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+# Usage:
+# copy this file to Makefile.conf
+# edit the paths in here
+
+# how to call the mingw tools
+MINGW_EXEC_PREFIX = i586-mingw32msvc-
+
+# where the dependencies package is extracted
+RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX = $(HOME)/radiantdeps/
+
+# run the prefix fixing tool
+$(shell cd $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX) && ./fixprefix.sh)
+
+# set the environment for make
+OS = Win32
+CFLAGS +=
+CXXFLAGS +=
+CPPFLAGS += -I$(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/radiantdeps/include
+LDFLAGS += -L$(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/radiantdeps/lib
+PKG_CONFIG_PATH := $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/gtk/lib/pkgconfig:$(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/radiantdeps/lib/pkgconfig:$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH)
+WHICHDLL = $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX)/whichdll.sh
+
+CC = $(MINGW_EXEC_PREFIX)gcc
+CXX = $(MINGW_EXEC_PREFIX)g++
+LDD =
+RANLIB = $(MINGW_EXEC_PREFIX)ranlib
+AR = $(MINGW_EXEC_PREFIX)ar