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+# This should work on Linux.  Modify as needed for other platforms.
+
+# Do this first:
+# ln -s `g++ -print-file-name=libstdc++.a`
+# This creates a symbolic link to the C++ library,
+# which is linked statically
+
+BOINC_DIR = ../../boinc
+BOINC_API_DIR = $(BOINC_DIR)/api
+BOINC_LIB_DIR = $(BOINC_DIR)/lib
+
+CXXFLAGS = -g \
+    -DAPP_GRAPHICS \
+    -I$(BOINC_DIR) \
+    -I$(BOINC_LIB_DIR) \
+    -I$(BOINC_API_DIR) \
+    -L$(BOINC_API_DIR) \
+    -L$(BOINC_LIB_DIR) \
+    -L /usr/X11R6/lib \
+    -L.
+
+# the following should be freeglut; use nm to check
+# you may have to change the paths for your system
+LIBGLUT = /usr/lib/libglut.a
+LIBGLU = /usr/lib/libGLU.a
+LIBJPEG = /usr/lib/libjpeg.a
+
+PROGS = uc2 uc2_graphics
+
+all: $(PROGS)
+
+clean:
+	/bin/rm -f $(PROGS)
+
+uc2: uc2.o $(BOINC_API_DIR)/libboinc_api.a $(BOINC_LIB_DIR)/libboinc.a
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o uc2 uc2.o libstdc++.a -pthread -lboinc_api -lboinc
+
+uc2_graphics: uc2_graphics.o $(BOINC_LIB_DIR)/libboinc.a $(BOINC_API_DIR)/libboinc_graphics2.a
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o uc2_graphics uc2_graphics.o libstdc++.a -pthread \
+    -lboinc_graphics2 -lboinc_api -lboinc \
+    $(LIBGLUT) $(LIBGLU) $(LIBJPEG) \
+    -lGL -lX11 -lXmu -lm