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+project "yaml-cpp"
+  kind "StaticLib"
+  systemversion "latest"
+  language "C++"
+  cppdialect "C++11"
+  staticruntime "on"
+
+  targetdir ("bin/" .. outputdir .. "/%{prj.name}")
+  objdir ("bin-int/" .. outputdir .. "/%{prj.name}")
+
+  files
+  {
+    "src/**.h",
+    "src/**.cpp",
+	
+    "include/**.h"
+  }
+
+  includedirs
+  {
+    "include"
+  }
+
+  filter "system:windows"
+    defines
+    {
+      "YAML_CPP_STATIC_DEFINE"
+    }
+
+  filter "system:linux"
+    pic "On"
+
+  filter "configurations:Debug"
+    runtime "Debug"
+    symbols "on"
+
+  filter "configurations:Release"
+    runtime "Release"
+    optimize "on"
+
+  filter "configurations:Dist"
+    runtime "Release"
+		optimize "on"