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+# Copyright (c) 2024 Project CHIP Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# CHIPProjectConfig.h
+
+import("//build_overrides/chip.gni")
+
+import("${chip_root}/config/standalone/args.gni")
+
+chip_device_project_config_include = "<CHIPProjectAppConfig.h>"
+chip_project_config_include = "<CHIPProjectAppConfig.h>"
+chip_system_project_config_include = "<SystemProjectConfig.h>"
+
+chip_project_config_include_dirs =
+    [ "${chip_root}/examples/water-leak-detector-app/linux/include" ]
+chip_project_config_include_dirs += [ "${chip_root}/config/standalone" ]
+matter_enable_tracing_support = true