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+###### USER CONFIG ###############
+TARGET  = ../bin/vreader         #
+MBROLA  = /opt/mbrola/bin/mbrola #
+FESTIVAL= /usr/bin/festival      #
+INSTDIR = ~/bin                  #
+##### USER CONFIG ENDS ###########
+
+   CC	= gcc
+MCFLAGS =  -Wall -O2 -DMBROLA $(shell sdl-config --cflags)
+FCFLAGS =  -Wall -O2 -DFESTIVAL $(shell sdl-config --cflags)
+PCFLAGS =  -Wall -O2 -DPROSER -DLINUX -DWINAPI="" $(shell sdl-config --cflags)
+INCLUDE = -I../include
+LDFLAGS = -Wl,-rpath,lib -L../lib $(shell sdl-config --libs)
+ DEBUG	= -g -ggdb
+OBJECTS = \
+	main.o \
+	sentence.o \
+	keyboard.o \
+	thread.o \
+	audioplayer.o \
+	proser_interface.o \
+	mbrola_interface.o \
+	festival_interface.o
+
+.c.o:
+	@if [ -f ../lib/libProserGerman.a ]; \
+	then \
+		$(CC) -c $(PCFLAGS) $(INCLUDE) $(DEBUG) -o $@ $<; \
+	elif [ -x $(MBROLA) ]; \
+	then \
+		$(CC) -c $(MCFLAGS) $(INCLUDE) $(DEBUG) -o $@ $<; \
+	elif [ -x $(FESTIVAL) ]; \
+	then \
+		$(CC) -c $(FCFLAGS) $(INCLUDE) $(DEBUG) -o $@ $<; \
+	else \
+		echo "Cannot find any TTS-System on your Machine"; \
+	fi;
+	@echo "CC $<"
+
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
+	@if [ -f ../lib/libProserGerman.a ]; \
+	then \
+		$(CC) $(OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS) -lProserGerman -o $@; \
+	else \
+		$(CC) $(OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@; fi
+	@echo "LD OBJECTS -o $@"
+
+.PHONY: clean distclean
+
+clean:
+	@rm -f *.o *~
+	@echo "CLEANING $$PWD"
+
+distclean:
+	@make clean
+	@rm -f $(TARGET)
+	@echo "WIPING $$PWD OUT"
+
+install: $(TARGET)
+	install -m 755 $(TARGET) $(INSTDIR)