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+# Template file for 'xsnow'
+pkgname=xsnow
+version=1.42
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="imake xorg-cf-files" 
+makedepends="libXext-devel libXpm-devel libXt-devel"
+short_desc="Snow for your X11 sessions"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="xsnow"
+homepage="https://janswaal.home.xs4all.nl/Xsnow"
+distfiles="https://janswaal.home.xs4all.nl/Xsnow/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=d0d7c8f1fb91ca096995b1c30797e8f443c2e97d6f1e5f574b31318ed05d561a
+repository=nonfree
+nocross=yes  # imake crashes?
+
+do_build() {
+	xmkmf
+        make CC=$CC CDEBUGFLAGS="-D_DEFAULT_SOURCE ${CFLAGS}" EXTRA_LDOPTIONS="${LDFLAGS}"
+}
+do_install() {
+	make MANSUFFIX=1 DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install install.man
+	vlicense README
+}