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+# Template file for 'debootstrap'
+pkgname=debootstrap
+version=1.0.60
+revision=1
+build_style=fetch
+depends="wget"
+short_desc="Bootstrap a basic Debian system"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="custom"
+homepage="http://packages.qa.debian.org/d/debootstrap.html"
+distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/d/${pkgname}/${pkgname}_${version}_all.deb"
+checksum=04c70b8390a595fa1c756b82425ecf86a694207120f0a749267f22c6a8f79ea2
+
+do_install() {
+	ar p ${pkgname}_${version}_all.deb data.tar.xz | tar xJf - -C ${DESTDIR}
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin
+	sed -i 's|export PATH|export PATH="/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin"|' ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/debootstrap
+	vlicense ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/debootstrap/copyright LICENSE
+	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/debootstrap/copyright
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in    
+                arm*) echo armhf;;
+                i686*) echo i386;;
+                x86_64*) echo amd64;;
+                *) uname -m;;
+        esac >${DESTDIR}/usr/share/debootstrap/arch
+}