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+# Template file for 'sample'
+pkgname=sample
+version=0.1.0
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_build_args="OPTIMIZE="
+short_desc="Filter for random sampling of input"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/silentbicycle/sample/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/silentbicycle/sample/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=2ca15f1d293e80915abb98c311ddeeb2b99243df07aea554053ce296181a949d
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin sample
+	vdoc README.md
+}