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+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+
+# A list of C++ examples to run in order to ensure that they remain
+# buildable and runnable over time.  Each tuple in the list contains
+#
+#     (example_name, do_run, do_valgrind_run).
+#
+# See test.py for more information.
+cpp_examples = [
+    ("simple-network-example", "True", "True"),
+    ("network-server-example", "True", "True"),
+    ("complete-network-example", "True", "True"),
+    ("adr-example", "True", "True"),
+    ("lorawan-energy-model-example", "True", "True"),
+    ("aloha-throughput", "True", "True"),
+    ("parallel-reception-example", "True", "True"),
+    ("frame-counter-update", "True", "True"),
+]
+
+# A list of Python examples to run in order to ensure that they remain
+# runnable over time.  Each tuple in the list contains
+#
+#     (example_name, do_run).
+#
+# See test.py for more information.
+python_examples = []