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+ARCH_FLAGS =
+STANDARD_FLAGS = -std=c++17 -nostdinc++ -nostdlib -nostdinc -Wno-sized-deallocation -fno-sized-deallocation
+WARNING_FLAGS = -Wextra -Wall -Wundef -Wcast-qual -Wwrite-strings -Wimplicit-fallthrough
+FLAVOR_FLAGS = -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti
+OPTIMIZATION_FLAGS = -Os
+
+MAKEFILE_PATH := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
+SERENITY_BASE_DIR := $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(MAKEFILE_PATH)))
+
+INCLUDE_FLAGS = -I$(SERENITY_BASE_DIR) -I. -I$(SERENITY_BASE_DIR)/LibC -I$(SERENITY_BASE_DIR)/Servers
+LDFLAGS = -L$(SERENITY_BASE_DIR)/LibC -L$(SERENITY_BASE_DIR)/LibCore -L$(SERENITY_BASE_DIR)/LibM -L$(SERENITY_BASE_DIR)/LibGUI
+CLANG_FLAGS = -Wconsumed -m32 -ffreestanding -march=i686
+#SUGGEST_FLAGS = -Wsuggest-final-types -Wsuggest-final-methods -Wsuggest-override #-Wsuggest-attribute=noreturn 
+DEFINES = -DSANITIZE_PTRS
+CXXFLAGS = -MMD -MP $(WARNING_FLAGS) $(OPTIMIZATION_FLAGS) $(FLAVOR_FLAGS) $(ARCH_FLAGS) $(STANDARD_FLAGS) $(SUGGEST_FLAGS) $(INCLUDE_FLAGS) $(DEFINES)
+#CXX = clang $(CLANG_FLAGS)
+CXX = i686-pc-serenity-g++
+LD = i686-pc-serenity-g++
+AS = i686-pc-serenity-as
+