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+# Template file for 'alacritty'
+pkgname=alacritty
+version=0.1.0.20170206
+revision=1
+_commit=12cd04fea2d49f712226b75922bc2c035729c201
+wrksrc="$pkgname-$_commit"
+hostmakedepends="rust cargo cmake pkg-config"
+makedepends="freetype-devel fontconfig-devel"
+depends="xclip"
+short_desc="A cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator"
+maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/jwilm/alacritty"
+distfiles="$homepage/archive/${_commit}.tar.gz"
+checksum=d39f46d806b4377f60a62e8431f6b009711859d5e9ebd1462693953792564153
+
+do_build() {
+	cargo build --release
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin target/release/$pkgname
+	vinstall Alacritty.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
+	vlicense LICENSE-APACHE LICENSE
+}