diff --git a/External/APEGlue/CMakeLists.txt b/External/APEGlue/CMakeLists.txt
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+# $Id: CMakeLists.txt 782163 2016-11-03 15:44:29Z kama $
+#
+# CMake configuration building APE as part of the release build.
+# To be kept in sync with the requirements file of the package.
+#
+
+# Set the name of the package:
+atlas_subdir( APEGlue )
+
+# Set up its package dependencies:
+atlas_depends_on_subdirs(
+   PRIVATE Externals/yampl )
+   
+# External dependencies: 
+find_package( TBB )   
+
+# In release recompilation mode finish here:
+if( ATLAS_RELEASE_MODE )
+   return()
+endif()
+
+# Get the offline repository location, if it's set in the environment:
+if( ENV{SVNROOT} )
+   set( _svnroot $ENV{SVNROOT} )
+else()
+   set( _svnroot "svn+ssh://svn.cern.ch/reps/atlasoff" )
+endif()
+
+message(STATUS "SAMI TBBPAth=${TBB_INSTALL_DIR}")
+# Build the package for the build area:
+ExternalProject_Add( APE
+   PREFIX ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+   SVN_REPOSITORY ${_svnroot}/Offloading/APE/tags/APE-01-02-00
+   CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
+   -DTBB_INSTALL_DIR:PATH=${TBB_DIR}
+   -DYAMPL_DIR:PATH=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ATLAS_PLATFORM}
+   -DBOOST_ROOT:PATH=${BOOST_ROOT}
+   -DBOOST_INCLUDEDIR:PATH=${BOOST_INCLUDEDIR}
+   -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:PATH=${YAMLCPP_ROOT}
+   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build
+   -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_IGNORE_PATH:STRING=/usr/include;/usr/lib;/usr/lib32;/usr/lib64
+   INSTALL_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ATLAS_PLATFORM}
+   LOG_CONFIGURE 1 )
+ExternalProject_Add_Step( APE buildinstall
+   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove_directory
+   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build/lib/cmake
+   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory
+   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build/ <INSTALL_DIR>
+   COMMENT "Installing APE into the build area"
+   DEPENDEES install )
+add_dependencies( APE yampl )
+add_dependencies( Package_APEGlue APE )
+
+# Install APE:
+install( DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build/
+   DESTINATION . USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS OPTIONAL )
diff --git a/External/APEGlue/cmt/requirements b/External/APEGlue/cmt/requirements
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+package APEGlue
+
+author sami.kama@cern.ch
+manager sami.kama@cern.ch
+
+use ExternalPolicy ExternalPolicy-* External
+
+use yampl	   yampl-*	    External
+# Version to be kept in sync with the CMake configuration:
+macro APE_native_version "1.2.0"
+# macro mandatory for distribution kit building
+macro APEGlue_native_version "$(APE_native_version)"
+
+macro APE_home "${ATLAS_EXTERNAL}/APE/${APE_native_version}/${CMTCONFIG}"
+#macro APE_home "${CMTINSTALLAREA}/${CMTCONFIG}"
+
+include_dirs "$(APE_home)/include"
+macro APE_libs "${APE_home}/lib"
+macro APE_bin  "${APE_home}/bin"
+
+macro APEGlue_linkopts     "-L$(APE_libs) -lAPEContainer "
+path_remove LD_LIBRARY_PATH "/APE/"
+path_append LD_LIBRARY_PATH "${APE_libs}"
+
+path_remove PATH "/APE/"
+path_append PATH "${APE_bin}"
+
+macro APEGlue_export_paths "${APE_home}"
+