diff --git a/expat/sample/.gitignore b/expat/sample/.gitignore
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+Makefile
diff --git a/expat/sample/Makefile.in b/expat/sample/Makefile.in
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+################################################################
+# Process this file with top-level configure script to produce Makefile
+#
+# Copyright 2000 Clark Cooper
+#
+#  This file is part of EXPAT.
+#
+#  EXPAT is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the License (based on the MIT/X license) contained
+#  in the file COPYING that comes with this distribution.
+#
+# EXPAT IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+# IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+# CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+# TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+# SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN EXPAT.
+#
+LIBDIR = ../lib/.libs
+INCDIR = ../lib
+
+LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@ -static 
+LIBS = -L$(LIBDIR) -lexpat
+CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ -I$(INCDIR)
+
+srcdir = @srcdir@
+top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
+VPATH = @srcdir@
+
+
+all: elements
+
+elements: elements.o
+	$(CC) -o elements elements.o $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -f elements core *.o