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+# Template file for 'dreamchess'
+pkgname=dreamchess
+version=0.3.0
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+hostmakedepends="bison flex"
+makedepends="SDL2_image-devel SDL2_mixer-devel glew-devel pugixml-devel mxml-devel"
+short_desc="3D, OpenGL chess game with a moderately strong chess engine"
+maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://www.dreamchess.org/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/dreamchess/dreamchess/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=b070a34acf69ed92e523902683d104abb295d78b6f37663f4668e929b9e90470