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+# Template file for 'man-pages'
+pkgname=man-pages
+version=3.11
+distfiles="
+http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/manpages/Archive/$pkgname-$version@.tar.bz2"
+build_style=only-install
+make_install_target="all prefix=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr"
+short_desc="Linux Documentation Project manual pages"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=c836005c6754a21904e47ab9e95e635108d6de1b54359c9ba0dbc07d6e9383de
+long_desc=" The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) manual pages."