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+# chama - Intel sandybridge with dual socket/eight core nodes, mpic++, openmpi, no FFTW
+# 
+# need to load the following modules:
+#       1) intel/12.1          2) openmpi-intel/1.4
+
+
+SHELL = /bin/sh
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+# compiler/linker settings
+# specify flags and libraries needed for your compiler
+
+CC =            mpic++
+CCFLAGS =       -O3 -axAVX -funroll-loops -fstrict-aliasing -openmp
+DEPFLAGS =      -M
+LINK =          mpic++
+LINKFLAGS =     -O3 -axAVX -openmp
+LIB =           -lstdc++
+ARCHIVE =       ar
+ARFLAGS =       -rcsv
+SIZE =          size
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+# LAMMPS-specific settings
+# specify settings for LAMMPS features you will use
+# if you change any -D setting, do full re-compile after "make clean"
+
+# LAMMPS ifdef settings, OPTIONAL
+# see possible settings in doc/Section_start.html#2_2 (step 4)
+
+LMP_INC =       -DLAMMPS_GZIP
+
+# MPI library, REQUIRED
+# see discussion in doc/Section_start.html#2_2 (step 5)
+# can point to dummy MPI library in src/STUBS as in Makefile.serial
+# INC = path for mpi.h, MPI compiler settings
+# PATH = path for MPI library
+# LIB = name of MPI library
+
+MPI_INC =       
+MPI_PATH = 
+MPI_LIB =
+
+# FFT library, OPTIONAL
+# see discussion in doc/Section_start.html#2_2 (step 6)
+# can be left blank to use provided KISS FFT library
+# INC = -DFFT setting, e.g. -DFFT_FFTW, FFT compiler settings
+# PATH = path for FFT library
+# LIB = name of FFT library
+
+#FFT_INC =    -DFFT_FFTW -I${FFTW_INCLUDE}
+#FFT_PATH =   -L${FFTW_LIB}
+#FFT_LIB =    -lfftw 
+
+# JPEG library, OPTIONAL
+# see discussion in doc/Section_start.html#2_2 (step 7)
+# only needed if -DLAMMPS_JPEG listed with LMP_INC
+# INC = path for jpeglib.h
+# PATH = path for JPEG library
+# LIB = name of JPEG library
+
+JPG_INC =       
+JPG_PATH = 
+JPG_LIB =
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+# build rules and dependencies
+# no need to edit this section
+
+include Makefile.package.settings
+include Makefile.package
+
+EXTRA_INC = $(LMP_INC) $(PKG_INC) $(MPI_INC) $(FFT_INC) $(JPG_INC) $(PKG_SYSINC)
+EXTRA_PATH = $(PKG_PATH) $(MPI_PATH) $(FFT_PATH) $(JPG_PATH) $(PKG_SYSPATH)
+EXTRA_LIB = $(PKG_LIB) $(MPI_LIB) $(FFT_LIB) $(JPG_LIB) $(PKG_SYSLIB)
+
+# Link target
+
+$(EXE): $(OBJ)
+	$(LINK) $(LINKFLAGS) $(EXTRA_PATH) $(OBJ) $(EXTRA_LIB) $(LIB) -o $(EXE)
+	$(SIZE) $(EXE)
+
+# Library target
+
+lib:    $(OBJ)
+	$(ARCHIVE) $(ARFLAGS) $(EXE) $(OBJ)
+
+# Compilation rules
+
+%.o:%.cpp
+	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) $(EXTRA_INC) -c $<
+
+%.d:%.cpp
+	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) $(EXTRA_INC) $(DEPFLAGS) $< > $@
+
+# Individual dependencies
+
+DEPENDS = $(OBJ:.o=.d)
+sinclude $(DEPENDS)