diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9121944..74cffee 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -24,8 +24,14 @@ checksum = "c3d036a3c4ab069c7b410a2ce876bd74808d2d0888a82667669f8e783a898bf1"
 name = "bcomp"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
  "cranelift",
+ "cranelift-codegen",
+ "cranelift-frontend",
+ "cranelift-module",
+ "cranelift-object",
  "ntest",
+ "target-lexicon",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -37,6 +43,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "allocator-api2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cfg-if"
+version = "1.0.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9330f8b2ff13f34540b44e946ef35111825727b38d33286ef986142615121801"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cranelift"
 version = "0.131.0"
@@ -178,12 +190,36 @@ dependencies = [
  "cranelift-control",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cranelift-object"
+version = "0.131.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b9d212d15015c374333b11b833111b7c7e686bfaec02385af53611050bce7e9d"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "cranelift-codegen",
+ "cranelift-control",
+ "cranelift-module",
+ "log",
+ "object",
+ "target-lexicon",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cranelift-srcgen"
 version = "0.131.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "090ee5de58c6f17eb5e3a5ae8cf1695c7efea04ec4dd0ecba6a5b996c9bad7dc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crc32fast"
+version = "1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9481c1c90cbf2ac953f07c8d4a58aa3945c425b7185c9154d67a65e4230da511"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "equivalent"
 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -214,12 +250,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "stable_deref_trait",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hashbrown"
-version = "0.15.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5971ac85611da7067dbfcabef3c70ebb5606018acd9e2a3903a0da507521e0d5"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.16.1"
@@ -234,6 +264,9 @@ name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.17.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4f467dd6dccf739c208452f8014c75c18bb8301b050ad1cfb27153803edb0f51"
+dependencies = [
+ "foldhash",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "heck"
@@ -243,12 +276,12 @@ checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
-version = "2.10.0"
+version = "2.14.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fe4cd85333e22411419a0bcae1297d25e58c9443848b11dc6a86fefe8c78a661"
+checksum = "d466e9454f08e4a911e14806c24e16fba1b4c121d1ea474396f396069cf949d9"
 dependencies = [
  "equivalent",
- "hashbrown 0.15.4",
+ "hashbrown 0.17.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -302,6 +335,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "object"
+version = "0.39.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2e5a6c098c7a3b6547378093f5cc30bc54fd361ce711e05293a5cc589562739b"
+dependencies = [
+ "crc32fast",
+ "hashbrown 0.17.0",
+ "indexmap",
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro-crate"
 version = "3.3.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5ff71cb..17b5c4d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,5 +4,11 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.100"
 ntest = "0.9.3"
 cranelift = "0.131.0"
+cranelift-codegen = "0.131.0"
+cranelift-frontend = "0.131.0"
+cranelift-module = "0.131.0"
+cranelift-object = "0.131.0"
+target-lexicon = "0.13"
diff --git a/src/emitter.rs b/src/emitter.rs
index 72e425c..d326428 100644
--- a/src/emitter.rs
+++ b/src/emitter.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
-//! The emitter for turning the abstract syntax tree into LLVM IR
+//! The emitter for turning the abstract syntax tree into Cranelift IR.
 
-// Temp used for the emitter placeholder
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use cranelift_codegen::{isa, settings};
+use cranelift_frontend::FunctionBuilderContext;
+use cranelift_module::default_libcall_names;
+use cranelift_object::{ObjectBuilder, ObjectModule};
+use target_lexicon::HOST;
 
-/// The emiter structure, including a lifetime.
-///
-/// See lexer.rs about doing away with lifetimes like this
+/// The emitter state.
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-pub struct Emitter<'ctx> {
-    temporary: PhantomData<&'ctx ()>,
+pub struct Emitter {
+    module: ObjectModule,
+    function_context: FunctionBuilderContext,
 }
 
 #[allow(unused_variables, dead_code)]
-impl Emitter<'_> {
-    pub fn new(module_name: &str) -> Self {
-        unimplemented!()
+impl Emitter {
+    pub fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        let shared_flags = settings::Flags::new(settings::builder());
+        let isa_builder = isa::lookup(HOST)?;
+        let isa = isa_builder.finish(shared_flags)?;
+        let builder = ObjectBuilder::new(isa, "bcomp", default_libcall_names())?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            module: ObjectModule::new(builder),
+            function_context: FunctionBuilderContext::new(),
+        })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 063ca5e..0244f19 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@
 
 //! A compiler for the basic language
 
+use crate::parser::Parser;
+
 mod emitter;
 mod lexer;
 mod parser;
 
 fn main() {
-    println!("Hello, world!");
+    let mut parser = Parser::from_input("1");
+
+    let _program = parser.parse_program();
 }