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+#!/usr/bin/make
+#
+# This file is part of reclass (http://github.com/madduck/reclass)
+#
+# Copyright © 2007–13 martin f. krafft <madduck@madduck.net>
+# Released under the terms of the Artistic Licence 2.0
+#
+
+PYTHON_DEFAULT = /usr/bin/python
+PYTHON := $(shell which python)
+
+IN_FILES = $(wildcard *.in adapters/*.in)
+all: $(patsubst %.in,%,$(IN_FILES))
+.PHONY: all
+
+ifeq ($(PYTHON),$(PYTHON_DEFAULT))
+REPLACE_PYTHON_SHEBANG = cat
+else
+REPLACE_PYTHON_SHEBANG = sed -e 's,$(PYTHON_DEFAULT),$(PYTHON),g'
+endif
+
+%: %.in ALWAYS_REDO
+	$(REPLACE_PYTHON_SHEBANG) $< > $@
+	chmod +x $@
+
+ALWAYS_REDO:
+	@: