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+#
+# Top level makefile for things not covered by cmake
+#
+
+ifeq ($(VERBOSE),1)
+  Q =
+else
+  Q = @
+endif
+
+MAKEFLAGS += --no-print-directory
+export Q
+
+# Documentation targets
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+htmldocs:
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C doc htmldocs