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+# Template file for 'jpm'
+pkgname=jpm
+version=0.0.1
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="janet"
+depends="janet janet-devel"
+short_desc="Janet Project Manager"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/janet-lang/jpm"
+distfiles="https://github.com/janet-lang/jpm/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=1241e8ba046926cbc1b9e9b0ff6a50af68eb7075956097b10d22ca4beb1d54ee
+
+do_install() {
+	PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=$DESTDIR janet bootstrap.janet
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}