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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+VERSION='0.0.1'
+APPNAME='indexer'
+
+top = '.'
+out = 'build'
+
+def options(opt):
+  opt.load('compiler_cxx')
+
+def configure(conf):
+  conf.load('compiler_cxx')
+  conf.check(header_name='stdio.h', features='cxx cxxprogram', mandatory=True)
+
+# https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags/blob/master/scripts/getclang.sh
+def download_clang():
+  #'http://releases.llvm.org/3.9.0/clang+llvm-3.9.0-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz'
+
+def build(bld):
+  cc_files = bld.path.ant_glob(['**/*.cpp', '**/*.cc'],
+                               excl=['*tests/*', 'third_party/*'])
+  bld.program(
+      source=cc_files,
+      cxxflags=['-std=c++14'],
+      includes=['third_party/rapidjson/include'],
+      target='app')
+
+  #bld.shlib(source='a.cpp', target='mylib', vnum='9.8.7')
+  #bld.shlib(source='a.cpp', target='mylib2', vnum='9.8.7', cnum='9.8')
+  #bld.shlib(source='a.cpp', target='mylib3')
+  #bld.program(source=cc_files, target='app', use='mylib')
+  #bld.stlib(target='foo', source='b.cpp')
+
+  # just a test to check if the .c is compiled as c++ when no c compiler is found
+  #bld.program(features='cxx cxxprogram', source='main.c', target='app2')
+
+  #if bld.cmd != 'clean':
+  #  from waflib import Logs
+  #  bld.logger = Logs.make_logger('test.log', 'build') # just to get a clean output
+  #  bld.check(header_name='sadlib.h', features='cxx cxxprogram', mandatory=False)
+  #  bld.logger = None
+