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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 makefile defines the set of rules for a resource list
+
+
+# This makefile is included for each component definition so clear out
+# any variables used by this makefile
+def_resource_path  :=
+resource_file      :=
+def_resource_file  :=
+resource_alias     :=
+dest_path          :=
+resource_goal_list :=
+
+
+# Figure out the resource path for this component definition
+def_resource_path := $(def_path)/$(def_resource_subdir)
+
+define resource_file_rule
+
+    $$(call debug_info,resource specified: $(1))
+
+    resource_file     := $(1)
+    def_resource_file := $$(def_resource_path)/$$(resource_file)
+    resource_alias    := $$(resource_file)
+
+    dest_path := $$(dir $$(resource_output_path)/$$(resource_file))
+
+    resource_goal_list := $$(resource_alias) $$(resource_goal_list)
+
+    directory_list := $$(dest_path) $$(directory_list)
+
+    # Define an alias for the resource file so the user can do
+    # "make path/to/resource" on the command line
+    vpath $$(resource_alias) $$(resource_output_path)
+
+    # Set the target specific variables and dependencies for this resource
+    $$(resource_alias) : resource_output_path := $$(resource_output_path)
+    $$(resource_alias) : def_resource_file    := $$(def_resource_file)
+    $$(resource_alias) : resource_alias       := $$(resource_alias)
+    $$(resource_alias) : $$(def_deps)
+    $$(resource_alias) : $$(def_resource_file)
+    $$(resource_alias) : | $$(dest_path)
+
+endef
+
+
+# Expand the resource rule for each resource specified
+$(foreach file,$(resource_list),$(eval $(call resource_file_rule,$(file))))
+
+
+# Add the list of resource goals as a dependency of the component definition's
+# headers target
+$(name)_def_resources : $(resource_goal_list)
+
+# Define the actual recipe for a resource
+$(resource_goal_list) :
+	$(call print_progress,$(resource_alias))
+	$(call soft_copy,$(def_resource_file),$(resource_output_path)/$(resource_alias))
+
+.PHONY : clean_$(name)_resources
+clean_$(name)_resources : resource_output_path := $(resource_output_path)
+clean_$(name)_resources : resource_goal_list   := $(resource_goal_list)
+clean_$(name)_resources :
+	$(call print_progress,$@)
+	$(call remove_files,$(addprefix $(resource_output_path)/,$(resource_goal_list)))