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+// Copyright 2019 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//go:build tools
+// +build tools
+
+package tools
+
+import (
+	// Tool imports for go:generate.
+	_ "github.com/fjl/gencodec"
+	_ "github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go"
+	_ "golang.org/x/tools/cmd/stringer"
+
+	// Tool imports for mobile build.
+	_ "golang.org/x/mobile/cmd/gobind"
+	_ "golang.org/x/mobile/cmd/gomobile"
+)