diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5c8c70a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2017, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
+# 
+# Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
+# 
+# LLNL-CODE-716457
+# 
+# All rights reserved.
+# 
+# This file is part of Strawman. 
+# 
+# For details, see: http://software.llnl.gov/strawman/.
+# 
+# Please also read strawman/LICENSE
+# 
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+# 
+# * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, 
+#   this list of conditions and the disclaimer below.
+# 
+# * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+#   this list of conditions and the disclaimer (as noted below) in the
+#   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+# 
+# * Neither the name of the LLNS/LLNL nor the names of its contributors may
+#   be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+#   specific prior written permission.
+# 
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY,
+# LLC, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+# DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL 
+# DAMAGES  (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+# OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+# HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, 
+# STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
+# IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE 
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+# 
+###############################################################################
+sudo: false
+
+language: cpp
+compiler:
+  - gcc
+env:
+  global:
+  - COMPILER_CC=gcc-5
+  - COMPILER_CXX=g++-5
+  - COMPILER_FC=gfortran-5
+  matrix:
+    # we want to test both static and shared
+    - BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON
+    - BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
+addons:
+  apt:
+    sources:
+    - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+    packages:
+       - binutils
+       - gcc-5
+       - g++-5
+       - gfortran-5
+install:
+  # none
+script:
+  - which g++
+  - g++ --version
+  - export CC=${COMPILER_CC}
+  - export CXX=${COMPILER_CXX}
+  - export FC=${COMPILER_FC}
+  - ${CC} --version
+  - cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
+  # build deps using uberenv
+  - python scripts/uberenv/uberenv.py --spec %gcc@5+mpich
+  # create out-of-source build dir
+  - mkdir travis-debug-build
+  - cd    travis-debug-build
+  # cmake options
+  # build type
+  - CMAKE_OPTS="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug"
+  # shared or static libs
+  - CMAKE_OPTS="${CMAKE_OPTS} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}"
+  # install path
+  - CMAKE_OPTS="${CMAKE_OPTS} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../travis-debug-install"
+  # make sure cmake is in our path
+  - export CMAKE_BIN_DIR=`ls -d ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/uberenv_libs/spack/opt/spack/*/*/cmake*/bin`
+  - export PATH=${CMAKE_BIN_DIR}:$PATH
+  - echo $PATH
+  - which cmake
+  - cmake --version
+  - export HOST_CONFIG=`ls ../uberenv_libs/*.cmake`
+  - cmake ${CMAKE_OPTS} -C ${HOST_CONFIG} ../src
+  # build, test, and install
+  - make
+  - env CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=1 make test
+  - make install
+  # test our examples that demo using an installed strawman
+  - export CONDUIT_DIR=`ls -d ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/uberenv_libs/spack/opt/spack/*/*/conduit*`
+  - export STRAWMAN_DIR=${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/travis-debug-install
+  # using with cmake example
+  - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/examples/using-with-cmake
+  - mkdir build
+  - cd build
+  - cmake -DSTRAWMAN_DIR=${STRAWMAN_DIR} -DCONDUIT_DIR=${CONDUIT_DIR} ../
+  - make
+  - ./example
+  # using with make example (still needs work for static builds)
+  #- cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/examples/using-with-make
+  #- make
+  #- env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${STRAWMAN_DIR}/lib/:${CONDUIT_DIR}/lib/ ./example
+
+#cache:
+#  directories:
+#    - ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/uberenv_libs
+notifications:
+  email:
+    recipients:
+      - cyrush@llnl.gov
+    on_success: always
+    on_failure: always
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c46b5f..8437ae2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ License
 
 Strawman is released under a BSD-style license - for detailed license info, refer to:
 
-http://software.llnl.gov/strawman/licenses.html
+http://software.llnl.gov/strawman/Licenses.html
 
 or the following files in the Strawman source tree:
 - [LICENSE](/LICENSE)
diff --git a/scripts/uberenv/packages/osmesa/MesaLib-7.5.2-OSMesa.tar.gz b/scripts/uberenv/packages/osmesa/MesaLib-7.5.2-OSMesa.tar.gz
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diff --git a/scripts/uberenv/packages/tbb/package.py b/scripts/uberenv/packages/tbb/package.py
index 00938b2..eb6a232 100644
--- a/scripts/uberenv/packages/tbb/package.py
+++ b/scripts/uberenv/packages/tbb/package.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class Tbb(Package):
 
     version('4.4.3', '9d8a4cdf43496f1b3f7c473a5248e5cc')
 
+    patch("tbb_rtm_key.patch",level=0)
+
     def url_for_version(self, version):
         tbb_tar_path =  os.path.abspath(join_path(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
         tbb_tar_path = join_path(tbb_tar_path,"tbb44_20160128oss_src.tgz")
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
 
 
         mkdirp(prefix)
-        mkdirp(prefix.lib)        
+        mkdirp(prefix.lib)
 
         #
         # tbb does not have a configure script or make install target
@@ -147,5 +149,4 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
                 install(f, prefix.lib)
 
 
-  
 
diff --git a/scripts/uberenv/packages/tbb/tbb_rtm_key.patch b/scripts/uberenv/packages/tbb/tbb_rtm_key.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1a42fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/uberenv/packages/tbb/tbb_rtm_key.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+*** build/linux.gcc.inc.orig	2017-01-10 16:54:01.000000000 -0800
+--- build/linux.gcc.inc	2017-01-10 16:54:04.000000000 -0800
+***************
+*** 49,57 ****
+  endif
+  
+  # gcc 4.8 and later support RTM intrinsics, but require command line switch to enable them
+! ifneq (,$(shell gcc -dumpversion | egrep  "^(4\.[8-9]|[5-9])"))
+!     RTM_KEY = -mrtm
+! endif
+  
+  ifeq ($(cfg), release)
+          CPLUS_FLAGS = $(ITT_NOTIFY) -g -O2 -DUSE_PTHREAD
+--- 49,57 ----
+  endif
+  
+  # gcc 4.8 and later support RTM intrinsics, but require command line switch to enable them
+! #ifneq (,$(shell gcc -dumpversion | egrep  "^(4\.[8-9]|[5-9])"))
+! #    RTM_KEY = -mrtm
+! #endif
+  
+  ifeq ($(cfg), release)
+          CPLUS_FLAGS = $(ITT_NOTIFY) -g -O2 -DUSE_PTHREAD
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/uberenv/packages/uberenv-strawman/uberenv-strawman.tar.gz b/scripts/uberenv/packages/uberenv-strawman/uberenv-strawman.tar.gz
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diff --git a/src/examples/using-with-make/Makefile b/src/examples/using-with-make/Makefile
index d629941..c464056 100644
--- a/src/examples/using-with-make/Makefile
+++ b/src/examples/using-with-make/Makefile
@@ -52,15 +52,13 @@
 #      CONDUIT_DIR={conduit install path}   \
 #   make
 #  ./example
-#
-# Note: (TODO)
 # 
 #
 ###############################################################################
 
 
 INC_FLAGS=-I$(STRAWMAN_DIR)/include/strawman -I$(CONDUIT_DIR)/include/conduit
-LINK_FLAGS=-L$(STRAWMAN_DIR)/lib/ -lstrawman 
+LINK_FLAGS=-L$(STRAWMAN_DIR)/lib/ -lstrawman -L$(CONDUIT_DIR)/lib/ -lconduit -lconduit_relay -lconduit_blueprint
 
 main:
 	$(CXX) $(INC_FLAGS) example.cpp $(LINK_FLAGS) -o example