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+BASEDIR=$(CURDIR)
+PLUGINDIR=$(BASEDIR)/plugins
+PELICANDIR=$(BASEDIR)/pelican
+
+help:
+	@echo 'Makefile for installing and updating the c0de.dev blog                                    '
+	@echo '                                                                                          '
+	@echo 'Usage:                                                                                    '
+	@echo '   make install                        Installs all components                            '
+	@echo '   make uninstall                      Uninstalls all components, leaving the source dir  '
+	@echo '   make update                         Replaces existing components that have changed     '
+	@echo '   make plugins                        Creates symlinks of newly added plugins in pelican '
+	@echo '                                                                                          '
+
+install:
+	@echo 'noop'
+
+uninstall:
+	@echo 'noop'
+
+update:
+	@echo 'noop'
+
+plugins:
+	@echo 'Creating symlinks for plugins'
+	@echo 'noop'