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+# Template file for 'pngquant'
+pkgname=pngquant
+version=2.7.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--with-openmp"
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64*) configure_args+=" --enable-sse";;
+	*) configure_args+=" --disable-sse";;
+esac
+makedepends="lcms2-devel libgomp-devel libpng-devel"
+short_desc="Lossy PNG compressor"
+maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://pngquant.org/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/pornel/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=e8645bea07ef255c102f053d3566ac00e64005aa0e68a2c9f00bc39e575f1dfd