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+ # Makefile for nmdc-telegramfrontend
+ 
+VERSION := 1.0.0
+ 
+.PHONY: all dist clean
+
+all: nmdc-telegramfrontend
+
+clean:
+	rm -f ./nmdc-telegramfrontend
+
+nmdc-telegramfrontend: *.go Gopkg.*
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build
+
+dist: dist/nmdc-telegramfrontend-$(VERSION)-linux64.tar.xz dist/nmdc-telegramfrontend-$(VERSION)-src.tar.bz2
+
+dist/nmdc-telegramfrontend-$(VERSION)-linux64.tar.xz: nmdc-telegramfrontend
+	XZ_OPTS=-9 tar caf dist/nmdc-telegramfrontend-$(VERSION)-linux64.tar.xz nmdc-telegramfrontend --owner=0 --group=0
+	
+dist/nmdc-telegramfrontend-$(VERSION)-src.tar.bz2: nmdc-telegramfrontend
+	hg archive dist/nmdc-telegramfrontend-$(VERSION)-src.tar.bz2