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+# Template file for 'netavark'
+pkgname=netavark
+version=1.6.0
+revision=1
+build_style=cargo
+hostmakedepends="mandown protobuf"
+short_desc="Container network stack"
+maintainer="Daniel Eyßer <daniel.eysser@gmail.com>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/containers/netavark"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/containers/netavark/main/RELEASE_NOTES.md"
+distfiles="https://github.com/containers/netavark/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=3bec9e9b0f3f8f857370900010fb2125ead462d43998ad8f43e4387a5b06f9d6
+# needs unshare which cannot be used in CI
+make_check=ci-skip
+
+post_install() {
+	vmkdir usr/libexec/podman
+	ln -sf ../../bin/netavark "${DESTDIR}/usr/libexec/podman"
+	ln -sf ../../bin/netavark-dhcp-proxy-client "${DESTDIR}/usr/libexec/podman"
+	mandown docs/netavark.1.md > netavark.1
+	vman netavark.1
+}