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+# Template file for 'jsonnet'
+pkgname=jsonnet
+version=0.12.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+short_desc="Data templating language"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/google/jsonnet"
+distfiles="https://github.com/google/jsonnet/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=257c6de988f746cc90486d9d0fbd49826832b7a2f0dbdb60a515cc8a2596c950
+
+CXXFLAGS="-Iinclude -Ithird_party/md5 -Ithird_party/json"
+CFLAGS="-Iinclude"
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin jsonnet
+	vsconf stdlib/std.jsonnet
+}