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+#
+source.dir=${basedir}/..
+
+#
+target.platform=/path/to/target
+
+# path to eclipse sdk
+eclipse.install.dir=/path/to/sdk/eclipse
+
+# The URL of the Update Site, for insertion into each feature.xml
+updateUrl=http://sigil.codecauldron.org/update-site-nightly
+
+# The path to an Update Site directory on the local filesystem
+updateSiteDir=/opt/development/sigil-trunk/update-site-nightly