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+To build for the various platforms:
+
+For Macintosh OS X:
+
+	OS=macosx make
+
+For Linux:
+
+	OS=linux make
+
+For the RaspberryPi:
+
+	OS=raspberrypi make
+
+For Windows under MinGW:
+
+	OS=msys make