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+# bucket - simple file manager with tags and comments
+
+include config.mk
+
+SRC = main.c
+
+bucket:
+	${CC} -o hotpot ${SRC} ${BTKFILES} ${CPPFLAGS} ${CFLAGS} ${LIBS} -g