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+# Template file for 'xmlstarlet'
+pkgname=xmlstarlet
+version=1.6.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--with-libxml-prefix=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr
+		--with-libxslt-prefix=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr"
+makedepends="libxslt-devel"
+short_desc="Command line utilities to transform, query, validate, and edit XML"
+maintainer="allan <mail@may.mooo.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="http://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/"
+distfiles="$SOURCEFORGE_SITE/xmlstar/${pkgname}/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=15d838c4f3375332fd95554619179b69e4ec91418a3a5296e7c631b7ed19e7ca