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+# Template file for 'dbus'
+pkgname=dbus
+version=1.2.4
+distfiles="http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus/$pkgname-$version@.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--disable-selinux --enable-userdb-cache --with-xml=expat
+ --localstatedir=/var --without-x"
+make_install_args="DBUS_DAEMONDIR=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr/sbin
+ DBUS_DATADIR=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr/share"
+short_desc="Message bus system"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=ab3c24d8028a5792e62e8e3b40a9733b10b21327dc4c578e34b092a1793afbb8
+long_desc="
+ D-BUS is a message bus, used for sending messages between applications.
+ Conceptually, it fits somewhere in between raw sockets and CORBA in terms
+ of complexity.
+
+ D-BUS supports broadcast messages, asynchronous messages (thus decreasing
+ latency), authentication, and more.  It is designed to be low-overhead;
+ messages are sent using a binary protocol, not using XML.  D-BUS also
+ supports a method call mapping for its messages, but it is not required;
+ this makes using the system quite simple."
+
+build_depends="pkg-config-0.23 expat-2.0.1"
+run_depends="glibc-2.8 expat-2.0.1"