diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
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-#!/bin/bash 
-# if not supplied otherwise, this script assumes that all 3rd-party dependencies are installed under ./opt
-# you can install all 3rd-party dependencies by running make -f contrib/Makefiles/install-dependencies.gmake
-
-set -e -o pipefail
-OPT=${OPT:-$(pwd)/opt}
-./bjam --with-boost=$OPT --with-cmph=$OPT --with-xmlrpc-c=$OPT --with-mm --with-probing-pt -j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) $@
-
diff --git a/contrib/Makefiles/install-dependencies.gmake b/contrib/Makefiles/install-dependencies.gmake
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-# -*- mode: makefile; tab-width: 4; -*-
-# Makefile for installing 3rd-party software required to build Moses.
-# author: Ulrich Germann
-#
-# run as
-#    make -f /path/to/this/file
-#
-# By default, everything will be installed in ./opt.
-# If you want an alternative destination specify PREFIX=... with the make call
-#
-#    make -f /path/to/this/file PREFIX=/where/to/install/things
-#
-# The name of the current directory must not contain spaces! The build scripts for
-# at least some of the external software can't handle them.
-
-space :=
-space +=
-# $(CWD) may contain space, safepath escapes them
-# Update: doesn't work, because the build scripts for some of the external packages
-# can't handle spaces in path names.
-safepath=$(subst $(space),\$(space),$1)
-
-# current working directory: bit of a hack to get the nfs-accessible
-# path instead of the local real path
-CWD := $(shell cd . && pwd)
-
-# by default, we install in ./opt and build in ./build
-PREFIX ?= $(CWD)/opt
-BUILD_DIR = $(CWD)/opt/build/${URL}
-
-# you can also specify specific prefixes for different packages:
-XMLRPC_PREFIX ?= ${PREFIX}
-CMPH_PREFIX   ?= ${PREFIX}
-IRSTLM_PREFIX ?= ${PREFIX}/irstlm-5.80.08
-BOOST_PREFIX  ?= ${PREFIX}
-
-# currently, the full enchilada means xmlrpc-c, cmph, irstlm, boost
-all: xmlrpc cmph boost
-
-# we use bash and fail when pipelines fail
-SHELL = /bin/bash -e -o pipefail
-
-
-
-# evaluate prefixes now to avoid recursive evaluation problems later ...
-XMLRPC_PREFIX := ${XMLRPC_PREFIX}
-CMPH_PREFIX   := ${CMPH_PREFIX}
-IRSTLM_PREFIX := ${IRSTLM_PREFIX}
-BOOST_PREFIX  := ${BOOST_PREFIX}
-
-# Code repositories:
-github      = https://github.com/
-sourceforge = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project
-
-# functions for building software from sourceforge
-nproc := $(shell getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
-sfget  = mkdir -p '${TMP}' && cd '${TMP}' && wget -qO- ${URL} | tar xz
-configure-make-install  = cd '$1' && ./configure --prefix='${PREFIX}'
-configure-make-install += && make -j${nproc} && make install
-
-# XMLRPC-C for moses server
-xmlrpc: URL=$(sourceforge)/xmlrpc-c/Xmlrpc-c%20Super%20Stable/1.33.17/xmlrpc-c-1.33.17.tgz
-xmlrpc: TMP=$(CWD)/build/xmlrpc
-xmlrpc: override PREFIX=${XMLRPC_PREFIX}
-xmlrpc: | $(call safepath,${XMLRPC_PREFIX}/bin/xmlrpc-c-config)
-$(call safepath,${XMLRPC_PREFIX}/bin/xmlrpc-c-config):
-	$(sfget)
-	$(call configure-make-install,${TMP}/xmlrpc-c-1.33.17)
-	rm -rf ${TMP}
-
-# CMPH for CompactPT
-cmph: URL=$(sourceforge)/cmph/cmph/cmph-2.0.tar.gz
-cmph: TMP=$(CWD)/build/cmph
-cmph: override PREFIX=${CMPH_PREFIX}
-cmph: | $(call safepath,${CMPH_PREFIX}/bin/cmph)
-$(call safepath,${CMPH_PREFIX}/bin/cmph):
-	$(sfget)
-	$(call configure-make-install,${TMP}/cmph-2.0)
-	rm -rf ${TMP}
-
-# irstlm for irstlm
-irstlm: URL=$(sourceforge)/irstlm/irstlm/irstlm-5.80/irstlm-5.80.08.tgz
-irstlm: TMP=$(CWD)/build/irstlm
-irstlm: VERSION=$(basename $(notdir $(irstlm_url)))
-irstlm: override PREFIX=${IRSTLM_PREFIX}
-irstlm: | $(call safepath,$(IRSTLM_PREFIX)/bin/build-lm.sh)
-$(call safepath,$(IRSTLM_PREFIX)/bin/build-lm.sh):
-	$(sfget)
-	cd $$(find '${TMP}' -name trunk) && ./regenerate-makefiles.sh \
-	&& ./configure --prefix='${PREFIX}' && make -j${nproc} && make install -j${nproc}
-	rm -rf ${TMP}
-
-# boost
-boost: VERSION=1.68.0
-boost: UNDERSCORED=$(subst .,_,$(VERSION))
-boost: URL=http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/${VERSION}/boost_${UNDERSCORED}.tar.gz/download
-boost: TMP=$(CWD)/build/boost
-boost: override PREFIX=${BOOST_PREFIX}
-boost: | $(call safepath,${BOOST_PREFIX}/include/boost)
-$(call safepath,${BOOST_PREFIX}/include/boost):
-	$(sfget)
-	cd '${TMP}/boost_${UNDERSCORED}' && ./bootstrap.sh && ./b2 --prefix=${PREFIX} -j${nproc} --layout=system link=static install
-	rm -rf ${TMP}