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+BUILD = build
+
+all: $(BUILD)/stage1-hex1 $(BUILD)/stage1-elf $(BUILD)/stage0
+
+stage0-hex0: $(BUILD)/stage0-hex0
+
+# We need an initial compiler to convert the hex0.in file into an executable that can be used to generate the stage0 compiler.
+$(BUILD)/stage0-bootstrap: hex0/hex0.in
+	for x in `sed '/^;/d;s/;.*//;s/ *//' hex0/hex0.in`; do printf \\x$$x; done > $@
+	chmod +x $@
+
+# We use the stage0-bootstrap compiler to generate the stage0-hex0 compiler.
+$(BUILD)/stage0-hex0: $(BUILD)/stage0-bootstrap
+	$< < hex0/hex0.in > $@
+	chmod +x $@
+
+# Finally, we use the stage0-hex0 compiler to generate the stage0 compiler, which should be identical to the stage0-hex0 compiler.
+$(BUILD)/stage0: $(BUILD)/stage0-hex0
+	$< < hex0/hex0.in > $@
+	chmod +x $@
+
+verify-hex0: $(BUILD)/stage0
+	cmp $(BUILD)/stage0 $(BUILD)/stage0-hex0
+
+$(BUILD)/stage1-elf: $(BUILD)/stage0
+	$< < hex1/elf.in > $@
+	chmod +x $@
+
+$(BUILD)/stage1-hex1.text: $(BUILD)/stage0
+	$< < hex1/hex1.in > $@
+
+$(BUILD)/stage1-hex1: $(BUILD)/stage1-elf $(BUILD)/stage1-hex1.text
+	$(BUILD)/stage1-elf $(BUILD)/stage1-hex1 $(BUILD)/stage1-hex1.text
+