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+# Template file for 'minitalk'
+pkgname=minitalk
+version=0.2.4
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_build_args="LDFLAGS+=-lreadline PREFIX=/usr"
+makedepends="readline-devel"
+short_desc="A small chat system for multiple users on a UNIX-like host "
+maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/abenson/minitalk"
+distfiles="https://github.com/abenson/minitalk/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=ef02041efccb60f7bcef36abb20aa4ae00f1edd3b31667ebaa14c5d3b236bb55
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin minitalk
+	vman minitalk.1
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}