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+# -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+top = '..'
+
+def build(bld):
+    if bld.env['WITH_EXAMPLES']:
+        for app in bld.path.ant_glob('*.cpp'):
+            bld(features=['cxx', 'cxxprogram'],
+                target='%s' % (str(app.change_ext('', '.cpp'))),
+                source=app,
+                use='NDN_CXX',
+                includes="../src",
+                install_path=None,
+                )