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+
+# build everything at once
+all: plugins exe
+
+# build the main executable to make configs
+main: exe
+exe:
+	go build --tags=all -o configurator
+
+# build all of the generators into plugins
+plugins:
+	mkdir -p lib
+	go build -buildmode=plugin -o lib/conman.so internal/generator/plugins/conman/conman.go
+	go build -buildmode=plugin -o lib/coredhcp.so internal/generator/plugins/coredhcp/coredhcp.go
+	go build -buildmode=plugin -o lib/dnsmasq.so internal/generator/plugins/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.go
+	go build -buildmode=plugin -o lib/powerman.so internal/generator/plugins/powerman/powerman.go
+	go build -buildmode=plugin -o lib/syslog.so internal/generator/plugins/syslog/syslog.go