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+app_inc = include_directories('.')
+
+app_pre = declare_dependency(include_directories: [root_inc, app_inc])
+
+app_lib = static_library(
+  'app',
+  'channel.cpp',
+  'watchdog.cpp',
+  'watchdog_service.cpp',
+  implicit_include_directories: false,
+  dependencies: app_pre)
+
+app_dep = declare_dependency(
+  link_with: app_lib,
+  dependencies: app_pre)