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+# Template file for 'thc-hydra'
+pkgname=thc-hydra
+version=8.5
+revision=1
+nocross=yes
+build_style=gnu-configure
+makedepends="zlib-devel libressl-devel libidn-devel ncurses-devel pcre-devel
+ postgresql-libs-devel libmysqlclient-devel libssh-devel"
+make_install_args="MANDIR=/share/man"
+short_desc="A tool to guess/crack valid login/password pairs"
+maintainer="Nicklaus McClendon <nicklaus@kulinacs.com>"
+license="AGPL-3"
+homepage="https://github.com/vanhauser-thc/${pkgname}"
+distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=69b69d16ce9499f3a941836b4d8a1c8a3ff9b905c921cc8c588a3af7f65a3b4b