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+# Template file for 'qgit'
+pkgname=qgit
+version=2.7
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-${pkgname}-${version}"
+makedepends="qt5-devel"
+depends="git"
+short_desc="Qt-based Git GUI"
+maintainer="Matthias von Faber <mvf@gmx.eu>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="https://github.com/tibirna/qgit"
+distfiles="${homepage}/archive/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=183d116b2fb38c6a76c99577f6cc86f0241f8b6bdc74042be4cb8631567f5e9e
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-host-tools qt5-qmake"
+fi