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--- a/builds/msvc/vs2010/remote_lat/remote_lat.vcxproj
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index b77495b0..707e7fc9 100644
--- a/builds/msvc/vs2012/local_thr/local_thr.vcxproj
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--- a/builds/msvc/vs2012/remote_lat/remote_lat.vcxproj
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--- a/builds/msvc/vs2013/local_thr/local_thr.vcxproj
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index 191a06cb..a3fadfc6 100644
--- a/builds/msvc/vs2013/remote_lat/remote_lat.vcxproj
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--- a/builds/msvc/vs2015/local_thr/local_thr.vcxproj
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index 287cbf6c..e09ab583 100644
--- a/builds/msvc/vs2015/remote_lat/remote_lat.vcxproj
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