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+# Template file for 'mate-indicator-applet'
+pkgname=mate-indicator-applet
+version=1.24.0
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config gettext intltool"
+makedepends="gtk+3-devel libX11-devel libmate-panel-devel libindicator-devel"
+short_desc="MATE applet to display information from various applications"
+maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later, LGPL-2.1-or-later"
+homepage="https://mate-desktop.org"
+distfiles="https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=8eab3f66a027c971d8c7a92b69e595fe0edec0e568610e0071c54358f4daf754