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+# Template file for 'zimwriterfs'
+pkgname=zimwriterfs
+version=1.2
+revision=1
+build_style=meson
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="file-devel gumbo-parser-devel icu-devel libzim-devel xapian-core-devel"
+short_desc="Tool for creating ZIM files based on contents on local filesystem"
+maintainer="Alexander Mamay <alexander@mamay.su>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/openzim/zimwriterfs"
+distfiles="https://github.com/openzim/zimwriterfs/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=15ab3796a78dd8de9334345ad1838372ab88d0cbd908ab92055efbd9b5d6278e