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+# Template file for 'kodi-addon-game-libretro'
+pkgname=kodi-addon-game-libretro
+version=1.1.0
+revision=1
+_kodi_release=Leia
+wrksrc="game.libretro-${version}-${_kodi_release}"
+build_style=cmake
+makedepends="kodi-devel kodi-platform-devel p8-platform-devel tinyxml-devel"
+short_desc="Libretro compatibility layer for the Kodi Game API"
+maintainer="Helmut Pozimski <helmut@pozimski.eu>"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/kodi-game/game.libretro"
+distfiles="https://github.com/kodi-game/game.libretro/archive/${version}-${_kodi_release}.tar.gz"
+checksum=a0585aef603fcb764bed922bdfb73e3b0992f79930f36d06be6c3b9c13b25212
+nocross="depends on kodi-platform"