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+$(warning ===== DEPRECATION NOTICE ===== )
+$(warning ===== DEPRECATION: posix.mak is deprecated. Please use generic Makefile instead.)
+$(warning ============================== )
+
+# forward everything to Makefile
+
+all:
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile $@
+
+%:
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile $@