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+# Template build file for "chroot-git".
+pkgname=chroot-git
+version=1.8.1.3
+revision=1
+wrksrc="git-$version"
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--without-curl --without-openssl --without-python
+ --without-expat --without-tcltk"
+make_install_args="NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS=1"
+short_desc="GIT Tree History Storage Tool -- for xbps-src use"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+homepage="http://git-scm.com/"
+license="GPL-2"
+distfiles="http://git-core.googlecode.com/files/git-$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=3753247dbfd802aaf1cb2c917b8e873b6ed13c009ab0fa5f7d90b3c759195ff1
+
+conflicts="git>=0"
+bootstrap=yes
+
+if [ -n "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
+	makedepends="perl"
+fi
+
+post_install() {
+	# remove unneeded stuff.
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/gitweb
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/perl5
+}