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+import sys, os
+
+# define this here so we can use it right away if necessary
+def panic(string):
+    print >>sys.stderr, 'panic:', string
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# the mpy import code is added to the global import meta_path as a
+# side effect of this import
+from mpy_importer import AddToPath, LoadMpyFile
+
+# find the m5 compile options: must be specified as a dict in
+# __main__.m5_build_env.
+import __main__
+if not hasattr(__main__, 'm5_build_env'):
+    panic("__main__ must define m5_build_env")
+
+# make a SmartDict out of the build options for our local use
+import smartdict
+build_env = smartdict.SmartDict()
+build_env.update(__main__.m5_build_env)
+
+# make a SmartDict out of the OS environment too
+env = smartdict.SmartDict()
+env.update(os.environ)
+
+# import the main m5 config code
+from config import *
+config.add_param_types(config)
+
+# import the built-in object definitions
+from objects import *
+config.add_param_types(objects)
+
+cpp_classes = config.MetaSimObject.cpp_classes
+cpp_classes.sort()
+