diff --git a/MANIFEST.txt b/MANIFEST.txt
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+++ b/MANIFEST.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Main-Class: minced
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+JFLAGS = -g
+JC = javac
+JAR = jar
+.SUFFIXES: .java .class
+
+.java.class:
+	$(JC) $(JFLAGS) $*.java
+
+CLASSES = CRISPR.java CRISPRFinder.java CRISPRUtil.java DNASequence.java FASTAReader.java SearchUtil.java minced.java
+
+default: classes minced
+
+classes: $(CLASSES:.java=.class)
+
+minced: classes
+	$(JAR) cfm minced.jar MANIFEST.txt *class
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) *.class