diff --git a/src/hal/avr/cpu.cpp b/src/hal/avr/cpu.cpp
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hal/avr/cpu.cpp
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+#include "../cpu.h"
+
+namespace hal {
+namespace CPU {
+
+    void Init() {
+    }
+
+} // namespace CPU
+} // namespace hal
diff --git a/src/hal/cpu.h b/src/hal/cpu.h
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hal/cpu.h
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+#pragma once
+
+/// Hardware Abstraction Layer for the CPU
+
+namespace hal {
+namespace CPU {
+
+    /// CPU init routines (not really necessary for the AVR)
+    void Init();
+
+} // namespace CPU
+} // namespace hal