diff --git a/compile_meson.py b/compile_meson.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..79b949bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compile_meson.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3 -tt
+
+# This file generates all files needed to run
+# Meson. It does the equivalent of "make" in
+# standard build systems.
+
+import os
+import mparser
+
+fullfile = os.path.abspath(__file__)
+fulldir = os.path.dirname(fullfile)
+
+mparser.generate_parser_files(fulldir)
diff --git a/mparser.py b/mparser.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 7a38ccf6c..499381fe8
--- a/mparser.py
+++ b/mparser.py
@@ -215,20 +215,17 @@ def test_lexer():
             break
         print(tok)
 
-def test_parser():
-    code = """func_call('something', 'or else')
-    objectname.methodname(abc)
-    
-    emptycall()"""
-    print(build_ast(code))
+def generate_parser_files(outputdir):
+    code = """project('empty', 'c')
+"""
+    build_ast(code, outputdir=outputdir)
 
-def build_ast(code):
+def build_ast(code, outputdir=None):
     code = code.rstrip() + '\n'
     lex.lex()
-    parser = yacc.yacc()
+    if outputdir:
+        parser = yacc.yacc(outputdir=outputdir)
+    else:
+        parser = yacc.yacc()
     result = parser.parse(code)
     return result
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    #test_lexer()
-    test_parser()