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+# Template build file for 'xconsole'.
+pkgname=xconsole
+version=1.0.6
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="libXaw-devel"
+short_desc="Monitor system console messages with X"
+homepage="http://xorg.freedesktop.org"
+license="MIT"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/app/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+checksum=e561959b6ee8b735a32c1050015cfd8c551ed162cabb6cb72e36ce72966855d1