diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
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-CFLAGS ?= -O2 -Wall -g
-CFLAGS += `sdl-config --cflags` -DLINUX
-LIBS = `sdl-config --libs` -lSDL_mixer -lSDL_image
-OBJS = ai.o aliens.o audio.o bullets.o cargo.o collectable.o comms.o debris.o events.o explosions.o game.o globals.o graphics.o init.o intermission.o loadSave.o messages.o misc.o missions.o player.o resources.o script.o shop.o Starfighter.o title.o unpack.o weapons.o
-
-VERSION = 1.2
-PROG = starfighter
-PACK = starfighter.pak
-DOCS = docs/*
-DATA = data gfx sound
-DATAFILES = data/* gfx/* sound/*
-
-USEPACK ?= 1
-
-PREFIX ?= /usr
-BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/games/
-DATADIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/games/parallelrealities/
-DOCDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/doc/$(PROG)/
-
-# top-level rule to create the program.
-ALL = $(PROG)
-ifeq ($(USEPACK), 1)
-	ALL += $(PACK)
-endif
-
-all: $(ALL)
-
-# compiling other source files.
-%.o: code/%.cpp code/*.h
-	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) -c -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -DPACKLOCATION=\"$(DATADIR)$(PACK)\" -DUSEPACK=$(USEPACK) $<
-
-# linking the program.
-$(PROG): $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o $(PROG) $(LIBS)
-
-# cleaning everything that can be automatically recreated with "make".
-clean:
-	$(RM) $(OBJS) $(ALL)
-
-# install
-install: $(ALL)
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(DOCDIR)
-
-	install -m 755 $(PROG) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)$(PROG)
-ifeq ($(USEPACK), 1)
-	install -m 644 $(PACK) $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)$(PACK)
-else
-	cp -pr $(DATA) $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)
-endif
-	cp -p $(DOCS) $(DESTDIR)$(DOCDIR)
-
-$(PACK): pack.py $(DATAFILES)
-	./pack.py $(PACK) $(DATAFILES)
-
-unpack: unpack.py
-	./unpack.py $(PACK)
-
-optimise:
-	advpng -z gfx/*.png
-	jpegoptim --strip-all gfx/*.jpg
-
-dist:
-	rm -rf starfighter-$(VERSION)
-	mkdir starfighter-$(VERSION)
-	cp --parents -lt starfighter-$(VERSION) `git ls-files`
-	git log >starfighter-$(VERSION)/ChangeLog
-	tar czf starfighter-$(VERSION).tar.gz starfighter-$(VERSION)
-	rm -rf starfighter-$(VERSION)
-
-.PHONY: all clean install optimise unpack dist