diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c613a08..892dc8f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# meson build dir
+build/
+
 Log.o
 
 # for test
@@ -6,4 +9,4 @@ test.o
 *.log
 
 # dependency files
-*.d
\ No newline at end of file
+*.d
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0b8c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+inc = include_directories('.')
+
+lib_okaestne_log = both_libraries('okaestne-log',
+    'Log.cpp',
+    include_directories: inc,
+    cpp_args: ['-O2', '-std=c++11', '-Wall', '-Wextra', '-pedantic-errors', '-g']
+)
+
+# to depend on in other projects:
+okaestne_log_static_dep = declare_dependency(
+    link_with: lib_okaestne_log,
+    include_directories: inc
+)
+okaestne_log_shared_dep = declare_dependency(
+    link_with: lib_okaestne_log,
+    include_directories: inc
+)