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+# Template file for 'perl-Date-Simple'
+pkgname=perl-Date-Simple
+version=3.03
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
+build_style=perl-module
+hostmakedepends="perl"
+makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
+depends="${makedepends}"
+short_desc="Date::Simple - a simple date object"
+maintainer="svenper <svenper@tuta.io>"
+license="Artistic-1.0-Perl, GPL-1.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://metacpan.org/release/Date-Simple/"
+distfiles="${CPAN_SITE}/Date/${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=29a1926314ce1681a312d6155c29590c771ddacf91b7485873ce449ef209dd04