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+# Template file for 'swww'
+pkgname=swww
+version=0.9.5
+revision=1
+build_style=cargo
+hostmakedepends="scdoc pkg-config"
+makedepends="liblz4-devel"
+short_desc="Solution to your Wayland Wallpaper Woes"
+maintainer="Daniel Martinez <danielmartinez@cock.li>"
+license="GPL-3.0-only"
+homepage="https://github.com/LGFae/swww"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LGFae/swww/main/CHANGELOG.md"
+distfiles="https://github.com/LGFae/swww/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=567e2ac76203ad47df5aaafab7d9d0e4e283a74e34690930a4730ecf0a667428
+
+post_build() {
+	./doc/gen.sh
+}
+
+# overriding do_install(), since by default it will pointlessly rebuild the package again
+do_install() {
+
+	vbin target/${RUST_TARGET}/release/swww
+	vbin target/${RUST_TARGET}/release/swww-daemon
+
+	for doc in doc/generated/*; do
+		vman $doc
+	done
+
+	vcompletion completions/swww.bash bash
+	vcompletion completions/swww.fish fish
+	vcompletion completions/_swww zsh
+}