diff --git a/srcpkgs/gmsh-doc b/srcpkgs/gmsh-doc
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+gmsh
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/gmsh/template b/srcpkgs/gmsh/template
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+# Template file for 'gmsh'
+pkgname=gmsh
+version=4.1.0
+revision=1
+wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}-source
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="-DENABLE_NUMPY=$(vopt_if numpy ON OFF)
+ -DENABLE_ZIPPER=$(vopt_if zipper ON OFF)
+ -DENABLE_HXT=$(vopt_if hxt ON OFF)"
+hostmakedepends="gcc-fortran blas-devel lapack-devel SDL2-devel
+ $(vopt_if mesh 'hdf5-devel fltk-devel') gmp-devel"
+depends="python blas-devel lapack-devel SDL2-devel
+ $(vopt_if mesh 'hdf5-devel fltk-devel') gmp-devel"
+short_desc="Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator"
+maintainer="Nathan Owens <ndowens04@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://gmsh.info"
+distfiles="https://gmsh.info/src/gmsh-${version}-source.tgz"
+checksum=35c603770bd051197fecb1e8ea579bcc80b913086a8e95e154915548b499a34c
+
+build_options="hxt mesh numpy zipper"
+# HXT and MESH only available on x86
+case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
+	i686|x86_64) build_options_default="hxt mesh";;
+esac
+desc_option_hxt="Enable HXT library"
+desc_option_mesh="Enable mesh support (Required for GUI)"
+desc_option_numpy="Enable fullMatrix and numpy array conversion"
+desc_option_zipper="Enable zip file compression/decompression"
+
+post_install() {
+	rm -rf builddir/gmsh-$version-source/api
+}
+
+gmsh-doc_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - document and demo files"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/share
+	}
+}