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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 settings for the cpp language
+
+
+compile_command := $(if $(gcc_opt_use_clang),clang++,g++)
+
+compiler_flag_list := -std=c++11 $(compiler_flag_list)