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+# Template file for 'roxterm'
+pkgname=roxterm
+version=2.7.2
+revision=1
+hostmakedepends="python-lockfile pkg-config docbook-xsl xmlto libtool"
+makedepends="dbus-glib-devel libSM-devel vte3-devel
+ libmagick-devel librsvg-devel desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
+short_desc="Tabbed, VTE-based terminal emulator"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://roxterm.sourceforge.net"
+#distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}//$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/repo/pkgs/roxterm/roxterm-${version}.tar.bz2/8ef80f9a5e0aea659b1f9cd6de9869b4/roxterm-${version}.tar.bz2"
+checksum=94db6be85abe7f0b8f216ee48bded178800e88cc5dfeb308520d7b03875749ce
+
+do_configure() {
+	 python2 mscript.py configure --prefix='/usr'
+}
+
+do_build() {
+	python2 mscript.py build
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	python2 mscript.py install --destdir=${DESTDIR}
+}
+
+roxterm_package() {
+	depends="desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove all
+	}
+}