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+# Copy this file to <dawn clone dir>/.gclient to bootstrap gclient in a
+# standalone checkout of Dawn that also compiles dawn_node.
+
+solutions = [
+  { "name"        : ".",
+    "url"         : "https://dawn.googlesource.com/dawn",
+    "deps_file"   : "DEPS",
+    "managed"     : False,
+    "custom_vars" : {
+      "dawn_node" : True,
+    }
+  },
+]