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+# Template file for 'escrotum'
+pkgname=escrotum
+version=0.2.1
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+build_style=python-module
+python_versions="2.7"
+pycompile_module="escrotum"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
+depends="pygtk"
+short_desc="Linux screen capture using pygtk, inspired by scrot"
+maintainer="Felix Van der Jeugt <felix.vanderjeugt@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://github.com/Roger/escrotum"
+distfiles="https://github.com/Roger/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f0539669a15adf813090287531e7e4b3071868a615737abb289a8458da18e4ee