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+# Template file for 'perl-JSON-XS'
+pkgname=perl-JSON-XS
+version=3.01
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
+build_style=perl-module
+hostmakedepends="perl"
+makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
+depends="${makedepends}"
+short_desc="JSON::XS - JSON serialising/deserialising, done correctly and fast"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+homepage="http://search.cpan.org/dist/JSON-XS"
+license="Artistic, GPL-1"
+distfiles="${CPAN_SITE}/JSON/JSON-XS-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=4e8df3256a5aa9ed304ce1bbcd9140737deef31ba847bff9f4c15480c88c71ab