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+# Template file for 'lolcat-c'
+pkgname=lolcat-c
+version=0.0.2017.12.20
+revision=1
+_commit=e298c102bd51ae67fbae09df5dfc00cba16a2231
+wrksrc="lolcat-${_commit}"
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_build_target="lolcat"
+short_desc="High-performance implementation of lolcat"
+maintainer="John <johnz@posteo.net>"
+license="WTFPL"
+homepage="https://github.com/jaseg/lolcat"
+distfiles="${homepage}/archive/${_commit}.tar.gz"
+checksum=7d86ab471bb14d5d472517de53fad7c8b06e8454b88be77ffb135bed2b783b9b
+
+pre_build() {
+	export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS/O2/O0}"
+	sed -i -e 's/gcc/$(CC)/g' Makefile
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin lolcat
+}