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+# Template file for 'xbps-go'
+pkgname=xbps-go
+version=0.0.1
+build_style=custom-install
+build_wrksrc=xbps-go
+short_desc="xbps go programs"
+maintainer="Mike Rosset <mike.rosset@gmail.com>"
+homepage="https://github.com/vanilla/xbps-go"
+license="BSD"
+long_desc="
+ Set of go programs used to interface with xbp-src and xbps.
+"
+nofetch=yes
+noextract=yes
+nostrip=yes
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+
+Add_dependency build go
+Add_dependency build git
+
+do_fetch()
+{
+	local url="git://github.com/vanilla/xbps-go.git"
+	cd $wrksrc
+	git clone ${url} ${build_wrksrc}
+}
+
+do_build()
+{
+	. /etc/profile.d/go.sh
+	GOPATH=${wrksrc}/${build_wrksrc}
+	goinstall upstream
+}
+
+do_install() 
+{
+	cd ${wrksrc}/${build_wrksrc}
+	vinstall bin/upstream 755 usr/bin
+}