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+#
+# makefile for piaware doc files
+#
+
+DOCDIR=/usr/share/man/man1
+
+MANPAGES= dump1090.1
+
+all:
+	@echo "'make install' to install docs"
+
+install:
+	@echo ---- installing docs
+	cp $(MANPAGES) $(DOCDIR)
+	@echo --- compressing docs
+	cd $(DOCDIR); gzip --force -9 $(MANPAGES)
+