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+## This is a automake file, part of Unidata's netCDF package.
+# Copyright 2010, see the COPYRIGHT file for more information.
+
+# This automake file generates the Makefile to build the include
+# directory.
+
+include_HEADERS = netcdf.h 
+
+if BUILD_PARALLEL
+include_HEADERS += netcdf_par.h 
+endif 
+
+noinst_HEADERS = nc_logging.h nc_tests.h 
+
+