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+# Current Autotools documentation suggests that DejaGNU is obsolete
+# and replaced by Autotest.  TODO: implement Autotest
+
+# AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = dejagnu
+# DEJATOOL = testfreq testbcd testloc rigctl
+
+DISTCLEANFILES = 
+
+bin_PROGRAMS = 
+
+check_PROGRAMS = simelecraft simicom simkenwood simyaesu
+
+simelecraft_SOURCES = simelecraft.c 
+simicom_SOURCES = simicom.c 
+simkenwood_SOURCES = simkenwood.c 
+simyaesu_SOURCES = simyaesu.c 
+
+# include generated include files ahead of any in sources
+#rigctl_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir)/tests -I$(top_builddir)/src -I$(srcdir) $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
+
+# all the programs need this
+LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libhamlib.la $(top_builddir)/lib/libmisc.la $(DL_LIBS)
+
+simelecraft_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(LIBXML2_CFLAGS) -I$(top_builddir)/src
+simicom_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) -I$(top_builddir)/src
+simkenwood_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) -I$(top_builddir)/src
+simyaesu_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) -I$(top_builddir)/src
+
+simelecraft_LDADD = $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(READLINE_LIBS) $(LDADD)
+simicom_LDADD = $(NET_LIBS) $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(LDADD) $(READLINE_LIBS)
+simkenwood_LDADD = $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(LDADD) $(READLINE_LIBS)
+simyaesu_LDADD = $(NET_LIBS) $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(LDADD) $(READLINE_LIBS)
+
+# Linker options
+simelecraft_LDFLAGS = $(WINEXELDFLAGS)
+simicom_LDFLAGS = $(WINEXELDFLAGS)
+simkenwood_LDFLAGS = $(WINEXELDFLAGS)
+simyaesu_LDFLAGS = $(WINEXELDFLAGS)
+
+EXTRA_DIST = 
+
+# Support 'make check' target for simple tests
+#check_SCRIPTS = 
+
+#TESTS = $(check_SCRIPTS)
+
+
+CLEANFILES = simelelecraft simicom simkenwood simyaesu