diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+CC=clang++
+CFLAGS=-pedantic -Wall
+
+list: list.cpp
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@
+
+.PHONY: memcheck_list
+memcheck_list: list
+	valgrind --leak-check=full ./list;