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+# Template file for 'xbps-base-pkg'
+pkgname=xbps-base-pkg
+version=0.1
+build_style=custom-install
+short_desc="xbps base package utils"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+long_desc="
+ This package installs the xbps base package utilities, to handle
+ xbps binary packages."
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run libarchive
+Add_dependency run proplib
+
+do_install()
+{
+	local destdir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version
+
+	mkdir -p ${destdir}/lib
+
+	for f in bin cmpver digest repo pkgdb; do
+		install -D -m644 /usr/local/sbin/xbps-${f} \
+			${destdir}/sbin/xbps-${f}
+	done
+	cp -a /usr/local/lib/libxbps.so* ${destdir}/lib
+}