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+icon16dir=$(datadir)/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps
+icon22dir=$(datadir)/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps
+icon24dir=$(datadir)/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps
+icon32dir=$(datadir)/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps
+icon48dir=$(datadir)/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps
+iconscalabledir=$(datadir)/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
+
+icon16_DATA = 16x16/glchess.png
+icon22_DATA = 22x22/glchess.png
+icon24_DATA = 24x24/glchess.png
+icon32_DATA = 32x32/glchess.png
+icon48_DATA = 48x48/glchess.png
+iconscalable_DATA = scalable/glchess.svg