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-cmake (2.8.7-4) unstable; urgency=low
-
-  From now on, pass either -DPythonInterp_FIND_VERSION=<version> or
-  -DPythonLibs_FIND_VERSION=<version> respectively in order to tell cmake to
-  look for the specific Python version. However, if an explicit Python version
-  is requested via find_package(), it will override the one specified on the
-  command line.
-
- -- Modestas Vainius <modax@debian.org>  Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:15:23 +0200