diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
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index 0000000..291c74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+
+[*]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 3
+end_of_line = lf
+charset = utf-8
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+[*.json]
+indent_size = 2
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
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index 0000000..5d341d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
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+{
+  "cSpell.words": ["libdir", "luadir", "luarocks", "rockspec"],
+  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+  "editor.formatOnPaste": true,
+  "files.associations": {
+    ".busted": "lua",
+    ".luacheckrc": "lua",
+    ".luacov": "lua",
+    "*.rockspec": "lua"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/luarocks-build-teal-dev-1.rockspec b/luarocks-build-teal-dev-1.rockspec
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index 0000000..98ba01a
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+++ b/luarocks-build-teal-dev-1.rockspec
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+package = "luarocks-build-teal"
+version = "dev-1"
+source = {
+   url = "*** please add URL for source tarball, zip or repository here ***"
+}
+description = {
+   summary = "A LuaRocks  build backend for Teal modules",
+   detailed = "A LuaRocks  build backend for Teal modules",
+   homepage = "*** please enter a project homepage ***",
+   license = "*** please specify a license ***"
+}
+build = {
+   type = "builtin",
+   modules = {
+      ["luarocks.build.teal"] = "src/luarocks/build/teal.lua"
+   }
+}
diff --git a/src/luarocks/build/teal.lua b/src/luarocks/build/teal.lua
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index 0000000..ebfa9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/luarocks/build/teal.lua
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+local dir = require("luarocks.dir")
+local fs = require("luarocks.fs")
+local path = require("luarocks.path")
+
+-- TODO : require cyan + check if it's available
+
+local build_teal = {}
+
+--- Driver function for the "teal" build back-end.
+-- @param rockspec table: The loaded rockspec.
+-- @return boolean or (nil, string): true if no errors occurred,
+-- nil and an error message otherwise.
+function build_teal.run(rockspec, no_install)
+   assert(rockspec:type() == "rockspec")
+
+   if not fs.is_tool_available("cyan", "Cyan") then
+      return nil, "'cyan' is not installed."
+   end
+
+   -- TODO : use the cyan API
+   if not fs.execute("cyan build") then
+      return nil, "Failed building."
+   end
+
+   if rockspec.build and rockspec.build.modules and not no_install then
+      local luadir = path.lua_dir(rockspec.name, rockspec.version)
+      fs.make_dir(dir.dir_name(luadir))
+
+      -- TODO : get the build dir from .tlconfig
+      local target_path = rockspec.build.target_path or "build"
+
+      for mod, target in pairs(rockspec.build.modules) do
+
+         local src = dir.path(target_path, target)
+         local dst = dir.path(luadir, path.module_to_path(mod) .. "init.lua")
+
+         fs.make_dir(dir.dir_name(dst))
+         local ok, err = fs.copy(src, dst, "exec")
+         if not ok then
+            return nil, "Failed installing " .. src .. " in " .. dst .. ": " .. err
+         end
+      end
+   end
+
+   return true
+end
+
+return build_teal