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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# Sample debian/rules that uses debhelper.
+#
+# This file was originally written by Joey Hess and Craig Small.
+# As a special exception, when this file is copied by dh-make into a
+# dh-make output file, you may use that output file without restriction.
+# This special exception was added by Craig Small in version 0.37 of dh-make.
+#
+# Modified to make a template file for a multi-binary package with separated
+# build-arch and build-indep targets  by Bill Allombert 2001
+
+# Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
+#export DH_VERBOSE=1
+
+# This has to be exported to make some magic below work.
+export DH_OPTIONS
+
+# Comment this out if you want to include the tests when the package is built
+skip_the_tests=-DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF
+
+%:
+	dh  $@
+
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	dh_auto_configure -- $(skip_the_tests) \
+		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=DebianPackage \
+		-DDEFAULT_CONF_PATH:PATH=/etc/freeDiameter \
+		-DALL_EXTENSIONS:BOOL=ON
+		
+