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+---
+version: 3
+build_arg_defaults:
+  ANSIBLE_GALAXY_CLI_COLLECTION_OPTS: '--pre'
+
+#ansible_config: ansible.cfg 
+
+dependencies:
+  ansible_core:
+    package_pip: ansible-core>=2.15.0rc2,<2.16
+  ansible_runner:
+    package_pip: ansible-runner
+  system: bindep.txt
+  python: requirements.txt
+  galaxy: requirements.yml
+images:
+  base_image:
+    name: docker.io/rockylinux:9.3-minimal
+
+additional_build_files:
+    - src: ansible.cfg
+      dest: configs
+additional_build_steps:
+  prepend_base: 
+   - RUN /usr/bin/python3 -m ensurepip
+   - RUN /usr/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+  # prepend_galaxy: |
+  #   RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools ansible ansible-runner
+  prepend_galaxy:
+   - RUN /usr/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip cmake
+   - COPY _build/configs/ansible.cfg /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
+  prepend_final: |
+    RUN whoami
+    RUN cat /etc/os-release
+   # RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools ansible ansible-runner
+   # RUN yum install wget unzip gcc python3-devel -y
+  append_base:
+    - RUN $PYCMD -m pip install -U pip
+  append_final:
+ # -   RUN pip3 install -r /usr/share/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/azure/azcollection/requirements-azure.txt
+    - RUN pip3 install --upgrade azure-identity azure-cli-core paramiko
+    - COPY --from=quay.io/ansible/receptor:devel /usr/bin/receptor /usr/bin/receptor
+    - RUN mkdir -p /var/run/receptor
+    - RUN git lfs install --system
+  #-   RUN mkdir -p /etc/ansible
+  #-   COPY _build/configs/ansible.cfg /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
+