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+# -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+top = '..'
+
+def build(bld):
+    for app in bld.path.ant_glob('*.cpp'):
+        bld(features=['cxx', 'cxxprogram'],
+            target='%s' % (str(app.change_ext('', '.cpp'))),
+            source=app,
+            use='NDN_CXX',
+            )