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+# Template file for 'light'
+pkgname=light
+version=0.9
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+short_desc="Program to control backlight controllers"
+maintainer="Dennis Kraus <kraus@posteo.de>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://haikarainen.github.io/light/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/haikarainen/light/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=a6015bad4d2b17507a140896d7f30b4ab47eb7a0faef670edf3f1e30de9cdfb6
+
+pre_build() {
+	sed -i 's|^CFLAGS=|override CFLAGS+=|g' Makefile
+	sed -i 's|src/main.c$|src/main.c $(LDFLAGS)|' Makefile
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin  light
+	chmod 4755 ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/light
+}
+