diff --git a/srcpkgs/bumblebee-status/files/bumblebee-status b/srcpkgs/bumblebee-status/files/bumblebee-status
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+#!/bin/sh
+python /usr/share/bumblebee-status/bumblebee-status "$@"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bumblebee-status/template b/srcpkgs/bumblebee-status/template
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+# Template file for 'bumblebee-status'
+pkgname=bumblebee-status
+version=1.3.0
+revision=1
+depends="python"
+noarch=yes
+short_desc="A modular, theme-able status line generator for the i3 window manager. "
+maintainer="ibrokemypie <ibrokemypie@bastardi.net>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/tobi-wan-kenobi/bumblebee-status"
+distfiles="https://github.com/tobi-wan-kenobi/bumblebee-status/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=42c68a3bb2fae2ef1d65a1be9287c2efc0a9250d018330f2e78abdd051796919
+
+do_install() {
+	vmkdir usr/share/${pkgname}
+	vcopy bumblebee usr/share/${pkgname}/
+	vcopy themes usr/share/${pkgname}/
+	vcopy bumblebee-status usr/share/${pkgname}/
+	vbin "${FILESDIR}/bumblebee-status"
+	vdoc README.md
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}