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+# Template file for 'nickle'
+pkgname=nickle
+version=2.79
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+makedepends="readline-devel"
+short_desc="Powerful desk calculator language"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://nickle.org/"
+distfiles="https://nickle.org/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=d8b25f788545e036f2b2fd9c246d7f3143ac8d4fd35378784d9cbb4325e5077f
+
+post_install() {
+	vmkdir usr/share/examples
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/nickle/examples ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples/nickle
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/include
+	vlicense COPYING
+}