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+# Template file for 'zproto'
+pkgname=zproto
+version=0.0.20170303
+revision=1
+_githash=3d0f98e3da06058e065efebc5d901608d1924abe
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-${_githash}"
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool gsl-ucg xmlto asciidoc"
+short_desc="Protocol framework for ZeroMQ"
+maintainer="Toyam Cox <Vaelatern@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/zeromq/zproto"
+distfiles="https://github.com/zeromq/zproto/archive/${_githash}.tar.gz"
+checksum=6ac24c20388fe52a31f569a647246130b16691fd234a3151c25bdeae96fbb365
+
+pre_configure() {
+	./autogen.sh
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}