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+# Template file for 'xdot'
+pkgname=xdot
+version="$(date -u +%Y%m%d)"
+revision=1
+build_style=python-module
+makedepends="git python-distribute"
+fulldepends="graphviz pygtk xbps-triggers>=0.46"
+short_desc="Interactive viewer for Graphviz dot files"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="https://code.google.com/p/jrfonseca/wiki/XDot"
+long_desc="
+ xdot is an interactive viewer for graphs written in Graphviz's dot language.
+
+ It uses internally the graphviz's xdot output format as an intermediate
+ format, and PyGTK and Cairo for rendering.
+
+ xdot can be used either as a standalone application from command line, or as
+ a library embedded in your python application."
+
+noarch=yes
+nofetch=yes
+noextract=yes
+pycompile_module="xdot.py"
+
+do_fetch() {
+	local url="https://code.google.com/p/jrfonseca.xdot"
+	msg_normal "Fetching source from $url ...\n"
+	git clone ${url} xdot-${version}
+}