diff --git a/srcpkgs/sparse-devel b/srcpkgs/sparse-devel
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+sparse
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/sparse/template b/srcpkgs/sparse/template
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+# Template file for 'sparse'
+pkgname=sparse
+version=0.5.2
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_use_env=yes
+short_desc="Semantic Parser for C"
+maintainer="Anthony Iliopoulos <ailiop@altatus.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/devel/sparse/sparse.git"
+distfiles="${homepage}/snapshot/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=5ca5b7be7240a97fbdc6194f18d64837f9af070aeb0c3052f0a5d014acf1d048
+
+pre_build() {
+	make_build_args="CC=$CC LD=$CC AR=$AR"
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}
+
+sparse-devel_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/include
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
+		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
+	}
+}