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 when you run your executable, it will load the framework and your test will
 run as expected. 
 
+### Using GNU Make ###
+The make/ directory contains a Makefile that you can use to build
+Google Test on systems where GNU make is available (e.g. Linux, Mac OS
+X, and Cygwin).  It doesn't try to build Google Test's own tests.
+Instead, it just builds the Google Test library and a sample test.
+You can use it as a starting point for your own Makefile.
+
+If the default settings are correct for your environment, the
+following commands should succeed:
+
+  $ cd ${SRCDIR}/make
+  $ make
+  $ ./sample1_unittest
+
+If you see errors, try to tweak the contents of make/Makefile to make
+them go away.  There are instructions in make/Makefile on how to do
+it.
+
 ### Using Your Own Build System ###
 If none of the build solutions we provide works for you, or if you
 prefer your own build system, you just need to compile
diff --git a/make/Makefile b/make/Makefile
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+# A sample Makefile for building Google Test and using it in user
+# tests.  Please tweak it to suit your environment and project.  You
+# may want to move it to your project's root directory.
+#
+# SYNOPSIS:
+#
+#   make [all]  - makes everything.
+#   make TARGET - makes the given target.
+#   make clean  - removes all files generated by make.
+
+# Please tweak the following variable definitions as needed by your
+# project, except GTEST_HEADERS, which you can use in your own targets
+# but shouldn't modify.
+
+# Points to the root of Google Test, relative to where this file is.
+# Remember to tweak this if you move this file.
+GTEST_DIR = ..
+
+# Where to find user code.
+USER_DIR = ../samples
+
+# Flags passed to the preprocessor.
+CPPFLAGS += -I$(GTEST_DIR) -I$(GTEST_DIR)/include
+
+# Flags passed to the C++ compiler.
+CXXFLAGS += -g
+
+# All tests produced by this Makefile.  Remember to add new tests you
+# created to the list.
+TESTS = sample1_unittest
+
+# All Google Test headers.  Usually you shouldn't change this
+# definition.
+GTEST_HEADERS = $(GTEST_DIR)/include/gtest/*.h \
+                $(GTEST_DIR)/include/gtest/internal/*.h
+
+# House-keeping build targets.
+
+all : $(TESTS)
+
+clean :
+	rm -f $(TESTS) gtest.a gtest_main.a *.o
+
+# Builds gtest.a and gtest_main.a.
+
+# Usually you shouldn't tweak such internal variables, indicated by a
+# trailing _.
+GTEST_SRCS_ = $(GTEST_DIR)/src/*.cc $(GTEST_DIR)/src/*.h $(GTEST_HEADERS)
+
+# For simplicity and to avoid depending on Google Test's
+# implementation details, the dependencies specified below are
+# conservative and not optimized.  This is fine as Google Test
+# compiles fast and for ordinary users its source rarely changes.
+gtest-all.o : $(GTEST_SRCS_)
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $(GTEST_DIR)/src/gtest-all.cc
+
+gtest_main.o : $(GTEST_SRCS_)
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $(GTEST_DIR)/src/gtest_main.cc
+
+gtest.a : gtest-all.o
+	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
+
+gtest_main.a : gtest-all.o gtest_main.o
+	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
+
+# Builds a sample test.  A test should link with either gtest.a or
+# gtest_main.a, depending on whether it defines its own main()
+# function.
+
+sample1.o : $(USER_DIR)/sample1.cc $(USER_DIR)/sample1.h $(GTEST_HEADERS)
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $(USER_DIR)/sample1.cc
+
+sample1_unittest.o : $(USER_DIR)/sample1_unittest.cc \
+                     $(USER_DIR)/sample1.h $(GTEST_HEADERS)
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $(USER_DIR)/sample1_unittest.cc
+
+sample1_unittest : sample1.o sample1_unittest.o gtest_main.a
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $^ -o $@