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+# Template file for 'libzahl'
+pkgname=libzahl
+version=1.0
+revision=1
+short_desc="A library for arbitrary size integers"
+maintainer="copyleftie <copyleftie@protonmail.com>"
+license="ISC"
+homepage="https://libs.suckless.org/libzahl"
+distfiles="https://git.suckless.org/libzahl/snapshot/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=523ae1ba84b558fab3598f3d38885138c4df755cda403136102143f569b40162
+
+post_extract() {
+	sed -i -e '/VERSION/{s/0.0/1.0/}' \
+		-e '/CFLAGS/{s/=/+=/}' \
+		-e 's/^LDFLAGS/#LDFLAGS/g' config.mk
+}
+
+do_build() {
+	make CC="$CC" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" ${makejobs}
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	make PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}