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+# Template file for 'gnome-remote-desktop'
+pkgname=gnome-remote-desktop
+version=40.1
+revision=1
+build_style=meson
+configure_args="$(vopt_bool rdp rdp) $(vopt_bool vnc vnc)
+ -Dsystemd_user_unit_dir=/tmp"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel"
+makedepends="glib-devel pipewire-devel libsecret-devel libnotify-devel
+ $(vopt_if rdp "freerdp-devel freerdp-server-devel fuse3-devel")
+ $(vopt_if vnc libvncserver-devel)"
+short_desc="GNOME remote desktop server"
+maintainer="Michal Vasilek <michal@vasilek.cz>"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop/"
+distfiles="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop/-/archive/$version/gnome-remote-desktop-$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=3c8466cd40405a6887171ada556a800e467d85bb52a506a33409c803b2d4f746
+make_check=no # xvfb failed to start
+
+build_options="rdp vnc"
+desc_option_rdp="RDP support"
+desc_option_vnc="VNC support"
+# RDP doesn't currently have GUI in gcs, so it's disabled by default
+build_options_default="vnc"
+
+pre_configure() {
+	if [ -z "$build_option_rdp" ] && [ -z "$build_option_vnc" ]; then
+		echo at least one of vnc and rdp options has to be enabled
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	vsed -e '/systemd_dep/d' -i meson.build
+}
+
+post_install() {
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/tmp
+}