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-# compile with HYPRLAND_HEADERS=<path_to_hl> make all
-# make sure that the path above is to the root hl repo directory, NOT src/
-# and that you have ran `make protocols` in the hl dir.
-
-# This Makefile is not intended to be used directly, but rather as a template for your own plugin
-# Change the PLUGIN_NAME variable to the name of your plugin
-PLUGIN_NAME=example
-
-# Enable parallel builds
-MAKEFLAGS := --jobs=$(shell nproc)
-MAKEFLAGS += --output-sync=target
-
-# Source files
-SOURCE_FILES=$(wildcard src/*.cpp)
-# Add any new source file directories to the SOURCE_FILES variable
-# SOURCE_FILES+=<new_source_dir>/*.cpp
-
-# Header files, used to check if they have changed
-INCLUDE_FILES=$(wildcard include/*.hpp)
-INCLUDE_FILES+=$(wildcard include/*.h)
-# Add any new header file directories to the INCLUDE_FILES variable
-# INCLUDE_FILES+=<new_header_dir>/*.hpp
-
-# Intermediate object files
-OBJECT_DIR=obj
-
-# Compiler flags
-COMPILE_FLAGS=-g -fPIC --no-gnu-unique -std=c++23
-COMPILE_FLAGS+=-fdiagnostics-color=always
-COMPILE_FLAGS+=-I "/usr/include/pixman-1"
-COMPILE_FLAGS+=-I "/usr/include/libdrm"
-COMPILE_FLAGS+=-I "${HYPRLAND_HEADERS}"
-COMPILE_FLAGS+=-I "${HYPRLAND_HEADERS}/subprojects/wlroots/include"
-COMPILE_FLAGS+=-I "${HYPRLAND_HEADERS}/subprojects/wlroots/build/include"
-COMPILE_FLAGS+=-Iinclude
-
-# Linker flags, set to shared library (plugin)
-LINK_FLAGS=-shared
-
-# Phony targets (i.e. targets that don't actually build anything, and don't track dependencies)
-# These will always be run when called
-.PHONY: clean clangd
-
-# build
-all: check_env $(PLUGIN_NAME).so
-
-# install to ~/.local/share/hyprload/plugins/bin, assuming that hyprload is installed
-install: all
-	cp $(PLUGIN_NAME).so ${HOME}/.local/share/hyprload/plugins/bin
-
-# ensure that HYPRLAND_HEADERS is set, otherwise error. Gives a more helpful error message than just include errors
-check_env:
-	mkdir -p $(OBJECT_DIR)
-ifndef HYPRLAND_HEADERS
-	$(error HYPRLAND_HEADERS is undefined! Please set it to the path to the root of the configured Hyprland repo)
-endif
-
-# build the plugin, using the headers from the configured Hyprland repo
-$(OBJECT_DIR)/%.o: src/%.cpp $(INCLUDE_FILES)
-	g++ -c -o $@ $< $(COMPILE_FLAGS)
-
-$(PLUGIN_NAME).so: $(addprefix $(OBJECT_DIR)/, $(notdir $(SOURCE_FILES:.cpp=.o)))
-	g++ $(LINK_FLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(COMPILE_FLAGS)
-
-# clean up
-clean:
-	rm -f $(OBJECT_DIR)/*.o
-	rm -f ./$(PLUGIN_NAME).so
-
-# generate compile_flags.txt for clangd, if you use it. This is not necessary for building the plugin
-# the alternative is to use the compile_commands.json file generated by eg. bear
-clangd:
-	echo "$(COMPILE_FLAGS)" | sed 's/ -/\n-/g' | sed 's/--no-gnu-unique//g' | sed 's/-I \//-I\//g' | sed 's/std=c++23/std=c++2b/g' > compile_flags.txt