diff --git a/build/irix_CC.mak b/build/irix_CC.mak
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-# Usage:
-#
-#   Create a new empty directory anywhere (preferably not in the boost tree).
-#   Copy this Makefile to that new directory and rename it to "Makefile"
-#   Set the BOOST pathname below.
-#
-#   make softlinks     Create softlinks to source code and tests
-#   make               Compile all sources
-#   make test          Run doctest tests
-#   make clean         Remove all object files
-#   make unlink        Remove softlinks
-
-BOOST= /net/cci/rwgk/boost
-
-#PYEXE= /usr/bin/python
-#PYINC= -I/usr/include/python1.5
-PYEXE= /usr/local/Python-1.5.2/bin/python
-PYINC= -I/usr/local/Python-1.5.2/include/python1.5
-#PYEXE= /usr/local/Python-2.0/bin/python
-#PYINC= -I/usr/local/Python-2.0/include/python2.0
-STLPORTINC= -I/net/cci/xp/C++_C_headers
-
-STDOPTS=
-WARNOPTS= -woff 1001,1234,1682
-
-CPP= CC -LANG:std -n32 -mips4
-CPPOPTS= $(STLPORTINC) $(STLPORTOPTS) -I$(BOOST) $(PYINC) \
-         $(STDOPTS) $(WARNOPTS) -g
-MAKEDEP= -M
-
-LD= CC -LANG:std -n32 -mips4
-LDOPTS= -shared -all
-
-OBJ = classes.o conversions.o extension_class.o functions.o \
-      init_function.o module_builder.o \
-      objects.o types.o cross_module.o
-DEPOBJ= $(OBJ) \
-        comprehensive.o \
-        abstract.o \
-        getting_started1.o getting_started2.o getting_started3.o \
-        simple_vector.o \
-        do_it_yourself_converters.o \
-        pickle1.o pickle2.o pickle3.o \
-        noncopyable_export.o noncopyable_import.o \
-        ivect.o dvect.o
-
-.SUFFIXES: .o .cpp
-
-all: libboost_python.a \
-     boost_python_test.so \
-     abstract.so \
-     getting_started1.so getting_started2.so getting_started3.so \
-     simple_vector.so \
-     do_it_yourself_converters.so \
-     pickle1.so pickle2.so pickle3.so \
-     noncopyable_export.so noncopyable_import.so \
-     ivect.so dvect.so
-
-libboost_python.a: $(OBJ)
-	rm -f libboost_python.a
-	$(CPP) -ar -all -o libboost_python.a $(OBJ)
-
-boost_python_test.so: $(OBJ) comprehensive.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) comprehensive.o -o boost_python_test.so -lm
-
-abstract.so: $(OBJ) abstract.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) abstract.o -o abstract.so
-
-getting_started1.so: $(OBJ) getting_started1.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) getting_started1.o -o getting_started1.so
-
-getting_started2.so: $(OBJ) getting_started2.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) getting_started2.o -o getting_started2.so
-
-getting_started3.so: $(OBJ) getting_started3.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) getting_started3.o -o getting_started3.so
-
-simple_vector.so: $(OBJ) simple_vector.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) simple_vector.o -o simple_vector.so
-
-do_it_yourself_converters.so: $(OBJ) do_it_yourself_converters.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) do_it_yourself_converters.o -o do_it_yourself_converters.so
-
-pickle1.so: $(OBJ) pickle1.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) pickle1.o -o pickle1.so
-
-pickle2.so: $(OBJ) pickle2.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) pickle2.o -o pickle2.so
-
-pickle3.so: $(OBJ) pickle3.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) pickle3.o -o pickle3.so
-
-noncopyable_export.so: $(OBJ) noncopyable_export.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) $(HIDDEN) \
-          noncopyable_export.o -o noncopyable_export.so
-
-noncopyable_import.so: $(OBJ) noncopyable_import.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) $(HIDDEN) \
-          noncopyable_import.o -o noncopyable_import.so
-
-ivect.so: $(OBJ) ivect.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) $(HIDDEN) ivect.o -o ivect.so
-
-dvect.so: $(OBJ) dvect.o
-	$(LD) $(LDOPTS) $(OBJ) $(HIDDEN) dvect.o -o dvect.so
-
-.cpp.o:
-	$(CPP) $(CPPOPTS) -c $*.cpp
-
-test:
-	$(PYEXE) comprehensive.py
-	$(PYEXE) test_abstract.py
-	$(PYEXE) test_getting_started1.py
-	$(PYEXE) test_getting_started2.py
-	$(PYEXE) test_getting_started3.py
-	$(PYEXE) test_simple_vector.py
-	$(PYEXE) test_do_it_yourself_converters.py
-	$(PYEXE) test_pickle1.py
-	$(PYEXE) test_pickle2.py
-	$(PYEXE) test_pickle3.py
-
-tst:
-	$(PYEXE) tst_noncopyable.py
-	$(PYEXE) tst_ivect1.py
-	$(PYEXE) tst_dvect1.py
-	$(PYEXE) tst_ivect2.py
-	$(PYEXE) tst_dvect2.py
-
-clean:
-	rm -f $(OBJ) libboost_python.a libboost_python.a.input
-	rm -f comprehensive.o boost_python_test.so
-	rm -f abstract.o abstract.so
-	rm -f getting_started1.o getting_started1.so
-	rm -f getting_started2.o getting_started2.so
-	rm -f getting_started3.o getting_started3.so
-	rm -f simple_vector.o simple_vector.so
-	rm -f do_it_yourself_converters.o do_it_yourself_converters.so
-	rm -f pickle1.o pickle1.so
-	rm -f pickle2.o pickle2.so
-	rm -f pickle3.o pickle3.so
-	rm -f noncopyable_export.o noncopyable_export.so
-	rm -f noncopyable_import.o noncopyable_import.so
-	rm -f ivect.o ivect.so
-	rm -f dvect.o dvect.so
-	rm -f so_locations *.pyc
-	rm -rf ii_files
-
-softlinks:
-	$(PYEXE) $(BOOST)/libs/python/build/filemgr.py $(BOOST) softlinks
-
-unlink:
-	$(PYEXE) $(BOOST)/libs/python/build/filemgr.py $(BOOST) unlink
-
-cp:
-	$(PYEXE) $(BOOST)/libs/python/build/filemgr.py $(BOOST) cp
-
-rm:
-	$(PYEXE) $(BOOST)/libs/python/build/filemgr.py $(BOOST) rm
-
-depend:
-	@ cat Makefile.nodepend; \
-          for obj in $(DEPOBJ); \
-          do \
-            bn=`echo "$$obj" | cut -d. -f1`; \
-            $(CPP) $(CPPOPTS) $(MAKEDEP) "$$bn".cpp; \
-          done
-