diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 00000000..4cd77c54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.*.swp
+
+/target
+**/*.rs.bk
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
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index 00000000..6d0e96a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+[[package]]
+name = "libzcashlc"
+version = "0.0.1"
+
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "libzcashlc"
+version = "0.0.1"
+authors = ["Jack Grigg <jack@z.cash>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+[lib]
+name = "zcashlc"
+path = "rust/src/lib.rs"
+crate-type = ["staticlib"]
diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs
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index 00000000..31e1bb20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/src/lib.rs
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+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        assert_eq!(2 + 2, 4);
+    }
+}