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+#!/bin/sh
+. `dirname "$0"`/../build/headless/hardev_common_waf.sh
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+
+TOP=`dirname "$0"`/..
+if uname | grep -q arwin; then
+	OBJSUPP="--suppressions=${TOP}/tools/objc.supp"
+fi
+export ARDOUR_RUNNING_UNDER_VALGRIND=TRUE
+exec valgrind --tool=memcheck \
+	$VALGRIND_OPTIONS \
+	--track-origins=yes \
+	--suppressions=${TOP}/tools/valgrind.supp \
+	$OBJSUPP \
+	$TOP/$EXECUTABLE --novst "$@"