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+# Template file for 'castero'
+pkgname=castero
+version=0.6.0
+revision=1
+archs=noarch
+build_style=python3-module
+pycompile_module="castero"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3-BeautifulSoup4 python3-cjkwrap
+ python3-mpv python3-requests"
+short_desc="TUI podcast client for the terminal"
+maintainer="Nathan Owens <ndowens04@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/xgi/castero"
+distfiles="https://github.com/xgi/castero/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=38d11d679ab4ec02e582759535bd19fa99c256ac97ed076e604bf2bffdd648d8
+
+# Remove requirement of python3-vlc
+# as we can use python3-mpv instead,
+# also because python*-vlc is not in repo
+pre_build() {
+	vsed -e '/python-vlc/d' -i setup.py
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE
+}