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+--- powerpc64le_bsd.mk.orig	2016-12-20 10:44:15 UTC
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++##
++## powerpc64le BSD based (FreeBSD etc.) Makefile
++## Use gmake instead of make
++##
++TargetCPU  :=powerpc64le
++OS         :=bsd
++CXXFLAGS   := -O3 -fPIC -pedantic 
++
++# Standard part
++
++include common.mk
++