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+# Template file for 'xed'
+pkgname=xed
+version=0.9.1
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+depends="tk"
+short_desc="The standard text editor, for X11"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://xed.sourceforge.net/"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=783abeb175a2937c385c5ff0d23dba918d225b160960f216d5a9d7ef7938efa8
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin xed
+	vman xed.man xed.1
+}