diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
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+---
+Language:        ObjC
+BasedOnStyle:    LLVM
+IndentWidth:     4
+TabWidth:        4
+ColumnLimit:     100
+UseTab:          Always
+
+# Objective-C specific settings
+ObjCBlockIndentWidth:     4
+ObjCSpaceAfterProperty:   true
+ObjCSpaceBeforeProtocolList: true
+
+# Break constructor initializers before the colon and after commas
+BreakConstructorInitializersBeforeComma: false
+BreakConstructorInitializers: BeforeColon
+
+# Add a space after C-style casts
+SpaceAfterCStyleCast: true
+
+# Break before all operators
+BreakBeforeBinaryOperators: NonAssignment
+
+# Pointer alignment
+DerivePointerAlignment: false
+PointerAlignment: Right
+
+# Keep empty lines at the start of blocks
+KeepEmptyLinesAtTheStartOfBlocks: false
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,68 +1,150 @@
-# Xcode
-#
-# gitignore contributors: remember to update Global/Xcode.gitignore, Objective-C.gitignore & Swift.gitignore
-
-## User settings
-xcuserdata/
-
-## compatibility with Xcode 8 and earlier (ignoring not required starting Xcode 9)
-*.xcscmblueprint
-*.xccheckout
-
-## compatibility with Xcode 3 and earlier (ignoring not required starting Xcode 4)
-build/
-DerivedData/
-*.moved-aside
-*.pbxuser
-!default.pbxuser
-*.mode1v3
-!default.mode1v3
-*.mode2v3
-!default.mode2v3
-*.perspectivev3
-!default.perspectivev3
-
-## Obj-C/Swift specific
-*.hmap
-
-## App packaging
-*.ipa
-*.dSYM.zip
-*.dSYM
-
-# CocoaPods
-#
-# We recommend against adding the Pods directory to your .gitignore. However
-# you should judge for yourself, the pros and cons are mentioned at:
-# https://guides.cocoapods.org/using/using-cocoapods.html#should-i-check-the-pods-directory-into-source-control
-#
-# Pods/
-#
-# Add this line if you want to avoid checking in source code from the Xcode workspace
-# *.xcworkspace
-
-# Carthage
-#
-# Add this line if you want to avoid checking in source code from Carthage dependencies.
-# Carthage/Checkouts
-
-Carthage/Build/
-
-# fastlane
-#
-# It is recommended to not store the screenshots in the git repo.
-# Instead, use fastlane to re-generate the screenshots whenever they are needed.
-# For more information about the recommended setup visit:
-# https://docs.fastlane.tools/best-practices/source-control/#source-control
-
-fastlane/report.xml
-fastlane/Preview.html
-fastlane/screenshots/**/*.png
-fastlane/test_output
-
-# Code Injection
-#
-# After new code Injection tools there's a generated folder /iOSInjectionProject
-# https://github.com/johnno1962/injectionforxcode
-
-iOSInjectionProject/
+### C ###
+# Prerequisites
+*.d
+
+# Object files
+*.o
+*.ko
+*.obj
+*.elf
+
+# Linker output
+*.ilk
+*.map
+*.exp
+
+# Precompiled Headers
+*.gch
+*.pch
+
+# Libraries
+*.lib
+*.a
+*.la
+*.lo
+
+# Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs)
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.so.*
+*.dylib
+
+# Executables
+*.out
+
+# Debug files
+*.dSYM/
+
+### Linux ###
+*~
+
+# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
+.fuse_hidden*
+
+# KDE directory preferences
+.directory
+
+# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
+.Trash-*
+
+# .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
+.nfs*
+
+### macOS ###
+# General
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+
+# Icon must end with two \r
+Icon
+
+
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+
+# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
+.DocumentRevisions-V100
+.fseventsd
+.Spotlight-V100
+.TemporaryItems
+.Trashes
+.VolumeIcon.icns
+.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
+
+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
+.AppleDB
+.AppleDesktop
+Network Trash Folder
+Temporary Items
+.apdisk
+
+### macOS Patch ###
+# iCloud generated files
+*.icloud
+
+### Vim ###
+# Swap
+[._]*.s[a-v][a-z]
+!*.svg  # comment out if you don't need vector files
+[._]*.sw[a-p]
+[._]s[a-rt-v][a-z]
+[._]ss[a-gi-z]
+[._]sw[a-p]
+
+# Session
+Session.vim
+Sessionx.vim
+
+# Temporary
+.netrwhist
+# Auto-generated tag files
+tags
+# Persistent undo
+[._]*.un~
+
+### Meson ###
+# subproject directories
+/subprojects/*
+!/subprojects/*.wrap
+
+# Meson Directories
+meson-logs
+meson-private
+
+# Meson Files
+meson_benchmark_setup.dat
+meson_test_setup.dat
+sanitycheckcpp.cc     # C++ specific
+sanitycheckcpp.exe    # C++ specific
+
+# Ninja
+build.ninja
+.ninja_deps
+.ninja_logs
+
+# Misc
+compile_commands.json
+
+
+### VisualStudioCode ###
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+!.vscode/*.code-snippets
+
+# Local History for Visual Studio Code
+.history/
+
+# Built Visual Studio Code Extensions
+*.vsix
+
+### VisualStudioCode Patch ###
+# Ignore all local history of files
+.history
+.ionide
+
+# objc-boilerplate
+build/
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+This boilerplate is a simple example of how to use Objective-C 2.0 and Foundation on Linux with GNUstep.
