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+# Simple, stupid makefile to make phetch
+
+PHETCH_RELEASE = target/release/phetch
+PHETCH_DEBUG = target/debug/phetch
+
+RSFILES = $(wildcard src/*.rs src/ui/*.rs)
+
+.PHONY: release debug clean clean_debug mrproper
+
+# Default target
+release: $(PHETCH_RELEASE)
+
+# Binary with debugging info
+debug: $(PHETCH_DEBUG)
+
+# Remove the release directory and its contens
+clean:
+	@rm -vrf target/release
+
+# Remove the debug directory and its contens
+clean_debug:
+	@rm -vrf target/debug
+
+# Remove the entire target directory
+mrproper: clean clean_debug
+	@rm -vrf target
+
+# Build and strip the release version
+$(PHETCH_RELEASE): $(RSFILES)
+	cargo build --release
+	strip $@
+
+# Build the debug version
+$(PHETCH_DEBUG): $(RSFILES)
+	cargo build