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+# Template build file for 'perl-DateTime'.
+pkgname=perl-DateTime
+version=1.21
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
+build_style=perl-ModuleBuild
+hostmakedepends="perl perl-Module-Build"
+makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
+depends="perl perl-DateTime-Locale perl-DateTime-TimeZone perl-Params-Validate perl-Try-Tiny"
+short_desc="A date and tie object for perl"
+maintainer="John Regan <john@jrjrtech.com>"
+homepage="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DateTime"
+license="Artistic, GPL-1"
+distfiles="${CPAN_SITE}/DateTime/${pkgname/perl-/}-$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=a3a5840cae36d693b1371bd0f615aa8e3ab7f6cc25e06bff40c7010217d3f6b1