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+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+
+help:
+	# See Makefile for available targets.
+
+freeze:
+	# pip wrongly adds `pkg-resources==0.0.0` which will break some systems, see
+	# https://open.greenhost.net/openappstack/openappstack/issues/498#note_15057
+	pip3 freeze | grep -v "pkg-resources" > requirements-stable.txt