diff --git a/srcpkgs/zathura-devel b/srcpkgs/zathura-devel
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+zathura
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/zathura/template b/srcpkgs/zathura/template
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+# Template file for 'zathura'
+pkgname=zathura
+version=0.2.9
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+# COLOR=0 to avoid "tput not found" spam in the build output
+make_build_args="COLOR=0"
+make_install_args="COLOR=0"
+maintainer="Dominik Honnef <dominik@honnef.co>"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool"
+makedepends="girara-devel sqlite-devel libmagic file-devel zlib-devel"
+license="zlib"
+homepage="http://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/installation/"
+short_desc="A highly customizable and functional document viewer"
+distfiles="http://pwmt.org/projects/${pkgname}/download/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=2c071d403ec9348b839567b2897850bf29d9c24c85982b5509a1a429a72ee09f
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+zathura-devel_package() {
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision} girara-devel sqlite-devel libmagic file-devel zlib-devel"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/include
+	}
+}