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+# This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed for install and tests;
+# see https://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
+
+libpq-dev [platform:dpkg test]
+mysql-client [platform:dpkg test]
+mysql-server [platform:dpkg test]
+postgresql [test]
+postgresql-client [platform:dpkg test]
+