diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+develop:
+	go install github.com/SRI-CSL/gllvm/cmd/...
+
+
+check: develop
+	 go test -v ./tests
+
+format:
+	gofmt -s -w shared/*.go tests/*.go cmd/*/*.go
+
+
+clean:
+	rm -f data/hello tests/.helloworld.c.o tests/.helloworld.c.o.bc