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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- encoding: utf8 -*-
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Jolla Ltd.
+# Contact: Simo Piiroinen <simo.piiroinen@jollamobile.com>
+# License: GPLv2
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import sys,os
+
+def is_local(path):
+    return not path.startswith("/")
+
+def print_rule(dest, srce):
+    print "%s\\\n" % "\\\n\t".join(["%s:" % dest] + srce)
+
+def set_extension(path, ext):
+    return os.path.splitext(path)[0] + ext
+
+def normalize_path(srce):
+    return os.path.normpath(srce)
+
+def fix_directory(dest, srce):
+    srce = os.path.dirname(srce)
+    dest = os.path.basename(dest)
+    return os.path.join(srce, dest)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    data = sys.stdin.readlines()
+    data = map(lambda x:x.rstrip(), data)
+    data.reverse()
+
+    deps = []
+
+    # Note: dependencies are sorted only to keep
+    #       future diffs cleaner
+
+    while data:
+        line = data.pop()
+        while line.endswith('\\'):
+            line = line[:-1] + data.pop()
+        if not ':' in line:
+            continue
+
+        dest,srce = line.split(":",1)
+        srce = srce.split()
+        srce,temp = srce[0],srce[1:]
+
+        # take dest path primary srce
+        dest = fix_directory(dest, srce)
+
+        # remove secondary deps with absolute path
+        temp = filter(is_local, temp)
+
+        # sort secondary sources
+        temp.sort()
+
+        srce = [srce] + temp
+        srce = map(normalize_path, srce)
+
+        deps.append((dest,srce))
+
+    for dest,srce in sorted(deps):
+        # emit normal compilation dependencies
+        print_rule(dest, srce)
+        # and for -fPIC in case it is needed
+        dest = set_extension(dest, ".pic.o")
+        print_rule(dest, srce)