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+# Template build file for 'ack'.
+pkgname=ack
+version=2.12
+revision=1
+build_style=perl-module
+hostmakedepends="perl>=5.18 perl-File-Next"
+makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
+depends="${makedepends}"
+noarch="yes"
+short_desc="A Perl-based grep replacement, aimed at programmers with large trees of heterogeneous source code"
+maintainer="Jan S. <jan.schreib@gmail.com>"
+homepage="http://betterthangrep.com/"
+license="PerlArtistic"
+distfiles="http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-authors/id/P/PE/PETDANCE/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=52f2d37bc2570d947171f10059d6ed4f0f23413849a546ca202b6e17debb7d2b