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+# requires cargo-watch
+watch:
+	cargo watch -x clippy
+
+check:
+	cargo test
+
+# run these in release mode because the reason they're ignored is usually that
+# they take a long time to run
+check-all: check
+	cargo test --release -- --ignored
+
+.PHONY: watch check check-all