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+# Template file for 'apl'
+pkgname=apl
+version=1.7
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+makedepends="ncurses-devel sqlite-devel"
+short_desc="GNU APL, interpreter for the APL array programming language"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/apl"
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=8ff6e28256d7a3cdfa9dc6025e3905312310b27a43645ef5d617fd4a5b43b81f
+
+post_install() {
+	vdoc support-files/Dyalog-Keyboard/apl.xkb
+	vdoc support-files/Dyalog-Keyboard/apl.xmodmap
+}