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+;;
+;; repo - source repository utilities
+;; Copyright 2016-2017 Thomas de Grivel <thomas@lowh.net>
+;;
+
+(defpackage :repo.system
+ (:use :cl :asdf))
+
+(in-package :repo.system)
+
+(defsystem :repo
+ :name "repo"
+ :author "Thomas de Grivel <thomas@lowh.net>"
+ :version "0.1"
+ :description "source repository utilities"
+ :depends-on ()
+ :components
+ ((:file "repo")))