+# includes the auto-dependency information. the dependency file is checked
+# for being up-to-date. if not, it gets rebuilt and the make is restarted.
+ifeq "$(CLEAN)" ""
+ ifeq "$(NO_DEPS)" ""
+
+ # thank the buddha for this bit of code, or at least thank this page:
+ # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5553352/how-do-i-check-if-file-exists-in-makefile
+ ifneq ("$(wildcard $(DEPS_FILE))","")
+ include $(DEPS_FILE)
+ endif
+
+ endif
+endif
+
+############################################################################
+