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+# Template file for 'mkvtoolnix'
+pkgname=mkvtoolnix
+version=8.5.0
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="autoconf pkg-config ruby"
+makedepends="libebml-devel libmatroska-devel boost-devel libvorbis-devel
+ libflac-devel file-devel libcurl-devel qt5-devel qt5-tools-devel"
+short_desc="Create, alter and inspect Matroska videos"
+maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="https://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/"
+distfiles="${homepage}/sources/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=ec3f4566dbc324c3bda7314c70d87046136664d72888945f9fdb8d129e1e05a3
+nocross=yes
+
+pre_configure() {
+	./autogen.sh
+}
+do_build() {
+	./drake ${makejobs}
+}
+do_install() {
+	./drake DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
+}