Initial checkin.
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+# See README.txt.
+
+.PHONY: all cpp java python clean
+
+all: cpp java python
+
+cpp: add_person_cpp list_people_cpp
+java: add_person_java list_people_java
+python: add_person_python list_people_python
+
+clean:
+ rm -f add_person_cpp list_people_cpp add_person_java list_people_java add_person_python list_people_python
+ rm -f javac_middleman AddPerson*.class ListPeople*.class com/example/tutorial/*.class
+ rm -f protoc_middleman addressbook.pb.cc addressbook.pb.h addressbook_pb2.py com/example/tutorial/AddressBookProtos.java
+ rm -f *.pyc
+ rmdir com/example/tutorial 2>/dev/null || true
+ rmdir com/example 2>/dev/null || true
+ rmdir com 2>/dev/null || true
+
+protoc_middleman: addressbook.proto
+ protoc --cpp_out=. --java_out=. --python_out=. addressbook.proto
+ @touch protoc_middleman
+
+add_person_cpp: add_person.cc protoc_middleman
+ c++ add_person.cc addressbook.pb.cc -lprotobuf -o add_person_cpp
+
+list_people_cpp: list_people.cc protoc_middleman
+ c++ list_people.cc addressbook.pb.cc -lprotobuf -o list_people_cpp
+
+javac_middleman: AddPerson.java ListPeople.java protoc_middleman
+ javac AddPerson.java ListPeople.java com/example/tutorial/AddressBookProtos.java
+ @touch javac_middleman
+
+add_person_java: javac_middleman
+ @echo "Writing shortcut script add_person_java..."
+ @echo '#! /bin/sh' > add_person_java
+ @echo 'java -classpath .:$$CLASSPATH AddPerson "$$@"' >> add_person_java
+ @chmod +x add_person_java
+
+list_people_java: javac_middleman
+ @echo "Writing shortcut script list_people_java..."
+ @echo '#! /bin/sh' > list_people_java
+ @echo 'java -classpath .:$$CLASSPATH ListPeople "$$@"' >> list_people_java
+ @chmod +x list_people_java
+
+add_person_python: add_person.py protoc_middleman
+ @echo "Writing shortcut script add_person_python..."
+ @echo '#! /bin/sh' > add_person_python
+ @echo './add_person.py "$$@"' >> add_person_python
+ @chmod +x add_person_python
+
+list_people_python: list_people.py protoc_middleman
+ @echo "Writing shortcut script list_people_python..."
+ @echo '#! /bin/sh' > list_people_python
+ @echo './list_people.py "$$@"' >> list_people_python
+ @chmod +x list_people_python