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+# Template file for 'ProofGeneral'
+pkgname=ProofGeneral
+version=4.2
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+hostmakedepends="emacs"
+depends="emacs"
+short_desc="Generic Emacs front-end for proof assistants"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://proofgeneral.inf.ed.ac.uk/releases/"
+distfiles="http://proofgeneral.inf.ed.ac.uk/releases/${pkgname}-${version}.tgz"
+checksum=3567b68077798396ccd55c501b7ea7bd2c4d6300e4c74ff609dc19837d050b27
+
+pre_build() {
+	make clean
+	sed -i 's/byte-compile-error-on-warn/dont-&/g' Makefile
+	sed -i 's/do adddecs/\&adddecs/g' coq/coqtags
+	chmod +x isar/isartags
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	make install DESTDIR=${DESTDIR}
+}