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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<package>
+  <name>find_object_2d</name>
+  <version>0.5.1</version>
+  <description>The find_object_2d package</description>
+
+  <maintainer email="matlabbe@gmail.com">Mathieu Labbe</maintainer>
+  <license>LGPLv3</license>
+  <url type="website">http://find-object.googlecode.com</url>
+  <author email="matlabbe@gmail.com">Mathieu Labbe</author>
+
+  <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend>
+  <buildtool_depend>genmsg</buildtool_depend>
+  
+  <build_depend>cv_bridge</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>roscpp</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>rospy</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>sensor_msgs</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>std_msgs</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>std_srvs</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>image_transport</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>message_filters</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>pcl_ros</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>tf</build_depend>
+  
+  <run_depend>cv_bridge</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>roscpp</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>rospy</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>sensor_msgs</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>std_msgs</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>std_srvs</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>image_transport</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>message_filters</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>pcl_ros</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>tf</run_depend>
+  
+</package>