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+use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
+
+WriteMakefile(
+    NAME => 'Dancer',
+    VERSION_FROM => 'lib/Dancer.pm',
+    PREREQ_PM => {
+        'HTTP::Server::Simple' => '0.38',
+    },
+    ABSTRACT => "A minimal-effort oriented web application framework",
+    test => {TESTS => join( ' ', glob( 't/*.t' ))},
+);