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+# Template file for 'rcs'
+pkgname=rcs
+version=5.9.2
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="ed groff"
+depends="ed"
+short_desc="Revision Control System"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/"
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=651af3429ccfaa7d0d10b64214a9fe7b77b33ed958f233532b6026f5e8adb571