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+# For now we gather config options here.
+# TODO: Make this a robustly parsed external config file, rather than having
+# users edit code.
+
+# Language phonetic rules and filters.
+rulefile = "__CICERO__/rules.fr"
+# List of known good phonetic translations for regression check
+testfile = "__CICERO__/checklist.fr"
+# MBROLA executable
+mbrola_prog_path = '/usr/bin/mbrola'
+# MBROLA voice file
+mbrola_voice = '/usr/share/mbrola/fr4/fr4'
+# pitch factor
+mbrola_f = 1.80
+# default time factor (smaller talks faster)
+# note: BRLTTY for example might override this with its own value
+mbrola_t = 0.9
+# Output sound device
+snd_dev = '/dev/dsp'
+# Debugging output on stderr
+tracing = 0
