diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aece3da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use core::panic;
+
+use toml::{Table, Value};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub build_dir: String,
+    pub compile_commands: bool,
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn get_default() -> Self {
+        Config {
+            build_dir: String::from("build"),
+            compile_commands: false,
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn new(table: &Table) -> Self {
+        let mut ret = Self::get_default();
+
+        for k in table.keys() {
+            match &*k.to_owned() {
+                "build_dir" => {
+                    if let Value::String(s) = table.get(k).unwrap() {
+                        ret.build_dir = s.to_owned();
+                    } else {
+                        panic!("fatal: {k} invalid type, must be a string.");
+                    }
+                }
+                "compile_commands" => {
+                    if let Value::Boolean(b) = table.get(k).unwrap() {
+                        eprintln!("warn: config.compile_commands has no functionality (yet)");
+                        ret.compile_commands = *b;
+                    } else {
+                        panic!("fatal: {k} invalid type, must be a boolean.");
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => panic!("fatal: unrecognized key {k}."),
+            }
+        }
+        ret
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 48884fd..654566a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ use core::panic;
 use std::fs::{read, write};
 use toml::{Table, Value};
 
-mod target_config;
-use target_config::*;
+mod target;
+use target::*;
+
+mod config;
+use config::*;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 struct Args {
@@ -15,8 +18,9 @@ struct Args {
     output_file: String,
 }
 
-fn target_generator(config: &TargetConfig) -> String {
+fn gen_ninja_code(config: &Target) -> String {
     let mut ret = String::from("\n");
+
     let name = &config.name;
     let outfile = &config.outfile;
     let compiler = &config.compiler;
@@ -80,19 +84,28 @@ fn main() {
     let parsed_config = toml::from_str::<Table>(&config_file_string)
         .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("fatal: could not parse config file: {e}"));
 
-    let mut targets: Vec<TargetConfig> = Vec::new();
-    targets.push(TargetConfig::new(&parsed_config, "noname", None));
+    let mut config = Config::get_default();
+
+    let mut targets: Vec<Target> = Vec::new();
+    targets.push(Target::new(&parsed_config, "main", None));
     for k in parsed_config.keys() {
         if let Value::Table(t) = parsed_config.get(k).unwrap() {
-            targets.push(TargetConfig::new(&t, k, Some(&targets[0])));
+            if k == "config" {
+                config = Config::new(&t);
+            } else {
+                targets.push(Target::new(&t, k, Some(&targets[0])));
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    let mut ninjafile = String::from(
+    let build_dir = config.build_dir;
+    let _compile_commands = config.compile_commands;
+
+    let mut ninjafile = format!(
         "\
 # Generated by ngen. Do not modify by hand.
 
-builddir = build
+builddir = {build_dir}
 
 rule mkdir
   command = mkdir -p $out
@@ -111,7 +124,7 @@ rule regen
     ));
 
     for t in targets {
-        ninjafile.push_str(&target_generator(&t));
+        ninjafile.push_str(&gen_ninja_code(&t));
     }
 
     write(output_file, ninjafile)
diff --git a/src/target_config.rs b/src/target.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from src/target_config.rs
rename to src/target.rs
index 7af69cf..469350a 100644
--- a/src/target_config.rs
+++ b/src/target.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use toml::{Table, Value};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct TargetConfig {
+pub struct Target {
     pub name: String,
     pub outfile: String,
     pub compiler: String,
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ pub struct TargetConfig {
     pub is_default: bool,
 }
 
-impl TargetConfig {
+impl Target {
     fn get_default() -> Self {
-        TargetConfig {
-            name: String::from("noname"),
+        Target {
+            name: String::from(""),
             outfile: String::from("a.out"),
             compiler: String::from("cc"),
             compiler_flags: Vec::new(),
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ impl TargetConfig {
             is_default: false,
         }
     }
-    pub fn new(table: &Table, name: &str, global_conf: Option<&Self>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(table: &Table, name: &str, inherit_from: Option<&Self>) -> Self {
         let mut ret: Self;
         let mut linker_set = false;
 
-        if let Some(global) = global_conf {
-            ret = global.clone();
+        if let Some(t) = inherit_from {
+            ret = t.clone();
         } else {
             ret = Self::get_default();
         }