diff --git a/cmdargs.cc b/cmdargs.cc
index 47e72f5..029d945 100644
--- a/cmdargs.cc
+++ b/cmdargs.cc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
-const std::string usage = "Usage: clox [script]\n";
+const std::string usage = "Usage: clox [source]\n";
 
 CmdArgs::CmdArgs(int argc, char** argv) {
   lexOutput = false;
diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index 65602ce..83fc7f6 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "cmdargs.h"
+#include "object.h"
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "scanner.h"
 
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ int run(const string& s) {
     cout << endl;
   }
   if (options->printIR()) l.mod->print(llvm::outs(), nullptr);
+  l.mod->print(llvm::errs(), nullptr);
+  compile(v);
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/object.cc b/object.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48a1892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/object.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#include "object.h"
+
+#include "llvm/IR/LegacyPassManager.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/FileSystem.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/Host.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/TargetRegistry.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/TargetSelect.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
+#include "llvm/Target/TargetMachine.h"
+#include "llvm/Target/TargetOptions.h"
+
+using namespace llvm;
+
+void compile(CodeGenVisitor v) {
+  auto TargetTriple = sys::getDefaultTargetTriple();
+  InitializeAllTargetInfos();
+  InitializeAllTargets();
+  InitializeAllTargetMCs();
+  InitializeAllAsmParsers();
+  InitializeAllAsmPrinters();
+  std::string Error;
+
+  auto Target = TargetRegistry::lookupTarget(TargetTriple, Error);
+
+  // Print an error and exit if we couldn't find the requested target.
+  // This generally occurs if we've forgotten to initialise the
+  // TargetRegistry or we have a bogus target triple.
+  if (!Target) {
+    errs() << Error;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto CPU = "generic";
+  auto Features = "";
+
+  TargetOptions opt;
+  auto RM = Optional<Reloc::Model>();
+  auto TargetMachine =
+      Target->createTargetMachine(TargetTriple, CPU, Features, opt, RM);
+  v.getMod()->setDataLayout(TargetMachine->createDataLayout());
+  v.getMod()->setTargetTriple(TargetTriple);
+
+  auto Filename = "output.o";
+  std::error_code EC;
+  raw_fd_ostream dest(Filename, EC, sys::fs::OF_None);
+
+  if (EC) {
+    errs() << "Could not open file: " << EC.message();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  legacy::PassManager pass;
+  auto FileType = CGFT_ObjectFile;
+
+  if (TargetMachine->addPassesToEmitFile(pass, dest, nullptr, FileType)) {
+    errs() << "TargetMachine can't emit a file of this type";
+    return;
+  }
+
+  pass.run(*v.getMod());
+  dest.flush();
+}
diff --git a/object.h b/object.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f089ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/object.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "visitor.h"
+void compile(CodeGenVisitor v);
diff --git a/visitor.h b/visitor.h
index e530702..05efa51 100644
--- a/visitor.h
+++ b/visitor.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ class CodeGenVisitor : public DeclVisitor {
       : scope(scope), l(l), terminate(false){};
   CodeGenVisitor wrap();
   CodeGenVisitor wrapWithTrace(Trace* r);
+  auto getMod() { return l.mod; }
+  auto getCtx() { return l.ctx; }
   virtual void visit(Declaration* d) override;
 
   virtual void visit(ExprStmt* st) override;