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+name 'logrotate'
+maintainer 'GitLab.com'
+maintainer_email 'support@gitlab.com'
+license 'Apache 2.0'
+description 'Installs/Configures logrotate for GitLab'
+long_description 'Installs/Configures logrotate for GitLab'
+version '0.1.0'
+chef_version '>= 12.1' if respond_to?(:chef_version)
+
+issues_url 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues'
+source_url 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab'
+
+depends 'package'
+depends 'gitlab'