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+# Template file for 'chars'
+pkgname=chars
+version=0.4.1
+revision=1
+build_style=cargo
+configure_args="-p chars"
+make_check_args="-p chars"
+short_desc="CLI tool to display information about unicode characters"
+maintainer="Jan Christian Grünhage <jan.christian@gruenhage.xyz>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/antifuchs/chars"
+distfiles="https://github.com/antifuchs/chars/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=7816cb435c9c2977ae704c6176e97ce4f5a7bb40621aaf9c5104598c29277b77
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin target/${RUST_TARGET}/release/chars
+}