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+# Template file for 'global'
+pkgname=global
+version=6.5.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--disable-static --with-exuberant-ctags=/usr/bin/ctags"
+depends="ctags"
+makedepends="ncurses-devel"
+short_desc="Source code tagging system that works across diverse environments"
+maintainer="Renato Aguiar <contact@renatoaguiar.org>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/global/"
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=0e9d5227d400e8cb2ffa1732d98b8735d58d4bf8476c2845365770fdd5b264f8