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+# Template file for 'mscgen'
+pkgname=mscgen
+version=0.20
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="gd-devel"
+short_desc="Message Sequence Chart generator"
+maintainer="Scott Vokes <vokes.s@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2.0-only"
+homepage="http://www.mcternan.me.uk/mscgen/"
+distfiles="http://www.mcternan.me.uk/mscgen/software/mscgen-src-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=3c3481ae0599e1c2d30b7ed54ab45249127533ab2f20e768a0ae58d8551ddc23