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+# Template file for 'octave'
+pkgname=octave
+version=4.0.0
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="perl gcc-fortran"
+makedepends="pcre-devel blas-devel lapack-devel readline-devel"
+nocross=yes
+short_desc="A high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations"
+maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://gnu.org/software/octave/"
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/octave/octave-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=cf6be2fac6796fda68971e249c96d026ce4a1b0ed074ce49a5791365a958c474
+
+pre_build(){
+	chmod +x build-aux/mk-opts.pl
+}
+