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+# Template file for 'fail'
+pkgname=fail
+version=0.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+short_desc="Crash in various possible ways"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+license="Public Domain"
+homepage="https://github.com/chneukirchen/fail"
+distfiles="https://github.com/chneukirchen/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=33be2e182a940b6e9b80ee13d47cd239d39fde3a9a4ee0a5e5ccb192c9a83288