diff --git a/make/textest.mk b/make/textest.mk
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+SOURCES = $(wildcard *.tex)
+PDF_VIEWER ?= okular
+
+all: build.done
+clean: clean.files
+install:
+distclean:
+
+view: build.done
+	$(PDF_VIEWER) main.pdf
+
+build.done: $(SOURCES)
+	pdflatex main.tex
+	touch $@
+
+clean.files:
+	rm -rf *.aux *.log *.pdf *.done
+