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+SUBDIRS=bsc bsc-nat ggsn_tests gprs_gb lapdm mgw msc_tests selftest sysinfo
+
+PARALLEL_MAKE:=-j4
+
+# This master makefile allows you to do things like
+# 	make clean	(remove all generated binary, c++ and symlinks)
+# 	make compile	(compile ttcn3 into c++)
+# 	make all	(compile c++ into executable)
+#
+# as well as per-subdirectory targets like
+#
+#	make bsc/clean
+#	make bsc/compile
+#	make bsc/all
+#	make bsc	(equivalent to bsc/all)
+
+default: all
+
+compile: $(foreach dir,$(SUBDIRS),$(dir)/compile)
+clean: $(foreach dir,$(SUBDIRS),$(dir)/clean)
+all: $(foreach dir,$(SUBDIRS),$(dir)/all)
+
+define DIR_Makefile_template
+$(1)/Makefile:
+	(cd $(1) && ./gen_links.sh && ./regen_makefile.sh)
+endef
+
+define DIR_compile_template
+.PHONY: $(1)/compile
+$(1)/compile: $(1)/Makefile
+	$(MAKE) -C $(1) compile
+endef
+
+define DIR_clean_template
+.PHONY: $(1)/clean
+$(1)/clean: $(1)/Makefile
+	$(MAKE) -C $(1) clean
+	(cd $(1) && ../rmlinks.sh && rm Makefile)
+endef
+
+define DIR_all_template
+$(1): $(1)/all
+.PHONY: $(1)/all
+$(1)/all: $(1)/Makefile
+	$(MAKE) -C $(1) compile
+	$(MAKE) $(PARALLEL_MAKE) -C $(1)
+endef
+
+$(foreach dir,$(SUBDIRS), \
+	$(eval $(call DIR_Makefile_template,$(dir)))	\
+	$(eval $(call DIR_compile_template,$(dir)))	\
+	$(eval $(call DIR_clean_template,$(dir)))	\
+	$(eval $(call DIR_all_template,$(dir)))		\
+	)