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+# Template file for 'maxima'
+
+pkgname="maxima"
+version="5.32.1"
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+short_desc="Computer Algebra System"
+maintainer="Martin Riese <grauehaare@gmx.de>"
+license="GPL"
+homepage="http://maxima.sourceforge.net/"
+makedepends="perl clisp readline-devel"
+distfiles="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/maxima/Maxima-source/${version}-source/maxima-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum="fc11b2d2b9eee3471f5b618ae87140d8b269d7715ac9258a2efc4d2683823d4f"
+