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+# Makefile for Thrift C++ library.
+# 
+# Author:
+#   Mark Slee <mcslee@facebook.com>
+
+target: libthrift
+
+# Tools
+LD    = g++
+LDFL  = -shared -Wall -I. -fPIC -Wl,-soname=libthrift.so
+
+# Source files
+SRCS  = client/TSimpleClient.cc \
+	protocol/TBinaryProtocol.cc \
+	server/TSimpleServer.cc \
+	transport/TSocket.cc \
+	transport/TServerSocket.cc
+
+# Linked library
+libthrift:
+	$(LD) -o libthrift.so $(LDFL) $(SRCS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -f libthrift.so
+
+# Install
+install: libthrift
+	sudo install libthrift.so /usr/local/lib