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+# Template file for 'R-cran-pkgbuild'
+pkgname=R-cran-pkgbuild
+version=1.1.0
+revision=1
+build_style=R-cran
+hostmakedepends="R-cran-callr R-cran-cli R-cran-crayon R-cran-desc
+ R-cran-prettyunits R-cran-R6 R-cran-rprojroot R-cran-withr"
+depends="R-cran-callr R-cran-cli R-cran-crayon R-cran-desc
+ R-cran-prettyunits R-cran-R6 R-cran-rprojroot R-cran-withr"
+short_desc="Find Tools Needed to Build R Packages"
+maintainer="Luke Hannan <lukehannan@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3.0-only"
+homepage="https://github.com/r-lib/pkgbuild"
+checksum=b39bfb7661fc53f88962e2380fa9ded2e323c6ad43ac6b582195c749b0ccabbd