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+# Template file for 'premake5'
+pkgname=premake5
+version=5.0.0alpha12
+revision=1
+_version=${version/alpha/-alpha}
+wrksrc=premake-${_version}
+hostmakedepends="unzip"
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_build_args="-C build/gmake.unix config=release"
+short_desc="Cross-platform, open-source build system"
+maintainer="Renato Aguiar <renato@renag.me>"
+license="3-clause-BSD"
+homepage="https://premake.github.io/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/premake/premake-core/releases/download/v${_version}/premake-${_version}-src.zip"
+checksum=5fa4a9f5b100024e23e2b9117ffa4935a6ac3c0a61aa027c3211388d53536751
+
+do_install() {
+	  vbin bin/release/premake5
+	  vlicense LICENSE.txt
+}