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+# Template file for 'evtest'
+pkgname=evtest
+version=1.33
+revision=1
+short_desc="Command line tool for displaying device input information"
+maintainer="sen <ethan.k.shackelford@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+build_style=gnu-configure
+homepage="https://cgit.freedesktop.org/evtest/"
+distfiles="https://cgit.freedesktop.org/evtest/snapshot/evtest-${version}.tar.xz"
+hostmakedepends="autoconf automake"
+checksum=928f6e81c73bd71ce88be03f7fdad204087a04dccd0250462106af0c2d813532
+
+pre_configure() {
+	./autogen.sh --host "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE"
+}