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+.PHONY: check update
+
+check: set_pythonpath
+	./all_tests.py
+
+update:
+	./all_tests.py -u
+
+set_pythonpath:
+	echo "export PYTHONPATH=\"$(PWD)/../src\"" > set_pythonpath
+
+# vim: noexpandtab tabstop=8 shiftwidth=8