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+electric:
+  lucid: &pc ['amd64', 'i386']
+  maverick: *pc
+  natty: *pc
+  oneiric: *pc
+
+fuerte:
+  lucid: *pc
+  oneiric: *pc
+  precise: *pc
+
+groovy:
+  oneiric: *pc
+  precise: ['amd64', 'i386', 'armel']
+  quantal: *pc
+  wheezy: ['armhf']
+
+backports:
+  lucid: *pc
+  oneiric: *pc
+  precise: *pc
+  quantal: *pc