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+# Template file for 'git-cliff'
+pkgname=git-cliff
+version=0.3.0
+revision=1
+build_style=cargo
+make_install_args="--path git-cliff"
+make_check_args="-- --skip repo::test::git_log" # This test fails without a git repo
+short_desc="Changelog generator based on conventional commits"
+maintainer="Jan Christian Grünhage <jan.christian@gruenhage.xyz>"
+license="GPL-3.0-only"
+homepage="https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff"
+distfiles="https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=a2961e97837c40e3b3b00a31e3221585932ac65981bc31d0c20d061c003e9462