diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcovr/template b/srcpkgs/gcovr/template
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+# Template file for 'gcovr'
+pkgname=gcovr
+version=3.3
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+build_style=python-module
+pycompile_module="gcovr"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+depends="python-setuptools"
+short_desc="Generates a simple report that summarizes the gcc code coverage"
+maintainer="Andre Klitzing <aklitzing@gmail.com>"
+homepage="http://gcovr.com/"
+license="3-clause-BSD"
+distfiles="https://github.com/gcovr/gcovr/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=8a60ba6242d67a58320e9e16630d80448ef6d5284fda5fb3eff927b63c8b04a2
+alternatives="gcovr:gcovr:/usr/bin/gcovr2"
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE.txt
+}
+
+python3-gcovr_package() {
+	noarch=yes
+	pycompile_module="gcovr"
+	depends="python3-setuptools"
+	alternatives="gcovr:gcovr:/usr/bin/gcovr3"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/bin/*3
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
+		vlicense LICENSE.txt
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-gcovr b/srcpkgs/python3-gcovr
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+gcovr
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