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+# Template file for 'containers'
+pkgname=containers
+version=1.0
+revision=1
+short_desc="Lightweight containers using Linux user namespaces"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/arachsys/containers"
+long_desc="
+ This package is a simple implementation of containers for Linux, making
+ secure containers as easy to create and use as a traditional chroot. It
+ comprises three utilities, contain, inject and pseudo, which use the kernel
+ support for user namespaces merged in Linux 3.8."
+
+do_fetch() {
+	git clone -b ${pkgname}-${version} \
+		git://github.com/arachsys/containers.git ${pkgname}-${version}
+}
+
+do_build() {
+	make CC=$CC CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" ${makejobs}
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	# Disable strip
+	sed -e 's,-s ,,g' -i Makefile
+	make BINDIR=/usr/bin DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
+}
+
+containers_package() {
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove all
+	}
+}