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+REBAR=./rebar
+
+all: compile
+
+rebar:
+	wget https://bitbucket.org/basho/rebar/downloads/rebar -O $(REBAR)
+	chmod u+x $(REBAR)
+
+compile: rebar
+	$(REBAR) compile
+
+test: compile
+	$(REBAR) eunit
+
+clean: rebar
+	$(REBAR) clean
+
+distclean: 
+	rm $(REBAR)