diff --git a/tools/c-index-test/c-index-test.c b/tools/c-index-test/c-index-test.c
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+
+#include "clang-c/Index.h"
+
+/*
+ * First sign of life:-)
+ */
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  CXIndex Idx = clang_createIndex();
+  CXTranslationUnit TU = clang_createTranslationUnit(Idx, argv[1]);
+  clang_loadTranslationUnit(TU, 0);
+  return 1;
+}