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+# Template file for 'kdenlive'
+pkgname=kdenlive
+version=17.08.0
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+hostmakedepends="
+ pkg-config extra-cmake-modules qt5-host-tools qt5-qmake python
+ shared-mime-info kdoctools kconfig"
+makedepends="
+ karchive-devel kbookmarks-devel kcoreaddons-devel kconfig-devel
+ kconfigwidgets-devel kdbusaddons-devel kio-devel kwidgetsaddons-devel
+ kplotting-devel knotifyconfig-devel knewstuff-devel kxmlgui-devel
+ knotifications-devel kguiaddons-devel ktextwidgets-devel kiconthemes-devel
+ kdoctools-devel kcrash-devel kfilemetadata5-devel qt5-declarative-devel
+ mlt-devel"
+depends="breeze-icons frei0r-plugins kinit ffmpeg qt5-quickcontrols vlc dvdauthor"
+short_desc="Non-linear video editor"
+maintainer="johannes <johannes.brechtmann@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="https://kdenlive.org"
+distfiles="http://download.kde.org/stable/applications/${version}/src/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=b11da663e9256c6ebd4c67d45ecefa77ee1bfddffce0949e050e3777b2bdca36