diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-software-devel b/srcpkgs/gnome-software-devel
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+gnome-software
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-software/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-software/template
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+# Template file for 'gnome-software'
+pkgname=gnome-software
+version=42.4
+revision=1
+build_style=meson
+configure_args="-Dvalgrind=false -Dpackagekit=false -Dfwupd=false
+ -Dmalcontent=false $(vopt_bool gtk_doc) -Dsoup2=true"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config tar glib-devel gettext libxslt docbook-xsl
+ $(vopt_if gtk_doc gtk-doc)"
+makedepends="AppStream-devel libxmlb-devel gnome-online-accounts-devel
+ json-glib-devel gtk4-devel libadwaita-devel gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel
+ gspell-devel polkit-devel flatpak-devel libgudev-devel libsoup-devel"
+checkdepends="dbus"
+short_desc="GNOME Software Center (flatpak only)"
+maintainer="Michal Vasilek <michal@vasilek.cz>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software"
+distfiles="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/-/archive/${version}/gnome-software-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=adaa905239ed3a3f6df40c9257c67f96dec891abdac0575f97577f1d97d555b1
+make_check=ci-skip # gs-self-test-modalias, gs-self-test-repos and gs-self-test-src fail in CI
+
+build_options="gtk_doc"
+
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	build_options_default+=" gtk_doc"
+fi
+
+do_check() {
+	# machine-id is a random, non-zero value
+	echo 'dcb30309cd6c8b7cc20383d85a5c7012' > /etc/machine-id
+	dbus-run-session meson test -C build --no-suite fedora-langpacks
+	rm /etc/machine-id
+}
+
+gnome-software-devel_package() {
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/include
+		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
+		if [ "$build_option_gtk_doc" ]; then
+			vmove usr/share/gtk-doc
+		fi
+	}
+}