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+# Simple makefile to create the web pages and update/synchronise to the real web server
+
+USERNAME=wsfulton
+
+all: makeweb rsync
+
+makeweb:
+	python makeweb.py
+
+rsync:
+	rsync -rv --cvs-exclude --rsh="ssh" . $(USERNAME)@shell.sf.net:/home/groups/s/sw/swig/swigweb
+