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+# Template file for 'gleam'
+pkgname=gleam
+version=0.28.0
+revision=1
+build_style=cargo
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+make_install_args="--path=compiler-cli"
+makedepends="openssl-devel"
+depends="erlang rebar3"
+checkdepends="git"
+short_desc="Statically typed language for the Erlang VM"
+maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam"
+distfiles="https://github.com/gleam-lang/gleam/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=8fe0395b2f9e22426992666270c8bf0b303e52145d5e176e302a9a9d584ed07c