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+# Template file for 'mate-applets'
+pkgname=mate-applets
+version=1.8.0
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--with-gtk=2.0 --disable-static
+ --enable-networkmanager --enable-ipv6"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool libxslt"
+makedepends="libSM-devel gtk+-devel libmate-panel-devel NetworkManager-devel
+ mate-desktop-devel mate-settings-daemon-devel libgtop-devel libwnck2-devel
+ upower0-devel polkit-devel libxml2-devel libmateweather-devel libnotify-devel
+ libcpufreq-devel gtksourceview2-devel python-gobject-devel mate-icon-theme"
+depends="python-gobject mate-icon-theme upower0"
+pycompile_module="mate_invest"
+short_desc="Applets for MATE panel"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="LGPL-3"
+homepage="http://mate-desktop.org"
+distfiles="http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/1.8/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=e1798784cf2828803e8bae4660a7bcd4c5a44b510217a50c650cfcaacadf71c1