diff --git a/ABST_Parser/Makefile b/ABST_Parser/Makefile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/ABST_Parser/Makefile
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+SRC = main.cpp
+OBJ = $(SRC:.cpp=.o)
+OUT = Blah
+INCLUDES = 
+CCFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -funsigned-char -g
+CC = $(CROSS)g++
+LD = $(CROSS)ld
+AR = $(CROSS)ar
+LIBS = -lssl -lcrypto
+.SUFFIXES: .cpp 
+.PHONY: clean default
+default: $(OUT)
+.cpp.o:
+	$(CC) $(INCLUDES) $(CCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+$(OUT): $(OBJ)
+	$(CC) $(LIBS) -o $(OUT) $(OBJ)
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(OBJ) $(OUT) Makefile.bak *~
+
diff --git a/ABST_Parser/main.cpp b/ABST_Parser/main.cpp
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+++ b/ABST_Parser/main.cpp
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+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include "../util/MP4/box_includes.h"
+
+int main( ) {
+  std::string temp;
+  bool validinp = true;
+  char thischar;
+  while(validinp) {
+    thischar = std::cin.get( );
+    if(std::cin.good( ) ) {
+      temp += thischar;
+    } else {
+      validinp = false;
+    }
+  }
+  Box * TestBox = new Box((uint8_t*)temp.c_str( ), temp.size( ));
+  TestBox->Parse( );
+  delete TestBox;
+}