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 Library
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+- Issue #5201: distutils.sysconfig.parse_makefile() now understands `$$`
+  in Makefiles. This prevents compile errors when using syntax like:
+  `LDFLAGS='-rpath=\$$LIB:/some/other/path'`. Patch by Floris Bruynooghe.
+
 - Issue #6131: test_modulefinder leaked when run after test_distutils.
   Patch by Hirokazu Yamamoto.