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+# Template file for 'R-cran-nloptr'
+pkgname=R-cran-nloptr
+version=1.0.4
+revision=1
+build_style=R-cran
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="nlopt-devel"
+short_desc="R interface to NLopt"
+maintainer="Michael Gehring <mg@ebfe.org>"
+license="LGPL-3"
+homepage="https://cran.r-project.org/package=nloptr"
+checksum=0981a80c46c174a5458bdb8427b2db5428c3daca12ff2c30df7023f143fad7b3