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+# Template file for 'mono'
+pkgname=mono
+version=3.0.7
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+makedepends="zlib libtool perl"
+short_desc="Free implementation of the .NET platform including runtime and compiler"
+maintainer="pancake <pancake@nopcode.org>"
+homepage="http://www.go-mono.org"
+license="GPL-2, LGPL-2, MPL, MITX11"
+distfiles="http://download.mono-project.com/sources/mono/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+checksum=89357e58a1b5cb6ff3116d4ce8227dee61b1c0cb494fa2844da5b1fc55fb890b