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+# Template file for 'kiwix-tools'
+pkgname=kiwix-tools
+version=0.3.0
+revision=1
+build_style=meson
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="kiwix-lib-devel zlib-devel libmicrohttpd-devel libuuid-devel ctpp2-devel"
+short_desc="Kiwix command line tools"
+maintainer="John <johnz@posteo.net>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://kiwix.org"
+distfiles="https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-tools/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=49bcb8e32489d6e6e27d75c973fe9b25313b1af9cee768528d34e0f05b691ad1
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" kiwix-lib-devel"
+fi