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+# Template file for 'bats'
+pkgname=bats
+version=0.4.0
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+depends="bash"
+short_desc="Bash Automated Testing System"
+maintainer="B. Wilson <x@wilsonb.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/sstephenson/bats"
+distfiles="https://github.com/sstephenson/bats/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=480d8d64f1681eee78d1002527f3f06e1ac01e173b761bc73d0cf33f4dc1d8d7
+
+do_install() {
+	./install.sh "${DESTDIR}/usr"
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}