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+include_directories (${libtransport_SOURCE_DIR}/backends/twitter/libtwitcurl) 
+link_directories (${libtransport_BIN_DIR}/backends/twitter/libtwitcurl) 
+add_executable(spectrum_twitter_backend main.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(spectrum_twitter_backend twitcurl curl)