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+SRC_DIR = ./src
+OBJ_DIR = ./obj
+BIN_DIR = ./bin
+MKDIR = mkdir -p
+
+CPP = g++
+CPPFLAGS = -Wall -std=c++1y -I. -I${CONDA_PREFIX}/include
+LDLIBS = -L${CONDA_PREFIX}/lib -lzmq -lhdf5 -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5_cpp -lhdf5_hl_cpp
+LDFLAGS = -g
+
+HEADERS = $(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/*.hpp)
+SRCS = $(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/*.cpp)
+OBJS = $(patsubst $(SRC_DIR)/%.cpp, $(OBJ_DIR)/%.o, $(SRCS))
+
+all: build_dirs h5_zmq_writer
+
+h5_zmq_writer: $(OBJS)
+	$(CPP) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(BIN_DIR)/h5_zmq_writer $(OBJS) $(LDLIBS)
+
+$(OBJ_DIR)/%.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.cpp
+	$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) -c -o $@ $<
+
+build_dirs:
+	$(MKDIR) $(OBJ_DIR) $(BIN_DIR)
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR) $(BIN_DIR)
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