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+#*************************************************************************/
+#*                       This file is part of:                           */
+#*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+#*                    http://www.godotengine.org                         */
+#*************************************************************************/
+# Simple makefile to give support for external C/C++ IDEs                */
+#*************************************************************************/
+
+# Default build
+all: debug
+
+# Release Build
+release:
+	scons target="release" bin/godot
+
+# Profile Build
+profile:
+	scons target="profile" bin/godot
+
+# Debug Build
+debug:
+	# Debug information (code size gets severely affected):
+	# g: Default (same as g2)
+	# g0: no debug info
+	# g1: minimal info
+	# g3: maximal info
+	scons target="debug" CCFLAGS="-g" bin/godot
+
+clean:
+	scons -c bin/godot