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+# Template file for 'hnb'
+pkgname=hnb
+version=1.9.17
+revision=1
+makedepends="ncurses-devel"
+short_desc="A curses program to structure many kinds of data in one place"
+maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://hnb.sourceforge.net/"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/hnb/hnb/${version}/hnb-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=c233c00aaef5b7fb93759d7888c885f99f40aec689a7f3e0d5d8b5797bf80cd4
+
+do_build(){
+	make CC=$CC ${makejobs}
+	cd util
+	make CC=$CC ${makejobs}
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin src/hnb
+	vbin util/asc2c
+	vdoc doc/Documentation.hnb
+	vdoc doc/Documentation.html
+	vman doc/hnb.1
+	vlicense COPYING
+}