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+# 'mingw32-make prep' prepares for building the Inno Setup
+# installer
+
+.PHONY: prep
+prep:
+	strip ..\dist\build\pandoc\pandoc.exe
+	pandoc -s -S ..\README -o ..\README.html
+	copy ..\COPYING ..\COPYING.txt
+	copy ..\COPYRIGHT ..\COPYRIGHT.txt
+