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+VERSION=0.1.1
+LDFLAGS=-ldflags "-s -w -X main.version=${VERSION}"
+
+.PHONY: build
+build:
+	go-bindata static/... templates/... 
+	go build
+
+.PHONY: release
+release:
+	rm -rf dist/
+	mkdir dist/
+	env GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build ${LDFLAGS} -o dist/cowyo_linux_amd64
+	cd dist && upx --brute cowyo_linux_amd64
+	env GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build ${LDFLAGS} -o dist/cowyo_windows_amd64.exe
+	cd dist && upx --brute cowyo_windows_amd64.exe
+	env GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build ${LDFLAGS} -o dist/cowyo_osx_amd64
+	cd dist && upx --brute cowyo_osx_amd64
+
+