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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):
+    unittests = bld.program(
+        target = "../unit-tests",
+        features = "cxx cxxprogram",
+        source = bld.path.ant_glob(['**/*.cpp']),
+        use = 'ndn-repo-objects',
+        install_path = None,
+        )