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+.PHONY: configure build clean test install
+
+# Build directory
+BUILD_DIR := build
+
+# Default target
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+
+
+# Help target
+help:
+	@echo "Available targets:"
+	@echo "  make configure    - Configure the project with CMake"
+	@echo "  make build        - Build the project"
+	@echo "  make clean        - Clean build artifacts"
+	@echo "  make test         - Run tests"
+	@echo "  make install      - Install the library"
+
+# Configure: Run CMake configuration
+configure:
+	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)
+	cd $(BUILD_DIR) && cmake ..
+
+# Build: Compile the project
+build:
+	cd $(BUILD_DIR) && cmake --build .
+
+# Clean: Remove build directory and artifacts
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
+
+# Test: Run the test suite
+test: build
+	cd $(BUILD_DIR) && ctest --output-on-failure -V
+
+# Install: Install the library
+install: build
+	cd $(BUILD_DIR) && cmake --install .
+