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+# Template file for 'hal-info'
+pkgname=hal-info
+version=20090309
+distfiles="http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+short_desc="Device information files for HAL"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=73a06d5f308cd95e330d089a0f3197e64512d900780088e9b14751a406ef4788
+long_desc="
+ The $pkgname package contains various device information files (also
+ known as .fdi files) for the hal package."