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+# Template file for 'atom'
+pkgname=atom
+version=0.186.0
+revision=1
+build_style=meta
+hostmakedepends="git nodejs>=0.10.0 pkg-config libgnome-keyring-devel"
+makedepends="nodejs>=0.10.0 python<3.0.0 GConf-devel libgnome-keyring-devel"
+short_desc="Chrome-based text editor from Github"
+maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://atom.io"
+
+do_fetch() {
+	local url="git://github.com/${pkgname}/${pkgname}"
+	msg_normal "Fetching source from $url ...\n"
+	git clone --branch v${version} ${url} ${pkgname}-${version}
+}
+
+do_build() {
+	msg_normal "Building ${pkgname} in $(pwd)\n"
+	script/build
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	msg_normal "Installing ${pkgname} in ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr\n"
+	script/grunt install --install-dir ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr
+	sed -i "s|${PKGDESTDIR}||" ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/applications/atom.desktop
+}