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+# Template file for 'dvtm'
+pkgname=dvtm
+version=0.9
+revision=1
+makedepends="ncurses-devel"
+short_desc="Tiling window manager for the console"
+maintainer="pancake <pancake@nopcode.org>"
+homepage="http://www.brain-dump.org/projects/dvtm/"
+license="MIT/X11"
+distfiles="http://www.brain-dump.org/projects/dvtm/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=c751fb5778ecd24465c0db0e5ab9ac0a3e0dd61ab006708d6168fd609e81aa98
+
+do_build() {
+	# Do not run tic, useless in build environment.
+	sed s,tic,/bin/true,g -i Makefile
+
+	make PREFIX=/usr MANPREFIX=/usr/share/man ${makejobs}
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	make install DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} MANPREFIX=/usr/share/man PREFIX=/usr
+
+	# Install terminfo file to the correct dir.
+	vinstall dvtm.info 644 usr/share/terminfo/d dvtm
+}