diff --git a/gen/Makefile b/gen/Makefile
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+CC=gcc
+
+all: strwidth
+
+strwidth: strwidth.c fonts.c
+	$(CC) strwidth.c fonts.c -o strwidth -lreadline
+
+clean:
+	rm -f strwidth