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+# Template file for 'base-minimal'
+pkgname=base-minimal
+version=0.1
+revision=1
+build_style=meta
+homepage="http://www.voidlinux.org/"
+short_desc="Void Linux base system meta with minimal tools"
+maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"
+license="Public domain"
+
+depends="
+ base-files coreutils findutils diffutils dash grep gzip runit-void
+ sed gawk util-linux which tar shadow psmisc iana-etc xbps nvi tzdata"
+
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	*-musl) depends+=" musl";;
+	*) depends+=" glibc-locales";;
+esac