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+# Template build file for 'gtar'.
+pkgname=gtar
+version=1.20
+wrksrc="tar-$version"
+distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-$version@.tar.bz2"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--program-prefix=g"
+ignore_files="charset.alias"
+short_desc="The GNU tape archiver with remote magnetic tape support"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=cb5a708e847489e5370b83a433f3e847ce359e56
+long_desc="
+ GNU tar, originally shipped as NetBSD's "tar" up to version 1.3, is a
+ full-featured tar command that can access remote and local magnetic tapes,
+ tar files (ustar, POSIX, and V7), and even compressed or gzipped versions
+ of these.  Note that as of the current version of GNU tar (1.12), gtar
+ does not create "correct" ustar archives."