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+# pretend we're building C
+language: c
+compiler:
+  - gcc
+env:
+  - VALAC=valac-0.30
+before_install:
+  - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:vala-team/ppa
+  - sudo apt-get update -qq
+  - sudo apt-get install -qq ${VALAC}
+before_script:
+  - autoreconf -if