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+# Microsoft Developer Studio Project File - Name="Example osgshadow" - Package Owner=<4>
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Generated Build File, Format Version 6.00
+# ** DO NOT EDIT **
+
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+
+CFG=Example osgshadow - Win32 Release
+!MESSAGE This is not a valid makefile. To build this project using NMAKE,
+!MESSAGE use the Export Makefile command and run
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "osgshadow.mak".
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE You can specify a configuration when running NMAKE
+!MESSAGE by defining the macro CFG on the command line. For example:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "osgshadow.mak" CFG="Example osgshadow - Win32 Release"
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE Possible choices for configuration are:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE "Example osgshadow - Win32 Release" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")
+!MESSAGE "Example osgshadow - Win32 Debug" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")
+!MESSAGE 
+
+# Begin Project
+# PROP AllowPerConfigDependencies 0
+# PROP Scc_ProjName ""
+# PROP Scc_LocalPath ""
+CPP=cl.exe
+RSC=rc.exe
+
+!IF  "$(CFG)" == "Example osgshadow - Win32 Release"
+
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+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Release"
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+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
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+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP Output_Dir "../../../bin/$(PlatformName)"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "$(PlatformName)/$(ConfigurationName)"
+# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
+MTL=midl.exe
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GR /GX /O2 /I "../../../include" /I "../../../../OpenThreads/include" /I "../../../../Producer/include" /I "../../../../3rdParty/include" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE" /YX /FD /Zm200 /c
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+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
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+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD LINK32 OpenThreadsWin32.lib opengl32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /opt:ref /opt:icf /out:"$(OutDir)/osgshadow.exe" /libpath:"../../../lib/$(PlatformName)" /libpath:"../../../../OpenThreads/lib/$(PlatformName)" /libpath:"../../../../Producer/lib/$(PlatformName)" /libpath:"../../../../3rdParty/lib/$(PlatformName)" /libpath:"../../../../3rdParty/lib"
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "Example osgshadow - Win32 Debug"
+
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+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
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+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "$(PlatformName)/$(ConfigurationName)"
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+# PROP Target_Dir ""
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+# SUBTRACT CPP /Fr
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x809 /d "_DEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0x809 /d "_DEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD LINK32 OpenThreadsWin32d.lib opengl32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /nodefaultlib:"libcmt" /out:"$(OutDir)/osgshadowd.exe" /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"../../../lib/$(PlatformName)" /libpath:"../../../../OpenThreads/lib/$(PlatformName)" /libpath:"../../../../Producer/lib/$(PlatformName)" /libpath:"../../../../3rdParty/lib/$(PlatformName)" /libpath:"../../../../3rdParty/lib"
+# SUBTRACT LINK32 /incremental:no
+
+!ENDIF 
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+
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+# Name "Example osgshadow - Win32 Debug"
+# Begin Group "Source Files"
+
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+
+SOURCE=..\..\..\examples\osgshadow\osgshadow.cpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\icons\osg_icon.rc
+# End Source File
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+
+# PROP Default_Filter ""
+# End Group
+# End Target
+# End Project