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+# Template file for 'babeld'
+pkgname=babeld
+version=1.8.4
+revision=1
+wrksrc=babeld-babeld-${version}
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+short_desc="Babel loop-avoiding distance-vector routing daemon"
+maintainer="lemmi <lemmi@nerd2nerd.org>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://www.irif.fr/~jch/software/babel/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/jech/babeld/archive/babeld-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=952e7a4ad109d5ec33940b17f7a980857e0fbe483f5b19c42a7966ae8baae85b
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin babeld
+	vman babeld.man babeld.8
+	vlicense LICENCE
+}