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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# docker.sh equivalent using podman (same image, same mount, no emulation flag needed if native)
+set -euo pipefail
+ROOT=$(cd -P "$(dirname "$0")/.." >/dev/null && pwd -P)
+podman image exists ninlight-build || podman build --platform linux/amd64 -t ninlight-build "$ROOT/docker"
+exec podman run --rm --platform linux/amd64 -v "$ROOT":/work -w /work ninlight-build "$@"