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+# Template file for 'dzen2'
+pkgname=dzen2
+version=20131124
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="libXinerama-devel libXft-devel libXpm-devel"
+short_desc="X notification utility"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/robm/dzen"
+
+do_fetch() {
+	git clone git://github.com/robm/dzen ${pkgname}-${version}
+}
+
+do_build() {
+	CFLAGS+=' -Wall -I. -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -DDZEN_XINERAMA -DDZEN_XPM -DDZEN_XFT `pkg-config --cflags xft`'
+	LIBS='`pkg-config --libs xpm` `pkg-config --libs xinerama` `pkg-config --libs xft`'
+	sed -e '/strip/d' -i Makefile gadgets/Makefile
+
+	make CC="$CC" LD="$CC" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBS"
+	cd gadgets
+	make CC="$CC" LD="$CC" CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBS"
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	make PREFIX=/usr MANPREFIX=/usr/man DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
+	cd gadgets
+	make PREFIX=/usr MANPREFIX=/usr/man DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
+	vinstall LICENSE 644 usr/share/licenses/dzen2
+}
+
+dzen2_package() {
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove all
+	}
+}