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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<project name="CDT Build Bootstrap" default="main">
+
+    <property name="build.version" value="1.2.0"/>
+    <property name="build.server" value="update.eclipse.org"/>
+    <property name="build.remotedir" value="/home/www/tools/cdt/updates/builds/1.2"/>
+    <!--property name="build.userid" value="userid on server"/-->
+    <!--property name="build.password" value="password on server"/-->
+
+    <target name="bootstrap">
+        <xslt in="manifest.xml" out="main.xml" style="main.xsl"/>
+    </target>
+
+    <target name="main" depends="bootstrap">
+        <ant antfile="main.xml"/>
+    </target>
+
+    <target name="build" depends="bootstrap">
+        <ant antfile="main.xml" target="build"/>
+    </target>
+
+    <target name="upload" depends="bootstrap">
+        <ant antfile="main.xml" target="upload"/>
+    </target>
+
+</project>