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+# "make install" will install these in the install include directory, for example
+# /usr/local/include/ndn-cpp/name.hpp.
+# These files are included by the application with, for example
+# #include <ndn-cpp/namp.hpp>
+# Internal include headers are not put in this public install directory.
+nobase_include_HEADERS = ndn-cpp/ndn-cpp-config.h