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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015 - Philippe Proulx <pproulx@efficios.com>
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; version 2.1 of the License.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+# this creates the daemon threads and registers the application
+import lttngust.agent
+
+
+__version__ = '@LTTNG_UST_VERSION@'