diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c4b105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Christoph de Mattia
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 55d52f0..0ec1954 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 SUBDIRS = c
 
-EXTRA_DIST = c/ncurses.c			\
+EXTRA_DIST = c/ncurses.c		\
 	scheme/ncurses-interfaces.scm	\
-	scheme/ncurses-packages.scm		\
-	scheme/ncurses.scm			\
+	scheme/scsh-package.scm		\
+	scheme/ncurses.scm		\
+	scheme/ncurses-constants.scm	\
 	pkg-def.scm
diff --git a/c/Makefile.am b/c/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c51321e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+INCLUDES = -I@top_srcdir@/c -I@scsh_includes@
+
+libsys_LTLIBRARIES = libscshncurses.la
+
+libscshncurses_la_SOURCES = ncurses.c
+
+libscshncurses_la_LIBADD = -lncurses
+libscshncurses_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0 -module
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13bf091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+AC_INIT(scsh-ncurses, 0.1)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(configure.in)
+AC_LANG(C)
+
+define([PREPEND], [[$2]="$[$2] [$1]"])
+
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+AC_PROG_CC
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(scsh-includes, 
+            AC_HELP_STRING([--with-scsh-includes=DIR],  
+                           [scsh include files are in DIR [/usr/local/include]]),
+	                   scsh_includes=$withval, 
+		           scsh_includes=/usr/local/include)
+AC_SUBST(scsh_includes)
+
+missing_yp_funs=""
+
+schemedir='${prefix}'"/scheme"
+libdir='${prefix}'"/lib"
+libsysdir='${prefix}'
+
+AC_SUBST(libdir)
+AC_SUBST(libsysdir)
+AC_SUBST(schemedir)
+AC_SUBST(LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(CC)
+AC_OUTPUT([Makefile c/Makefile])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg-def.scm b/pkg-def.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99eda60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg-def.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+(define-package "scsh-ncurses" (0 1) 
+  ((install-lib-version (1 0)))
+  
+  (display "configuring, compiling and installing c-stubs")
+  (newline)
+
+  (let* ((scsh-includes (include-dir))
+	 (build-host (get-option-value 'build))
+	 (prefix (string-append (get-directory 'lib #f) "/" build-host))
+	 (configure `("./configure"
+		      ,(string-append "--prefix=" prefix)
+		      ,(string-append "--with-scsh-includes=" scsh-includes)
+		      ,(string-append "--enable-static=no")
+		      ,(string-append "--build=" build-host)))
+	 (make `(make install
+		  ,(string-append "DESTDIR=" (get-option-value 'dest-dir)))))
+
+    (if (get-option-value 'dry-run)
+	(begin
+	  (display configure)
+	  (newline)
+	  (display make)
+	  (newline))
+	(if (not (and (zero? (run ,configure)) 
+		      (zero? (run ,make))))
+	    (exit))))
+
+  (display "creating load.scm")
+  (newline)
+
+  (let ((schemedir (get-directory 'scheme #f))
+	(libdir (get-directory 'lib #f)))
+    (write-to-load-script
+     `((user)
+       (load-package 'dynamic-externals)
+       (open 'dynamic-externals)
+       (open 'external-calls)
+       (open 'configure)
+       (open 'signals)
+       ,@(map (lambda (x) `(run ',x)) tmpl-libtool-la-reader)
+       (run '(let* ((lib-dir (string-append ,libdir "/" (host)))
+		    (la-file-name (string-append lib-dir "/libscshncurses.la"))
+		    (initializer-name "s48_init_ncurses"))
+	       (let ((la-alist (read-libtool-la la-file-name)))
+		 (cond
+		  ((assoc 'dlname la-alist)
+		   => (lambda (p)
+			(let ((module-file (string-append lib-dir "/" (cdr p))))
+			  (dynamic-load module-file)
+			  (call-external (get-external initializer-name)))))
+		  (else
+		   (error "Could not figure out libscshncurses' name" la-file-name))))))
+       (config)
+       (load ,(string-append schemedir "/ncurses-packages.scm"))
+       (user))))
+  
+  (display "installing")
+  (newline)
+  
+  (install-directory-contents "scheme" 'scheme)
+;  (install-file '("COPYING" . "LICENSE") 'doc)
+)