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+# Template file for 'bootterm'
+pkgname=bootterm
+version=0.5
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+# To overcome the linker getting handled compiler parameters (-Wl,-z,relro)
+make_use_env=yes
+short_desc="Simple terminal designed to ease connection to serial ports"
+maintainer="Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/wtarreau/bootterm"
+distfiles="https://github.com/wtarreau/bootterm/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=95cc154236655082fb60e8cdae15823e4624e108b8aead59498ac8f2263295ad
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	make_build_args="CROSS_COMPILE=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}-"
+fi
+
+# Force termios.h usage instead of asm/termbits.h (for tcgetattr, etc.)
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	make_build_args+=" CFLAGS=-DNO_TCGETS2"
+fi
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}