diff --git a/boards/base/Linux/board.mk b/boards/base/Linux/board.mk
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+GFXINC  += $(GFXLIB)/boards/base/Linux
+GFXSRC  +=
+GFXDEFS += -DGFX_USE_OS_LINUX=TRUE
+include $(GFXLIB)/drivers/multiple/X/gdisp_lld.mk
diff --git a/boards/base/Linux/example/Makefile b/boards/base/Linux/example/Makefile
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+#
+#       !!!! Do NOT edit this makefile with an editor which replace tabs by spaces !!!!
+#
+##############################################################################################
+#
+# On command line:
+#
+# make all = Create project
+#
+# make clean = Clean project files.
+#
+# To rebuild project do "make clean" and "make all".
+#
+
+##############################################################################################
+# Start of default section
+#
+
+TRGT = 
+CC   = $(TRGT)gcc
+AS   = $(TRGT)gcc -x assembler-with-cpp
+
+# List all default C defines here, like -D_DEBUG=1
+DDEFS = 
+
+# List all default ASM defines here, like -D_DEBUG=1
+DADEFS =
+
+# List all default directories to look for include files here
+DINCDIR =
+
+# List the default directory to look for the libraries here
+DLIBDIR =
+
+# List all default libraries here
+DLIBS = -lX11 -pthread -lrt
+
+#
+# End of default section
+##############################################################################################
+
+##############################################################################################
+# Start of user section
+#
+
+# Define project name here
+PROJECT = ugfx
+
+# Imported source files and paths for uGFX
+GFXLIB = ../ugfx
+include ${GFXLIB}/gfx.mk
+include ${GFXLIB}/boards/base/Linux/board.mk
+
+# Where is our source code - alter these for your project.
+MYFILES = $(GFXLIB)/demos/modules/gdisp/basics
+MYCSRC  = $(MYFILES)/main.c
+MYDEFS  =
+
+# List all user C define here, like -D_DEBUG=1
+UDEFS = $(MYDEFS) $(GFXDEFS)
+
+# Define ASM defines here
+UADEFS =
+
+# List C source files here
+SRC  = $(GFXSRC) \
+       $(MYCSRC)
+
+# List ASM source files here
+ASRC =
+
+# List all user directories here
+UINCDIR = $(MYFILES) $(GFXINC)
+
+# List the user directory to look for the libraries here
+ULIBDIR =
+
+# List all user libraries here
+ULIBS =
+
+# Define optimisation level here
+OPT = -ggdb -O0 -fomit-frame-pointer
+
+#
+# End of user defines
+##############################################################################################
+
+INCDIR  = $(patsubst %,-I%,$(DINCDIR) $(UINCDIR))
+LIBDIR  = $(patsubst %,-L%,$(DLIBDIR) $(ULIBDIR))
+DEFS    = $(DDEFS) $(UDEFS)
+ADEFS   = $(DADEFS) $(UADEFS)
+OBJS    = $(ASRC:.s=.o) $(SRC:.c=.o)
+LIBS    = $(DLIBS) $(ULIBS)
+
+ASFLAGS = -Wa,-amhls=$(<:.s=.lst) $(ADEFS)
+CPFLAGS = $(OPT) -Wall -Wextra -Wstrict-prototypes -fverbose-asm $(DEFS) 
+
+ifeq ($(HOST_OSX),yes)
+  ifeq ($(OSX_SDK),)
+    OSX_SDK = /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.7.sdk
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(OSX_ARCH),)
+    OSX_ARCH = -mmacosx-version-min=10.3 -arch i386
+  endif
+
+  CPFLAGS += -isysroot $(OSX_SDK) $(OSX_ARCH)
+  LDFLAGS = -Wl -Map=$(PROJECT).map,-syslibroot,$(OSX_SDK),$(LIBDIR)
+  LIBS += $(OSX_ARCH)
+else
+  # Linux, or other
+  CPFLAGS += -m32 -Wa,-alms=$(<:.c=.lst)
+  LDFLAGS = -m32 -Wl,-Map=$(PROJECT).map,--cref,--no-warn-mismatch $(LIBDIR)
+endif
+
+# Generate dependency information
+CPFLAGS += -MD -MP -MF .dep/$(@F).d
+
+#
+# makefile rules
+#
+
+all: $(OBJS) $(PROJECT)
+
+%.o : %.c
+	$(CC) -c $(CPFLAGS) -I . $(INCDIR) $< -o $@
+
+%.o : %.s
+	$(AS) -c $(ASFLAGS) $< -o $@
+
+$(PROJECT): $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) -o $@
+
+gcov:
+	-mkdir gcov
+	$(COV) -u $(subst /,\,$(SRC))
+	-mv *.gcov ./gcov
+
+clean:                                      
+	-rm -f $(OBJS)
+	-rm -f $(PROJECT)
+	-rm -f $(PROJECT).map
+	-rm -f $(SRC:.c=.c.bak)
+	-rm -f $(SRC:.c=.lst)
+	-rm -f $(ASRC:.s=.s.bak)
+	-rm -f $(ASRC:.s=.lst)
+	-rm -fR .dep
+
+#
+# Include the dependency files, should be the last of the makefile
+#
+-include $(shell mkdir .dep 2>/dev/null) $(wildcard .dep/*)
+
+# *** EOF ***
diff --git a/boards/base/Linux/example/readme.txt b/boards/base/Linux/example/readme.txt
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+Copy these files into your own project directory and alter them to suite.
+
+Notes:
+
+1/ Look at the MYFILES definition and the MYCSRC definition.
diff --git a/boards/base/Linux/readme.txt b/boards/base/Linux/readme.txt
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+This directory contains the interface for Linux
+running either native Linux.
+
+On this board uGFX currently supports:
+	- GDISP via the X driver 
+	- GINPUT-touch via the X driver
+
+There is an example Makefile and project in the examples directory.