diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
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+CC      := gcc
+CFLAGS  := -Wall -Wextra -std=c11
+LDLIBS  := -lSDL2 -lSDL2_image
+
+TARGET  := waveform
+
+SRC     := waveform.c
+
+# -------------------------------------------------
+# Default target – just type `make` to build
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+# How to build the executable
+$(TARGET): $(SRC)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ $(LDLIBS) -o $@
+
+# Convenience: `make clean` to remove the binary
+clean:
+	rm -f $(TARGET)
+
+.PHONY: all clean
diff --git a/test.c b/waveform.c
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rename from test.c
rename to waveform.c