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+language: c
+
+before_script:
+    # install libsodium (needed for libtoxcore)
+  - git clone git://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium.git > /dev/null
+  - pushd libsodium
+    git checkout tags/${_libsodium_version} > /dev/null
+  - ./autogen.sh > /dev/null
+  - ./configure --prefix=/usr > /dev/null
+  - make -j3 > /dev/null
+  - popd
+
+    # install toxcore
+  - git clone git://github.com/irungentoo/toxcore > /dev/null
+  - pushd toxcore
+  - autoreconf -i > /dev/null
+  - ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-testing --disable-ntox --disable-dht-bootstrap-daemon > /dev/null
+  - make -j3 > /dev/null
+  - popd
+
+script: cmake . && make -j3