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+# Template file for 'namecoin'
+pkgname=namecoin
+version=0.13.99
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config yasm automake libtool"
+build_style=gnu-configure
+makedepends="libevent-devel db-devel protobuf-devel boost-devel miniupnpc-devel libevent-devel qrencode-devel"
+short_desc="Distributed key/value database"
+maintainer="ananteris <ananteris@protonmail.ch>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://namecoin.org"
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-core-nc${version}-name-tab-beta1"
+distfiles="https://github.com/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-core/archive/nc${version}-name-tab-beta1.tar.gz"
+checksum=f0961d2960f246612fc0811936c2a0da22fb5e9face30ea50923f920a4b1b880
+configure_args="--with-incompatible-bdb --disable-static --enable-hardening --with-boost=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
+
+case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
+	*-musl)
+		broken="https://travis-ci.org/voidlinux/void-packages/builds/184320677" ;;
+esac
+
+pre_configure() {
+	./autogen.sh
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense COPYING
+}