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+# symver attribute detection cannot be used, disable it for lgtm
+extraction:
+  cpp:
+    configure:
+      command:
+      - "./autogen.sh"
+      - "./configure --enable-external-tokens --enable-ssh-token"
+      - "echo \"#undef HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_SYMVER\" >> config.h"