diff --git a/examples/opengl_example/Makefile b/examples/opengl_example/Makefile
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+#
+# Quick and dirty makefile to build on Linux
+# tested on Ubuntu 14.04.1 32bit
+#
+
+SRC = main.cpp ../../imgui.cpp
+
+OBJ = $(SRC:.cpp=.o)
+
+CXXFLAGS = -I../../ `pkg-config --cflags glfw3`
+
+LIBS = `pkg-config --static --libs glfw3` -lGLEW
+
+all: $(OBJ)
+	$(CXX) $(OBJ) $(LIBS)
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) -f $(OBJ)