diff --git a/Lib/Makefile b/Lib/Makefile
index 8abf024..0ef56c3 100644
--- a/Lib/Makefile
+++ b/Lib/Makefile
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ ptlist.o:	ptlist.c	$(DEPS)
 
 quadpics.o:	quadpics.c	$(DEPS)
 
+readjpeg.o:	readjpeg.c	$(DEPS)
 recurse.o:	recurse.c	$(DEPS)
 rgbmask.o:	rgbmask.c	$(DEPS)
 
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ OBJECTS =	7seg.o							\
 		pov_hf15e.o pov_hf15e.o pov_hf15f.o pov_synth.o		\
 		ptlist.o						\
 		quadpics.o						\
-		recurse.o rgbmask.o					\
+		readjpeg.o recurse.o rgbmask.o				\
 		scale.o	sobel4.o stereo.o				\
 		tamppool.o tele_2.o television.o			\
 		text0.o text1.o text16x24.o				\
diff --git a/Lib/readjpeg.c b/Lib/readjpeg.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..061d89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/readjpeg.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+
+		--------- libtthimage -----------
+		trying to code a JPEG file reader
+
+	new Mon 26 Dec 2022 05:43:47 AM CET
+*/
+
+#include  <stdio.h>
+
+#include  "../tthimage.h"
+
+/*::------------------------------------------------------------------::*/
+int try_to_read_a_jpeg_file(char *fname, Image_Desc *img)
+{
+
+fprintf(stderr, ">>> %s ( %s %p )\n", __func__, fname, img);
+
+return FULL_NUCKED;
+}
+/*::------------------------------------------------------------------::*/