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+# Template file for 'e2fsprogs'
+pkgname=e2fsprogs
+version=1.41.3
+distfiles="
+http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/e2fsprogs/$pkgname-$version@.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--enable-compression --enable-htree --enable-elf-shlibs
+ --enable-fsck --enable-e2initrd-helper --disable-rpath --bindir=/bin
+ --sbindir=/sbin --libdir=/lib"
+make_install_args="
+ root_bindir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/bin
+ bindir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/bin
+ root_sbindir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/sbin
+ sbindir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/sbin
+ root_libdir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/lib
+ libdir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/lib"
+short_desc="Ext2/3/4 Filesystem Utilities"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=ce77edae680d090cb8275eca9be282bdbc5fbef028d7bf6f772fb4f04b578d7a
+long_desc="
+ It provides the filesystem utilities for use with the ext2 filesystem.
+ It also supports the ext3 filesystem with journaling support."
+
+run_depends="glibc-2.8"