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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# try.sh - demonstrate YYYY/XXX
+
+# make sure CC is set so that when we do make CC="$CC" it isn't empty. Doing it
+# this way allows us to have the user specify a different compiler in an easy way.
+#
+[[ -z "$CC" ]] && CC="cc"
+
+# make sure the program has been built
+#
+make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
+
+# clear the screen
+#
+clear
+
+# try the program
+#
+# XXX - adjust args as needed
+#
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog: "
+echo 1>&2
+echo 1>&2
+./prog
+echo 1>&2