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+# Template file for 'xboard'
+pkgname=xboard
+version=4.7.3
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--with-gtk --enable-zippy"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="gtk+-devel cairo-devel librsvg-devel"
+depends="gnuchess alsa-utils desktop-file-utils shared-mime-info hicolor-icon-theme"
+short_desc="X graphical user interface for chess"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/"
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=7fd0b03f53dad57c587bc3438459612e2455534f715cfb0e637b6290f34cbeaa
+
+post_extract() {
+	sed -i 's/fairymax/gnuchess/g' */xboard.h xboard.conf.in
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vbin cmail
+}