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+# Template file for 'postgis'
+pkgname=postgis
+version=2.4.4
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--with-projdir=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr
+  --with-projdir=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr
+  --with-jsondir=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr
+  --with-protobufdir=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool perl pkg-config geos libgdal-tools postgresql-libs-devel"
+makedepends="geos-devel postgresql-libs-devel libgdal-devel libpqxx-devel
+ libxml2-devel proj-devel protobuf-c-devel json-c"
+short_desc="A spatial database extender for PostgreSQL"
+maintainer="Árni Dagur <arnidg00@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://postgis.net/"
+distfiles="https://download.osgeo.org/postgis/source/postgis-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=0663efb589210d5048d95c817e5cf29552ec8180e16d4c6ef56c94255faca8c2
+nocross="FIXME: Cannot run test program to determine PROJ version"
+
+pre_configure() {
+	./autogen.sh
+}