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+# Template file for 'thrift'
+pkgname=thrift
+version=0.10.0
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+short_desc="Apache Thrift compiler"
+maintainer="Renato Aguiar <renato@renag.me>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://thrift.apache.org/"
+distfiles="http://www-us.apache.org/dist/thrift/${version}/thrift-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=2289d02de6e8db04cbbabb921aeb62bfe3098c4c83f36eec6c31194301efa10b
+nocross="Executes binaries for testing during build"