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+# Template file for 'texinfo'
+pkgname=texinfo
+version=4.13a
+wrksrc="$pkgname-4.13"
+distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version@.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+short_desc="The GNU Documentation System"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=1303e91a1c752b69a32666a407e9fbdd6e936def4b09bc7de30f416301530d68
+long_desc="
+ Texinfo is the official documentation format of the GNU project. It was
+ invented by Richard Stallman and Bob Chassell many years ago, loosely based
+ on Brian Reid's Scribe and other formatting languages of the time. It is
+ used by many non-GNU projects as well."
+ 
+run_depends="glibc-2.8"