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+# Template file for 'hatch-vcs'
+pkgname=hatch-vcs
+version=0.2.0
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname/-/_}-${version}"
+build_style=python3-pep517
+make_check_args="--deselect tests/test_build.py::test_basic
+ --deselect tests/test_build.py::test_write
+ --deselect tests/test_build.py::test_fallback"
+hostmakedepends="hatchling"
+depends="hatchling python3-setuptools_scm"
+checkdepends="${depends} python3-pytest git"
+short_desc="Hatch plugin for VCS based versioning"
+maintainer="Jan Christian Grünhage <jan.christian@gruenhage.xyz>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/ofek/hatch-vcs"
+changelog="https://github.com/ofek/hatch-vcs/raw/master/HISTORY.md"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/h/${pkgname/-/_}/${pkgname/-/_}-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=9913d733b34eec9bb0345d0626ca32165a4ad2de15d1ce643c36d09ca908abff
+make_check_pre="env PYTHONPATH=./"
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE.txt
+}