diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index acf5dd9..c753616 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -86,3 +86,4 @@ dkms.conf
 *.out
 *.app
 
+renga
diff --git a/Jamfile b/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..081fa0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Binary = Renga ;
+Compiler = GCC ;
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 209e86e..6f365cd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 BINARY=renga
 CPP=g++
+HOST=192.168.122.254
 
 all: build
 
 build:
 	$(CPP) src/main.cpp -o $(BINARY) 
 
+run:
+	@echo "tranferring over all files..."
+	@scp -r ./* user@$(HOST):~/dev
+	@echo "executing on remote host..."
+	ssh user@$(HOST) "cd dev;echo '### compiling';make;echo '### running';./renga"
+
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df43835..6affdbc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,5 +4,19 @@ Renga, a XMPP client designed for Haiku
 
 ## todo  
   
-- [ ] make haiku-os compatible  
+- [x] make haiku-os compatible  
 - [ ] everything else  
+  
+## run  
+  
+To run on a Linux system, spin up a HaikuOS development VM and get its IP address reachable from the host.  
+Execute the following command on the host:  
+```bash
+make run HOST=1.1.1.1
+```  
+  
+If you are doing development work on the local system, use:  
+```bash
+make build
+./renga
+```  
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e0c0dc0..8987e9e 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #include "iostream"
+#include <cstring>
+#include <cwchar>
+#include <string>
 
-int main() 
-{
-    std::cout << "imagine a world...\n";
-    return 0;
+int main() {
+  std::string msg = "hello world";
+  for (int i = 0; i < msg.length(); i++) {
+    std::cout << msg[i];
+    if (i != msg.length() - 1 && msg[i+1] != ' ' && msg[i] != ' ')
+      std::cout << '-';
+  }
+  return 0;
 }