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+# Template file for 'screen'
+pkgname=screen
+version=4.0.3
+revision=1
+distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--enable-colors256"
+short_desc="The GNU screen utility"
+maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
+homepage="http://www.gnu.org/s/screen/"
+license="GPL-2"
+checksum=78f0d5b1496084a5902586304d4a73954b2bfe33ea13edceecf21615c39e6c77
+long_desc="
+ Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal
+ between several processes, typically interactive shells. Each virtual
+ terminal provides the functions of the DEC VT100 terminal and, in addition,
+ several control functions from the ANSI X3.64 (ISO 6429) and ISO 2022
+ standards (e.g., insert/delete line and support for multiple character sets).
+ There is a scrollback history buffer for each virtual terminal and a
+ copy-and-paste mechanism that allows the user to move text regions between
+ windows. When screen is called, it creates a single window with a shell in it
+ (or the specified command) and then gets out of your way so that you can use
+ the program as you normally would. Then, at any time, you can create new
+ (full-screen) windows with other programs in them (including more shells),
+ kill the current window, view a list of the active windows, turn output
+ logging on and off, copy text between windows, view the scrollback history,
+ switch between windows, etc. All windows run their programs completely
+ independent of each other. Programs continue to run when their window is
+ currently not visible and even when the whole screen session is detached
+ from the users terminal."
+
+Add_dependency run ncurses
+Add_dependency run ncurses-libs
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency build gettext
+Add_dependency build texinfo
+Add_dependency build ncurses-devel
+Add_dependency build glibc-devel
+
+post_build()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/info
+	touch -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/info/dir
+}
+
+#post_install()
+#{
+#	# need to create a default /etc/screenrc and /etc/etcscreenrc here
+#}