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+# Template file for 'R-cran-pillar'
+pkgname=R-cran-pillar
+version=1.1.0
+revision=1
+build_style=R-cran
+depends+=" R-cran-cli R-cran-crayon>=1.3.4 R-cran-rlang R-cran-utf8>=1.1.3"
+makedepends+=" R-cran-cli R-cran-crayon R-cran-rlang R-cran-utf8"
+short_desc="Coloured Formatting for Columns"
+maintainer="Florian Wagner <florian@wagner-flo.net>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://github.com/r-lib/pillar/"
+checksum=58a29e8d0d3a47150caf8cb1aba5dc5eca233ac8d4626f4b23beb8b5ae9003be