diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index b3749c3..9089694 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install rust toolchain
         run: sudo apt-get install -qy cargo rust-clippy
       - name: install lzma
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y liblzma-dev
+        run: sudo apt-get install -qy liblzma-dev
+      - name: install gcc
+        run: sudo apt-get install -qy gcc make
 
       - name: Run Clippy
         run: cargo clippy
+
+      - name: generate bindings
+        run: ./generate-binding.sh
+      - name: check that generated files did not change
+        run: output=$(git status --porcelain) && [ -z "$output" ]
         
       - name: build
         run: cargo build
+
+      - name: build example
+        run: cd example && make
diff --git a/example/Makefile b/example/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abdd69f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+CC := gcc
+
+THIS_DIR := $(dir $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+REPO_ROOT := $(THIS_DIR)/..
+
+build: out/example
+
+clean:
+	rm -r out || true
+	rm include/servicepoint.h || true
+	cargo clean
+
+run: out/example
+	out/example
+
+PHONY: build clean dependencies run
+
+out/example: dependencies main.c
+	mkdir -p out || true
+	${CC} main.c \
+		-I $(REPO_ROOT)/include \
+		-L $(REPO_ROOT)/target/release \
+		-Wl,-Bstatic -lservicepoint_binding_c \
+		-Wl,-Bdynamic -llzma \
+		-o out/example
+
+dependencies: FORCE
+	cargo build --manifest-path=$(REPO_ROOT)/Cargo.toml --release
+
+FORCE: ;
diff --git a/examples/lang_c/src/main.c b/example/main.c
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/lang_c/src/main.c
rename to example/main.c
diff --git a/examples/lang_c/Cargo.toml b/examples/lang_c/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2231f3c..0000000
--- a/examples/lang_c/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "lang_c"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
-publish = false
-
-[lib]
-test = false
-
-[build-dependencies]
-cc = "1.2"
-
-[dependencies]
-servicepoint_binding_c = { path = "../.." }
diff --git a/examples/lang_c/Makefile b/examples/lang_c/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b15722..0000000
--- a/examples/lang_c/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-CC := gcc
-
-THIS_DIR := $(dir $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
-REPO_ROOT := $(THIS_DIR)/../../../..
-
-build: out/lang_c
-
-clean:
-	rm -r out || true
-	rm include/servicepoint.h || true
-	cargo clean
-
-run: out/lang_c
-	out/lang_c
-
-PHONY: build clean dependencies run
-
-out/lang_c: dependencies src/main.c
-	mkdir -p out || true
-	${CC} src/main.c \
-		-I include \
-		-L $(REPO_ROOT)/target/release \
-		-Wl,-Bstatic -lservicepoint_binding_c \
-		-Wl,-Bdynamic -llzma \
-		-o out/lang_c
-
-dependencies: FORCE
-	mkdir -p include || true
-	# generate servicepoint header and binary to link against
-	SERVICEPOINT_HEADER_OUT=$(THIS_DIR)/include cargo build \
-		--manifest-path=$(REPO_ROOT)/crates/servicepoint_binding_c/Cargo.toml \
-		--release
-
-FORCE: ;
diff --git a/examples/lang_c/build.rs b/examples/lang_c/build.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f92e1d..0000000
--- a/examples/lang_c/build.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-const SP_INCLUDE: &str = "DEP_SERVICEPOINT_INCLUDE";
-
-fn main() {
-    println!("cargo::rerun-if-changed=src/main.c");
-    println!("cargo::rerun-if-changed=build.rs");
-    println!("cargo::rerun-if-env-changed={SP_INCLUDE}");
-
-    let sp_include =
-        std::env::var_os(SP_INCLUDE).unwrap().into_string().unwrap();
-
-    // this builds a lib, this is only to check that the example compiles
-    let mut cc = cc::Build::new();
-    cc.file("src/main.c");
-    cc.include(&sp_include);
-    cc.opt_level(2);
-    cc.compile("lang_c");
-}
diff --git a/examples/lang_c/src/lib.rs b/examples/lang_c/src/lib.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b13789..0000000
--- a/examples/lang_c/src/lib.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/generate-binding.sh b/generate-binding.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45301bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generate-binding.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_PATH="$( cd -- "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P )"
+
+SERVICEPOINT_HEADER_OUT="$SCRIPT_PATH/include" cargo build --release
diff --git a/examples/lang_c/include/servicepoint.h b/include/servicepoint.h
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/lang_c/include/servicepoint.h
rename to include/servicepoint.h