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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+git clone --recursive https://github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle.git
+cd Sparkle
+git checkout 1.21.3
+xcodebuild -project Sparkle.xcodeproj -configuration Release -target All ARCHS=x86_64 ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH=YES CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR=build clean
+xcodebuild -project Sparkle.xcodeproj -configuration Release -target All ARCHS=x86_64 ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH=YES CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR=build
+
+