diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
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+++ b/examples/Makefile
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+SUBDIRS:= $(shell ls | egrep -v '^(CVS)$$')
+
+DATESTRING	:=	$(shell date +%Y)$(shell date +%m)$(shell date +%d)
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+all: examples
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	@rm -fr bin
+	@mkdir -p bin
+	@find . -name "*.3dsx" -exec cp -fv {} bin \;
+
+examples:
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE) -C $$i || { exit 1;} fi; done;
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+clean:
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	@rm -fr bin
+	@rm -f *.bz2
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE)  -C $$i clean || { exit 1;} fi; done;
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+dist: clean
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	@rm -fr bin
+	@tar --exclude=.svn --exclude=*CVS* -cvjf 3ds-examples-$(DATESTRING).tar.bz2 *
diff --git a/examples/graphics/Makefile b/examples/graphics/Makefile
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+++ b/examples/graphics/Makefile
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+SUBDIRS:= `ls | egrep -v '^(CVS)$$'`
+all:
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE) -C $$i || { exit 1;} fi; done;
+clean:
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE)  -C $$i clean || { exit 1;} fi; done;
+install:
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE)  -C $$i install || { exit 1;} fi; done;
diff --git a/examples/graphics/printing/Makefile b/examples/graphics/printing/Makefile
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+++ b/examples/graphics/printing/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+SUBDIRS:= `ls | egrep -v '^(CVS)$$'`
+all:
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE) -C $$i || { exit 1;} fi; done;
+clean:
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE)  -C $$i clean || { exit 1;} fi; done;
+install:
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE)  -C $$i install || { exit 1;} fi; done;
diff --git a/examples/templates/Makefile b/examples/templates/Makefile
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+++ b/examples/templates/Makefile
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+SUBDIRS:= `ls | egrep -v '^(CVS)$$'`
+all:
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE) -C $$i || { exit 1;} fi; done;
+clean:
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE)  -C $$i clean || { exit 1;} fi; done;
+install:
+	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do if test -e $$i/Makefile ; then $(MAKE)  -C $$i install || { exit 1;} fi; done;