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+# Template file for 'par'
+pkgname=par
+version=1.52
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+wrksrc=Par152
+short_desc="Paragraph reformatter"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="custom"
+homepage="http://www.nicemice.net/par/"
+distfiles="http://www.nicemice.net/par/Par152-autoconf.tar.gz
+	http://www.nicemice.net/par/Par152.tar.gz"
+checksum="034fb943236523629eefee0a33fc6afb5b881648a2fc5c6bef7fd1b89ce44d34
+	33dcdae905f4b4267b4dc1f3efb032d79705ca8d2122e17efdecfd8162067082"
+
+do_install() {
+    vinstall par 755 usr/bin
+    vinstall par.1 644 usr/share/man/man1
+    vinstall par.doc 644 usr/share/licenses/$pkgname
+}