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+# Template file for 'mtr'
+pkgname=lrzip
+version=0.614
+revision=1
+distfiles="http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/lrzip/lrzip-${version}.tar.bz2"
+checksum="a8a99300a5250510e2e087ceb6e40a98cfedd19160fda376eca83ff3c5af269a"
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="perl"
+makedepends="lzo-devel"
+maintainer="Steven R <strob AT styez DOT com>"
+homepage="http://lrzip.kolivas.org/"
+license="GPL"
+short_desc="Multi-threaded compression using the rzip/lzma, lzo, and zpaq algorithms"
+
+lrzip_package() {
+	depends="bash bzip2 zlib lzo libgcc"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove all
+	}
+}