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+**Added:** None
+
+**Changed:** None
+- `cycpp.py` now takes advantage of the `$CPP` environment variable if defined,
+  falls back on `cpp` if not defined
+- `cyclus_deps` docker container built now on debian9, removed gcc from apt-get
+  package, build the full list of conda package (don't rely on cyclus-deps conda
+  package as it is temporary broken), define CXX CC and CPP environment variable
+- `cython` compatibility limited to >=0.25 and <0.27
+
+**Deprecated:** None
+
+**Removed:** None
+
+**Fixed:** None
+- `boost/uuid/sha1.hpp` include now varies according to the Boost version
+  installed due to its deprecation in boost > 1.67
+
+**Security:** None