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+#!/bin/bash
+UNAME=$(uname -s)
+CURRENT_DIR=$(pwd)
+
+if [ ${UNAME} = 'Darwin' ]; then
+    export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CURRENT_DIR}/src/":${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+else
+    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CURRENT_DIR}/src/":${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+fi
+export PYTHONPATH="${CURRENT_DIR}/bindings/python/":${PYTHONPATH}
+export MAPNIK_FONT_DIRECTORY="${CURRENT_DIR}/fonts/dejavu-fonts-ttf-2.33/ttf/"
+export MAPNIK_INPUT_PLUGINS_DIRECTORY="${CURRENT_DIR}/plugins/input/"
+export PATH="${CURRENT_DIR}/bin/":${PATH}
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