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+build:
+	export R_LIBS_USER=~/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/4.4:~/R/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-library/suggested/; \ 
+	R CMD build --compact-vignettes="gs+qpdf" hyperSpec/
+
+novignette:
+	R CMD build --no-build-vignettes hyperSpec/
+
+checkLean: 
+	export _R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_=FALSE; \
+	export _R_CHECK_DEPENDS_ONLY_=TRUE; \
+	R --no-init-file CMD check --as-cran hyperSpec_0.100.2.tar.gz
+
+checkFull: 
+	export _R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_=FALSE; \
+	R --no-init-file CMD check --as-cran  hyperSpec_0.100.2.tar.gz
+
+checkLeanDevel: 
+	export _R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_=FALSE; \
+	export _R_CHECK_DEPENDS_ONLY_=TRUE; \
+	~/R-devel/trunk/bin/R --no-init-file CMD check --as-cran hyperSpec_0.100.2.tar.gz
+
+checkFullDevel: 
+	export _R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_=FALSE; \
+	~/R-devel/trunk/bin/R --no-init-file CMD check --as-cran  hyperSpec_0.100.2.tar.gz
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