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+################################################################################
+#
+# File: $Id$
+#
+# Standard variables and rules for building a set of lecture files.
+# Altering these definitions will affect ALL LECTURE MAKEFILES FOR ALL
+# PAPERS!! If you need to do something specific for a particular paper,
+# include a custom rule in its makefile. DON'T add it here!
+#
+################################################################################
+
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Standard file suffixes.
+#
+.SUFFIXES:
+.SUFFIXES: .pdf .tex .graffle .png .tif .plo
+
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Standard directories.
+#
+IMGDIR=images
+
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Standard paths.
+#
+vpath %.graffle $(IMGDIR)
+vpath %.pdf $(IMGDIR)
+vpath %.png $(IMGDIR)
+vpath %.tif $(IMGDIR)
+vpath %.plo $(IMGDIR)
+
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Standard file list variables.
+#
+# List of images used in the presentation as actual content.
+#
+SLIDE_IMAGES=
+#
+# List of images used in the presentation as backgrounds or watermarks.
+#
+SLIDE_BACKGROUNDS=
+#
+# List of images used in the figures and examples document.
+#
+FIG_IMAGES=
+#
+# Files to be cleaned by the various "clean" targets.
+#
+TIDY_FILES=*.tmp *.aux *.out *.log *.nav *.toc *.snm *.head *.dvi \
+	slides-combined.pdf slides-notes.pdf
+CLEAN_FILES=*.pdf
+
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Various environment variables.
+#
+# Set DRAFT to anything to run in draft mode (e.g., make DRAFT=draft xxx).
+#
+DRAFT=
+#
+# Specify LaTeX document options (comma-separated list)
+#
+LATEX_OPTS=pdftex,usepdftitle=false,$(DRAFT)
+#
+# Base file names for the various documents.
+#
+SLIDES?=Chapter$(CHAPTER)slides
+FIGURES?=Chapter$(CHAPTER)figures
+COMBINED?=Chapter$(CHAPTER)combined
+NOTES?=Chapter$(CHAPTER)notes
+#
+# List of standard "phony" build targets.
+#
+TARGETS=all slides notes slides-combined slides-notes figures combined \
+	debug test clean tidy targets
+#
+.PHONY: $(TARGETS)
+
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Display a message if someone tries to build a target that has been
+# disabled (by setting the appropriate variable to empty in the makefile).
+#
+disabled_message=@echo The \"$(1)\" target has been disabled for this chapter.
+
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Build everything.
+#
+all: slides notes figures combined
+
+
+ifneq ($(strip $(SLIDES)),)
+################################################################################
+#
+# Set the prerequisites for the "slides" build target, depending on
+# whether the figures document exists.
+#
+ifeq ($(strip $(FIGURES)),)
+SLIDES_PREREQS:=$(SLIDES).pdf
+else
+SLIDES_PREREQS:=figures $(SLIDES).pdf
+endif
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Build the slides for the presentation. Include the figures .aux file for
+# inter-document cross-references, but only if $(FIGURES) is non-empty. If
+# $(SLIDES) is empty, these rules are ignored.
+#
+slides: $(SLIDES_PREREQS)
+
+$(SLIDES).pdf: $(SLIDES).tex $(SLIDE_IMAGES)
+	pdflatex --jobname=$(SLIDES) '\documentclass[$(LATEX_OPTS)]{beamer}\input{$(SLIDES)}'
+	pdflatex --jobname=$(SLIDES) '\documentclass[$(LATEX_OPTS)]{beamer}\input{$(SLIDES)}'
+
+else
+
+slides:
+	$(call disabled_message,$@)
+
+endif
+
+
+ifneq ($(strip $(NOTES)),)
+################################################################################
+#
+# Build the slides with notes. If $(NOTES) is empty, these rules are
+# ignored.
+#
+slides-notes: slides-notes.pdf
+
+slides-notes.pdf: $(SLIDES).tex $(SLIDE_IMAGES)
+	pdflatex --jobname=slides-notes '\documentclass[$(LATEX_OPTS),notes=onlyslideswithnotes]{beamer}\input{$(SLIDES)}'
+	pdflatex --jobname=slides-notes '\documentclass[$(LATEX_OPTS),notes=onlyslideswithnotes]{beamer}\input{$(SLIDES)}'
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Build the slides with notes, 6-up. If $(NOTES) is empty, these rules are
+# ignored.
+#
+notes: $(NOTES).pdf
+
+$(NOTES).pdf: slides-notes.pdf
+	pdfnup --nup 2x3 --outfile $@ $<
+
+else
+
+notes slides-notes:
+	$(call disabled_message,$@)
+
+endif
+
+
+ifneq ($(strip $(COMBINED)),)
+################################################################################
+#
+# Set the prerequisites for the "combined" build target, depending on
+# whether the figures document exists.
