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+# -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+import os
+
+VERSION='0.1'
+APPNAME="ndn-tools"
+
+def options(opt):
+    opt.load(['compiler_cxx', 'gnu_dirs'])
+    opt.load(['default-compiler-flags'], tooldir=['.waf-tools'])
+
+def configure(conf):
+    conf.load(['compiler_cxx', 'gnu_dirs',
+               'default-compiler-flags'])
+
+    if not os.environ.has_key('PKG_CONFIG_PATH'):
+        os.environ['PKG_CONFIG_PATH'] = ':'.join([
+            '/usr/lib/pkgconfig',
+            '/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig',
+            '/opt/local/lib/pkgconfig'])
+    conf.check_cfg(package='libndn-cxx', args=['--cflags', '--libs'],
+                   uselib_store='NDN_CXX', mandatory=True)
+
+    conf.recurse('tools')
+
+def build(bld):
+    bld(
+        target='core-objects',
+        name='core-objects',
+        features='cxx',
+        source=bld.path.ant_glob(['core/*.cpp']),
+        use='NDN_CXX',
+        export_includes='.',
+        )
+
+    bld.recurse('tools')