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+# Template file for 'cpp-hocon'
+pkgname=cpp-hocon
+version=0.1.2
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="boost-devel leatherman libcurl-devel"
+short_desc="C++ port of the Typesafe Config library"
+maintainer="Juergen Buchmueller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/puppetlabs/cpp-hocon"
+distfiles="https://github.com/puppetlabs/cpp-hocon/archive/${version}.tar.gz>${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=28ef85d03df9413bb86ba313622d85bcc5b9fca4212bf9581c017a3ae526e874