The Makefile in the root directory contains some common actions:
make - build and run the benchmark suite detailed in Util/Bench.hs; results written to dist/bm.html
make test - build and run the test suite detailed in Util.Test.hs; results written to stdout.
make prof - build and run the profiling example (Util/Profile.hs)
additionally, cabal builds the haskell library+documentation:
cabal clean/configure/build/haddock/install