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+# Template file for 'rdiff-backup'
+pkgname=rdiff-backup
+version=1.2.8
+revision=1
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="rdiff_backup"
+hostmakedepends="python"
+makedepends="python-devel librsync-devel"
+depends="python"
+short_desc="Local/remote mirroring and incremental backups"
+maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.eu>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://rdiff-backup.nongnu.org/"
+distfiles="http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=0d91a85b40949116fa8aaf15da165c34a2d15449b3cbe01c8026391310ac95db
+
+pre_build() {
+	sed -i -e 's;RS_DEFAULT_STRONG_LEN;8, RS_MD4_SIG_MAGIC;' _librsyncmodule.c
+}