diff --git a/example/Makefile.am b/example/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ba7f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+SUBDIRS = .
+
+CFLAGS = $(WERROR) -DVG_LIBDIR="\"$(libdir)"\" \
+		-Winline -Wall -Wshadow -O -fomit-frame-pointer @PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY@ -g
+
+valdir = $(libdir)/valgrind
+
+INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+
+val_PROGRAMS = vgskin_example.so
+
+vgskin_example_so_SOURCES = ex_main.c
+vgskin_example_so_LDFLAGS = -shared
+
+##vgskin_example.so$(EXEEXT): $(vgskin_example_so_OBJECTS)
+##	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -o vgskin_example.so \
+##		$(vgskin_example_so_OBJECTS)