diff --git a/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.trickconfig b/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.trickconfig
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+# Utility makefile for trick-config
+
+
+include ${TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
+
+# prints the value of a makefile variable, example invocation "make print-TRICK_CXXFLAGS"
+# This rule is used by trick-config
+print-%:
+	@echo '$*=$($*)'