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+# Template file for 'hostaliases'
+pkgname=hostaliases
+version=2
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+short_desc="HOSTALIASES libc independent support"
+maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/thypon/hostaliases"
+distfiles="https://github.com/thypon/hostaliases/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=a29411e576fa485742d7b16ed838b960a462cdd862086fcd3250c7175d19ba93