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+# Template file for 'foo'
+
+pkgname="gnuplot"
+version="4.6.5"
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+short_desc="portable command-line driven graphing utility"
+maintainer="Martin Riese <grauehaare@gmx.de>"
+license="GPL"
+homepage="http://www.gnuplot.info/"
+makedepends="libX11-devel gd-devel"
+distfiles="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gnuplot/gnuplot/${version}/gnuplot-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum="e550f030c7d04570e89c3d4e3f6e82296816508419c86ab46c4dd73156519a2d"