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+# Template file for 'cronutils'
+pkgname=cronutils
+version=1.8
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_install_args="prefix=/usr"
+short_desc="Set of tools to assist the reliable running periodic and batch jobs"
+maintainer="Steve Prybylski <sa.prybylx@gmail.com>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/google/cronutils"
+distfiles="https://github.com/google/${pkgname}/archive/version/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=27c08777650d6d591c7ad2527a8ee5f66ea7a7a1a37f3e9256252bd357a68959
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-version-${version}"
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+	vbin runcron
+}