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+CC		= gcc
+
+RM		= rm -f
+
+
+default: all
+
+all: certcheck
+
+certcheck: certexample.c
+	$(CC) certexample.c -l ssl -l crypto -o certcheck 
+
+clean veryclean:
+	$(RM) certcheck
+
+