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+# Template file for 'metacity'
+pkgname=metacity
+version=3.30.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="gettext-devel glib-devel itstool pkg-config yelp-tools zenity"
+makedepends="gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel gtk+3-devel libcanberra-devel
+ libglib-devel libgtop-devel libSM-devel libXcomposite-devel libXdamage-devel
+ libXfixes-devel libXinerama-devel libXrender-devel libX11-devel pango-devel
+ startup-notification-devel Vulkan-Headers vulkan-loader"
+depends="zenity"
+short_desc="Window Manager for the GNOME environment"
+maintainer="Rasmus Thomsen <rasmus.thomsen@protonmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/metacity"
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=0f1311b7aa38de71c66080bd2b744de2cd9580afcaee9c6097a7d3f5c421798a