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+# Makefile for grain growth via LAMMPS <-> SPPARKS coupling
+
+SHELL = /bin/sh
+
+# System-specific settings
+
+LAMMPS =	/home/sjplimp/lammps
+SPPARKS =	/home/sjplimp/spparks
+
+CC =		g++
+CCFLAGS =	-g -O -DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK -I../library
+DEPFLAGS =	-M
+LINK =		g++
+LINKFLAGS =	-g -O -L../library -L${LAMMPS}/src -L${SPPARKS}/src
+USRLIB =	-lcouple -llmp_g++ -lspk_g++ 
+SYSLIB =	-lfftw -lmpich -lpthread
+ARCHIVE =	ar
+ARFLAGS =	-rc
+SIZE =		size
+
+# Files
+
+EXE = 	lmpspk
+SRC =	$(wildcard *.cpp)
+INC =	$(wildcard *.h)
+OBJ = 	$(SRC:.cpp=.o)
+
+# Targets
+
+lmpspk:	$(OBJ)
+	$(LINK) $(LINKFLAGS) $(OBJ) $(USRLIB) $(SYSLIB) -o $(EXE)
+	$(SIZE) $(EXE)
+
+clean:
+	rm $(EXE) *.o
+
+# Compilation rules
+
+%.o:%.cpp
+	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) -c $<
+
+%.d:%.cpp
+	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) $(DEPFLAGS) $< > $@
+
+# Individual dependencies
+
+DEPENDS = $(OBJ:.o=.d)
+include $(DEPENDS)