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+# use bash
+set shell := ["bash", "-c"]
+
+build:
+    zig build
+
+run: build
+    zig build run
+
+# build with release optimizations
+release:
+    zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe
+
+release-fast:
+    zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseFast
+
+release-small:
+    zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSmall
+
+# windows cross-compile
+windows:
+    zig build -Dtarget=x86_64-windows-gnu -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe
+
+windows-fast:
+    zig build -Dtarget=x86_64-windows-gnu -Doptimize=ReleaseFast
+
+windows-small:
+    zig build -Dtarget=x86_64-windows-gnu -Doptimize=ReleaseSmall
+
+# clean build artifacts
+clean:
+    rm -rf zig-out .zig-cache
+
+# check for compile errors without building
+check:
+    zig build --summary all 2>&1 | head -50