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+# -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+from waflib import Utils
+
+top = '..'
+
+def build(bld):
+    if bld.env['WITH_TESTS']:
+        unit_tests = bld.program(
+            target='../unit-tests',
+            features='cxx cxxprogram',
+            source=bld.path.ant_glob(['**/*.cpp']),
+            use='ndns-objects',
+            install_path=None,
+          )