+We use the GNUstep configuration tool `gnustep-config` to get the GNUstep and Objective-C specific compiler
+and linker flags.
+
+Make sure to source the `GNUstep.sh` script in your shell before compiling and running the program, otherwise
+meson might not be able to locate `gnustep-config`.
+
+If you used the standard FHS installation layout, or did not explicitly set a layout when building GNUstep,
+you can source the script like this:
+
+```bash
+source /usr/share/GNUstep/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh
+```
+Note that the Makefiles directory might be located in a different place on your system, depending on your distribution.
+
+Meson also looks for CC, and OBJC environment variables to be set. Use clang as the compiler, as GCC does not
+support Objective-C 2.0.
+
+## Dependencies
+- A working GNUstep installation with Objective-C 2.0 support (libobjc2, gnustep-make, gnustep-base)
+  Please note that as of writing this, the GNUstep debian packages do not support Objective-C 2.0, and use the GCC runtime.
+
+## Building
+First, setup the meson project and `build/` directory: 
+```bash
+# Source the GNUstep environment script if not already done by your shell configuration (e.g. source /usr/share/GNUstep/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh)
+OBJC=clang meson setup build
+```
+
+You can now compile and execute the example program:
+```bash
+ninja -C build
+./build/objc-boilerplate
+```
+
+If everything worked, you should see an output similar to this:
+```bash
+2023-10-16 11:28:06.806 objc-boilerplate[40560:40560] Hello, World!
+```
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
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+project('objc-boilerplate', 'objc', version : '0.1.0')
+
+# Ensure clang is used for Objective-C
+objc_compiler = meson.get_compiler('objc')
+if objc_compiler.get_id() != 'clang'
+  error('Clang is required for this project. Please set CC=clang, and OBJC=clang before running Meson.')
+endif
+
+# Objective-C (GNUstep) support from gnustep-config
+gnustep_config = find_program('gnustep-config', required: true)
+if not gnustep_config.found()
+    error('GNUstep is required for this project. Please install GNUstep and ensure gnustep-config is in your PATH. You might want to source GNUstep.sh before running Meson.')
+endif
+
+gnustep_flags = run_command(gnustep_config, '--objc-flags', check: true).stdout().strip().split()
+gnustep_base_libs = run_command(gnustep_config, '--base-libs', check: true).stdout().strip().split()
+
+# Filter out flags that are handled by Meson's built-in options
+filtered_objc_flags = []
+foreach flag : gnustep_flags
+if flag != '-Wall' and flag != '-g' and flag != '-O2'
+    filtered_objc_flags += flag
+endif
+endforeach
+
+# Enable ARC (Automatic Reference Counting)
+filtered_objc_flags += '-fobjc-arc'
+
+# Add Objective-C flags and libraries
+add_project_arguments(filtered_objc_flags, language: 'objc')
+add_project_link_arguments(gnustep_base_libs, language: 'objc')
+
+source = [
+    # Objc files
+    'src/main.m',
+]
+
+executable('objc-boilerplate', source)
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diff --git a/src/main.m b/src/main.m
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+++ b/src/main.m
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {
+	@autoreleasepool {
+		NSLog(@"Hello, World!");
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
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