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+#template file for 'orion'
+pkgname=orion
+version=1.6.1
+revision=1
+build_style=qmake
+hostmakedepends="qt5-qmake"
+makedepends="qt5-declarative-devel qt5-svg-devel qt5-quickcontrols2-devel qt5-graphicaleffects mpv-devel"
+short_desc="Qt-based client for Twitch.tv"
+maintainer="Chinmay Pai <chinmaydpai@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://github.com/alamminsalo/orion"
+distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=eaa8ace822d3381a1915db82c4203d4ce4e56ec324d4ee18544bd68b00bce749
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ];then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-host-tools qt5-declarative-devel qt5-svg-devel qt5-quickcontrols2-devel"
+fi
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin orion
+	vinstall distfiles/Orion.desktop 644 usr/share/applications/
+	vinstall distfiles/orion.svg 644 usr/share/icons/
+}