diff --git a/conf/Makefile b/conf/Makefile
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index 00000000..a9018b59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/Makefile
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+TOPDIR = ..
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/make/proj.mk
+include $(JWBDIR)/make/dirs.mk