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+# Template file for 'mit-scheme-c'
+pkgname=mit-scheme-c
+version=9.2
+revision=1
+build_wrksrc="src"
+short_desc="Implementation of the Scheme programming language"
+maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://www.gnu.org/software/mit-scheme/"
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/mit-scheme/stable.pkg/${version}/mit-scheme-c-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=4f6a16f9c7d4b4b7bb3aa53ef523cad39b54ae1eaa3ab3205930b6a87759b170
+nocross="Tries to build parts of the package with itself"
+
+do_build() {
+	etc/make-liarc.sh --prefix=/usr
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	make install DESTDIR=${DESTDIR}
+}