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+# -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+def build(bld):
+    obj = bld.create_ns3_program('sync-example', ['sync'])
+    obj.source = 'sync-example.cc'
+