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+# Template file for 'knit'
+pkgname=knit
+version=1.1.1
+revision=1
+build_style=go
+go_import_path="./cmd/..."
+go_ldflags="-X github.com/zyedidia/knit/info.Version=$version"
+hostmakedepends="pandoc"
+short_desc="Simple and flexible build tool using Lua, similar to make/mk"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+license="MIT, MPL-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/zyedidia/knit"
+distfiles="https://github.com/zyedidia/knit/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f4a073568ef3b44d4cf80f4acff021368c5a2cc4f047ce7b4c6b5bfa57562e2b
+
+post_build() {
+	go run ./tools/replace/replace.go man/knit.md | pandoc -s -t man -o knit.1
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vman knit.1
+	vlicense LICENSE
+	vlicense LICENSE-EXTRA
+}