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+install: stack
+	stack install
+
+stack: .get-repo-lock
+	stack setup
+	stack init
+	stack build
+
+get-repos:
+	git submodule update --init
+	git clone https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad
+	git clone https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad-contrib
+	git clone https://github.com/troydm/xmonad-dbus
+
+.get-repo-lock: get-repos
+	touch .get-repo-lock