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+# -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+top = '../..'
+
+def build(bld):
+    bld.program(
+        features='cxx',
+        target='../../bin/ndn-dissect',
+        source='ndn-dissect.cpp',
+        use='core-objects',
+        )