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+# Template file for 'wmutils-core'
+pkgname=wmutils-core
+version=1.0
+revision=1
+makedepends="libxcb-devel"
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+short_desc="Set of window manipulation tools "
+maintainer="Ypnose <linuxienATlegtuxDOTorg>"
+license="ISC"
+homepage="https://github.com/wmutils/core"
+distfiles="https://github.com/${pkgname%-*}/core/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=370d1149ef1362daab4da86e96b90f316b111826711a906566d3cbbcb2297683
+wrksrc="${pkgname##*-}-${version}"
+
+pre_build() {
+	sed -i 's|^CC|#CC|g' config.mk
+	sed -i 's|^LD +|#LD|g' config.mk
+	sed -i 's|^CFLAGS|#CFLAGS|g' config.mk
+	sed -i 's|@$(LD)|@$(CC)|g' Makefile
+}