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+# Template file for 'jep'
+pkgname=jep
+version=4.1.1
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools openjdk17"
+makedepends="python3-devel openjdk17"
+short_desc="Embed Python in Java"
+maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
+license="Zlib"
+homepage="https://github.com/ninia/jep"
+changelog="https://github.com/ninia/jep/releases"
+distfiles="https://github.com/ninia/jep/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=1ce29fbb40a168fa0803f4e325a790421d85262a179f90754395487171dbbb89
+
+export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk17
+export LDFLAGS=-L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk17/lib/server
+
+post_install() {
+	ln -sf jep.so ${DESTDIR}/${py3_sitelib}/jep/libjep.so
+}