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+compile:
+	./priv/jsx compile
+    
+test: force
+	./priv/jsx test
+
+examples: force
+	./priv/jsx examples    
+
+clean:
+	./priv/jsx clean
+	
+force:
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+#!/usr/bin/env escript
+
+main(Args) ->
+    case Args of
+        ["compile"|Opts] -> compile(Opts)
+        ; ["examples"|Opts] -> examples(Opts)
+        ; ["test"|Opts] -> test(Opts)
+        ; ["clean"|Opts] -> clean(Opts)
+    end.
+    
+compile([]) ->
+    Mods = ["src/jsx"],
+    compile_files(Mods, [{outdir, "ebin"}]),
+    compile_backend().
+    
+compile_files([], _) ->
+    ok;    
+compile_files([FileName|Rest], Opts) ->
+    case compile:file(FileName, Opts) of
+        {ok, _} -> ok
+        ; {ok, Name, Bin} -> file:write_file("ebin/" ++ atom_to_list(Name) ++ ".beam", Bin), ok
+    end,
+    compile_files(Rest, Opts).
+    
+compile_backend() ->
+    [ compile_files(["src/jsx_decoder"], [binary, {d, Backend}, {d, name, to_modname(Backend)}]) 
+        || Backend <- [utf8, utf16, utf16le, utf32, utf32le]
+    ].
+    
+to_modname(Atom) ->
+    list_to_atom("jsx_" ++ atom_to_list(Atom)).
+    
+    
+examples([]) ->
+    Mods = ["examples/jsx_prettify", 
+        "examples/jsx_parser", 
+        "examples/jsx_stream_parser", 
+        "examples/jsx_verify"
+    ],
+    compile_files(Mods, [{outdir, "ebin"}]).
+    
+test(Path) ->
+    Mods = ["test/jsx_test"],
+    compile_files(Mods, [{outdir, "ebin"}]),
+    true = code:add_path("ebin"),
+    case Path of
+        [] -> jsx_test:test("test/cases")
+        ; Path -> jsx_test:test(Path)
+    end.
+    
+clean([]) ->
+    [ file:delete(Filename) || Filename <- filelib:wildcard("ebin/*.beam") ].
+
+    
+    
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