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+##
+# This file is part of twigc.
+#
+# @author  dana geier <dana@dana.is>
+# @license MIT
+
+all: build
+
+vendor:
+	composer install
+
+twigc.phar: vendor
+	php bin/compile
+
+build: twigc.phar
+
+install: build
+	cp twigc.phar /usr/local/bin/twigc
+
+clean:
+	rm -f twigc.phar
+
+distclean: clean
+	rm -rf vendor/
+
+.PHONY: all build install clean distclean
+