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+# Template file for 'chefdk'
+pkgname=chef-client
+version=12.5.1
+revision=1
+#create_wrksrc=yes
+only_for_archs="x86_64 i686"
+build_style=fetch
+makedepends="dpkg"
+short_desc="Client for the Chef Systems Integration Framework"
+maintainer="bougyman <bougyman@voidlinux.eu>"
+license="apache2"
+homepage="https://github.com/chef/chef"
+if [ "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" = "x86_64" ];then
+	_debarch=amd64
+        checksum=656a4c4a8fd64d74d1d970fb0d07076d6f1d8230d37d751f2c3698a52d82c070
+else
+	_debarch=i386
+        checksum=d2e82528eca2b247cd59998bb9e0ac3df41614c97337c7d52f69051cafa83bd4
+fi
+distfiles="https://opscode-omnibus-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/ubuntu/10.04/${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}/chef_${version}-1_${_debarch}.deb"
+
+do_install() {
+	dpkg-deb --extract chef_${version}-1_${_debarch}.deb "$DESTDIR"
+	mkdir -p "$DESTDIR/usr/bin"
+	for bin in chef-apply chef-client chef-shell chef-solo knife ohai;do
+		ln -s /opt/chef/bin/${bin} "$DESTDIR"/usr/bin/${bin}
+	done
+}