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+---
+# devtools tasks/main.yml
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation <support@opennetworking.org>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+- name: include OS-specific vars
+  include_vars: "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+
+- name: include OS-specific tasks
+  include_tasks: "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+
+# repo
+- name: Download repo launcher
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ devtools_repo_url }}"
+    checksum: "{{ devtools_repo_checksum }}"
+    dest: /tmp/repo.b64
+
+- name: Decode, fix shebang, and make repo launcher executable
+  shell:
+    cmd: |
+      base64 --decode /tmp/repo.b64 > /tmp/repo
+      # force repo launcher to use python3 - not needed if python-is-python3 installed
+      sed -i.bak 's"#!/usr/bin/env python"#!/usr/bin/env python3"' /tmp/repo
+      cp /tmp/repo /usr/local/bin/repo
+      chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/repo
+    creates: /usr/local/bin/repo
+
+# cleanup
+- name: Clean up downloads in /tmp
+  file:
+    path: "/tmp/{{ item }}"
+    state: absent
+  with_items:
+    - repo.b64
+    - repo.bak
+    - repo
+
+- name: Install additional devtools
+  include_tasks: "{{ dt_inst_item }}.yml"
+  loop: "{{ devtools_install | flatten(levels=1) }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: dt_inst_item