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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
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+Subproject commit e4edddce0ad20cd639e6ea1b21bb3bb6b0a3a3d9
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+Subproject commit 8552bcafcd974f7303bb3cc4947b30a7ce0533f9
diff --git a/doc/api/.gitignore b/doc/api/.gitignore
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diff --git a/kdeprint/slave/pics/.gitignore b/kdeprint/slave/pics/.gitignore
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