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+# Template file for 'docbook2x'
+pkgname=docbook2x
+version=0.8.8
+patch_args="-Np1"
+wrksrc="docbook2X-${version}"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/docbook2X-$version.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+short_desc="DocBook converter to UNIX manpage and GNU Texinfo format"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+homepage="http://docbook2x.sourceforge.net"
+license="MIT"
+checksum=4077757d367a9d1b1427e8d5dfc3c49d993e90deabc6df23d05cfe9cd2fcdc45
+long_desc="
+ docbook2X is a software package that converts DocBook documents into the
+ traditional Unix man page format and the GNU Texinfo format."
+
+export xml_entries="
+nextCatalog /usr/share/docbook2X/dtd/catalog.xml --
+nextCatalog /usr/share/docbook2X/xslt/catalog.xml --"
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency full texinfo
+Add_dependency full libxslt
+Add_dependency full docbook
+Add_dependency full docbook-dsssl
+Add_dependency full docbook-xml
+Add_dependency full docbook-xsl
+Add_dependency full perl-XML-SAX
+Add_dependency full xmlcatmgr
+
+post_install()
+{
+	sed -i -e 's|${prefix}|/usr|g' ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/*
+}
+
+post_stow()
+{
+	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run post-install
+}
+
+pre_remove()
+{
+	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run pre-remove
+}