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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+# Thomas Nagy, 2015 (ita)
+
+"""
+Override the build commands to write empty files.
+This is useful for profiling and evaluating the Python overhead.
+
+To use::
+
+    def build(bld):
+        ...
+        bld.load('nobuild')
+
+"""
+
+from waflib import Task
+def build(bld):
+	def run(self):
+		for x in self.outputs:
+			x.write('')
+	for (name, cls) in Task.classes.items():
+		cls.run = run
+