diff --git a/manifest.scm b/manifest.scm
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+(use-modules (guix packages))
+
+(specifications->manifest
+ '("bash"
+   "coreutils"
+   "gcc-toolchain"
+   "glibc"
+   "libgc"
+   "make"
+   "pkg-config"))