Merge branch 't/makefile_cleanups'

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@@@ -9,12 -9,6 +9,13 @@@
        - Shared memory areas are no longer restricted to 64K. We now
          detect the maximal size of a shared memory area at runtime.
        - cleanup of the internal uptime API.
 +      - para_server prefaults the mmapped audio file to avoid
 +        delays on slow media.
 +      - A new test for the test-suite that exercises the
 +        communication between para_server and para_audiod.
 +      - The alsa writer eats up less CPU cycles when configured to
 +        use the DMIX plugin.
++      - Makefile cleanups.
  
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  0.4.8 (2011-08-19) "nested assignment"