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+# Template build file for 'xedit'.
+pkgname=xedit
+version=1.2.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="libXaw-devel"
+short_desc="Simple text editor for X"
+homepage="http://xorg.freedesktop.org"
+license="MIT"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/app/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+checksum=89b0b0f86b0b5ab2898ee669d394b28c6ac5a9a53f8fae1726ba5664cd36c98e