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+.PHONY: usage deps build check test clean
+
+UNAME := $(shell uname)
+
+usage:
+	@echo "Usage:"
+	@echo "    deps:       Installs the necesarry dependencies."
+	@echo "    build:      Builds the crate."
+	@echo "    check:      Checks format and lints."
+	@echo "    test:       Runs all tests."
+	@echo "    clean:      Cleans the built artifacts."
+
+build:
+	cargo build --release
+	# cargo build --release --all-features
+
+check:
+	cargo fmt --all -- --check
+	cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings
+	# cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
+
+test:
+	cargo test
+	# cargo test --profile ci --all-features
+
+clean:
+	cargo clean
+
+deps:
+ifeq ($(UNAME), Darwin)
+deps: deps-macos
+endif
+deps:
+
+deps-macos: 
+	-brew install llvm@18 --quiet