diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+
+SCRIPT_DIR ?= "make_scripts"
+
+# Removes development/build directories that accumulate over time.
+clean:
+	@$(SCRIPT_DIR)/clean.bash
+
+moof:
+	@$(SCRIPT_DIR)/moof.bash
+	
+# Creates virtual environments for development using the Python executables in $ENV_LIST. 
+# Existing environments are recreated.	
+venv:
+	@$(SCRIPT_DIR)/venv.bash
+
diff --git a/make_scripts/build_dist.bash b/make_scripts/build_dist.bash
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+#! /bin/bash
+
+
+#do this inside my dev venv
+python2.7.venv/bin/python setup.py sdist
+python2.7.venv.venv/bin/python setup.py bdist_wheel
+rm -rf python2.7-sdist.venv
+
+virtualenv python2.7-sdist.venv
+python2.7-sdist.venv/bin/pip install dist/pygments-xojo-0.0.0.tar.gz
+#check import and version.
+#python2.7-sdist.venv/bin/python -c 'from pygments_xojo import __version__;print(__version__)'
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diff --git a/make_scripts/clean.bash b/make_scripts/clean.bash
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+#! /bin/bash
+
+rm -rf *.venv
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diff --git a/make_scripts/moof.bash b/make_scripts/moof.bash
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+#! /bin/bash
+
+echo "moof"
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diff --git a/make_virtualenv.bash b/make_scripts/venv.bash
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rename from make_virtualenv.bash
rename to make_scripts/venv.bash