diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+CXX = g++
+CC = $(CXX)
+CPPFLAGS = `Magick++-config --cppflags`
+BOOST_LIBS = -lboost_system -lboost_filesystem
+LDFLAGS = `Magick++-config --ldflags` $(BOOST_LIBS)
+SOURCES = DescriptorManager.cpp main.cpp
+OBJECTS = $(SOURCES:.cpp=.o)
+
+EXECUTABLE = small-image-descriptors
+
+$(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
+	$(CXX) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS)
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm $(EXEC) $(OBJECTS)