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-# Build properties for OpenRefine build with Ant
-#  Priority order (earliest property definition wins):
-#   1. command line
-#   2. this file
-#   3. build.xml defaults
-#
-#revision=rc1
-#version=2.1
-#full_version=0.0.0.0
-#
-# Launch4j directory (only needed to build Windows kits)
-launch4j.dir=/Program Files/Launch4j
-# Use something similar to the following on Unix-like systems
-#launch4j.dir=/opt/launch4j
-#
-#build.dir=build
-#dist.dir=dist