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+# Copyright (c) 2018 Texas Instruments Incorporated - http://www.ti.com/
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+# * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+# documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+# * Neither the name of Texas Instruments Incorporated nor the
+# names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+# derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+# SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+# INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+# CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+# ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF
+# THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+MAJOR_VER=0
+MINOR_VER=1
+PATCH_VER=0
+
+ifeq ($(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>&1 1>/dev/null; echo $$?),0)
+BUILD_SHA?=$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+endif
+
+LIB_NAME = tidl_api.a
+DSP_SRCFILE = dsp/ocl_wrapper.cl
+DSP_OUTFILE = dsp/ocl_wrapper.dsp_h
+LIB_IMGUTIL_NAME = tidl_imgutil.a
+
+all: $(LIB_NAME) $(LIB_IMGUTIL_NAME)
+
+include make.inc
+RM = rm
+AR = ar
+
+
+SRCS = ocl_device.cpp configuration_parser.cpp configuration.cpp\
+ executor.cpp execution_object.cpp trace.cpp util.cpp
+SRCS_IMGUTIL = imgutil.cpp
+
+OBJS = $(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
+OBJS_IMGUTIL = $(SRCS_IMGUTIL:.cpp=.o)
+
+HOST_SRC_FILES = $(addprefix src/,$(SRCS))
+HOST_OBJ_FILES = $(addprefix obj/,$(OBJS))
+HOST_SRC_IMGUTIL_FILES = $(addprefix src/,$(SRCS_IMGUTIL))
+HOST_OBJ_IMGUTIL_FILES = $(addprefix obj/,$(OBJS_IMGUTIL))
+
+HEADERS = src/common_defines.h src/executor_impl.h src/ocl_device.h
+HEADERS += src/parameters.h src/tidl_create_params.h src/trace.h src/util.h
+HEADERS += inc/configuration.h inc/execution_object.h inc/executor.h
+HEADERS += inc/imgutil.h
+
+.PHONY: $(BUILD_ID)
+BUILD_ID := -D_BUILD_VER=$(shell echo "" | \
+ awk '{ printf ("%02d.%02d.%02d", $(MAJOR_VER), \
+ $(MINOR_VER), $(PATCH_VER)); }') \
+ -D_BUILD_SHA=$(BUILD_SHA)
+
+
+ifeq ($(BUILD), debug)
+ CXXFLAGS += -Og -g -ggdb
+else
+ CXXFLAGS += -O3
+endif
+
+CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11 -Wall -Werror -Wno-error=ignored-attributes
+CXXFLAGS += -I$(TI_OCL_INSTALL)/usr/share/ti/opencl
+CXXFLAGS += -I$(TARGET_ROOTDIR)/usr/share/ti/opencl
+CXXFLAGS += -Isrc -Iinc
+CXXFLAGS += $(BUILD_ID)
+
+$(DSP_OUTFILE): $(DSP_SRCFILE)
+ $(MAKE) -C dsp
+
+src/ocl_device.cpp: $(DSP_OUTFILE)
+ touch $@
+
+obj/%.o: src/%.cpp $(HEADERS)
+ @mkdir -p obj
+ @echo Compiling $< ...
+ $(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $< -o $@
+
+$(LIB_NAME): $(HOST_OBJ_FILES)
+ $(AR) cr $@ $(HOST_OBJ_FILES)
+
+
+$(LIB_IMGUTIL_NAME): CXXFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags opencv)
+
+$(LIB_IMGUTIL_NAME): $(HOST_OBJ_IMGUTIL_FILES)
+ $(AR) cr $@ $(HOST_OBJ_IMGUTIL_FILES)
+
+clean::
+ $(MAKE) -C dsp clean
+ $(RM) -f $(LIB_NAME) $(HOST_OBJ_FILES)
+ $(RM) -f $(LIB_IMGUTIL_NAME) $(HOST_OBJ_IMGUTIL_FILES)
+ $(RM) -rf obj
+