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+before_install:
+  - sudo apt-add-repository --yes ppa:mapnik/v2.1.0
+  - sudo apt-add-repository --yes ppa:ubuntugis/ppa
+  - sudo apt-get update -q
+  - sudo apt-get install -q libmapnik libmapnik-dev postgresql-9.1-postgis libsigc++-dev
+  - createdb template_postgis
+  - psql -c "CREATE EXTENSION postgis" template_postgis
+
+env:
+  - NPROCS=1 JOBS=1
+
+language: node_js
+node_js:
+  - "0.8"