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+# Copyright 2024 ETH Zurich and University of Bologna.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Luca Colagrande <colluca@iis.ee.ethz.ch>
+# Viviane Potocnik <vivianep@iis.ee.ethz.ch>
+
+APP ?= decoder
+
+include ../../../../../../sw/dnn/common.mk
+include ../../common.mk
+
+$(DEP): $(DATA_H)
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