diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+all: mapnik
+
+install: all
+	python scons/scons.py install
+
+mapnik:
+	python scons/scons.py
+
+clean:
+	python scons/scons.py -c
+	if test -e ".sconf_temp/"; then rm -r ".sconf_temp/"; fi
+	if test -e ".sconsign.dblite"; then rm ".sconsign.dblite"; fi
+
+uninstall:
+	python scons/scons.py uninstall
+
+test:
+	
+	echo "...running c++ tests"
+	./tests/cpp_tests/font_registration_test
+	
+	echo "...running python tests"
+	python tests/run_tests.py
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diff --git a/configure b/configure
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+python scons/scons.py configure $@
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