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+.TH building 9 "18 February 2021" "1" "Building the kernel"
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+Use the Makefile in /src to build the kernel.
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The included Makefile provides several targets useful for building and
+debugging the kernel.  Here are the useful targets:
+
+kernel.elf:  compile multiboot kernel
+
+qemu:        run multiboot kernel in qemu
+
+debug:       run qemu with debug server and attach gdb
+
+install:     build bootable grub image in /bin/bluejay.iso
+
+qemu-iso:    boot the iso file
+
+clean:       delete build artifacts