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+#
+# Makefile for base example
+#
+include ./make.h
+
+
+all: fork  execlp 
+
+fork: fork.o
+	$(CC) -o fork 	fork.o		
+
+	 
+execlp: execlp.o
+	$(CC) -o execlp 	execlp.o	
+
+
+.c.o:
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS)  $(COMMON_INCLUDE_DIRS)  -c $(SRC_DIR)/*.c
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) -rf fork execlp *.o
+
+