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+extraction:
+  cpp:
+    prepare:
+      packages:
+        - libpango1.0-dev
+    configure:
+      command:
+        - ./autogen.sh
+        - mkdir _lgtm_build_dir
+        - cd _lgtm_build_dir
+        - ../configure
+    index:
+      build_command:
+        - make training