diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Object files
+*.o
+*.ko
+*.obj
+*.elf
+
+# Precompiled Headers
+*.gch
+*.pch
+
+# Libraries
+*.lib
+*.a
+*.la
+*.lo
+
+# Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs)
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.so.*
+*.dylib
+
+# Executables
+*.exe
+*.out
+*.app
+*.i*86
+*.x86_64
+*.hex
+*.bin
+
+# Debug files
+*.dSYM/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+#
+#
+#
+#
+#
+#															   #
+#  This Makefile builds the Unit test executable and the	   #	
+#  shared library:  libslre.so								   #
+#															   #
+################################################################
+
+
+CC=gcc
+
+libname=libslre.so
+unit_test=unit_test.bin
+unit_test_shared=unit_test_shared.bin
+
+all: $(unit_test) $(libname) $(unit_test_shared)
+
+
+# Unit test compiled without shared library
+#
+$(unit_test):
+	$(CC) -c slre.c
+	$(CC) -c unit_test.c
+	$(CC) -o unit_test.bin slre.o unit_test.o
+	@echo "Done. OK! run $ make test"
+
+# Unit Test compiled with shared library
+#
+$(unit_test_shared): $(libname)
+	gcc  -c unit_test.c
+	gcc -L$(shell pwd) -Wall -o unit_test_shared.bin unit_test.o -lslre
+
+# Build shared library
+#
+$(libname):
+	$(CC) -fPIC -g -c slre.c
+	$(CC) -shared -Wl,-soname,$(libname) -o $(libname) slre.o -lc	
+
+tests: $(unit_test) $(unit_test_shared)
+	bash unit_test.sh
+
+
+install: $(libname)
+	cp $(shell pwd)/slre.h /usr/include/slre.h
+	cp $(shell pwd)/$(libname) /usr/lib/$(libname)
+
+uninstall:
+	rm -rf /usr/include/slre.h
+	rm -rf /usr/lib/$(lib)
+
+clean:
+	@rm -rf *.o *.bin *.out *.so
+
+
diff --git a/unit_test.sh b/unit_test.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Test library
+#
+#--------------------------
+echo "Running Unit test"
+echo ""
+./unit_test.bin
+echo ""
+echo ""
+
+# Test shared library Wrapper
+# 
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd):$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+
+echo "Running Shared Library Unit Test"
+echo ""
+./unit_test_shared.bin
+echo ""
+echo ""
+