diff --git a/src/compilation.rs b/src/compilation.rs
index 276c51e..24b321b 100644
--- a/src/compilation.rs
+++ b/src/compilation.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,38 @@ extern crate llvm_sys;
 
 use self::llvm_sys::prelude::*;
 use self::llvm_sys::core;
+use std::ptr;
 
 
 use parser::{ParseResult, AST, ASTNode, Prototype, Function, Expression};
 
 pub fn compile_ast(ast: AST) {
     println!("Compiling!");
+    unsafe {
+        let context = core::LLVMContextCreate();
+        let module = core::LLVMModuleCreateWithName(b"schala\0".as_ptr() as *const _);
+        let builder = core::LLVMCreateBuilderInContext(context);
 
+        let void = core::LLVMVoidTypeInContext(context);
+        let function_type = core::LLVMFunctionType(void, ptr::null_mut(), 0, 0);
+        let function = core::LLVMAddFunction(module, b"nop\0".as_ptr() as *const _,
+                                                   function_type);
+
+        let bb = core::LLVMAppendBasicBlockInContext(context, function,
+                                                           b"entry\0".as_ptr() as *const _);
+        core::LLVMPositionBuilderAtEnd(builder, bb);
+
+        // Emit a `ret void` into the function
+        core::LLVMBuildRetVoid(builder);
+
+        // Dump the module as IR to stdout.
+        core::LLVMDumpModule(module);
+
+        // Clean up. Values created in the context mostly get cleaned up there.
+        core::LLVMDisposeBuilder(builder);
+        core::LLVMDisposeModule(module);
+        core::LLVMContextDispose(context);
+    }
 }
 
 trait CodeGen {
@@ -30,7 +55,9 @@ impl CodeGen for Expression {
     fn codegen(&self, context: LLVMContextRef) -> LLVMValueRef {
         use self::Expression::*;
         match self {
-            &Number(ref n) => unimplemented!(),
+            &Number(ref n) => {
+                unimplemented!()
+            },
             _ => unimplemented!(),
         }
     }