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+# Template file for 'sov'
+pkgname=sov
+version=0.94
+revision=1
+build_style=meson
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config wayland-devel"
+makedepends="wayland-protocols libglvnd-devel libpng-devel wayland-devel
+ freetype-devel libxkbcommon-devel"
+depends="libglvnd libpng wayland freetype libxkbcommon"
+checkdepends="fontconfig liberation-fonts-ttf"
+short_desc="Overlay that shows schemas of all workspaces for sway"
+maintainer="Till Mahlburg <mahlburg@posteo.de>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/milgra/sov"
+changelog="https://github.com/milgra/sov/releases"
+distfiles="https://github.com/milgra/sov/releases/download/${version}/sov-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=ba5ab965093ead9e549c1e92e943a3eb3e9fe431d4859e1d2f840cc700eba34f
+
+
+case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
+i686)
+	make_check=no  # visual tests fail for some reason
+	;;
+esac