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+# Template file for 'sxhkd'
+pkgname=sxhkd
+version=0.5.4
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+hostmakedepends="git"
+makedepends="libxcb-devel xcb-util-devel xcb-util-keysyms-devel"
+short_desc="Simple X HotKey Daemon"
+maintainer="Eivind Uggedal <eivind@uggedal.com>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="https://github.com/baskerville/sxhkd"
+
+do_fetch() {
+	local url="git://github.com/baskerville/sxhkd"
+	msg_normal "Fetching source from $url ...\n"
+	git clone -b${version} ${url} ${pkgname}-${version}
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}