diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 85c2ebd..5179f75 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ benchmarks/stdin/piping/FAILED-benchmark.txt
 
 # ---> fastwc build artifacts
 bin/
-fastwc
+/fastwc
 compile_commands.json
 .cache/
 
@@ -81,3 +81,6 @@ depcomp
 install-sh
 missing
 
+
+# autoconf backup from in-tree regeneration
+configure~
diff --git a/packaging/README.md b/packaging/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b1602f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Packaging
+
+Build recipes for the distributions that matter. Each one follows the
+same recipe: unpack the release archive, regenerate the autotools
+files (`autoreconf -fi` — the generated `configure`/`Makefile.in` are
+not committed), `configure`, `make`, `make install`. The binary is a
+single static-ish ELF that only needs glibc.
+
+| Distro | File | Tooling |
+|--------|------|---------|
+| Arch | `arch/PKGBUILD` | `makepkg` |
+| Gentoo | `gentoo/app-misc/fastwc/fastwc-0.1.0.ebuild` | `ebuild` / `emerge` (drop into a local repo or `app-portage/eselect-repository`) |
+| NixOS | `nix/default.nix` | `nix build -f default.nix` (or a `callPackage` from a nixpkgs overlay) |
+| Void | `void/template` | `xbps-src pkg fastwc` (in a `void-packages` checkout: `cp -r ../fastwc/packaging/void srcpkgs/fastwc`) |
+| Fedora | `fedora/fastwc.spec` | `rpmbuild -ba fastwc.spec` (or `fedpkg`/`mock`) |
+
+## Before the first build
+
+Each recipe points at the Gitea release archive
+`https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc/archive/v0.1.0.tar.gz`,
+which does not exist until a `v0.1.0` tag is pushed:
+
+```sh
+git tag -a v0.1.0 -m "fastwc 0.1.0"
+git push origin v0.1.0
+```
+
+Then fill in the integrity placeholders each distro demands:
+
+- **Arch**: replace `sha256sums=('SKIP')` with the hash `makepkg` reports on the first attempt.
+- **NixOS**: `lib.fakeHash` makes the first build fail with the real hash — paste it in.
+- **Void**: replace `checksum=SKIP` with the sha256 `xbps-src` wants (it will refuse to build until then).
+- **Gentoo / Fedora**: hashes live outside the recipe (the `Manifest` file / source RPM metadata), so nothing to fill in here.
+
+## Notes
+
+- **Gitea archive layout**: these archives extract to a top-level
+  directory named after the repo (`fastwc/`, no version suffix), which
+  is why the recipes `cd fastwc`, set `S="${WORKDIR}/fastwc"`, or use
+  `%autosetup -n fastwc`. If a future host renames the layout, adjust
+  those three spots.
+- **Architecture**: the SIMD kernels dispatch AVX-512/AVX-2/SSE2 at
+  runtime with a scalar fallback, so the code builds anywhere — the
+  recipes currently declare `x86_64` because that is what the benchmark
+  contract is validated on. Loosen if you build elsewhere.
+- **`-pthread`** is in `AM_CFLAGS`; glibc >= 2.34 provides pthreads in
+  libc, so there is no separate runtime dependency.
+- The `fastwc` binary installs to `$(bindir)/fastwc` and does not
+  shadow `wc` — nothing conflicts with coreutils.
diff --git a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df3f8bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Maintainer: huntedbytheirs <huntedbyth3irs@gmail.com>
+pkgname=fastwc
+pkgver=0.1.0
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="A wc replacement that beats GNU wc - SIMD kernels, mmap, threads"
+arch=('x86_64')
+url="https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc"
+license=('MIT')
+depends=('glibc')
+makedepends=('autoconf' 'automake' 'libtool')
+# requires a v0.1.0 tag on the Gitea remote; replace SKIP with the real
+# sha256sum once the tag exists (makepkg prints it on the first failed build)
+source=("$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc/archive/v$pkgver.tar.gz")
+sha256sums=('SKIP')
+
+build() {
+    # Gitea archives extract to a directory named after the repo
+    cd "$pkgname"
+    autoreconf -fi
+    ./configure --prefix=/usr
+    make
+}
+
+package() {
+    cd "$pkgname"
+    make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
+}
diff --git a/packaging/fedora/fastwc.spec b/packaging/fedora/fastwc.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ec0698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/fedora/fastwc.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+Name:           fastwc
+Version:        0.1.0
+Release:        1%{?dist}
+Summary:        A wc replacement that beats GNU wc
+
+License:        MIT
+URL:            https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc
+# requires a v0.1.0 tag on the Gitea remote
+Source0:        %{url}/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
+
+BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  make
+BuildRequires:  autoconf
+BuildRequires:  automake
+BuildRequires:  libtool
+
+%description
+fastwc is a single-file wc replacement. It counts lines, words, and
+bytes with SIMD kernels (AVX-512, AVX-2, SSE2, runtime-dispatched),
+maps regular files instead of copying them, and splits large files
+across cores. It never loses to GNU wc on the benchmark suite, and
+never disagrees with its counts.
+
+%prep
+# Gitea archives extract to a directory named after the repo
+%autosetup -n fastwc
+
+%build
+autoreconf -fi
+%configure
+%make_build
+
+%install
+%make_install
+
+%files
+%{_bindir}/fastwc
+%license LICENSE
+%doc README.md docs/PERFORMANCE.md
+
+%changelog
+* Sat Aug 29 2026 huntedbytheirs <huntedbyth3irs@gmail.com> - 0.1.0-1
+- Initial packaging
diff --git a/packaging/gentoo/app-misc/fastwc/fastwc-0.1.0.ebuild b/packaging/gentoo/app-misc/fastwc/fastwc-0.1.0.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1ecb88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/gentoo/app-misc/fastwc/fastwc-0.1.0.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+inherit autotools
+
+DESCRIPTION="A wc replacement that beats GNU wc - SIMD kernels, mmap, threads"
+HOMEPAGE="https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc"
+# requires a v0.1.0 tag on the Gitea remote
+SRC_URI="https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc/archive/v${PV}.tar.gz"
+
+LICENSE="MIT"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64"
+
+# Gitea archives extract to a directory named after the repo
+S="${WORKDIR}/fastwc"
+
+BDEPEND="
+	>=sys-devel/autoconf-2.69
+	sys-devel/automake
+	sys-devel/libtool
+"
+
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+	eautoreconf
+}
diff --git a/packaging/nix/default.nix b/packaging/nix/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..122ad63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/nix/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitea, autoconf, automake, libtool }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "fastwc";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitea {
+    domain = "git.spectoria.dev";
+    owner = "huntedbytheirs";
+    repo = "fastwc";
+    # requires a v0.1.0 tag on the Gitea remote; the fake hash makes the
+    # first build fail with the real one printed - drop it in, then rebuild
+    rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = lib.fakeHash;
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool ];
+
+  preConfigure = ''
+    autoreconf -fi
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A wc replacement that beats GNU wc - SIMD kernels, mmap, threads";
+    homepage = "https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/packaging/void/template b/packaging/void/template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..280af4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/void/template
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Template file for 'fastwc'
+pkgname=fastwc
+version=0.1.0
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="autoconf automake libtool"
+short_desc="A wc replacement that beats GNU wc - SIMD kernels, mmap, threads"
+maintainer="huntedbytheirs <huntedbyth3irs@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc"
+# requires a v0.1.0 tag on the Gitea remote; replace SKIP with the real
+# checksum once the tag exists (xbps-src prints it on the first attempt)
+distfiles="https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=SKIP
+
+pre_configure() {
+	autoreconf -fi
+}