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+# Template file for 'maturin'
+pkgname=maturin
+version=0.9.0
+revision=1
+build_style=cargo
+# Disable the 'rustls' feature, which leads to bad platform compatibility
+# The list of enabled features should be reconciled with each new release
+configure_args="--no-default-features --features auditwheel,log,upload,human-panic"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-toml"
+makedepends="libressl-devel"
+depends="python3-toml"
+short_desc="Build and publish crates as python packages"
+maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
+license="Apache-2.0, MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/PyO3/maturin"
+distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=22e8082a743e1dc11f5909b596f9053deb7dc1a56336003677381ba02cf67da8
+
+post_patch() {
+	# setup.py is broken, just use it for the pure python part
+	vsed -e 's/cmdclass.*/packages=["maturin"],/' -i setup.py
+}
+
+post_build() {
+	# python package is pure; the cross environment is not relevant
+	python3 setup.py build
+}
+
+do_check() {
+	echo "Tests use unstable features and fail to build; skipping"
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense license-mit LICENSE-MIT
+	python3 setup.py install --prefix=/usr --root=${DESTDIR}
+}