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+prefix = @prefix@
+exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
+datarootdir = @datarootdir@
+datadir = @datadir@
+includedir = @includedir@
+libdir = @libdir@
+pkglibdir = ${libdir}/@PACKAGE@
+bindir = @bindir@
+
+Name: libdistren
+Description: A distren client for submitting, monitoring progress of, and retrieving distributed rendering jobs
+Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+URL: @PACKAGE_URL@
+Requires.private: @DISTLIBS_MODULES@
+Libs: -L${libdir} -ldistren
+Libs.private: -L${pkglibdir} -ldistrencommon
+Cflags: -I${includedir}