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+configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Doxyfile.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Doxyfile @ONLY)
+add_custom_target(docs doxygen ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Doxyfile WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} COMMENT "Generating API documentation with Doxygen" VERBATIM)