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+# Template file for 'maim'
+pkgname=maim
+version=2.3.31
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config cmake"
+makedepends="imlib2-devel libX11-devel libXrandr-devel libXext-devel freetype-devel libXfixes-devel"
+short_desc="A small application that takes care of setting the background image on different workspaces"
+maintainer="ShadowKyogre <shadowkyogre.public@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://github.com/naelstrof/${pkgname}"
+distfiles="https://github.com/naelstrof/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz>${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=5183730e3ca1b505beff006c24c7d2f3df41e373e427479fcba031fc1df96df0
+
+pre_build() {
+	# workaround for the cmake file expecting to be run in ., not build
+	cp build/src/cmdline.h src/cmdline.h
+}