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+FROM ubuntu as build
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install -y curl git
+RUN curl https://get.extism.org/cli | sh -s -- -y -o /
+RUN /extism -h # smoke test the binary is installed here
+
+FROM scratch
+WORKDIR /
+COPY --from=build /extism .