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+#!/bin/bash
+set -eu
+
+# Script for running after updating the working copy with remote changes.
+# Similar to bootstrap, but more lightweight and oriented towards working on end-to-end.
+
+echo -e '\033[1mRebuild L1 contracts...\033[0m'
+(cd l1-contracts && forge build)
+
+echo -e '\n\033[1mUpdate npm deps...\033[0m'
+(cd yarn-project && yarn install)
+
+echo -e '\n\033[1mRebuild Noir contracts...\033[0m'
+(cd yarn-project/noir-contracts && yarn noir:build:all 2> /dev/null)
+
+echo -e '\n\033[1mRebuild circuits wasm...\033[0m'
+(cd circuits/cpp && cmake --build --preset wasm -j --target aztec3-circuits.wasm)
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