diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-photos/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-photos/template
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+# Template file for 'gnome-photos'
+pkgname=gnome-photos
+version=3.8.0
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--disable-schemas-compile"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool gnome-doc-utils gobject-introspection"
+makedepends="gtk+3-devel>=3.8 babl-devel gegl-devel exempi-devel lcms2-devel
+ tracker-devel libexif-devel librsvg-devel gnome-desktop-devel
+ gnome-online-accounts-devel"
+short_desc="Access, organize, and share your photos on GNOME"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+homepage="http://www.gnome.org"
+license="GPL-2"
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/3.8/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+checksum=d5a42a6562eb2bebd404f1b932e105572e64abb0e3160b2834c7898cf090f3de
+
+gnome-photos_package() {
+	depends="desktop-file-utils"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr
+	}
+}