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+# Template file for 'minetest'
+pkgname=minetest
+version=0.4.7
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="-DRUN_IN_PLACE=0 -DLUAJIT=1 -DENABLE_FREETYPE=1"
+short_desc="An InfiniMiner/Minecraft inspired game"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="LGPL-2.1"
+homepage="http://www.minetest.org"
+
+nofetch=yes
+noextract=yes
+hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config"
+makedepends="lua-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libpng-devel LuaJIT-devel
+ freetype-devel MesaLib-devel libopenal-devel libvorbis-devel
+ irrlicht-devel hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils"
+
+do_fetch() {
+	git clone -b${version} git://github.com/minetest/minetest ${pkgname}-${version}
+}
+
+minetest_package() {
+	depends="hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove all
+	}
+}