diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+build*/
+subprojects/*
+!subprojects/*.wrap
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
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+++ b/meson.build
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+project(
+    'phosphor-power-control', 'cpp',
+    version: '1.0.0',
+    meson_version: '>=0.58.0',
+    default_options: [
+        'warning_level=3',
+        'werror=true',
+        'cpp_std=c++20',
+    ]
+)
+
+phosphor_logging_dep = dependency('phosphor-logging')
+gpioplus_dep = dependency('gpioplus')
+
+cpp = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
+if cpp.has_header_symbol(
+        'nlohmann/json.hpp',
+        'nlohmann::json::string_t',
+        required:false)
+    nlohmann_json_dep = declare_dependency()
+else
+    nlohmann_json_dep = dependency('nlohmann-json')
+endif
+
+deps = [
+    phosphor_logging_dep,
+    nlohmann_json_dep,
+    gpioplus_dep,
+]
+
+sources = [
+    'chassiskill.cpp',
+]
+
+executable(
+  'chassiskill',
+  sources,
+  implicit_include_directories: false,
+  dependencies: deps,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: get_option('libexecdir'))