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+# Template file for 'hangups'
+pkgname=hangups
+version=0.4.6
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-module
+pycompile_module="hangups"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3-MechanicalSoup python3-readlike python3-ReParser
+ python3-ConfigArgParse python3-aiohttp python3-async-timeout python3-appdirs
+ python3-requests python3-protobuf python3-urwid"
+short_desc="Third-party text-based user interface for Google Hangouts"
+maintainer="Alex Childs <misuchiru03+void@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/tdryer/hangups"
+distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=bb20f61fe92e030d26fdf9118b9f86a3274eb4e7e4bcb7a1d914768ed0a648b7
+
+pre_build() {
+	# Remove version constraint on packages that have
+	# a strict version requirement.
+	sed -e "s|MechanicalSoup==.*,|MechanicalSoup',|" \
+		-e "s|urwid==.*,|urwid',|" \
+		-e "s|ReParser==.*,|ReParser',|" \
+		-e "s|ConfigArgParse==.*,|ConfigArgParse',|" \
+		-e "s|readlike==.*,|readlike',|" \
+		-i setup.py
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}