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+# Template file for 'keybase-destkop'
+pkgname=keybase-desktop
+version=2.6.2
+revision=1
+wrksrc="client-${version}"
+hostmakedepends="git nodejs-lts yarn"
+depends="keybase kbfs"
+short_desc="Keybase desktop client"
+maintainer="Dominic Monroe <monroef4@googlemail.com>"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
+homepage="https://keybase.io"
+distfiles="https://github.com/keybase/client/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=79e72947908b1e7983ab2395d06d66c8ac93bebd28850674929fdc41690d0e15
+nostrip_files="Keybase"
+
+case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
+	x86_64*) _target="x64";;
+	i686*) _target="ia32";;
+	*) broken="This architecture is not currently supported by Keybase's Electron builds";;
+esac
+
+do_build() {
+	cd "shared"
+	# Workaround from keybase's own build_binaries.sh
+	export NODE_ENV=development
+	export KEYBASE_SKIP_DEV_TOOLS=1
+
+	yarn install --pure-lockfile --ignore-engines
+
+	unset KEYBASE_SKIP_DEV_TOOLS
+	export NODE_ENV=production
+
+	yarn run package -- --platform linux --arch "${_target}" --appVersion "$version"
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vmkdir opt/keybase/
+	vcopy shared/desktop/release/linux-${_target}/Keybase-linux-${_target}/* opt/keybase
+
+	vcopy packaging/linux/crypto_squirrel.txt /opt/keybase
+	vinstall packaging/linux/keybase.desktop 0644 usr/share/applications
+
+	local icon_size icon_dir
+	for icon_size in 16 32 128 256 512 ; do
+		icon_dir="usr/share/icons/hicolor/${icon_size}x${icon_size}/apps"
+		vmkdir "$icon_dir"
+		vinstall "media/icons/Keybase.iconset/icon_${icon_size}x${icon_size}.png" 644 "$icon_dir/keybase.png"
+	done
+
+	vbin packaging/linux/run_keybase
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}