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+# Template file for 'awesome'
+pkgname=awesome
+version=3.4.10
+build_style=cmake
+homepage="http://awesome.naquadah.org"
+distfiles="${homepage}/download/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+short_desc="Highly configurable, next gen framework window manager for X."
+maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
+license="GPL-2"
+checksum=709fd64da46b59be649fb48a70a464629ec2186b5ab31b4595cffc7d46c4e2ae
+long_desc="
+ awesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager
+ for X. It is very fast, extensible and licensed under the GNU GPLv2
+ license.
+
+ It is primarly targeted at power users, developers and any people dealing
+ with every day computing tasks and who want to have fine-grained control on
+ theirs graphical environment."
+
+conf_files="/etc/xdg/awesome/rc.lua"
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run libxcb
+Add_dependency run libX11
+Add_dependency run pango
+Add_dependency run glib
+Add_dependency run xcb-util
+Add_dependency run startup-notification
+Add_dependency run imlib2
+Add_dependency run libxdg-basedir
+Add_dependency run libev
+Add_dependency run lua
+Add_dependency run dbus-libs
+
+Add_dependency build libxcb-devel
+Add_dependency build libX11-devel
+Add_dependency build pango-devel
+Add_dependency build glib-devel
+Add_dependency build xcb-util-devel
+Add_dependency build startup-notification-devel
+Add_dependency build imlib2-devel
+Add_dependency build libxdg-basedir-devel
+Add_dependency build libev-devel
+Add_dependency build lua-devel
+Add_dependency build dbus-devel
+
+post_install()
+{
+	vmkdir etc/xdg
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/etc/xdg/awesome ${DESTDIR}/etc/xdg
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/etc
+}