diff --git a/build/Makefile b/build/Makefile
index bf120e0..2b9cda8 100644
--- a/build/Makefile
+++ b/build/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ASARGS=--format=ptr
 MKFS=../tools/mkfs7
 A7OUT=../tools/a7out 
 FSCK=../tools/fsck7
+CC=gcc -Wno-multichar
 PDP7=pdp7
 
 # source dirs
@@ -141,7 +142,8 @@ $(BINDIR)/altmkdir: $(ALTSRC)/wktmkdir.s
 
 # The commands that did not come from the scans
 others: dirs $(BINDIR)/sh $(BINDIR)/wktcat $(BINDIR)/wktcp $(BINDIR)/date \
-	$(BINDIR)/ln $(BINDIR)/ls $(BINDIR)/mv $(BINDIR)/stat $(BINDIR)/od
+	$(BINDIR)/ln $(BINDIR)/ls $(BINDIR)/mv $(BINDIR)/stat $(BINDIR)/od \
+	$(BINDIR)/bc
 
 # Alternative other commands: no dd, but . and ..
 altothers: dirs $(BINDIR)/sh $(BINDIR)/wktcat $(BINDIR)/wktcp $(BINDIR)/date \
@@ -178,6 +180,13 @@ $(BINDIR)/stat: $(OTHERSRC)/wktstat.s
 $(BINDIR)/od: $(OTHERSRC)/wktod.s
 	$(AS) $(ASARGS) -o $(BINDIR)/od $(OTHERSRC)/wktod.s
 
+# B compiler
+$(BINDIR)/bc: $(CMDSRC)/bl.s $(CMDSRC)/bi.s ../tools/b.c $(OTHERSRC)/b.b
+	$(CC) -o b ../tools/b.c 2> /dev/null
+	./b $(OTHERSRC)/b.b b.s
+	$(AS) $(ASARGS) -o $(BINDIR)/bc $(CMDSRC)/bl.s b.s $(CMDSRC)/bi.s
+	rm b b.s
+
 tests:
 	mkdir -p $(TESTDIR)
 	$(AS) $(ASARGS) -o $(TESTDIR)/decimal_out  $(TESTSRC)/decimal_out.s	
diff --git a/build/fs/b_readme b/build/fs/b_readme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c5099c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/fs/b_readme
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Here is how to compile and run hello.b:
+
+  @ bc hello.b hello.s
+  @ as ops.s bl.s hello.s bi.s
+  I
+  II
+  ops.s   
+  bl.s    
+  hello.s 
+  bi.s    
+  @ a.out
+  Hello, World!
+
+
diff --git a/build/proto b/build/proto
index 0684456..5270b45 100644
--- a/build/proto
+++ b/build/proto
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ dd 	         drwr- -1 4
         display  irwr- -1 12
         pptout   irwr- -1 13
         as       frwr- -1 bin/as
+        bc       frwr- -1 bin/bc
         cat      frwr- -1 bin/cat
         check    frwr- -1 bin/check
         chmod    frwr- -1 bin/chmod
@@ -43,8 +44,13 @@ dd 	         drwr- -1 4
 	$
     ken      drwr- 10
       system l----  3
-        hello     frwr- 10 fs/hello
+      hello  frwr- 10 fs/hello
       $
-    dmr      drwr- 12
-      system l----  3
+    dmr        drwr- 12
+      system   l----  3
+      b_readme frwr- 12 fs/b_readme
+      bi.s     frwr- 12 ../src/cmd/bi.s
+      bl.s     frwr- 12 ../src/cmd/bl.s
+      hello.b  frwr- 12 ../src/other/hello.b
+      ops.s    frwr- 12 ../src/other/ops.s
       $