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+# Template file for 'fcitx-m17n'
+pkgname=fcitx-m17n
+version=0.2.4
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=None"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config libfcitx"
+makedepends="m17n-lib-devel fcitx-devel"
+depends="fcitx m17n-db"
+short_desc="Fcitx wrapper for M17n engine"
+maintainer="Jani Juhani Sinervo <jani@sinervo.fi>"
+license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
+homepage="https://fcitx-im.org/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/fcitx/fcitx-m17n/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=1cbb2768929767b2d0741892953d54155c26d72256987fe13c9a898d9ee06dab