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+
+#!/bin/sh
+
+WORKSPACES="benches common protocols roles utils"
+
+for workspace in $WORKSPACES; do
+    echo "Executing build on: $workspace"
+    cargo build --manifest-path="$workspace/Cargo.toml" -- 
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Build found some errors in: $workspace"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Running fmt on: $workspace"
+    (cd $workspace && cargo +nightly fmt)
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Fmt failed in: $workspace"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "build success!"
+
+