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+5decacf482c321a0df362ff4b160ba73468417a4 plexus-compiler-2.8.8.tar.gz
+2b8b815229aa8a61e483fb4ba0588b8b6c491890 LICENSE-2.0.txt
diff --git a/gating.yaml b/gating.yaml
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+--- !Policy
+product_versions:
+  - rhel-9
+decision_contexts:
+  - osci_compose_gate
+rules:
+  # https://docs.engineering.redhat.com/display/RHELPLAN/Maven+Bootstrap+manual+gating+test
+  - !PassingTestCaseRule {test_case_name: manual.sst_cs_apps.maven.bootstrap}