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+# Set up paths and environment for cross compiling for openwrt
+export STAGING_DIR=/home/build/openwrt/staging_dir
+export TOOLCHAIN_DIR=$STAGING_DIR/toolchain-mipsel_24kc_gcc-7.3.0_musl
+export LDCFLAGS=$TOOLCHAIN_DIR/usr/lib
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$TOOLCHAIN_DIR/usr/lib
+export PATH=$TOOLCHAIN_DIR/bin:$PATH
+