diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
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+++ b/src/Makefile.am
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+nobase_include_HEADERS =
+pkgconfig_DATA = stdplus.pc
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libstdplus.la
+libstdplus_la_SOURCES =
+libstdplus_la_LIBADD = $(COMMON_LIBS)
+
+nobase_include_HEADERS += stdplus/placeholder.hpp
+libstdplus_la_SOURCES += stdplus/placeholder.cpp
diff --git a/src/stdplus.pc.in b/src/stdplus.pc.in
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+++ b/src/stdplus.pc.in
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+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@prefix@
+libdir=@libdir@
+includedir=@includedir@
+
+Name: stdplus
+Description: Commonly used c++ classes and functions
+Version: @VERSION@
+Cflags: -I${includedir}
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lstdplus
diff --git a/src/stdplus/placeholder.cpp b/src/stdplus/placeholder.cpp
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+++ b/src/stdplus/placeholder.cpp
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+#include <stdplus/placeholder.hpp>
diff --git a/src/stdplus/placeholder.hpp b/src/stdplus/placeholder.hpp
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+++ b/src/stdplus/placeholder.hpp
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+#pragma once