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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from trac.core import ComponentManager
+
+from bitten.recipe import RecipeExecutor
+from bitten.python import cmd_distutils, rep_pylint
+from bitten.general import cmd_make
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    mgr = ComponentManager()
+    executor = RecipeExecutor(mgr)
+    executor.execute()