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+# Copyright 2015 Andrew Gottemoller.
+#
+# This software is a copyrighted work licensed under the terms of the
+# Weld license.  Please consult the file "WELD_LICENSE" for
+# details.
+
+# This make file derives all the necessary paths the weld build will
+# require
+def_file_name := def.mk
+
+output_path          := $(build_path)/$(platform)/$(arch)/$(mode)
+bin_output_path      := $(output_path)/bin
+lib_output_path      := $(output_path)/lib
+obj_output_path      := $(output_path)/obj
+header_output_path   := $(output_path)/include
+resource_output_path := $(output_path)/bin