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+default:
+	echo "sorry, no default action"
+
+clean:
+	rm *~ || echo ok
+	rm *pyc || echo ok
+	rm -rf Relational.app || echo ok
+	rm -rf relational
+mac: app
+	mkdir relational || echo Exists
+	mv Relational.app relational
+	mkdir relational/samples || echo Exists
+	cp samples/*tlb relational/samples
+	tar -zcvvf relational.tar.gz relational/
+app:
+	mkdir Relational.app/ || echo Exists
+	mkdir Relational.app/Contents || echo Exists
+	mkdir Relational.app/Contents/Resources || echo Exists
+	cp *py Relational.app/Contents/Resources
+	cp mac/Info.plist mac/PkgInfo Relational.app/Contents
+	mkdir Relational.app/Contents/MacOS || echo Exists
+	cp mac/relational mac/Python Relational.app/Contents/MacOS
+	cp mac/PythonApplet.icns mac/__argvemulator_relational.py Relational.app/Contents/Resources/