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+# Template file for 'openexr'
+pkgname=openexr
+version=2.1.0
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+CFLAGS="-fPIC"
+CXXFLAGS="-fPIC -lrt"
+maintainer="Carlo Dormeletti <carlo.dormeletti@email.it>"
+homepage="http://www.openexr.com/"
+license="BSD"
+short_desc="OpenEXR is a high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config "
+makedepends="ilmbase-devel zlib-devel"
+distfiles="http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum="54486b454073c1dcb5ae9892cf0f730ffefe62f38176325281505093fd218a14" 
+
+post_install(){
+    # license
+    vinstall ${wrksrc}/LICENSE 644 usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}
+}