diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 18fc4364..d6353202 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,144 +5,7 @@
 # *.[oa]
 # *~
 
-*.o
 /TAGS
-
-# /
-/Makefile
-/Makefile.in
-/aclocal.m4
-/autom4te.cache
-/config.guess
-/config.h
-/config.h.in
-/config.log
-/config.status
-/config.sub
-/configure
-/lash-1.0.pc
-/libtool
-/ltmain.sh
-/stamp-h1
-/install-sh
-/depcomp
-/missing
-/compile
-/svnversion_regenerate.sh
-/svnversion.h
-
-# /clients/
-/clients/Makefile
-/clients/Makefile.in
-
-# /clients/panel/
-/clients/panel/.deps
-/clients/panel/.libs
-/clients/panel/Makefile
-/clients/panel/Makefile.in
-/clients/panel/lash_panel
-
-# /clients/save_button/
-/clients/save_button/.deps
-/clients/save_button/.libs
-/clients/save_button/Makefile
-/clients/save_button/Makefile.in
-/clients/save_button/lash_save_button
-
-# /clients/shell/
-/clients/shell/.deps
-/clients/shell/.libs
-/clients/shell/Makefile
-/clients/shell/Makefile.in
-/clients/shell/lash_shell
-/clients/shell/safety.c
-
-# /clients/simple_client/
-/clients/simple_client/.deps
-/clients/simple_client/.libs
-/clients/simple_client/Makefile
-/clients/simple_client/Makefile.in
-/clients/simple_client/lash_simple_client
-/clients/simple_client/lash_simple_client_newapi
-
-# /clients/synth/
-/clients/synth/.deps
-/clients/synth/.libs
-/clients/synth/Makefile
-/clients/synth/Makefile.in
-/clients/synth/lash_synth
-
-# /common/
-/common/Makefile.in
-/common/Makefile
-
-# /dbus/
-/dbus/.deps
-/dbus/Makefile
-/dbus/Makefile.in
-/dbus/liblashdbus.a
-/dbus/safety.c
-
-# /docs/
-/docs/Makefile
-/docs/Makefile.in
-/docs/html-manual-stamp
-/docs/lash-manual.texi
-
-# /docs/lash-manual-html-one-page/
-/docs/lash-manual-html-one-page/Makefile
-/docs/lash-manual-html-one-page/Makefile.in
-/docs/lash-manual-html-one-page/lash-manual.html
-
-# /docs/lash-manual-html-split/
-/docs/lash-manual-html-split/Makefile
-/docs/lash-manual-html-split/Makefile.in
-/docs/lash-manual-html-split/lash-manual/*.html
-
-# /icons/
-/icons/Makefile
-/icons/Makefile.in
-
-# /lash/
-/lash/Makefile
-/lash/Makefile.in
-
-# /lashd/
-/lashd/.deps
-/lashd/.libs
-/lashd/Makefile
-/lashd/Makefile.in
-/lashd/lashd
-/lashd/safety.c
-/lashd/org.nongnu.lash.service
-
-# /liblash/
-/liblash/*.lo
-/liblash/.deps
-/liblash/.libs
-/liblash/Makefile
-/liblash/Makefile.in
-/liblash/liblash.la
-/liblash/safety.c
-/liblash/signal.c
-/liblash/service.c
-/liblash/object_path.c
-/liblash/method.c
-/liblash/introspection.c
-/liblash/interface.c
-/liblash/error.c
-
-# /m4/
-/m4/Makefile
-/m4/Makefile.in
-
-# /pylash/
-/pylash/.deps
-/pylash/.libs
-/pylash/Makefile.in
-/pylash/Makefile
-/pylash/lash.py
-/pylash/lash_wrap.c
-/pylash/_lash.la
-/pylash/lash.lo
-/pylash/lash_wrap.lo
+/.waf-*
+/.lock-wscript
+/build
diff --git a/waf b/waf
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4fed48cb
Binary files /dev/null and b/waf differ
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab13e1f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wscript
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+APPNAME='ladish'
+VERSION='1'
+
+# these variables are mandatory ('/' are converted automatically)
+srcdir = '.'
+blddir = 'build'
+
+def set_options(opt):
+    opt.tool_options('compiler_cc')
+
+def configure(conf):
+    conf.check_tool('compiler_cc')
+
+def build(bld):
+    pass
+
+def dist_hook():
+    pass