diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/Makefile b/utils/tex2rtf/src/Makefile
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+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/Makefile
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+include ../../../setup/general/makeapp
diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/Makefile.in b/utils/tex2rtf/src/Makefile.in
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+# WXXT base directory
+WXBASEDIR=@WXBASEDIR@
+
+# set the OS type for compilation
+OS=@OS@
+# compile a library only
+RULE=bin
+
+# define library name
+BIN_TARGET=tex2rtf
+# define library sources
+BIN_SRC=\
+htmlutil.cpp \
+maths.cpp \
+readshg.cpp \
+rtfutils.cpp \
+table.cpp \
+tex2any.cpp \
+tex2rtf.cpp \
+texutils.cpp \
+xlputils.cpp 
+
+#define library objects
+BIN_OBJ=\
+htmlutil.o \
+maths.o \
+readshg.o \
+rtfutils.o \
+table.o \
+tex2any.o \
+tex2rtf.o \
+texutils.o \
+xlputils.o 
+
+# additional things needed to link
+BIN_LINK=
+
+# additional things needed to compile
+ADD_COMPILE=
+
+# include the definitions now
+include ../../../../template.mak