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+# Template file for 'memtester'
+pkgname=memtester
+version=4.3.0
+revision=1
+short_desc="Userspace utility for testing the memory subsystem for faults."
+maintainer="Michael Gehring <mg@ebfe.org>"
+license="GPL-"
+homepage="http://pyropus.ca/software/memtester"
+distfiles="http://pyropus.ca/software/memtester/old-versions/memtester-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f9dfe2fd737c38fad6535bbab327da9a21f7ce4ea6f18c7b3339adef6bf5fd88
+
+do_configure() {
+	sed -i -e "s|^cc|$CC|" -e "s|-c|${CFLAGS} -c|" conf-cc
+	sed -i -e "s|^cc|$CC|" -e "s|-s|${LDFLAGS} -s|" conf-ld
+}
+
+do_build() {
+	make
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin memtester
+	vman memtester.8
+}