diff --git a/srcpkgs/racer/template b/srcpkgs/racer/template
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-# Template file for 'racer'
-pkgname=racer
-version=2.0.14
-revision=2
-build_style=cargo
-short_desc="Utility intended to provide Rust code completion for editors and IDEs"
-maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
-license="MIT"
-homepage="https://github.com/racer-rust/racer"
-distfiles="https://github.com/racer-rust/racer/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=0442721c01ae4465843cb73b24f6caa0127c3308d72b944ad75736164756e522
-
-pre_build() {
-	# default version too old for ppc musl systems
-	cargo update --package libc --precise 0.2.66
-}
-
-post_install() {
-	vlicense LICENSE-MIT LICENSE
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/racer/update b/srcpkgs/racer/update
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-ignore="2.07"