diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+#
+# Makefile
+#
+
+include config.mk
+
+.PHONY: all install clean
+
+all:
+	@echo "Run 'make install' to install util.h to PREFIX."
+
+install:
+	install include/util.h $(PREFIX)/include -m 644
+
diff --git a/build/util.a b/build/util.a
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diff --git a/build/util.h b/build/util.h
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+#ifndef UTIL_H_
+#define UTIL_H_
+
+/*
+ * Aliases for concise data types
+ */
+
+typedef char i8;
+typedef unsigned int u16;
+typedef int i16;
+typedef unsigned long u32;
+typedef long i32;
+typedef unsigned long long u64;
+typedef long long i64;
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
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+#
+# config.mk
+#
+
+CC = /bin/gcc
+AR = /bin/ar
+
+CFLAGS = -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong -static -pie -std=c99
diff --git a/include/util.h b/include/util.h
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+#ifndef UTIL_H_
+#define UTIL_H_
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define MAX_BUFFER_SIZE 128
+
+/*
+ * Aliases for concise data types
+ */
+
+typedef void u1;
+typedef char i8;
+typedef unsigned int u16;
+typedef int i16;
+typedef unsigned long u32;
+typedef long i32;
+typedef unsigned long long u64;
+typedef long long i64;
+
+inline u1
+die(i8 msg, i16 exitcode)
+{
+	i8 buffer[128];
+	i8 *s = msg;
+
+	if (sizeof(s) > MAX_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	snprintf(buffer, MAX_BUFFER_SIZE, "%s\n\0, s);
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", buffer);
+	exit(exitcode);
+}
+
+#endif