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+.PHONY: all clean
+
+all: hello-world-ng
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) hello-world-ng.o hello-world
+
+hello-world-ng: hello-world-ng.o
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+
+%.o: %.cpp
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<