diff --git a/build.lisp b/build.lisp
index 6fbd845..9965484 100644
--- a/build.lisp
+++ b/build.lisp
@@ -177,5 +177,6 @@
(format t "~&Loading ~S" path)
(load path))
+(load* (system-file :adams "config.lisp"))
(load* (system-file :adams "build/systems.lisp"))
(load* (system-file :adams "toplevel.lisp"))
diff --git a/config.lisp b/config.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..207c5fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+(declaim (optimize (debug 3) (safety 3) (speed 3)))