+#
+ifeq ($(strip $(FIGURES)),)
+COMBINED_PREREQS:=$(COMBINED).tex slides-combined.pdf
+else
+COMBINED_PREREQS:=$(COMBINED).tex slides-combined.pdf $(FIGURES).pdf
+endif
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Build the slides for the combined document. If $(COMBINED) is empty,
+# these rules are ignored.
+#
+slides-combined: slides-combined.pdf
+
+slides-combined.pdf: $(SLIDES).tex $(SLIDE_IMAGES)
+	pdflatex --jobname=slides-combined '\documentclass[$(LATEX_OPTS),handout]{beamer}\input{$(SLIDES)}'
+	pdflatex --jobname=slides-combined '\documentclass[$(LATEX_OPTS),handout]{beamer}\input{$(SLIDES)}'
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Build the complete combined document. If $(COMBINED) is empty, these
+# rules are ignored. If $(FIGURES) is empty, they are omitted from the
+# combined document.
+#
+combined: $(COMBINED).pdf
+
+$(COMBINED).pdf: $(COMBINED_PREREQS)
+	pdflatex $<
+	pdflatex $<
+
+else
+
+combined slides-combined:
+	$(call disabled_message,$@)
+
+endif
+
+
+ifneq ($(strip $(FIGURES)),)
+################################################################################
+#
+# Build the figures and examples document. If $(FIGURES) is empty,
+# these rules are ignored.
+#
+figures: $(FIGURES).pdf
+
+$(FIGURES).pdf:	$(FIGURES).tex $(FIG_IMAGES)
+	pdflatex $<
+	pdflatex $<
+
+else
+
+figures:
+	$(call disabled_message,$@)
+
+endif
+
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Build the test document.
+#
+test: test.pdf
+
+test.pdf: test.tex
+
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Debugging: print the values of the standard variables.
+#
+debug:
+	@announce Externally defined variables
+	@echo "TEACHING_SHARED = [$(TEACHING_SHARED)]"
+	@echo "CHAPTER = [$(CHAPTER)]"
+	@announce Internally defined variables
+	@echo "GLOBAL_HANDBOOK_INCLUDE = [$(GLOBAL_HANDBOOK_INCLUDE)]"
+	@echo "SLIDE_IMAGES = [$(SLIDE_IMAGES)]"
+	@echo "SLIDE_BACKGROUNDS = [$(SLIDE_BACKGROUNDS)]"
+	@echo "FIG_IMAGES = [$(FIG_IMAGES)]"
+	@echo "TIDY_FILES = [$(TIDY_FILES)]"
+	@echo "CLEAN_FILES = [$(CLEAN_FILES)]"
+	@echo "DRAFT = [$(DRAFT)]"
+	@echo "LATEX_OPTS = [$(LATEX_OPTS)]"
+	@echo "SLIDES = [$(SLIDES)]"
+	@echo "FIGURES = [$(FIGURES)]"
+	@echo "COMBINED = [$(COMBINED)]"
+	@echo "NOTES = [$(NOTES)]"
+	@echo "SLIDES_PREREQS = [$(SLIDES_PREREQS)]"
+	@echo "COMBINED_PREREQS = [$(COMBINED_PREREQS)]"
+	@echo "TARGETS = [$(TARGETS)]"
+
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Clean up: get rid of all the temporary files.
+#
+tidy:
+	rm -f $(TIDY_FILES)
+#
+# Clean up: get rid of everything except the original source.
+#
+clean: tidy
+	rm -f $(CLEAN_FILES)
+
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# List all "phony" build targets.
+#
+targets:
+	@echo "targets: $(TARGETS)"
+
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Standard default rules.
+#
+# PDF from LaTeX via DVI, typically for images drawn using PSTricks).
+# 
+%.pdf: $(IMGDIR)/%.tex
+	latex --jobname=$(IMGDIR)/$* $<
+	dvips -q -f $(IMGDIR)/$* | ps2eps -q -l | epstopdf -f -o=$(IMGDIR)/$@
+#
+# PDF from LaTeX.
+#
+%.pdf: %.tex
+	pdflatex $<
+	pdflatex $<
+#
+# PDF from OmniGraffle. (We can't automate this.)
+#
+%.pdf: %.graffle
+	@echo "$(notdir $<): regenerate $(notdir $@)"
+	@exit 1
+#
+# PNG from TIFF.
+#
+%.png: %.tif
+	convert "$<" $(IMGDIR)/$@
+#
+# PDF from Ploticus.
+#
+%.pdf: %.plo
+	ploticus -eps -tightcrop -o stdout $< | shiftbbox | epstopdf --filter --outfile=$(IMGDIR)/$@