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+# Template build file for 'perl-Search-Xapian'
+pkgname=perl-Search-Xapian
+version=1.2.25.0
+revision=1
+wrksrc="Search-Xapian-$version"
+build_style=perl-module
+hostmakedepends="perl"
+makedepends="perl xapian-core-devel"
+depends="perl"
+short_desc="Perl XS frontend to the Xapian C++ search library"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+homepage="https://metacpan.org/pod/Search::Xapian"
+license="Artistic-1.0-Perl, GPL-1.0-or-later"
+distfiles="${CPAN_SITE}/Search/Search-Xapian-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=5e5b5968c4001e89d72f93c8a118fa0840c888401ff62acc440ec76be32481d4
+
+make_build_args='CC=$(CXX)'  # ugh