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+# This Makefile is used as a shim to aid people with muscle memory
+# so that they can type "make".
+#
+# This file and all of its targets should not be used by anything important.
+
+all: build
+
+build:
+	./mach build
+
+clean:
+	./mach clobber
+
+.PHONY: all build clean