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+language: python
+python:
+  - 2.6
+  - 2.7
+
+sudo: false
+
+addons:
+  apt:
+    packages:
+      # Required to build/install the xapian-binding
+      - libxapian-dev
+      # Required to install pyme
+      - libgpgme11-dev
+      - swig
+
+before_install:
+  - cd /tmp
+  - wget -q http://oligarchy.co.uk/xapian/1.2.8/xapian-bindings-1.2.8.tar.gz
+  - tar -zxvf xapian-bindings-1.2.8.tar.gz
+  - cd xapian-bindings-1.2.8/
+  - ./configure --prefix=$VIRTUAL_ENV --with-python && make && make install
+
+  # change back to the checked out repository directory
+  - cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
+
+install:
+  - pip install MySQL-python psycopg2 pytz
+
+  # includes a patch for python 2.6 support
+  - pip install git+https://bitbucket.org/malb/pyme.git@459f3eca65#egg=pyme
+
+before_script:
+  # set up mysql database
+  - mysql -u root -e 'GRANT ALL ON rounduptest.* TO rounduptest@localhost IDENTIFIED BY "rounduptest";'
+
+  # set up postgresql database
+  - psql -c "CREATE ROLE rounduptest WITH CREATEDB LOGIN PASSWORD 'rounduptest';" -U postgres
+
+  # HACK: workaround mysql bug: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=74901
+  #   needed for test_mysql.mysqlDBTest.testFilteringSpecialChars
+  - sed -i 's/CREATE DATABASE \%s/CREATE DATABASE \%s COLLATE utf8_general_ci/' roundup/backends/back_mysql.py
+
+script:
+  python run_tests.py -v