diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+CC = gcc
+CCFLAGS = -Wall
+BUILDDIR = build
+SRCS = main.c
+OBJS = $(addprefix $(BUILDDIR)/, $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(SRCS)))
+OUT = cvec
+INSTALL_PATH?=/usr/local
+INSTALL_PATH_BIN=$(INSTALL_PATH)/bin
+
+.PHONY: all debug format clean
+.PRECIOUS: $(BUILDDIR)/. $(BUILDDIR)%/.
+
+all: $(OUT)
+
+debug: CCFLAGS += -g
+debug: all
+
+$(BUILDDIR)/.:
+	mkdir -p $@
+
+$(BUILDDIR)%/.:
+	mkdir -p $@
+
+$(OUT): $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) $^ -o $(OUT)
+
+.SECONDEXPANSION:
+
+$(BUILDDIR)/%.o: %.c | $$(@D)/.
+	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+format:
+	clang-format -i *.c *.h
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)
+	rm -f $(OUT)