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+# Template file for 'mkinitcpio-dropbear'
+pkgname=mkinitcpio-dropbear
+version=0.0.4
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+depends="mkinitcpio dropbear"
+short_desc="Hook for mkinitcpio to enable dropbear SSH in early userspace"
+maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
+homepage="https://github.com/ahesford/mkinitcpio-dropbear"
+distfiles="https://github.com/ahesford/mkinitcpio-dropbear/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=25c9bc01ff19a3807f7a16bc2eb18fd0938e9191d88390eec74e4aa566ce3374
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}