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+# Template file for 'neatvi'
+pkgname=neatvi
+version=00
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+short_desc="Small ex/vi editor"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="ISC"
+homepage="http://litcave.rudi.ir/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/litcave/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=a9b6b9e4a2f677a7d2630758e03c5b9926cfa43819cc6580691aca1c67b625b8
+
+alternatives="
+ vi:ex:/usr/bin/neatvi
+ vi:vi:/usr/bin/neatvi
+"
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin vi neatvi
+	sed -n '0,/\*\//p' <vi.c >LICENSE
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}