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+# Template file for 'dstat'
+pkgname=dstat
+version=0.7.2
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+makedepends="python"
+depends="$makedepends"
+short_desc="Versatile tool for generating system resource statistics"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://dag.wiee.rs/home-made/dstat/"
+distfiles="http://dag.wiee.rs/home-made/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
+checksum=34a986d9d7c028bd9dcb6b2ef1c740f7220de5c9cf976870a2b62aca23b33bae
+
+do_install() {
+	make install DESTDIR=$DESTDIR
+}