diff --git a/src/Runtime/Runtime.lua b/src/Runtime/Runtime.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..141562d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Runtime/Runtime.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+project "Runtime"
+
+  kind "SharedLib"
+  language "C#"
+  location "."
+
+  files   { "**.cs" }
+  
+  links { "System" }
diff --git a/src/Runtime/StdString.cs b/src/Runtime/StdString.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9dbeb0da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Runtime/StdString.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2013 Xamarin, Inc and contributors
+ * 
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+  * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+ * OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. */
+
+using System;
+
+namespace Std
+{
+    public struct String
+    {
+        public IntPtr Instance;
+
+        public String(IntPtr instance)
+        {
+            Instance = instance;
+        }
+
+        public static implicit operator string(Std.String str)
+        {
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+
+        public static implicit operator String(string str)
+        {
+            return new String(IntPtr.Zero);
+        }
+
+        public char this[ulong index]
+        {
+            get { return '0'; }
+            set { }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Runtime/SymbolResolver.cs b/src/Runtime/SymbolResolver.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2a180ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Runtime/SymbolResolver.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2013 Xamarin, Inc and contributors
+ * 
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+  * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+ * OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. */
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace CppSharp
+{
+    internal static class SymbolResolver
+    {
+        static readonly string[] formats;
+        static readonly Func<string, IntPtr> loadImage;
+        static readonly Func<IntPtr, string, IntPtr> resolveSymbol;
+
+        static SymbolResolver ()
+        {
+            switch (Environment.OSVersion.Platform)
+            {
+            case PlatformID.Unix:
+            case PlatformID.MacOSX:
+                loadImage = dlopen;
+                resolveSymbol = dlsym;
+                formats = new[] {
+                    "{0}",
+                    "{0}.so",
+                    "{0}.dylib",
+                    "lib{0}.so",
+                    "lib{0}.dylib",
+                    "{0}.bundle"
+                };
+                break;
+            default:
+                loadImage = LoadLibrary;
+                resolveSymbol = GetProcAddress;
+                formats = new[] { "{0}", "{0}.dll" };
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static IntPtr LoadImage (ref string name)
+        {
+            foreach (var format in formats)
+            {
+                var attempted = string.Format (format, name);
+                var ptr = loadImage (attempted);
+
+                if (ptr == IntPtr.Zero)
+                    continue;
+
+                name = attempted;
+                return ptr;
+            }
+
+            return IntPtr.Zero;
+        }
+
+        public static IntPtr ResolveSymbol (string name, string symbol)
+        {
+            var image = LoadImage(ref name);
+            return ResolveSymbol(image, symbol);
+        }
+
+        public static IntPtr ResolveSymbol (IntPtr image, string symbol)
+        {
+            if (image != IntPtr.Zero)
+                return resolveSymbol (image, symbol);
+
+            return IntPtr.Zero;
+        }
+
+        #region POSIX
+
+        static IntPtr dlopen (string path)
+        {
+            return dlopen (path, 0x0);
+        }
+
+        [DllImport ("dl", CharSet=CharSet.Ansi)]
+        static extern IntPtr dlopen (string path, int flags);
+
+        [DllImport ("dl", CharSet=CharSet.Ansi)]
+        static extern IntPtr dlsym (IntPtr handle, string symbol);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Win32
+
+        [DllImport("kernel32", SetLastError=true)]
+        static extern IntPtr LoadLibrary (string lpFileName);
+
+        [DllImport("kernel32", CharSet=CharSet.Ansi, ExactSpelling=true, SetLastError=true)]
+        static extern IntPtr GetProcAddress (IntPtr hModule, string procName);
+
+        #endregion
+
+    }
+}