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+# Template file for 'coreutils'
+pkgname=coreutils
+version=6.12
+distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/$pkgname-$version@.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+short_desc="The GNU core utilities"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=49d2f703e2310e6328cb6f9d9bae3612c42b3ee5175f449692c5b95e453cf18a
+long_desc="
+ The GNU Core Utilities are the basic file, shell and text manipulation
+ utilities of the GNU operating system. These are the core utilities
+ which are expected to exist on every operating system."
+
+run_depends="glibc-2.8"