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+####
+#### Sample Makefile for building apps with the RIOT OS
+####
+#### The Sample Filesystem Layout is:
+#### /this makefile
+#### ../RIOT 
+#### ../RIOT/board   for board definitions (if you have one or more)
+#### 
+
+#### Mandatory vars!
+
+# this has to be the absolute path of the feuerware-base dir
+export RIOTBASE =$(CURDIR)/../RIOT
+export RIOTBOARD =$(CURDIR)/../RIOT/board
+
+# the cpu to build for
+export CPU = lpc2387
+
+# toolchain config
+export PREFIX = @arm-elf-
+export CC = @$(PREFIX)gcc
+export AR = @$(PREFIX)ar
+export CFLAGS = -std=gnu99 -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -mcpu=arm7tdmi-s -gdwarf-2
+export ASFLAGS = -gdwarf-2 -mcpu=arm7tdmi-s
+export AS = $(PREFIX)as
+export LINK = $(PREFIX)gcc
+export SIZE = $(PREFIX)size
+export OBJCOPY = $(PREFIX)objcopy
+LINKFLAGS = -gdwarf-2 -mcpu=arm7tdmi-s -static -lgcc -nostartfiles -T$(RIOTBASE)/cpu/$(CPU)/linkerscript.x
+
+## Modules to include. No autodependencies!
+
+#USEMODULE += nanopan5375_proprietary
+#USEMODULE += sys
+#USEMODULE += cmdd
+#USEMODULE += logd
+#USEMODULE += mprint
+#USEMODULE += mqueue
+#USEMODULE += sync_read
+#USEMODULE += sysmon
+#USEMODULE += syslog
+#USEMODULE += tracelog
+#USEMODULE += shell
+#USEMODULE += utimer
+#USEMODULE += sht11
+#USEMODULE += powermon
+#USEMODULE += ltc4150
+#USEMODULE += sys_config
+#USEMODULE += cc110x
+#USEMODULE += cmdengine
+#USEMODULE += ezxml
+#USEMODULE += fat
+#USEMODULE += gps
+#USEMODULE += geo
+#USEMODULE += gps_conversion
+#USEMODULE += gps_ublox
+#USEMODULE += net_kernel
+#USEMODULE += net_mm
+
+# mandatory include! 
+include $(RIOTBASE)/makefile.modules 
+
+#### Project Config 
+
+# name of your project
+PROJECT = hello-world
+
+# for easy switching of boards
+export BOARD = msba2
+
+# if you want to publish the board into the sources as an uppercase #define
+BB = $(shell echo $(BOARD)|tr 'a-z' 'A-Z')
+CFLAGS += -DBOARD_$(BB)
+export CFLAGS
+
+# your binaries to link
+BASELIBS += $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/bin/$(BOARD)_base.a
+BASELIBS += bin/project.a
+
+INCLUDES = -I$(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/core/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/cpu/$(CPU)/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/cpu/arm_common/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/lib
+
+export INCLUDES
+
+## make script for your project. Build feuerware-base here!
+all: bin/$(PROJECT).a
+	$(MAKE) -C $(RIOTBOARD)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(RIOTBASE)
+	$(LINK) $(LINKFLAGS) $(UNDEF) -o bin/$(PROJECT).elf -Wl,--start-group $(BASELIBS) -lm -Wl,--end-group  -Wl,-Map=bin/$(PROJECT).map
+	$(SIZE) bin/$(PROJECT).elf
+	$(OBJCOPY) -O ihex bin/$(PROJECT).elf bin/$(PROJECT).hex
+
+## your make rules
+## Only basic example - modify it for larger projects!!
+
+bin/$(PROJECT).a: bin/$(PROJECT).o
+	$(AR) -rc bin/project.a bin/$(PROJECT).o 
+	
+bin/$(PROJECT).o: main.c 
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(BOARDINCLUDE) $(INCLUDES) -c main.c -o bin/$(PROJECT).o
+
+clean:
+	$(MAKE) -C $(RIOTBOARD) clean
+	$(MAKE) -C $(RIOTBASE) clean
+	rm -f bin/*
+