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+#FIXME - these should be shared with bucklets
+ONOS_ORIGIN = 'ON.Lab'
+ONOS_GROUP_ID = 'org.onosproject'
+ONOS_VERSION = '1.7.0-SNAPSHOT'
+DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORY = 'Utility'
+ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE = 'onos-'
+APP_PREFIX = ONOS_GROUP_ID + '.'
+
+include_defs('//modules.defs')