diff --git a/Polynomial/test/Polynomial/makefile b/Polynomial/test/Polynomial/makefile
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-# Created by the script cgal_create_makefile
-# This is the makefile for compiling a CGAL application.
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    include platform specific settings
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-# Choose the right include file from the <cgalroot>/make directory.
-
-# CGAL_MAKEFILE = ENTER_YOUR_INCLUDE_MAKEFILE_HERE
-include $(CGAL_MAKEFILE)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    compiler flags
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-CXXFLAGS = \
-           -I../../include \
-           -I../../../Number_types/test/Number_types/include \
-           -I../../../Algebraic_foundations/include \
-           $(CGAL_CXXFLAGS) \
-           $(LONG_NAME_PROBLEM_CXXFLAGS)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    linker flags
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-LIBPATH = \
-          $(CGAL_LIBPATH)
-
-LDFLAGS = \
-          $(LONG_NAME_PROBLEM_LDFLAGS) \
-          $(CGAL_LDFLAGS)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    target entries
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-all:            \
-                Polynomial$(EXE_EXT) \
-                Polynomial_traits_d$(EXE_EXT) 
-
-Polynomial$(EXE_EXT): Polynomial$(OBJ_EXT)
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(LIBPATH) $(EXE_OPT)Polynomial Polynomial$(OBJ_EXT) $(LDFLAGS)
-
-Polynomial_traits_d$(EXE_EXT): Polynomial_traits_d$(OBJ_EXT)
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(LIBPATH) $(EXE_OPT)Polynomial_traits_d Polynomial_traits_d$(OBJ_EXT) $(LDFLAGS)
-
-Exponent_vector$(EXE_EXT): Exponent_vector$(OBJ_EXT)
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(LIBPATH) $(EXE_OPT)Exponent_vector Exponent_vector$(OBJ_EXT) $(LDFLAGS)
-
-clean: \
-                   Polynomial.clean \
-                   Polynomial_traits_d.clean \
-                   Exponent_vector.clean 
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    suffix rules
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-.C$(OBJ_EXT):
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(OBJ_OPT) $<
-
-
-.cpp$(OBJ_EXT):
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(OBJ_OPT) $<
-