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+
+VERSION ?= $(shell git describe)
+
+
+all:
+
+
+tgz:
+	cd .. \
+	&& ln -s vlkb-soda vlkb-soda-${VERSION} \
+	&& tar --exclude='.git' --exclude='rpm' --exclude='docker' -hczf vlkb-soda-$(VERSION).tag.gz vlkb-soda-$(VERSION) \
+	&& rm -f vlkb-soda-$(VERSION) \
+	&& cd -
+
+war:
+	make -C data-access/servlet create-war && mv data-access/servlet/target/vlkb-cutout*.war .
+
+rpm:
+	make -C data-access/engine/src clean && make -C data-access/engine/src PACK_EXT=rpm && mv data-access/engine/src/vlkb*.rpm .
+
+deb:
+	make -C data-access/engine/src clean && make -C data-access/engine/src PACK_EXT=deb && mv data-access/engine/src/vlkb*.deb .
+
+
+
+clean:
+	make -C data-access/servlet clean
+	make -C data-access/engine clean
+
+