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+# Build a shared library of negentropy
+
+#TODO: Need to add compilation flags based on OS
+INCS	= -I./ -I/opt/homebrew/include/
+TARGET  = libnegentropy.so
+
+.PHONY: all clean
+
+all: negentropy-cpp shared-lib
+
+shared-lib: negentropy.o
+	g++ -o $(TARGET) negentropy.o -shared
+
+negentropy-cpp:
+	g++ negentropy.h --std=c++20 -o negentropy.o $(INCS)
+
+
+clean: 
+	rm -f negentropy.o
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