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+# Template file for 'mininet'
+pkgname=mininet
+version=2.2.1
+revision=1
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="mininet"
+hostmakedepends="help2man python-setuptools"
+depends="bash inetutils-telnet iperf iputils libcgroup-utils net-tools openvswitch socat"
+short_desc="Emulator for rapid prototyping of Software Defined Networks"
+maintainer="Renato Aguiar <contact@renatoaguiar.org>"
+license="custom"
+homepage="http://mininet.org/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/mininet/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=e4c20a6ab4ddfe4d5cad06ba25742507967df67a845dbe2e90d627af7cd21705
+
+post_extract() {
+	sed -i 's/^\tcc /\t$(CC) /' Makefile
+}
+
+post_build() {
+	make mnexec
+	make man
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vbin mnexec
+	vman mn.1
+	vman mnexec.1
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}