diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 857ba2308..f16dee506 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "nac3embedded"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "inkwell",
+ "nac3core",
  "pyo3",
  "rustpython-parser",
 ]
diff --git a/nac3embedded/Cargo.toml b/nac3embedded/Cargo.toml
index e2b466f01..c7f9c0b64 100644
--- a/nac3embedded/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nac3embedded/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 pyo3 = { version = "0.12.4", features = ["extension-module"] }
+inkwell = { git = "https://github.com/TheDan64/inkwell", branch = "master", features = ["llvm10-0"] }
 rustpython-parser = { git = "https://github.com/RustPython/RustPython", branch = "master" }
+nac3core = { path = "../nac3core" }
diff --git a/nac3embedded/demo.py b/nac3embedded/demo.py
index 9264b9606..58f91d273 100644
--- a/nac3embedded/demo.py
+++ b/nac3embedded/demo.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ from language import *
 
 class Demo:
     @kernel
-    def run(self):
-        pass
+    def run(self: bool) -> bool:
+        return False
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/nac3embedded/src/lib.rs b/nac3embedded/src/lib.rs
index 91165859f..270b9e8b5 100644
--- a/nac3embedded/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nac3embedded/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 use pyo3::exceptions;
 use rustpython_parser::{ast, parser};
+use inkwell::context::Context;
+use inkwell::targets::*;
+
+use nac3core::CodeGen;
 
 fn runs_on_core(decorator_list: &[ast::Expression]) -> bool {
     for decorator in decorator_list.iter() {
@@ -87,7 +91,11 @@ impl Nac3 {
                             decorator_list,
                             returns: _ } = &statement.node {
                         if runs_on_core(decorator_list) && funcdef_name == &name {
-                            println!("found: {:?}", &statement.node);
+                            let context = Context::create();
+                            let mut codegen = CodeGen::new(&context);
+                            codegen.compile_toplevel(&body[0]).map_err(|e|
+                                exceptions::PyRuntimeError::new_err(format!("compilation failed: {}", e)))?;
+                            codegen.print_ir();
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -102,6 +110,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
 
 #[pymodule]
 fn nac3embedded(_py: Python, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
+    Target::initialize_all(&InitializationConfig::default());
     m.add_class::<Nac3>()?;
     Ok(())
 }