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+# Template file for 'roswell'
+pkgname=roswell
+version=17.7.9.80
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="automake autoconf"
+makedepends="libcurl-devel"
+short_desc="A lisp installer and launcher for major environment that just works"
+maintainer="Liam Howley <liam.howley@hotmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/roswell/roswell"
+distfiles="https://github.com/roswell/roswell/releases/download/v17.7.9.80/roswell_$version.orig.tar.gz"
+checksum=20e5a99a5865a906874c5361edd79e80445e8cb62d633aa55b77454eb798077a
+
+pre_configure() {
+	sh bootstrap
+}
+
+post_install() {
+
+	vlicense COPYING
+
+	for file in documents/html/*.html; do
+		vdoc $file
+	done
+}