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+# Template file for 'python3-lap'
+pkgname=python3-lap
+version=0.5.12
+revision=1
+build_style=python3-pep517
+make_check_target=".xbps-testdir/*/${py3_sitelib}/lap/tests"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Cython python3-numpy"
+makedepends="python3-devel"
+depends="python3-numpy"
+checkdepends="$depends python3-pytest"
+short_desc="Linear Assignment Problem solver (LAPJV/LAPMOD)"
+maintainer="Joel Beckmeyer <joel@beckmeyer.us>"
+license="BSD-2-Clause"
+homepage="https://github.com/gatagat/lap"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/l/lap/lap-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=570b414ea7ae6c04bd49d0ec8cdac1dc5634737755784d44e37f9f668bab44fd
+
+post_install() {
+	rm -r ${DESTDIR}/${py3_sitelib}/lap/tests
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}