diff --git a/code/setup/setup_Makefile.py b/code/setup/setup_Makefile.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os,string,re,damask
+
+
+architectures = { 
+                 'marc': { 
+                          'parent': 'DAMASK_marc.f90', 
+                          'versions' : ['%%MARCVERSION%%','2010','2011','2012'],
+                         }, 
+                }
+
+
+damaskEnv = damask.Environment('../../')          # script location relative to root
+baseDir = damaskEnv.relPath('code/')
+
+for arch in architectures:
+  me = architectures[arch]
+  try:
+    parentFile = open(baseDir+os.sep+me['parent'])
+    parentContent = parentFile.readlines()
+    parentFile.close()
+  except IOError:
+    print 'unable to open',me['parent']
+    continue
+
+  
+  for version in me['versions'][1:]:
+    childFile = open(baseDir+os.sep+version.join(os.path.splitext(me['parent'])),'w')
+    for line in parentContent:
+      childFile.write(line.replace(me['versions'][0],version))
+    childFile.close()
+
+# changing dirs in makefile
+makefile = open(os.path.join(baseDir,'Makefile'))
+content = makefile.readlines()
+makefile.close()
+makefile = open(os.path.join(baseDir,'Makefile'),'w')
+for line in content:
+  m = re.match(r'(FFTW|IMKL|ACML|LAPACK)ROOT\s*\?=',line)
+  if m:
+    if m.group(1).lower() in damaskEnv.pathInfo:
+      substitution = damaskEnv.pathInfo[m.group(1).lower()]
+    else:
+      substitution = ''
+    line = '%sROOT ?= %s\n'%(m.group(1),substitution)
+  makefile.write(line)
+makefile.close()
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