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+echo "checks that this builds on std+no_std + that all tests run"
+cargo build --all-targets
+cargo build --all-targets --release
+cargo test --all-targets
+cargo test --all-targets --release
+rustup target add thumbv7em-none-eabihf
+cargo check --target thumbv7em-none-eabihf --no-default-features --features "microfft-complex"
+cargo check --target thumbv7em-none-eabihf --no-default-features --features "microfft-real"