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+# common config file, relevant to all projects
+
+[DEFINE]
+TTCN3_HACKS_PATH := ".."
+TCPDUMP_START := $TTCN3_HACKS_PATH"/ttcn3-tcpdump-start.sh"
+TCPDUMP_STOP := $TTCN3_HACKS_PATH"/ttcn3-tcpdump-stop.sh"
+
+[LOGGING]
+SourceInfoFormat := Single;
+LogSourceInfo := Yes;
+LoggerPlugins := { JUnitLogger := "libjunitlogger2" }
+#FileMask := LOG_ALL | TTCN_DEBUG | TTCN_MATCHING | DEBUG_ENCDEC;
+#ConsoleMask := ERROR | WARNING | TESTCASE | TTCN_MATCHING | DEBUG_ENCDEC
+
+[EXTERNAL_COMMANDS]
+BeginTestCase := $TCPDUMP_START
+EndTestCase := $TCPDUMP_STOP