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+MAKEFLAGS += -j2
+default: help
+
+help:
+	@echo "Build Container"
+	@echo
+	@echo "  - make build"
+	@echo
+	@echo "Install ramalama"
+	@echo
+	@echo "  - make install"
+	@echo
+	@echo "Test ramalama"
+	@echo
+	@echo "  - make test"
+	@echo
+	@echo "Clean the repository"
+	@echo
+	@echo "  - make test"
+	@echo
+
+#
+# Create instructlab AI container images
+#
+.PHONY:
+install:
+	./install.sh
+
+.PHONY:
+build:
+	./container_build.sh
+
+.PHONY:
+test:
+	./ci.sh
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	@find . -name \*~ -delete