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+# Template file for 'abook'
+pkgname=abook
+version=0.5.6
+revision=1
+maintainer="Philipp Hirsch <itself@hanspolo.net>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://abook.sourceforge.net/"
+distfiles="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/abook/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=0646f6311a94ad3341812a4de12a5a940a7a44d5cb6e9da5b0930aae9f44756e
+short_desc="text-based addressbook designed to use with mutt mail client"
+makedepends="ncurses-devel readline-devel"
+build_style=gnu-configure
+
+
+abook_package() {
+  pkg_install() {
+    vmove all
+  }
+}
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