTest(test_one_plus_one);
 	
diff --git a/picotest.c b/picotest.c
index 5a3a9b4..e18b5cb 100644
--- a/picotest.c
+++ b/picotest.c
@@ -1,22 +1,12 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include "picotest.h"
 
-#define RUN_TEST(test) do { char *output = test(); tests_run++; \
-                               if (output) return output; } while (0)
-#define TEST_ASSERT(message, test) do { tests_run++; if (!(test)) { tests_failed++; printf("FAIL \t %s\n",message);} else { tests_passed++; printf("PASS \t %s\n",message);} } while (0)
-
-#define MAX_TESTS 99
-
-extern int tests_run;
-extern int tests_passed;
-extern int tests_failed;
-
-void* tests[MAX_TESTS];
-
-int tests_run = 0;
-int tests_passed = 0;
-int tests_failed = 0;
-
-int numTests = 0;
+void initializePicotest()
+{
+	tests_run = 0;
+	tests_passed = 0;
+	tests_failed = 0;
+	numTests = 0;
+}
 
 void addTest(void* test)
 {
@@ -26,7 +16,7 @@ void addTest(void* test)
 }
 
 int executeTestSuite()
-{
+{	
 	printf("Test Results\n===============================================================================\n");
 	
 	int i;
diff --git a/picotest.h b/picotest.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03f2672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/picotest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifndef PICOTEST_H
+#define PICOTEST_H
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+void addTest(void* test);
+int executeTestSuite();
+void initializePicotest();
+
+#define RUN_TEST(test) do { char *output = test(); tests_run++; \
+                               if (output) return output; } while (0)
+#define TEST_ASSERT(message, test) do { tests_run++; if (!(test)) { tests_failed++; printf("FAIL \t %s\n",message);} else { tests_passed++; printf("PASS \t %s\n",message);} } while (0)
+
+#define MAX_TESTS 99
+
+extern int tests_run;
+extern int tests_passed;
+extern int tests_failed;
+
+void* tests[MAX_TESTS];
+
+int tests_run;
+int tests_passed;
+int tests_failed;
+
+int numTests;
+
+#endif
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