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+PROG = blobwarsAttrition
+CC = gcc
+PREFIX ?= /usr
+BIN_DIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
+DATA_DIR ?= /opt/$(PROG)
+LOCALE_DIR = $(PREFIX)/share/locale
+ICON_DIR = $(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor
+DESKTOP_DIR = $(PREFIX)/share/applications
+
+DESTDIR ?=
+INST_BIN_DIR = $(DESTDIR)$(BIN_DIR)
+INST_DATA_DIR = $(DESTDIR)$(DATA_DIR)
+INST_LOCALE_DIR = $(DESTDIR)$(LOCALE_DIR)
+INST_ICON_DIR = $(DESTDIR)$(ICON_DIR)
+INST_DESKTOP_DIR = $(DESTDIR)$(DESKTOP_DIR)
+
+SEARCHPATH += src/plat/unix
+_OBJS += unixInit.o
+
+include common.mk
+
+CXXFLAGS += `sdl2-config --cflags` -DVERSION=$(VERSION) -DREVISION=$(REVISION) -DDATA_DIR=\"$(DATA_DIR)\" -DLOCALE_DIR=\"$(LOCALE_DIR)\"
+CXXFLAGS += -fms-extensions
+
+LDFLAGS += `sdl2-config --libs` -lSDL2_mixer -lSDL2_image -lSDL2_ttf -lm -lz -lpng
+
+SHARED_FILES = LICENSE README.md data gfx manual music sound icons
+DIST_FILES = $(SHARED_FILES) locale $(PROG)
+SRC_DIST_FILES = $(SHARED_FILES) src makefile* common.mk
+
+# linking the program.
+$(PROG): $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS)
+
+.PHONY: dist