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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+
+Files: debian/*
+Copyright: no-info-found
+License: GPL-2+
+
+Files: * dh_installdocs lib/* lib/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Getopt.pm lib/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm t/*
+Copyright: 1997-2011 Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
+ 2015-2016 Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>
+License: GPL-2+
+
+Files: lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem.pm lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem/* lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem/ant.pm lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem/cmake.pm lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem/meson.pm lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem/ninja.pm lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem/meson.pm lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem/ninja.pm lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem/perl_build.pm lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem/perl_makemaker.pm lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem/perl_build.pm lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem/perl_makemaker.pm
+Copyright: 2008-2009 Modestas Vainius
+License: GPL-2+
+
+Files: lib/Debian/Debhelper/Buildsystem/qmake.pm
+Copyright: 2010 Kel Modderman
+License: GPL-2+