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+<project>
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<packaging>bundle</packaging>
+	<name>iPOJO External Handler Mechanism Test Suite</name>
+	<artifactId>tests.core.external.handlers</artifactId>
+	<groupId>ipojo.tests</groupId>
+	<version>0.7.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+			<artifactId>org.apache.felix.ipojo</artifactId>
+			<version>0.7.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+			<artifactId>org.apache.felix.ipojo.metadata</artifactId>
+			<version>0.7.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+			<artifactId>org.osgi.core</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.0</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>junit</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+			<version>3.8.1</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>ipojo.examples</groupId>
+			<artifactId>org.apache.felix.ipojo.junit4osgi</artifactId>
+			<version>0.7.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.4.0</version>
+				<extensions>true</extensions>
+				<configuration>
+					<instructions>
+						<Export-Package>
+							org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.eh.service
+						</Export-Package>
+						<Bundle-SymbolicName>
+							${pom.artifactId}
+						</Bundle-SymbolicName>
+						<Private-Package>
+							org.apache.felix.ipojo.test*
+						</Private-Package>
+						<Test-Suite>
+							org.apache.felix.ipojo.test.scenarios.eh.ExternalHandlerTestSuite
+						</Test-Suite>
+					</instructions>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-ipojo-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>0.7.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>ipojo-bundle</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<ignoreAnnotations>true</ignoreAnnotations>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<source>1.4</source>
+					<target>1.4</target>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+</project>