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+// +build !linux
+
+/*
+   Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package apparmor
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/containers"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/oci"
+	specs "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// WithProfile sets the provided apparmor profile to the spec
+func WithProfile(profile string) oci.SpecOpts {
+	return func(_ context.Context, _ oci.Client, _ *containers.Container, s *specs.Spec) error {
+		return errors.New("apparmor is not supported")
+	}
+}
+
+// WithDefaultProfile will generate a default apparmor profile under the provided name
+// for the container.  It is only generated if a profile under that name does not exist.
+func WithDefaultProfile(name string) oci.SpecOpts {
+	return func(_ context.Context, _ oci.Client, _ *containers.Container, s *specs.Spec) error {
+		return errors.New("apparmor is not supported")
+	}
+}