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+# Template file for 'kicad-footprints'
+pkgname=kicad-footprints
+version=5.0.0
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+build_style=cmake
+depends="kicad"
+short_desc="Kicad footprint libraries"
+maintainer="Urs Schulz <voidpkgs@ursschulz.de>"
+license="CC-BY-SA-4.0"
+homepage="http://kicad-pcb.org"
+distfiles="https://github.com/kicad/kicad-footprints/archive/${version}.tar.gz>${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum="26c0231043b66e75d02aa5e5c9b51a07966e3aed8c17df22c255aa379104e2a6"