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+# Environment variables
+
+export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/lib
+
+# mostly for Crystal software
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/bad/llvm-6