diff --git a/threadframe/Makefile.in b/threadframe/Makefile.in
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+prefix = @prefix@
+
+all:
+	python setup.py build
+
+install:
+	python setup.py install --prefix=${prefix}
+
+clean:
+	python setup.py clean
+	-rm -rf build
+	-rm -f core *~ *.so *.o *.pyd *.a python*.def