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+# Template file for 'bc-gh'
+pkgname=bc-gh
+version=1.1.1
+revision=1
+wrksrc="bc-${version}"
+short_desc="Implementation of POSIX bc with GNU extensions"
+maintainer="Gavin D. Howard <yzena.tech@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD-2-Clause"
+homepage="https://github.com/gavinhoward/bc"
+distfiles="${homepage}/releases/download/${version}/bc-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=7e8d427c37223aa7da2dd83ef8503236834ed6c0bd0b94fcba041699e4bc125d
+alternatives="
+ bc:bc:/usr/bin/bc-gh
+ dc:dc:/usr/bin/dc-gh"
+
+do_configure() {
+	PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR="${DESTDIR}" EXECSUFFIX=-gh CC="${CC}" CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" \
+	HOSTCC="${CC_FOR_BUILD}" HOSTCFLAGS="${CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD}" ./configure.sh -GM
+}
+do_build() {
+	make ${makejobs}
+}
+do_check() {
+	make test
+}
+do_install() {
+	# Note that make install is used because of a symlink.
+	make install
+	vman manuals/bc.1
+	vman manuals/dc.1
+	vlicense LICENSE.md
+}