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+# Template file for 'ctags'
+pkgname=ctags
+version=-5.8
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+short_desc="exuberant ctags - multilanguage implementation of Ctags"
+maintainer="Jan S. <jan.schreib@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://ctags.sourceforge.net/"
+distfiles="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ctags/files/ctags/5.8/ctags-5.8.tar.gz"
+checksum=0e44b45dcabe969e0bbbb11e30c246f81abe5d32012db37395eb57d66e9e99c7