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+# Template file for 'io.elementary.photos'
+pkgname=io.elementary.photos
+version=2.6.1
+revision=1
+wrksrc="photos-${version}"
+build_style=meson
+configure_args="-Dlibunity=false"
+hostmakedepends="desktop-file-utils intltool pkg-config vala AppStream
+ glib-devel python-scour"
+makedepends="libaccounts-glib-devel libexif-devel libgee08-devel
+ geocode-glib-devel libgexiv2-devel libglib-devel libgphoto2-devel
+ gst-plugins-base1-devel gstreamer1-devel gtk+3-devel libgudev-devel
+ json-glib-devel libraw-devel rest-devel libsoup-devel sqlite-devel
+ webkit2gtk-devel libwebp-devel libxml2-devel granite-devel libnotify-devel vte3-devel"
+depends="desktop-file-utils gsettings-desktop-schemas"
+short_desc="Photo viewer and organizer designed for elementary OS"
+maintainer="Cameron Nemo <camerontnorman@gmail.com>"
+license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/elementary/photos"
+distfiles="https://github.com/elementary/photos/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=fc90df47ebb4f46b456a9f3c8a0eebc4a76edc9b1ea0ae81a0ef35283f33f6b5