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+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<!-- $Id$ -->
+
+<makefile>
+
+    <include file="../../../build/bakefiles/common.bkl"/>
+
+    <set var="XRC_SRC">
+        <!-- expat: FIXME, use as external lib -->
+        expat/xmlparse/xmlparse.c
+        expat/xmltok/xmltok.c
+        expat/xmltok/xmlrole.c 
+
+        <!-- the core: -->
+        xml.cpp
+        xmlres.cpp
+        
+        <!-- handlers: -->
+        xh_bmp.cpp      xh_bmpbt.cpp       xh_bttn.cpp        xh_cald.cpp
+        xh_chckb.cpp    xh_chckl.cpp       xh_choic.cpp       xh_combo.cpp
+        xh_dlg.cpp      xh_frame.cpp       xh_gauge.cpp       xh_gdctl.cpp
+        xh_html.cpp     xh_listb.cpp       xh_listc.cpp       xh_menu.cpp
+        xh_notbk.cpp    xh_panel.cpp       xh_radbt.cpp       xh_radbx.cpp
+        xh_scrol.cpp    xh_scwin.cpp       xh_sizer.cpp       xh_slidr.cpp
+        xh_spin.cpp     xh_split.cpp       xh_stbmp.cpp       xh_stbox.cpp
+        xh_stlin.cpp    xh_sttxt.cpp       xh_text.cpp        xh_toolb.cpp
+        xh_tree.cpp     xh_unkwn.cpp       xh_wizrd.cpp       xmlrsall.cpp
+    </set>
+
+    <dll id="xrcdll" template="wx_dll,contrib" cond="SHARED=='1'">
+        <define>WXMAKINGDLL</define>
+        <include>$(SRCDIR)/expat/xmlparse</include>
+        <include>$(SRCDIR)/expat/xmltok</include>
+        <sources>$(XRC_SRC)</sources>
+        <wx-lib>core</wx-lib>
+    </dll>
+    
+    <lib id="xrclib" template="wx_lib,contrib" cond="SHARED=='0'">
+        <include>$(SRCDIR)/expat/xmlparse</include>
+        <include>$(SRCDIR)/expat/xmltok</include>
+        <sources>$(XRC_SRC)</sources>
+    </lib>
+
+</makefile>