diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+libeebie.so:
+	$(CC) -shared -g -O2 -o libeebie.so eebie/reader.c eebie/writer.c
+
+install:
+	install -d /usr/local/include/eebie
+	install eebie/*.h /usr/local/include/eebie
+	install libeebie.so /usr/local/lib