diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 94c67049f..c8726592a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ task_SOURCES = API.cpp Att.cpp Cmd.cpp Color.cpp Config.cpp Context.cpp       \
                Grid.cpp Hooks.cpp Keymap.cpp Location.cpp Nibbler.cpp         \
                Path.cpp Permission.cpp Record.cpp Sequence.cpp                \
                StringTable.cpp Subst.cpp TDB.cpp Table.cpp Task.cpp           \
-               Taskmod.cpp Timer.cpp command.cpp custom.cpp edit.cpp          \
-               export.cpp import.cpp interactive.cpp main.cpp recur.cpp       \
-               report.cpp rules.cpp rx.cpp text.cpp util.cpp API.h Att.h      \
-               Cmd.h Color.h Config.h Context.h Date.h Directory.h Duration.h \
-               File.h Filter.h Grid.h Hooks.h Keymap.h Location.h Nibbler.h   \
-               Path.h Permission.h Record.h Sequence.h StringTable.h Subst.h  \
-               TDB.h Table.h Task.h Taskmod.h Timer.h i18n.h main.h text.h    \
-               util.h rx.h
+               Taskmod.cpp Timer.cpp command.cpp custom.cpp dependency.cpp    \
+               edit.cpp export.cpp import.cpp interactive.cpp main.cpp        \
+               recur.cpp report.cpp rules.cpp rx.cpp text.cpp util.cpp        \
+               API.h Att.h Cmd.h Color.h Config.h Context.h Date.h            \
+               Directory.h Duration.h File.h Filter.h Grid.h Hooks.h Keymap.h \
+               Location.h Nibbler.h Path.h Permission.h Record.h Sequence.h   \
+               StringTable.h Subst.h TDB.h Table.h Task.h Taskmod.h Timer.h   \
+               i18n.h main.h text.h util.h rx.h
 task_CPPFLAGS=$(LUA_CFLAGS)
 task_LDFLAGS=$(LUA_LFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/dependency.cpp b/src/dependency.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b19ea7a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dependency.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// task - a command line task list manager.
+//
+// Copyright 2006 - 2010, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+// the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+// Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+// version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+// ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+// FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+// details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+// this program; if not, write to the
+//
+//     Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+//     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+//     Boston, MA
+//     02110-1301
+//     USA
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#include <Context.h>
+
+extern Context context;
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// bool dependencyCheckCircular ();
+// void dependencyCheckDangling ();
+// bool dependencyIsBlocked ();
+// bool dependencyIsBlocking ();
+// bool dependencyRepairNeeded ();
+// void dependencyRepairChain ();
+// bool dependencyRepairConfirm ();
+// void dependencyNag ();
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
diff --git a/src/tests/Makefile b/src/tests/Makefile
index 542a8576c..f3e8bcab3 100644
--- a/src/tests/Makefile
+++ b/src/tests/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ OBJECTS = ../t-TDB.o ../t-Task.o ../t-text.o ../t-Date.o ../t-Table.o          \
           ../t-Grid.o ../t-Color.o ../t-rules.o ../t-recur.o ../t-custom.o     \
           ../t-export.o ../t-import.o ../t-edit.o ../t-Timer.o                 \
           ../t-Permission.o ../t-Path.o ../t-File.o ../t-Directory.o           \
-          ../t-Hooks.o ../t-API.o ../t-rx.o ../t-Taskmod.o
+          ../t-Hooks.o ../t-API.o ../t-rx.o ../t-Taskmod.o ../t-dependency.o
 
 all: $(PROJECT)