diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33d39b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Vim temporary and backup files
+.*.swp
+*~
+
+# autoreconf output files
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache/
+build-aux/
+configure
+src/config.h.in
+
+# build directory
+build/
diff --git a/DEVELOP.md b/DEVELOP.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2352d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DEVELOP.md
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Instructions to build and develop eventlircd
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+```
+sudo apt install gcc libudev-dev
+```
+
+**NOTE:** there are surely more dependencies which were already installed on my workstation, so I wouldn't know.
+
+## Compile
+
+```
+autoreconf --install
+mkdir build
+cd build
+../configure --sysconfdir=/etc
+make
+```
+
+**TIP:** we use the build directory to avoid mixing generated and source files.
+
+## Install
+
+```
+cd build
+sudo make install [DESTDIR=...]
+```
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index f6c50fa..ed836ea 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ int main(int argc,char **argv)
                 {
                     syslog(LOG_WARNING, "the highest verbosity level is -vvv\n");
                 }
+		/* FALLTHRU */
             case 'f':
                 foreground = true;
                 break;