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+project('imaginer',
+          version: '0.1.0',
+    meson_version: '>= 0.62.0',
+  default_options: [ 'warning_level=2', 'werror=false', ],
+)
+
+i18n = import('i18n')
+gnome = import('gnome')
+
+
+
+subdir('data')
+subdir('src')
+subdir('po')
+
+gnome.post_install(
+     glib_compile_schemas: true,
+    gtk_update_icon_cache: true,
+  update_desktop_database: true,
+)