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 # OpenSCAP
 
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 Open Source Security Compliance Solution
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
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-version: main-{build}
-branches:
-  only:
-  - main
-  - maint-1.3
-image: Visual Studio 2017
-configuration: Release
-clone_folder: c:\projects\openscap
-install:
-- cmd: vcpkg install curl libxml2 libxslt bzip2 pcre pthreads zlib getopt-win32 xmlsec
-cache: c:\tools\vcpkg\installed\
-before_build:
-- cmd: >-
-    cd build
-
-    cmake -DENABLE_PYTHON3=FALSE -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=c:/tools/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake ..
-build:
-  project: c:\projects\openscap\build\openscap.sln
-  verbosity: minimal
-after_build:
-  - cmd: cpack
-artifacts:
-  - path: build\OpenSCAP*.msi
-    name: Windows Installer
-  - path: build\OpenSCAP*.msi.sha512
-    name: SHA512 checksum