diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 98ae069..5fbe53f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -15,15 +15,22 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     LOG("arg[0]")
     LOG(argv[0])
     AS_EQ(argc,2)
-    std::filesystem::path p(argv[1]);
-    if (!p.is_absolute()) {
+    std::filesystem::path jsonPath(argv[1]);
+    if (!jsonPath.is_absolute()) {
         LOG("The path is not absolute, changing it")
-        p = std::filesystem::current_path()/p;
+        jsonPath = std::filesystem::current_path()/jsonPath;
     }
     LOG("getting json files current dir")
-    LOG(p.string())
+    LOG(jsonPath)
+    LOG("getting project path")
+    const auto projectPath = jsonPath.parent_path();
+    LOG(projectPath)
     LOG("will use g++ compiler")
     LOG("checking g++ compiler version")
     int sys_ret = system("g++ --version");
     AS_EM(sys_ret,0,"get g++ --version failed")
+    const auto buildDir = projectPath / "build";
+    LOG("getting build dir")
+    LOG(buildDir)
+    
 }
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