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+[submodule "admin"]
+	path = admin
+	url = http://system@scm.trinitydesktop.org/scm/git/tde-common-admin
+[submodule "cmake"]
+	path = cmake
+	url = http://system@scm.trinitydesktop.org/scm/git/tde-common-cmake
diff --git a/admin b/admin
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+Subproject commit 26d642b2620397b76d5fbb64a9ef5ca8f2334f72
diff --git a/cmake b/cmake
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+Subproject commit 42b03b0965a9e958b6007b49201b7793d2bd4f65