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+<!--
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+  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+  distributed with this work for additional information
+  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+  software distributed under the License is distributed on an
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+  KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+  specific language governing permissions and limitations
+  under the License.
+-->
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+        <artifactId>felix-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.2.1</version>
+        <relativePath>../../../pom/pom.xml</relativePath>
+    </parent>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <artifactId>org.apache.felix.ipojo.manipulator.manipulator-it</artifactId>
+    <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <name>Apache Felix iPOJO Runtime Project ~ Manipulator Integration Tests</name>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+    <build>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+            </resource>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>.</directory>
+                <targetPath>META-INF</targetPath>
+                <includes>
+                    <include>LICENSE*</include>
+                    <include>NOTICE*</include>
+                    <include>DEPENDENCIES*</include>
+                </includes>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
+
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.5.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.6</source>
+                    <target>1.6</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.servicemix.tooling</groupId>
+                <artifactId>depends-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.2</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>generate-config</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>generate-depends-file</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+
+    </build>
+
+    <properties>
+        <exam.version>3.0.0</exam.version>
+        <url.version>1.5.1</url.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.exam</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pax-exam-container-native</artifactId>
+            <version>${exam.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.exam</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pax-exam-junit4</artifactId>
+            <version>${exam.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.exam</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pax-exam-link-mvn</artifactId>
+            <version>${exam.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.url</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pax-url-aether</artifactId>
+            <version>${url.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.apache.felix.framework</artifactId>
+            <version>4.2.0</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
+            <version>0.9.6</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+            <version>0.9.6</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.9</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
+            <version>1.9.5</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.tinybundles</groupId>
+            <artifactId>tinybundles</artifactId>
+            <version>1.0.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Define the tested version -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.apache.felix.ipojo</artifactId>
+            <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.apache.felix.ipojo.manipulator</artifactId>
+            <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <!-- End of tested version -->
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.apache.felix.configadmin</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+            <version>2.4</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ow2.chameleon.testing</groupId>
+            <artifactId>osgi-helpers</artifactId>
+            <version>0.6.0</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ow2.chameleon.testing</groupId>
+            <artifactId>tinybundles-ipojo</artifactId>
+            <version>0.3.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.apache.felix.log</artifactId>
+            <version>1.0.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.url</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pax-url-wrap</artifactId>
+            <version>1.5.2</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>make-assembly</id>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>single</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <descriptorRefs>
+                                        <descriptorRef>project</descriptorRef>
+                                    </descriptorRefs>
+                                    <!-- we don't want to attach all the assemblies, such as bz2 -->
+                                    <attach>false</attach>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <!-- only attach the project and bin assemblies, in tar.gz and zip flavors -->
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-assemblies</id>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>attach-artifact</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <artifacts>
+                                        <artifact>
+                                            <file>
+                                                ${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}-project.tar.gz
+                                            </file>
+                                            <classifier>project</classifier>
+                                            <type>tar.gz</type>
+                                        </artifact>
+                                        <artifact>
+                                            <file>
+                                                ${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}-project.zip
+                                            </file>
+                                            <classifier>project</classifier>
+                                            <type>zip</type>
+                                        </artifact>
+                                    </artifacts>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+
+        <profile>
+            <id>knopflerfish</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+                <property>
+                    <name>pax.exam.framework</name>
+                    <value>knopflerfish</value>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <pax.exam.framework>knopflerfish</pax.exam.framework>
+            </properties>
+            <repositories>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>knopflerfish-releases</id>
+                    <url>http://www.knopflerfish.org/maven2</url>
+                </repository>
+            </repositories>
+            <dependencies>
+                <dependency>
+                    <groupId>org.knopflerfish</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>framework</artifactId>
+                    <version>5.2.0</version>
+                    <scope>test</scope>
+                </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+        </profile>
+
+        <profile>
+            <id>equinox</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+                <property>
+                    <name>pax.exam.framework</name>
+                    <value>equinox</value>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <pax.exam.framework>equinox</pax.exam.framework>
+            </properties>
+            <dependencies>
+                <dependency>
+                    <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>org.eclipse.osgi</artifactId>
+                    <version>3.8.1.v20120830-144521</version>
+                    <scope>test</scope>
+                </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+        </profile>
+
+        <profile>
+            <id>felix</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+                <property>
+                    <name>pax.exam.framework</name>
+                    <value>felix</value>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <pax.exam.framework>felix</pax.exam.framework>
+            </properties>
+            <dependencies>
+                <dependency>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>org.apache.felix.framework</artifactId>
+                    <version>4.2.0</version>
+                    <scope>test</scope>
+                </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+        </profile>
+
+        <profile>
+            <id>test</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.8</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <streamLogs>true</streamLogs>
+                            <goals>
+                                <goal>clean</goal>
+                                <goal>test</goal>
+                            </goals>
+                            <cloneClean>true</cloneClean>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>regular</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>run</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <profiles>
+                                        <profile>felix</profile>
+                                    </profiles>
+                                    <cloneProjectsTo>${project.build.directory}/regular</cloneProjectsTo>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+
+        <profile>
+            <id>test-all</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.8</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <streamLogs>true</streamLogs>
+                            <goals>
+                                <goal>clean</goal>
+                                <goal>test</goal>
+                            </goals>
+                            <cloneClean>true</cloneClean>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>equinox-native</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>run</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <profiles>
+                                        <profile>equinox</profile>
+                                    </profiles>
+                                    <cloneProjectsTo>${project.build.directory}/equinox-native</cloneProjectsTo>
+
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>felix-native</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>run</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <profiles>
+                                        <profile>felix</profile>
+                                    </profiles>
+                                    <cloneProjectsTo>${project.build.directory}/felix-native</cloneProjectsTo>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>knopflerfish-native</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>run</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <profiles>
+                                        <profile>knopflerfish</profile>
+                                    </profiles>
+                                    <cloneProjectsTo>${project.build.directory}/knopflerfish-native</cloneProjectsTo>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+</project>