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+# Version: MPL 1.1 / GPLv3+ / LGPLv3+
+#
+# The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+# 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+#
+# Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+# for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+# License.
+#
+# The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
+#       Red Hat, Inc.
+# Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2011 the
+# Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Contributor(s): David Tardon <dtardon@redhat.com>
+#
+# Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
+# either the GNU General Public License Version 3 or later (the "GPLv3+"), or
+# the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 3 or later (the "LGPLv3+"),
+# in which case the provisions of the GPLv3+ or the LGPLv3+ are applicable
+# instead of those above.
+
+# cppunittester is built in this module; cannot use delivered version
+# this should be kept in sync with the definition in solenv/inc/settings.mk
+CPPUNITTESTER = $(AUGMENT_LIBRARY_PATH_LOCAL) $(GDBCPPUNITTRACE) $(VALGRINDTOOL) $(BIN)/cppunittester
+
+.INCLUDE : _cppunit.mk